To wonder if this person is telling the truth?

[WhoWants2Know]

I'm possibly the most gullible person going, so I just wanted to check whether this story rings true.

In work recently, a colleague named several high-profile killers who they had encountered in their previous employment, presumably within prison/secure mental health services. This disclosure attracted a lot of interest in the group about those individuals and what they were like.

At the time, I didn't think anything of it. But later, I wondered. If you you did actually have interactions with a notorious killer in custody, surely there must be rules around confidentiality that preclude talking about it outside the facility?

If I work with someone in a professional capacity, I certainly can't talk about it outside work without consequences.

Was it likely just a story to impress people?

Yep, it will have been bullshit

Maybe, maybe not. My FIL was in the prison service during the 70's, 80's and 90's I think he retired at some point in the 00's. But he met or worked with Myra Hindley, Harold Shipman, Ian Huntley, Charles Bronson. Quite a few 'well heard of' prisoners. Some he worked with more than others, he has some very fascinating stories about his time working in the Prison Service but isn't the sort of person to go telling every Tom, Dick and Harry down the local pub.

He still works now but in a completely different field, most people don't even know what he used to do.

It must be bullshit, right? And the more worrying thing is that the person is currently employed in a pretty significant position.

Which is worse? Being in a high level position and lying about their experiences? Or if it's true, making disclosures about previous contacts?

I reckon it’s nonsense and you should treat it as such

I’m not sure it is bullshit. They may just be very unprofessional. However it also depends on what he’s actually saying. Is he disclosing information about them?

They disclosed some information about the prisoner's personalities and how they behaved.

But the individuals mentioned were all in different prisons at different times. So I'm not sure about the likelihood of encountering them all.