After Helen Puttock was killed in 1969, her husband George never stopped fighting for justice - after he passed away at the weekend, his family have vowed to continue looking for answers.
George Puttock died in hospital on Sunday at the age of 84, following a long health battle reports the Daily Record. The father of three, who lived in Berkshire with his wife of 47 years, had pushed police to reopen the investigation into the murders of Helen, Patricia Docker and Jemima Macdonald.
His wife Mavis has now said the Puttock family will continue to push for answers, and for justice for his first wife. Helen was the third victim of the killer known as Bible John, who has been unidentified for over fifty years.
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She was sexually assaulted and then strangled with her tights in Scotstoun after a night out with her sister, Jean McLachlan, at the Barrowland Ballroom. Since then, George has spoken publicly many times on the unsolved murder and the effects on his family.
Mavis told the Daily Record: “George had been very unwell for some time and was struggling with his health.
“We’ve had so many setbacks over the years that I thought he would recover again but sadly he passed away on Sunday afternoon. As a family, we are devastated and still trying to get our heads around the fact that he has gone.”
Mavis stepped in to help bring up George and Helen’s two sons, David and Michael. Speaking on the effects on the children, she added: “I know David still wants to know who killed his mum and I think we would all still like to see justice for George and Helen’s sake.
“I feel very sad that George has died without ever knowing who killed her and why.”
Before passing, George said he hoped modern DNA techniques would help in solving the decades long mystery. Mavis said: “George refused to give up looking for answers but in the last few years he believed Peter Sutcliffe was responsible.
“Nothing could persuade him otherwise. George always felt strongly Helen’s murder contributed to the death of his youngest son, Michael, who died in 2020.”
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