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I was given some respite from the attentions of the police from an unexpected quarter – the Police themselves.
They called in the assistance of a criminal profiler to help with their investigations. As might have been expected, at least by me, he sent them up a blind alley.
I will be forever grateful to the psychologist who profiled the killer, as he provided me with material that enabled me to produce one of my best-ever columns. It lacked the sensationalism of my earlier pieces, as there was little gore to speak of. But the piece more than made up for this by the intriguing picture it drew of the Skull Crusher Murderer.
Everyone wanted to know what kind of a Fiend was capable of committing the crimes horrifying Manchester, and I was in a position to tell them, having been given a
