Robert Napper
English serial killer and rapist
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- Robert Clive Napper (born 25 February 1966) is an English serial killer and rapist.
- He was sentenced to indefinite detention at Broadmoor Hospital on 18 December 2008 for the manslaughter of Rachel Nickell on 15 July 1992.
- Napper has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia as well as Asperger syndrome (now known as autism spectrum disorder).
- Born in Erith, southeast London, Napper was brought up in nearby Abbey Wood.
- The marriage of his parents was violent and Napper witnessed his father abusing his mother.
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WikipediaRobert Clive Napper (born 25 February 1966) is an English serial killer and rapist. He has been convicted of two murders, one manslaughter, two rapes and two attempted rapes. He was sentenced to indefinite detention at Broadmoor Hospital on 18 December 2008 for the manslaughter of Rachel Nickell on 15 July 1992. He was previously convicted of the 1993 double murder of Samantha Bisset and her daughter Jazmine Bisset.
Napper has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia as well as Asperger syndrome (now known as autism spectrum disorder).
Robert Napper is the eldest child of Brian Napper, a driving instructor, and his wife, Pauline. Born in Erith, southeast London, Napper was brought up in nearby Abbey Wood. His background was troubled and dysfunctional. The marriage of his parents was violent and Napper witnessed his father abusing his mother. His parents divorced when he was nine and he and his siblings (two brothers and a sister) were placed in foster care and underwent psychiatric treatment for six years at the Maudsley Hospital in Camberwell.
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