One of the most notorious serial killers in recent British history was Stephen Port (pictured right). According to the BBC, he used the dating app Grindr to target his victims, striking up conversations with them before meeting them, drugging them with lethal doses of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), sexually assaulting them, and then finally killing them and disposing of their remains not far from where he lived. His victims — Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth, Jack Taylor (pictured left), and Anthony Walgate — ranged in age from 21 to 25.
Even as the justice system promised that Port would never be released from jail, attention turned to the Metropolitan Police. The BBC reported that Port had been arrested and released after the discovery of his first victim, Anthony Walgate. Although there were circumstances surrounding his death that were seemingly more than enough to warrant further investigation, it was deemed “not suspicious at the moment.”
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The investigation led to monetary settlements with the families (which were made public in a shocking release that families condemned in The Guardian), along with changes in the designations assigned to deaths being investigated by law enforcement (via the BBC). When it was announced that actor Stephen Merchant was going to be playing Port in a film called “The Barking Murders,” Port’s sister, Sharon, relayed to The Sun, “He thinks it makes him look really bad, and Stephen Merchant does not look anything like my brother.”
