Scots 'demon butler' who became one of UK's most notorious killers
dailyrecord.co.ukArchibald Thomson Hall left prison in 1975 and used a new alias to climb the social ladder, eventually becoming one of Scotland’s most notorious serial killers.
After spending much of his teen years committing a series of thefts in London, he was arrested at the age of 17. On release from jail, he changed his name to Roy Fontaine - inspired by Joan Fontaine, the star of the 1940 Alfred Hitchcock film Rebecca.He then found work as a butler and mixed with the rich and famous of the time.
Now able to get into the grandest houses around the country, ‘Roy’ mingled with the likes of composer Ivor Novello, Lord Mountbatten and playwright Terrence Rattigan, reports Glasgow Live.Hall began working for Margaret Hudson, widower of Tory MP, Sir Austin Hudson.
Initially planning to steal her valuables, he changed his mind after realising he was a fan of his employer and the butler job.
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