Jodi Jones killer Luke Mitchell demands right to study Satanic textbooks in prison due to his 'religious beliefs'
MITCHELL, who is serving life in Shotts prison, has requested a copy of The Satanic Bible, which calls for followers to create a lawless world where human sacrifice and murder are not only tolerated but encouraged.
Luke Mitchell is serving life for the murder of Jodi in June 2003
JODI Jones’s killer Luke Mitchell has demanded the right to be given Satanic textbooks in jail because of his “religious beliefs”.
Mitchell wants six books including The Devil’s Notebook and Satan Speaks, claiming it’s his human right to have access to the occult materials.
Mitchell, 25, also wants a copy of The Satanic Bible, which calls for followers to create a lawless world where there is no right or wrong and where human sacrifice and murder is not only tolerated but encouraged.
He made the request to the chaplain of Shotts prison where he is serving life for the murder of Jodi in June 2003.
It is officially under consideration by the Scottish Prison Service, who can ban prisoners from receiving books that don’t come from an approved list of suppliers.
Three of the requested texts are by Anton Szandor LaVey, the American founder of the Church of Satan, and include essays on demons, Nazism, cannibalism, death and child abuse.
In The Satanic Bible, he promotes human sacrifice and discusses the conditions in which someone could be considered “fit and proper” as a human sacrifice.
LaVey states: “The answer is brutally simple. Anyone who has unjustly wronged you.”
One of the other titles, Satan Speaks!, has a foreword by goth rocker Marilyn Manson, whose paintings and music were said to have inspired Mitchell’s murder of Jodi.
Mitchell wants access to The Satanic Bible
Mitchell’s Satanic links were highlighted during his trial, where he was described as “truly wicked” by judge Lord Nimmo Smith. However, he still protests his innocence.
One source said: “Mitchell’s supporters have always downplayed his links to Satanism but it’s clear he has a
serious interest in the subject.
“Some people think he is playing a game and is trying to cause mischief. He’s still fighting his conviction. How can surrounding yourself with Satanic materials make a good impression? People are surprised.”
Mitchell was only 15 when he stabbed his 14-year-old girlfriend to death in Easthouses, Midlothian.
Jodi’s mutilated body was found in woods near her home a few hours after she had set off to meet Mitchell. Her hands were tied behind her back, her throat had been slashed and there were cuts to her face, breast and abdomen.
It emerged Mitchell had scratched 666 into his arm with a compass and drew Satanic symbols and quotes on his schoolbooks.
At his trial, prosecutors highlighted that he was a Marilyn Manson fan who had shown an interest in the Black Dahlia, a notorious unsolved 1947 murder when aspiring Hollywood actress Elizabeth Short was mutilated. It also emerged he had a demonic tattoo done while under investigation for Jodi’s murder.
Prosecutors revealed his school essays included lines such as “People like you need Satanic people like me to keep the balance” and “Just because I have chosen to follow the teachings of Satan doesn’t mean I need psychiatric help”.
Murdered teenager Jodi Jones
Elizabeth Rudman, a criminologist with over 20 years’ experience, said: “This is extreme material and it is very interesting that he has asked for these items halfway through his sentence. I am taken aback that he is asking for these Satanic materials at this point.
“My problem is that the rituals involved in these materials are really anti-social and they elicit deeds that are against the law, such as human sacrifice.
“This person was convicted for murder. My first question would be: what is he going to plan now?
“It is possible Mitchell has given up completely. On the other hand, it can also be an indication of guilt.
“He has been in prison for so long, his hope of getting an appeal has been completely quashed, so now he may be showing his true convictions.”
The Scottish Prison Service said: “Any request by a prisoner for materials on the grounds of religious practice would be considered carefully and risk-assessed by our chaplaincy team.”
Sources said Mitchell would not be given any materials that could incite violence or anti-social behaviour.
