The Gloved Hand Killer was a mystery serial killer, who claimed the lives of 7 characters between January and October 2015, all by injecting them by potassium chloride. There were 6 suspects for who the Gloved Hand Killer was, and the killer's identity was revealed in October 2015.
The Gloved Hand Killer's targets were all people who had done wrong in some shape or form. The Gloved Hand Killer also targeted Diane Hutchinson and Esther Bloom, but Diane was successfully resuscitated whilst Esther went into cardiac arrest (and was successfully resusciated) before The Gloved Hand Killer could give her the lethal injection.
The killer's identity was revealed in October 2015 after Cindy Cunningham found newspaper cuttings in their locker at Dee Valley University Hospital. After being caught on video killing Ashley Davidson by Charles S'Avage, the killer overheard him telling Cindy and killed him. However, Charlie Dean witnessed the unmasking of the killer by Charles and told Nancy and Darren Osborne in February 2016.
Victims[]
| Name | Date | Circumstance |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Spencer | 2nd January 2015 | Rick was force-feeding Jason Roscoe, who was suffering from an eating disorder. He also got into a fight with Joe Roscoe, for which Rick was hospitalised. |
| Will Savage | 4th February 2015 | Will took Nico Blake captive and threatened to jump off a roof with her, and when he fell, he was hospitalised. In hospital, he tried to kill Cindy Cunningham by giving her an overdose of morphine, and told the police that Nico purposefully pushed him off. |
| Mariam Andrews | 12th May 2015 | A drunk Mariam accidentally caused a mix-up with babies Rose Lomax and Dee Dee Hutchinson, and blackmailed Charles S'Avage. She also found evidence to believe Charles was the Gloved Hand Killer |
| Phoebe McQueen | 16th June 2015 | Unknown |
| Dylan Jenkins | 26th August 2015 | Dylan framed his father Trevor Royle to get him in trouble with the police. |
| Ashley Davidson | 19th October 2015 | Ashley tried to kill Holly Cunningham as well as Sienna and Nico Blake. |
| Charles S'Avage | 20th October 2015 | Charles discovered The Gloved Hand Killer injecting Ashley with poison and tried to unmask them. |
Attempted victims[]
| Name | Date | Circumstance |
|---|---|---|
| Diane Hutchinson | 11th March 2015 | Diane was having an affair with Lockie Campbell while he was married to Porsche McQueen. Diane was hospitalised after accidentally falling out of a window when fighting Porsche who found out about the affair. Diane survived the lethal injection the killer gave her. |
| Esther Bloom | 20th July 2015 | Esther was acting as a surrogate mother for Trevor Royle and Grace Black, but refused to give the baby to them after she almost died in childbirth. Esther went into cardiac arrest before the killer could attempt to inject her with potassium chloride, but was saved. |
| Freddie Roscoe | 22nd October 2015 | Freddie was involved with several criminal acts and Lindsey discovered he planned on leaving her for Mercedes McQueen. Freddie survived the lethal injection and was found in Trevor's car, having been placed there by Lindsey and Kim in order to frame Trevor as the Gloved Hand Killer |
Suspects[]
Suspects: Kim Butterfield, Tegan Lomax, Celine McQueen, Lindsey Roscoe, Charles S'Avage
Main Suspect: Kim Butterfield
Culprit: Lindsey Roscoe
Background Information[]
- The idea of The Gloved Hand Killer was initially produced by writer Steve Hughes to executive producer Bryan Kirkwood. The story team was in the process of developing a backstory for Lindsey Roscoe when Hughes pitched the idea as a murder mystery.