Jock' Reid carried out the vicious attack on 46-year-old Elaine Collie at her home in the Muirhouse area of Edinburgh in 1999.
He was convicted at the High Court in Edinburgh and prison bosses have since confirmed he died on July 31 at HMP Glenochil. It is unclear at this time the cause of the 63-year-old's death and a probe will be carried out.Reid conned his way into his neighbour Elaine’s flat in in April 1999 and then hit her on the head with a weapon, tied her to a bed and gagged her with a towel before sexually assaulting her.He then tortured her with electric shocks from a blanket.Before suffocating her, the monster forced Elaine, 46, to reveal her PIN number.
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