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Twisted serial killer Levi Bellfield has drawn pictures and made leaving and get well soon cards for his fellow prisoners from his cell.

The notorious murderer, whose victims include schoolgirl Milly Dowler , has also requested colouring pencils to sketch larger designs.

The paintings range from sinister sketches to floral pieces, and include a man holding an umbrella, a vase full of flowers, a man reading the newspaper on the toilet and a haunting black and white sketch of an unknown house.

The killer, 50, has been giving the artwork as gifts to fellow prisoners at HMP Wakefield, including his 'best mate' John Worboys, also known as the black cab rapist, who is thought to have attacked over 200 women

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A source said: "He was very funny and pally inside. But he was always worried he would be attacked.

"The main prisoner he used to hang around with was John Worboys. Those two were best mates and used to hang out regularly.

"He started making cards for prisoners to give to their loved ones.

"It would be wide-ranging. He'd draw teddy bears and flowers for the girlfriends.

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"He would do funny ones too - like to the guy on the toilet. The design would just depend on who it was going to. He would cater for all.

"After the cards proved popular he moved onto drawing on the back of A4 letters in his cell.

"He would spend several nights a week in his cell with his colouring pencils.

"He'd hand them to prisoners he took a liking to. When he handed over the drawings he looked very pleased with himself.

"When he was working on the bigger paintings he said it was because he was feeling reflective.

"It was as though he was trying to get approval from us."

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Bellfield was moved to HMP Frankland, dubbed 'Monster Mansion', in 2013, splitting him up from Worboys.

Bellfield changed his faith after being convicted of murdering 13-year-old Milly Dowler, who was snatched on the way home from school 16 years ago.

He was already behind bars for murdering Marsha McDonnell, 19, in 2003 and Amelie Delagrange, 22, and the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy, 18, in 2004.

The ex-bouncer is serving multiple life sentences alongside some of Britain's most notorious Islamist terrorists, including failed tube bomber Osman Hussain and Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebolajo.

A source said: "He said he changed his name because he felt safer.

"He felt safer being part of a gang. They would stick up for him if any trouble came his way."