The Beast of Jersey - Edward Paisnel
The Beast of Jersey - Edward Paisnel Edward Paisnel was a notorious sex offender who terrorised the Channel Island of Jersey from 1957 to 1971. He entered homes at night dressed in a rubber mask and nail-studded wristlets, attacking women and children. Between 1957 and 1971, Paisnel stalked and raped more than 13 people living on the remote isle of Jersey, which is part of the Channel Islands between England and France. By day, he was a construction worker who lived with his wife, Joan, and her children - a seemly average man. He would even play Santa for the children at Christmas. But by night he was planning and carrying out his brutal assaults as well as taunting the police. On 17 July 1971 Paisnel was stopped by the police after running a red traffic light and then attempting to evade police pursuit. In the car, which he had stolen earlier that evening, were discovered several pointed sticks and elements of his "Beast" costume. In December 1971 he was convicted of ...