Philip Smith (criminal)
Philip John Smith is a British spree killer serving a life sentence for the murders of three women in Birmingham. A former fairground worker employed at the Rainbow public house in the Digbeth area of the city, Smith killed his victims over a fourday period in November 2000, befriending two of them at the Rainbow before carrying out the crimes. All three victims were mutilated almost beyond recognition, but Smith was quickly identified as the killer because of the overwhelming evidence linking him to the deaths.
Philip John Smith was born in 1965 at the City Maternity Hospital in Gloucester and grew up in the city. The son of sawmill labourer Henry John Smith and his wife Rose Smith , he was the oldest of five siblings. The family lived in Midland Road, where they were neighbours of serial killers Fred and Rosemary West, before moving to Hailes Road on the Coney Hill Estate in 1971. He attended Coney Hill Infants and Junior School and later went to a special school for children with learning difficulties. The family had a modest income, and their situation became worse when Smiths father was injured in a motoring accident. Smith left school atto join Billy Danters Funfair, which toured extensively throughout the United Kingdom and also employed his father. He worked out of season as a farmhand, labourer and security guard.
Source: Wikipedia