Archibald Thomson Hall started a murderous campaign after being released from jail in 1975.
Archibald Thomson Hall left prison in 1975 and used a new alias to climb the social ladder, eventually becoming one of Scotland’s most notorious serial killers.
Hall began working for Margaret Hudson, widower of Tory MP, Sir Austin Hudson. Initially planning to steal her valuables, he changed his mind after realising he was a fan of his employer and the butler job. Shortly afterwards, he found a new role in London working as a butler for Labour MP Walter Scott-Elliot and his wife Dorothy. After an initial plan to rob the couple, he ended up killing them both after Dorothy walked in on him discussing his plans with an accomplice - Michael Kitto.
Hall’s final kill came when his half-brother Donald was released from jail. He tied him to a chair and used chloroform to knock him out - before drowning him in the bath. It was disposing of Donald’s body that ultimately saw Hall’s murder spree come to an end. Cops traced the car to the Scott-Elliots’ address, and on arrival at the property discovered the apartment robbed and blood spattered. This led them on to link the men with the murder of Mary, whose body had already been found.
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