I miss being in prison with one of Britain’s most prolific child murderers
A FORMER female prisoner who spent time behind bars with notorious child killers has revealed she misses some things about being inside.
Francesca Fattore is a former drug dealer and spent a short time in House Block 4 at HMP Bronzefield, where murderers and pedophiles are held, to keep them away from the other prisoners.
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The former inmate herself found herself in that part of the prison because her good behavior had given her access to a private shower.
However, it also meant she had a cell next to Mairead Philpott, who, together with her husband, killed six of their children by arson in 2012.
Francesca had a loving upbringing, and a Nice family life, before drugs took her down a dangerous path as a teenager.
She spent three years and eight months behind bars, in various prisons, and also met Joanna Dehenny, who murdered three men in 2013 and has been described as Britain’s most dangerous prisoner.
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Joanna has now turned her life around, but despite this she admitted there are still things she misses about being behind bars.
Speaking to the Daily starshe said: “It’s definitely the routine. I worked very well under it.
“I worked very well because I had no choices. You actually don’t think for yourself anymore.”
Francesca explained that when she was in prison, she didn’t have to worry about money, paying bills or finding a job.
She added that as soon as she left prison, most employers rejected her after finding out she had been behind bars.
Probation also hung over her head, and she was terrified of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
She added: “I had to start all over again, so it was really scary and really hard.”
Francesca said she misses her inmate friends and is sad that she can no longer visit them whenever she wants.
She said: “You get out and think it’s going to be really exciting, but it’s not.
“You have to prove to everyone that you’ve changed. I had to prove to my dad, I still prove it to this day, and I thought everyone would be really excited, but the first thing I heard was, ‘Go you do that too?’ change, you’re going to change, you better not do it again’ and it was like ‘oh man, I just got out’.”
Who are Britain’s worst serial killers?
Britain’s most prolific serial killer was actually a doctor.
Here’s a look at the worst offenders in Britain.
- British GP Harold Shipman is one of the most prolific serial killers in history. He was found guilty of murdering fifteen patients in 2000, but the Shipman Inquiry investigated his crimes and identified 218 victims, 80 percent of whom were older women.
- After his death, Jonathan Balls was accused of poisoning at least 22 people between 1824 and 1845.
- Mary Ann Cotton is suspected of murdering 21 people, including spouses, lovers and children. She is Britain’s most prolific female serial killer. Her crimes were committed between 1852 and 1872, and she was hanged in March 1873.
- Amelia Sach and Annie Walters became known as the Finchley Baby Farmers after killing at least twenty babies between 1900 and 1902. The couple became the first women to be hanged at Holloway Prison on February 3, 1903.
- William Burke and William Hare killed sixteen people and sold their bodies.
- Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe was found guilty in 1981 of murdering thirteen women and attempting to murder seven others between 1975 and 1980.
- Dennis Nilsen was imprisoned for life in 1983 after killing fifteen men while grabbing them off the street. He was found guilty of six murders and two attempted murders and was sentenced to life in prison.
- Fred West was found guilty of the murders of twelve people, but it is believed he was responsible for many more deaths.
Francesca was able to change her behavior while in prison. thanks to the help of a twelve-week rehabilitation program, during which she met Princess Kate.
She now heads an organization called UKExFemalePrisoner and helps rehabilitate other women after they leave prison.
Despite saying she misses certain aspects of prison, Francesca said she would never want to go back.
She said: ‘I miss prison but I never want to go back.
“I feel like if I went back, it would never be the same as when I was there.”
