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In February 1994 a badly burned body of a teenager was found on an allotment in Sunderland. It was the third similar death in just three months. Britain’s Most Evil Killers s2e8: The Sunderland Strangler, Pick TV 2018
The murderer was a 23-year-old man named Steven Grieveson. The papers had begun to call him the Sunderland Strangler. ibid.
He was eventually found guilty of a fourth murder at a second trial in October 2013. ibid.
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This man, James Griffiths, went berserk on July 15th in Glasgow. He shot thirteen people killing one. Later that day he himself was shot dead by police. World in Action: The Life and Death of James Griffiths
He was 34 years old when he died, and had spent 17 of the last 25 years of his life in orphanages, approved schools, borstals and prisons. ibid.
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A 59-year-old man is found dead after a fire in his home … ‘This was a sustained attack on Michael.’ How I Caught the Killer s2e3: Fire & Ice, Sky Crime 2020
‘He was a jeweller, he was a collector, he had been on Antiques Roadshow … He kept himself to himself.’ ibid.
Another burglary was committed in the area that was similar to the break-in at Michael’s house. ibid.
The profiles of these three known burglars [Harvey Munford & Zack Cowdrey & Kerry Rudder] instantly made them prime suspects for the robbery at Michael’s house. ibid.
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In 2009 and 2010 the streets of Bradford and Yorkshire became part of a crime so horrific it sent shockwaves around the world. Crimes that Shook Britain s3e2: The Crossbow Cannibal, CI 2012
Three women vanished without a trace. ibid.
The man seen following Suzanne was armed with a loaded crossbow. ibid.
The killing did echo crimes committed by the Yorkshire Ripper. ibid.
The judge said he would never be released. ibid.
The true sentence has been handed down to the families of his victims. ibid.
I’m misanthropic. I don’t have much time for the human race. Stephen Griffiths
Humanity is not merely a biological condition. It is also a state of mind ... On that basis I am a pseudo human at best. A demon at worst. Stephen Griffiths, Facebook entry
Sometimes you kill someone to kill yourself or kill a part of yourself. Stephen Griffiths
He was weedy and needy. He was the ultimate banality of evil. Professor David Wilson
He may also have eaten parts of his victims’ bodies. Professor David Wilson
Stephen Griffiths became known as the Crossbow Cannibal in 2010 after the horrific murders of three women. David Wilson, Killers Behind Bars: The Untold Story s2e2: Stephen Griffiths – The Crossbow Cannibal, Channel 5 2013
I believe that these are the practised actions of a man who has murdered more than three women. ibid.
He said he was going to talk about five murders in Bradford. ibid.
He [Stephen Griffiths] claimed to have eaten parts of his victims. ibid.
Stephen Griffiths was a Phd criminology student, but he wasn’t looking for top marks. He wanted to learn how to kill. His methods for murder included using a lethal crossbow fired at point-blank range. Evil Up Close s1e1: Crossbow Cannibal, FYI 2010
He’d been sent to an institution for the mentally ill. ibid.
He couldn’t hide completely his battle with inner demons. ibid.
He became inseparable from a pet lizard. ibid.
Bradford, England, May 2010: A caretaker in a block of flats sits down to check the week’s CCTV. Among the comings and goings of the residents he sees something strange. At half past two in the morning a young woman is led into the flats by a young resident. Three minutes later she emerges running for her life. Killers: Behind the Myth s2e2, CI 2014
Although there have been missing person reports, the police do not know there is a killer on the loose ... The next day a member of the public reports a horrific discovery. ibid.
Up to five more women being lured into his flat, who are kept as sex slaves, viciously murdered and cannabilised. ibid.
He is a psychopath ... A student of psychology at Bradford College ... He is turning into a very dangerous man ... a disturbing new interest in serial killers ... Griffith’s flat is deeply alarming ... He becomes increasingly jealous and violent ... Griffiths also begins indulging in drugs ... ‘A lot of amphetamines’. ibid.
Griffiths gets to know many of the Thornton Road prostitutes. ibid.
Perhaps being caught on CCTV was always part of Griffiths’ plan. ibid.
‘I’m misanthropic. I’ve not much time for the human race.’ ibid. interview with rozzers
‘I am the Crossbow Cannibal.’ ibid. up before beak
Griffiths the psychopath desperately wanted fame ... The ultimate wannabe. ibid.
He is incarcerated in a high security prison. ibid.
A man who set out to be a serial killer of the most grotesque kind. Cyril Dixon, author The Crossbow Cannibal
He very calmly goes after her and shoots her twice in the head with the crossbow. Mark Billingham
In the west Yorkshire city of Bradford in 2010 one man’s desire to stand out from the crowd was about to take a macabre turn. Captured on CCTV, student Stephen Griffiths arrives home with a young woman but just seconds later she’s seen running away from his flat. Griffiths armed with a crossbow chases after her and shoots her from behind. She’s dragged back inside never to be seen alive again. A psychopath with a history of violence, Griffiths confessed to the murder of two other local woman, and even claimed to have eaten parts of his victims. Britain’s Most Evil Killers s1e7: Stephen Griffiths, Pick TV 2017
Just like Sutcliffe, Griffiths targeted prostitutes. ibid.
Even from the dock the fame-hungry killer continued to torment the family of his victims with his thirst for notoriety. ibid.
Not only had the murderer mutilated the head but the method of killing suggested the work of the most twisted hunter … ‘I’ve never seen a case where dismemberment has been so extensive.’ Born to Kill? Class of Evil s1e4: Stephen Griffiths, pathologist, Sky Vision 2017
The block of flats was home to 40-year-old Stephen Griffiths: on the night in question he and Suzanne [Blamires] had been seen approaching his third-floor bedsit. ibid.
‘When they banged on the door it’s believed the killer said, I’m Osama bin Laden.’ ibid. commentator
He had become captivated by the subject of death. ibid.