The taxpayer-funded payout for David Mulcahy has sparked outrage among victims' groups and MPs as he serves three life sentences.
Mulcahy, 55, was jailed in 2001 and ordered to serve a minimum of 30 years for his four-year rape and murder spree with school friend John Duffy in the 1980s.
The pair played Michael Jackson before their attacks and targeted victims around railway tracks, earning them the names Thriller Killers and Railway Rapists.
But the convict has boasted to friends after winning hundreds of pounds in compensation from the Prison Service.
Payout: Serial rapist and killer David Mulcahy
has won £515 for a damaged package sent from his cell where he is
serving three life sentences
In a letter from his cell at maximum-security Full Sutton prison, near York, Mulcahy said: 'My package was destroyed.
'The judge ruled that the prison had lied and they were totally responsible for any
damage. I won £515.'
After bragging about his payout, he wrote: 'Be warned, if you sue and win, there will be consequences and reprisals.'
Mulcahy claims prison bosses now won’t let him send any post.
This includes posting a model made for the Koestler Trust prison art awards, in which the prize for the winning prisoner is £100 and a certificate.
In his rant at his prison bosses, he writes: 'They are now also refusing to answer my applications or request/complaint forms on this matter.'
News of the compensation sparked fury, with critics saying it makes a mockery of British justice.
It also sparked calls for the UK Government to end ridiculous claims by prisoners.
Tory MP Philip Davies said: 'The fact that murderers and rapists such as Mr Mulcahy can be compensated for a damaged parcel goes to show how perverse our legal system has become.
'The only reason he is in prison is because of his vile crimes, and for him to be able to pursue this claim from his cell is utterly ridiculous.
'The compensation should be stripped from him to benefit the families of his victims.'
Behind bars: Mulcahy is jailed at
maximum-security prison Full Sutton, near York, where he claims he has
now been banned from sending post. The Prison Service blasted his
compensation win as 'disappointing'
Married father-of-four Mulcahy and Duffy went on what they called 'hunting parties' searching for lone women to rape and murder.
Both martial arts enthusiasts, they often ambushed victims, binding, gagging and blindfolding them.
They tossed a coin to decide who should be first to rape before murdering them.
For years, Mulcahy, from Chalk Farm, north London, thought he had got away with it.
But justice caught up with him.
Duffy, sentenced to 30 years in 1988 for two killings and a rape, named his accomplice to a psychiatrist and gave evidence against his old school pal.
At the Old Bailey in 2001, Mulcahy was given three life sentences for the murders of Alison Day, 19, Dutch schoolgirl Maartje Tamboezer 15, and newlywed Anne Lock, 29.
He was also convicted of seven rapes and five conspiracies to rape.
Each rape carried a sentence of 24 years, while each conspiracy came with an 18-year term.
Thriller Killers: John Duffy (left) and Mulcahy
(right) worked together, cruising around looking for victims while
singing Michael Jackson's hit song. They were both jailed in 2001 for
their four-year rape and murder spree
Because of the horrific nature of the crimes, Judge Michael Hyam ruled that Mulcahy had to serve at least 30 years before he could even be considered for parole.
The judge told him: 'These were acts of wickedness in which you descended to the depths of depravity.'
In April, justice secretary Chris Grayling ordered an urgent review into compensation claims by prisoners after it emerged triple murderer Kevan Thakrar was paid for damaged nail clippers.
A Prison Service spokesman said: 'We defended this claim and are disappointed with the judge’s decision.
'The Government has no intention of paying compensation to prisoners when there is no good reason to do so and robustly defends all cases, as far as the evidence allows.
'The Justice Secretary has ordered a review of the system to ensure taxpayers’ money does not go to those who shouldn’t get it.'
THE THRILLER KILLERS: HOW DAVID MULCAHY AND JOHN DUFFY PLAYED MICHAEL JACKSON SONGS THEN SCOURED RAILWAYS FOR WOMEN TO KILL
David
Mulcahy and John Duffy were described chillingly as 'two bodies with
one brain' for the way they hunted for women to rape and murder.
Mulcahy and Duffy were drawn together as a pair of 11-year-olds on their first day of school in 1970.
They were bullied at school and built an alliance, becoming obsessed with martial arts.
Just two years later, Mulcahy was suspended from Haverstock Hill Comprehensive, in Chalk Farm, north London, after killing a hedgehog by stamping on its head.
Duffy stood by laughing.
As they grew older, their larks became much more sinister.
They planned and executed their murders together, down to the tissues Duffy carried in a matchbox to wipe away and burn forensic evidence.
They went on what they called 'hunting parties' cruising along singing to Michael Jackson's hit song Thriller as they searched for lone women to rape and murder.
Going out at night and weekends in search of prey, they would prolong their excitement by comparing victims after each attack.
They tossed a coin to decide who should be first to rape before murdering them.
For their first attack, they had
planned a kidnap using false names and accents, kitting themselves out
with balaclavas, sticky tape and knives.
It didn’t work because the pair became 'nervous', Duffy later said.
Nevertheless, they had snatched a young woman off the street in the early hours and raped her in turn behind a wall.
Then, over the next four years, they embarked on a campaign that would claim them a joint place in the criminal record books as history’s most prolific rapists.
Despite their silence pact, John Duffy gave evidence against Mulcahy when he was sentenced to 30 years for his crimes.
At the Old Bailey in 2001, Mulcahy was given three life sentences for the murders of Alison Day, 19, Dutch schoolgirl Maartje Tamboezer 15, and newlywed Anne Lock, 29.
He was also convicted of seven rapes and five conspiracies to rape.
Mulcahy and Duffy were drawn together as a pair of 11-year-olds on their first day of school in 1970.
They were bullied at school and built an alliance, becoming obsessed with martial arts.
Alison Day (left), 19, was visiting her fiancé
when they pulled her off Hackney Wick platform, raped her twice, and
strangled her with her blouse. Maartje Tamboezer (right), 15, was raped,
killed and badly burned by the pair. She was cycling home from school
in Horsley, Surrey, when they tripped up her bike with a fishing line
Just two years later, Mulcahy was suspended from Haverstock Hill Comprehensive, in Chalk Farm, north London, after killing a hedgehog by stamping on its head.
Duffy stood by laughing.
As they grew older, their larks became much more sinister.
They planned and executed their murders together, down to the tissues Duffy carried in a matchbox to wipe away and burn forensic evidence.
They went on what they called 'hunting parties' cruising along singing to Michael Jackson's hit song Thriller as they searched for lone women to rape and murder.
Going out at night and weekends in search of prey, they would prolong their excitement by comparing victims after each attack.
They tossed a coin to decide who should be first to rape before murdering them.
Third
victim: Anne Lock, 29, pictured on her wedding day, disappeared after
leaving work at London Weekend Television in north London four weeks
after getting married. The pair raped and killed her in a nearby field
It didn’t work because the pair became 'nervous', Duffy later said.
Nevertheless, they had snatched a young woman off the street in the early hours and raped her in turn behind a wall.
Then, over the next four years, they embarked on a campaign that would claim them a joint place in the criminal record books as history’s most prolific rapists.
Despite their silence pact, John Duffy gave evidence against Mulcahy when he was sentenced to 30 years for his crimes.
At the Old Bailey in 2001, Mulcahy was given three life sentences for the murders of Alison Day, 19, Dutch schoolgirl Maartje Tamboezer 15, and newlywed Anne Lock, 29.
He was also convicted of seven rapes and five conspiracies to rape.
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