A day in the life of 'Hannibal the Cannibal': Serial killer speaks from behind bars at maximum security prison for first time in 40 YEARS. Read it exclusively in The Crime Desk newsletter

By NEIL SEARS and GRAEME CULLIFORD Published: 00:01, 21 July 2026 | Updated: 00:13, 21 July 2026 Apart from the horrifying murders he has committed behind bars, the prison life of 'Hannibal the Cannibal' serial killer Robert Maudsley is shrouded in mystery. There were rumours of him being caged in a specially-built plastic cell with carboard furniture to stop him from creating weapons. But those have never been proven. Guards are said to be terrified of him, inmates wary, but his family know him as ‘Uncle Bob’ a now elderly victim of an oppressive prison system. Incacerated in a special unit for the nation's most problematic offenders at a high security jail - little is known of Maudsley's current regime. In a bombshell exclusive The Crime Desk has audio of Maudsley speaking from behind bars for the first time in forty years revealing a day in the life for one of Britain’s most dangerous men. To read our gripping feature with unmissible audio revealing the life of Hannibal the Cannibal sign up to The Crime Desk newsletter HERE. You'll receive an email straight away with a link to read an exclusive subscriber article for free. Each week our team will bring you unrivalled insight, expert analysis, and in-depth reporting on the cases you can't stop thinking about. Every newsletter will be packed with exclusive features, interviews and the breaking stories dominating today's headlines. Delivered to your inbox every week, completely FREE.