Robert Boyer (murderer)

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This article refers to the murderer. For the professor, see Robert S. Boyer.

Robert Boyer was convicted of murdering Keith Frogson in the village of Annesley Woodhouse, near Nottingham in 2004. After killing Frogson, Boyer then went on to hide in a near-by forest for months, escaping many man-hunts and police searches. He returned at night to his local village to buy take-away food, and top up his food reserves. On one occasion, he set fire to Frogson's house, while his daughter Rachel was still inside. However, he was later found in a foxhole filled with cans of food, and arrested by police.

After being found guilty in May 2005, Boyer was diagnosed as suffering from a delusional mental illness.