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The Bus Stop Serial Killer - Levi Bellfield · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Speaker 1: Levi Bellfield is a notorious English criminal recognized as a
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  serial killer, sex offender, rapist, kidnapper, and burglar. On twenty
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  fifth of February two thousand eight, he was convicted of
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  the murders of Marsha MacDonnell and Amelie de Lagrange, as
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  well as the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy, resulting in
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  a life sentence. Subsequently, on twenty third June two thy eleven,
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  he was also found guilty of murdering Millie Dowler. In
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  both instances, the presiding judge issued a whole life order,
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  ensuring that Bellfield would serve his sentence without the possibility
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  of parole. Notably, he became the first individual in history
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  to receive two whole life orders criminal history. Bellfield targeted
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  victims in neighbourhoods he was well acquainted with. Investigators located
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  several forms are girlfriends, all of whom recounted a consistent
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  pattern of behavior during their relationships with him. Initially, he
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  was charming and delightful, but then he became entirely controlling
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  and malevolent. Their accounts were remarkably similar, stated Detective Sergeant
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  Joe Brunt. At the time of the assaults. Bellfield operated
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  a wheel clamping business in and around West Drayton, his
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  place of residence. Sutton offered his insights. Bellfield possesses an
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  inflated sense of self worth, believing he is a remarkable figure.
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  He drives around in his vehicle, exuding an air of
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  indifference and spots a young blond woman. When she rebuffs
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  his advances, he perceives it as an affront to his ego,
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  thinking how dare you reject Levi Bellfield, You are of
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  no value, leading to a violent reaction. This was evident
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  in the case of Kate Sheedy, who wisely chose to
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  avoid his vehicle by crossing the street. In response, he thought,
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  you believe you are so astute and subsequently ran her over.
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  While under police observation, Bellfield was noted driving his van
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  and engaging with young women at bus stops. CCTV footage
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  captured Amalie de Lagrange walking towards Twickenham Green after missing
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  her bus stop. It is possible that she paused to
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  converse with Bellfield between the last two recorded sightings of her,
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  after which she was attacked. Bellfield was taken into custody
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  in the early hours of twenty second November two thousand
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  and four, under suspicion of having murdered Amalie de la Grange. Subsequently,
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  on twenty fifth November, he faced charges of three counts
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  of rape, occurring in Surrey and West Lean. On the
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  ninth of December two thousand and four, he was further
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  charged with the assault of a woman in Twickenham, which
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  took place between nineteen ninety five and nineteen ninety seven,
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  and was subsequently remanded in custody. On the second of
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  March two thousand and six, Bellfield was re arrested and
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  charged with the murder of Delagrange, as well as the
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  attempted murder of Kate Sheedy and the attempted murder and
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  infliction of grievous bodily harm on Irma Dragoshi. Finally, on
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  twenty fifth May two thousand and six, he was charged
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  with the murder of Marsha McDonnell, conviction and imprisonment. On
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  twenty fifth February two thousand eight, Bellfield was convicted of
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  the murders of McDonnell and Delagrange, as well as the
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  attempted murder of Sheedy, occurring more than three years after
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  the last of these incidents. The following day, he received
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  a life sentence with a whole life order. Notably, Bellfield
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  chose not to attend the court proceedings to hear his sentencing,
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  citing what he described as unfair press coverage. Following his
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  conviction on thirty March two thousand ten, Bellfield faced charges
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  related to the abduction and murder of Dowler, an incident
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  that occurred nearly a year prior to the earliest of
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  the other three charges. He was identified as the primary
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  suspect in Dowler's murder shortly after his initial trial in
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  two thousand eight, leading to the adjournment of the inquest
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  into her death. On the sixth of October two thousand ten,
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  he appeared in court via video link, where he was
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  formerly charged with one count each of attempted abduction, actual abduction,
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  and murder. Bellfield's second trial commenced at the Old Bailey
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  on the tenth of May two thousand eleven, culminating in
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  a guilty verdict from the jury. On the twenty third
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  of June, he was sentenced to life imprisonment once more
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  the following day, with the trial judge again imposing a
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  whole life order. Additionally, the trial concerning another charge, specifically
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  the attempted abduction of an eleven year old girl who
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  had been offered a lift by a man in a
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  red car the day before this murder, was ultimately abandoned
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  due to the publication of prejudicial material by newspapers. On
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  January twenty seventh, two thy sixteen, Surrey Police revealed that
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  Bellfield had for the first time confessed to the abduction, rape,
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  and murder of Dowler during an interrogation regarding the possibility
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  of an accomplice. Subsequently, Bellfield retreat acted this confession, asserting
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  that he had not made such admissions. However, Surrey Police
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  maintained their original statement. As of twenty twenty, Bellfield was
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  incarcerated at HM Prison, Franklin in County Durham. After his
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  February two thousand eight convictions, Bellfield was named by police
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  as a suspect in connection with numerous unsolved murders and
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  attacks on women dating back to nineteen eighty. Police were
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  informed in early twenty fifteen that Bellfield, in his cell
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  at HM Prison Wakefield, had admitted to unsolved rape and
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  murder cases.