Robert Maudsley, born in Liverpool, England 1953, is the "real-life" Hannibal Lecter. * Hideous Crimes: Britain's Most Dangerous Prisoner: Five, Tuesday May 13, 11.15pm. Here, reports vary. Robert Maudsley is convicted of killing four people and thought to be Britain's most dangerous prisoner. He killed one in his cell, hid the corpse under his bed, then stalked out onto the wing to find another victim to dispatch. Robert had initially asked the officers to give him a cyanide capsule to end his life in peace, or to end his solitary confinement. Unlike many children, he has happy memories of living in //-->