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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Olivia Williams

'Man in black' mutilated victims 'for fun' in spate of 'sadistic murders'

A serial killer told one of his victims he was attacking him "for fun".

Peter Moore reigned terror in four dark months of 1995. He killed and mutilated four men in a murder spree which struck fear in the community and meant loved ones were utterly heartbroken.

St Helens-born Moore targeted gay men in clubs and cruising spots across Merseyside and North Wales. He was known as an eccentric and dubbed the 'Man in Black' for his dark leather clothes.

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