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This is a list of sex workers who were murdered in the United Kingdom.

19th century

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Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer
1837 Eliza Davies Frederick Street, London Throat cut Francois Courvosier is suspected of her murder[1]
1838 Eliza Grimwood Waterloo Road, London Throat cut Francois Courvosier is suspected of her murder[1]
24 Aug 1874 Emma Rolfe [2] Midsummer Common, Cambridge Throat cut Robert Browning was hanged for her murder
23 Mar 1879 Eliza Patten[3] Liverpool, Merseyside Stabbed in neck Thomas Johnson was hanged for her murder
4 April 1888 Emma Elizabeth Smith[3] Whitechapel, London Peritonitis Died of injuries sustained after being attacked the previous day.
Possible victim of Jack the Ripper
7 Aug 1888 Martha Tabram[3] Whitechapel, London Stabbed Possible victim of Jack the Ripper
31 Aug 1888 Mary Ann Nichols[3] Whitechapel, London Throat cut Jack the Ripper
(Identity unknown) 		Jack the Ripper victim
8 Sept 1888 Annie Chapman[3] Spitalfields, London Throat cut Jack the Ripper
(Identity unknown) 		Jack the Ripper victim
30 Sept 1888 Elizabeth Stride[3] Whitechapel, London Throat cut Jack the Ripper
(Identity unknown) 		Jack the Ripper victim
30 Sept 1888 Catherine Eddowes[3] City of London Throat cut Jack the Ripper
(Identity unknown) 		Jack the Ripper victim
9 Nov 1888 Mary Jane Kelly[3] Spitalfields, London Throat cut Jack the Ripper
(Identity unknown) 		Jack the Ripper victim
20 Dec 1888 Rose Mylett[3] Poplar, London Strangled with a rope Possible victim of Jack the Ripper
10 Feb 1889 Louisa Smith[3] Lewisham, London Fractured skull caused by a blow with a blunt instrument.
4 June 1889 Elizabeth Jackson[4] Horsleydown, London Her dismembered remains were found in the Thames;
one of the Thames Torso Murders
17 July 1889 Alice McKenzie[3] Whitechapel, London Throat cut Possible victim of Jack the Ripper
13 Feb 1891 Frances Coles[3] Whitechapel, London Throat cut Possible victim of Jack the Ripper

1900 – 1909

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Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer
30 May 1901 Annie Austin[3] Spitalfields, London Stabbed in the vagina and the anus
11 Sept 1907 Emily 'Phyllis' Dimmock[3] Camden, London Throat cut Known as the 'Camden Town Murder'.
Robert Wood was accused and acquitted
17 Oct 1908 Esther Prager[3] Russell Square, London

1910 – 1919

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Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer
5 May 1912 Maud Mills[3] Walsall, West Midlands Shot 4 times Died of her injuries 6 days later.
2 Aug 1919 Bertha Frazer[3] Wolverhampton, West Midlands Throat cut
25 Dec 1919 Elizabeth McDermott aka 'Bella Wilson'[3] Liverpool, Merseyside

1920 – 1929

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Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer
6 Mar 1922 Gertrude Yates Fulham, London Bludgeoning and asphyxiation Ronald True
27 Jan 1923 Mary Pelham[3] Portsmouth, Hampshire Head injuries
12 Mar 1929 Katherine Peck aka 'Carbolic Kate'[3] Walworth, London Throat cut Frederick Murphy was acquitted of her murder.

1930 – 1939

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Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer
2 Jan 1931 Margaret Schofield[3] Dewsbury, Yorkshire Multiple blows to the head
22 Feb 1932 Dora Lloyd[3] Maida Vale, London Strangulation
4 Nov 1935 Josephine Martin aka 'French Fifi'[3] Soho, London Strangled with a silk stocking Her murder was linked to the murders of Jeanette Cotton, murdered in April, 1936, and of Constance Hind in May, 1936, who were also both strangled in their rooms.
16 April 1936 Jeanette Cotton[3] Soho, London Strangled with her own silk scarf Her murder was linked to the murders of Josephine Martin, murdered in November, 1935, and of Constance Hind in May, 1936, who were also both strangled in their rooms.
9 May 1936 Constance May Hind[3] Soho, London Strangled with an electric light flex Her murder was linked to the murders of Josephine Martin, murdered in November, 1935, and of Jeanette Cotton in April, 1936, who were also both strangled in their rooms.
26 May 1936 Phyllis Spiers[3] Folkestone, Kent Strangled with a scarf A client was charged with her murder but acquitted

1940 – 1949

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Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer
10 Feb 1942 Evelyn Oatley aka Leta Ward[3] Soho, London Strangled and throat cut Gordon Frederick Cummins (The Blackout Ripper) was hanged for her murder. Victim of the Blackout Ripper
11 Feb 1942 Margaret 'Pearl' Lowe[3] Marylebone, London Strangled with a silk stocking Gordon Frederick Cummins (The Blackout Ripper) Victim of the Blackout Ripper
12 Feb 1942 Doris Jouannet[3] Paddington, London Strangled with a scarf Gordon Frederick Cummins (The Blackout Ripper) Victim of the Blackout Ripper
20 Feb 1942 Peggy Richards[3] Waterloo, London Drowned after being strangled and thrown into the Thames Canadian soldier Joseph McKinstry was charged with her murder but acquitted in court.
19 May 1942 Agnes Stafford[3] Holborn, London Strangled with her own summer dress
25 Jul 1942 Mary McLeod[3] Stepney, London Strangulation Thomas Bragg was charged with her murder but found not guilty on the trial judge's orders.
24 Aug 1943 Ruth Fuerst Notting Hill, London Strangulation[5] First known victim of serial killer John Christie.
13 Dec 1944 Evelyn Hatton[3] Mayfair, London Strangulation
5 Feb 1945 Eileen Cook aka 'Irish Molly'[3] Bethnal Green, London Stabbed & strangled
Aug 1946 Olive Balchin[3] Manchester, England Hammer blows to the head Walter Rowland was hanged for her murder in February 1947
9 Dec 1946 Margaret Cook[3] Soho, London Shot Unnamed 91 year old confessed to her murder in July 2015
8 Aug 1947 Isabel Wardle[3] Portsmouth, Hampshire Strangled with a lanyard
8 Sept 1947 Rita Green aka 'Black Rita[3] Soho, London Shot
5 Sept 1948 Dora Freedman[3] Covent Garden, London Stabbed Soho “enforcer” Tony Machin was suspected of her murder
12 Mar 1949 Kathleen Higgins aka 'Irish Kit'[3] Regents Park, London Strangled with a scarf 77 years old and still an active prostitute

1950 – 1959

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Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer
31 Jan 1953 Kathleen Maloney[3] Notting Hill, London Gassed John Christie Christie confessed to 7 murders including Kathleen Maloney but was only tried for the murder of his wife. He was convicted and hanged
6 Sept 1954 Ellen Carlin aka 'Red Helen'[3] Pimlico, London Strangled with one of her black nylon stockings Scottish serial killer Peter Manuel confessed to her murder shortly before he was hanged in 1958
Sept 1955 Alice Barton[3] Wirral, Merseyside Strangulation Known as the 'Pillbox Murder'
17 June 1959 Elizabeth Figg[3] Chiswick, London Strangulation Possible victim of 'Jack The Stripper'

1960 – 1969

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Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer
8 Nov 1963 Gwynneth Rees[3] Mortlake, London Strangulation Possible victim of 'Jack The Stripper'
2 Feb 1964 Hannah Tailford[3] Hammersmith, London Strangulation Jack The Stripper Jack The Stripper victim
8 April 1964 Irene Lockwood[3] Hammersmith, London Strangulation Jack The Stripper Jack The Stripper victim
24 April 1964 Helen Barthelemy[3] Brentford, London Strangulation Jack The Stripper Jack The Stripper victim
14 July 1964 Mary Flemming[3] Chiswick, London Strangulation Jack The Stripper Jack The Stripper victim
25 Nov 1964 Margaret McGowan aka Frances Brown[3] Kensington, London Strangulation Jack the Stripper Jack The Stripper victim
16 Feb 1965 Bridget 'Bridie' O'Hara[3] Acton, London Strangulation Jack The Stripper Jack The Stripper victim
6 Feb 1966 Peggy Flynn[3] Dalkey, County Dublin Strangled with one of her own stockings An Irishman serving in the British Army's Parachute Regiment confessed but was acquitted in court

1970 – 1979

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Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer
21 June 1971 Glenys Johnson Cardiff Throat and other parts of body cut with glass Malcolm Green was given a 25-year minimum term of imprisonment for her murder One year after his release from prison in 1989, Green murdered a New Zealand tourist and was given a whole-life tariff[6]
21 April 1972 Maxwell 'Michelle' Confait[3] Catford, London Strangulation. His house was then set on fire In 1980, two inmates were overheard discussing the killing in prison, but as they both blamed each other for the murder neither could be prosecuted for it.[7] 3 youths were charged with murder and arson. One was found guilty of arson, one guilty of manslaughter and arson, the third guilty of murder and arson. On appeal all convictions were overturned.
4 December 1972 Nora Wilfred[8] Cardiff, Wales Stabbed more than twenty times
24 March 1973 Mary Armstrong Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Stabbed Four trials for her murder were held, with a 33-year-old man being acquitted of it at the end of the last one. The number of days covered by the trials (63 in total) caused the case to make legal history in Britain.[9][10]
22 February 1974 Rosina Hilliard Leicester Hit by a car, head injuries, strangulation It is not known which injury killed her[11]
1 June 1974 Eileen Cotter London Strangulation 80-year-old John Apelgren was convicted of her killing in 2023[12] Apelgren was caught after a DNA match[12]
Summer 1974 'The Duchess'[3] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Disappeared without a trace A headless body found in Swaffham, Norfolk on 27 August 1974 may be her.
7 January 1975 Barbara Booth Leeds, Yorkshire Mark Rowntree was convicted of her manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. He was detained indefinitely by the court[13] Murdered in her home alongside her son, Alan
30 Oct 1975 Wilma McCann[3] Leeds, Yorkshire Hammer blows to head & multiple stab wounds

Peter Sutcliffe (The Yorkshire Ripper)

He was sentenced to life imprisonment for 13 murders

 Yorkshire Ripper victim
23 Nov 1975 Joan Harrison[3] Preston, Lancashire Kicked to death Christopher Smith In 2011, Lancashire police stated they would have had enough evidence to charge Christopher Smith of Leeds based on advances in DNA testing and a confession written shortly before his death in 2008.[14]
20 Jan 1976 Emily Jackson[3] Leeds, Yorkshire Hammer blows to head & multiple stab wounds Peter Sutcliffe (The Yorkshire Ripper) Yorkshire Ripper victim
5 Feb 1977 Irene Richardson[3] Leeds, Yorkshire Hammer blows to head Peter Sutcliffe (The Yorkshire Ripper) Yorkshire Ripper victim
22 March 1977 Barbara Young[15] Doncaster, Yorkshire Blows to the face Believed to be a victim of robbery as handbag was stolen[15]
23 April 1977 Patricia "Tina" Atkinson[16] Bradford, Yorkshire Hammer blows to head Peter Sutcliffe (The Yorkshire Ripper) Yorkshire Ripper victim
1 Oct 1977 Jean Jordan[3] Manchester, England Hammer blows to head Peter Sutcliffe (The Yorkshire Ripper) Yorkshire Ripper victim
21 Jan 1978 Yvonne Pearson[3] Bradford, Yorkshire Hammer blows to head Peter Sutcliffe (The Yorkshire Ripper) Yorkshire Ripper victim
31 Jan 1978 Helen Rytka[3] Huddersfield, Yorkshire Hammer blows to head Peter Sutcliffe (The Yorkshire Ripper) Yorkshire Ripper victim
16 May 1978 Vera Millward[3] Manchester, England Hammer blows to head Peter Sutcliffe (The Yorkshire Ripper) Yorkshire Ripper victim
Sept 1978 Margaret Berridge Cardiff Wales Strangulation Richard Ball was jailed for life for her murder[17]
20 March 1979 Carol Lannen Dundee, Scotland Strangulation Her body was discovered in a wood[18]
28 August 1979 Wendy Jenkins[19] Bristol, England Stab and head injuries

1980 – 1989

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Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer
20 August 1980 William "Billy" Sutherland[20] London Strangulation Dennis Nilsen Nilsen killed at least 12 men or boys between 1978 and 1983, some of whom have been identified as sex workers.[21]
October 1980 Unidentified male[22] London Dennis Nilsen
2 Jul 1981 Karen Price Cardiff, Wales Idris Ali & Alan Charlton convicted of murder. Ali's conviction overturned on appeal. He pleaded guilty to manslaugher.[23]
1981 Margaret Crowley Bristol, England Strangulation Brian Peel was jailed for her murder[24]
7 Apr 1983 Sheila Anderson[25] Edinburgh, Scotland Run over repeatedly Her killer has never been found
25 Dec 1983 Julie Gardner[26] Liverpool, England Neck Injuries Known as the 'Green door Murder'.
25 May 1984 Yvonne Coley Kings Heath, Birmingham Strangled Alun Kyte, the killer of two other sex workers, was suspected of Yvonne's murder; however, no official charges were filed against him in this case.[27][28]
21 April 1985 Jackie Waines aka Linda Guest[24] Bristol, England Stabbed
December 1985 Deborah Kershaw Bradford, Yorkshire Strangulation George Naylor was jailed for her murder[29] 2 years after his release from jail he murdered Maureen Stepan in her flat in Bradford in 1995[29]
2 May 1986 Julie Perigo Sunderland, Tyne and Wear Stabbed[30]
24 January 1987 Marina Monti Shepherd's Bush, London Strangled Sex worker Rachel Applethwaite was found dead nearby the next day, but investigators eventually ruled out a link between the deaths.[31][32] A Mexican handed himself in to the police after finding out from Crimewatch that they were interested in speaking to a man whose description matched his, but they did not charge him with either woman's murder.[31]
25 January 1987 Rachel Applethwaite Chelsea, London Beaten and stamped on Found dead the day after Marina Monti, although investigators eventually ruled out a link between the deaths.[31][33] A Mexican handed himself in to the police after finding out from Crimewatch that they were interested in speaking to a man whose description matched his, but they did not charge him with either woman's murder.[31]
2 April 1987 Rita Parminter
aka Apricot Lil[3] 		Hastings, East Sussex Strangled Leonard Tedham, a former Hell's Angel, was jailed for life for her murder in 1988
14 Feb 1988 Lynette Deborah White Cardiff, Wales Throat cut Jeffrey Gafoor was convicted of her murder in July 2003 and sentenced to life imprisonment.[34]

Tony Paris, Yusef Abdullahi, Stephen Miller, Ronnie Actie & John Actie charged with her murder.

In November 1990 Paris, Abdullahi & Miller were convicted, the Actie cousins were acquitted.

Paris, Abdullahi & Miller's convictions we overturned on appeal in December 1992.

March 1988 Donna Healey Leeds Her body was discovered in a Chapel Allerton park in January 1991, but it wasn't known whose it was until DNA advances made identifying it as hers possible in 2003. In a state of mummification when it was found, the body had been stored in a cool and dry place for a considerable amount of time. She is a suspected victim of John Taylor.[35]
5 April 1988 Andrea Sinclair Manchester Strangulation Strangled with a tie and mutilated. Keith Pollard was jailed for her murder.[36][37]
18 Oct 1988 Linda Donaldson[26] Liverpool, Merseyside Her mutilated body was found at Lowton nr Warrington[38]

1990 – 1999

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Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer
Jan 1990 Michelle Raynor[39] Leicester, Leicestershire
Feb 1990 Arminda Perry Clwyd, Wales Her husband was jailed for her murder Perry dismembered her body, cooked it and fed it to his cat[40]
23 June 1990 Patricia Parsons[41] Epping Forest, Essex Shot 3 times with a crossbow
5 Sept 1990 Gail Whitehouse[42] Birmingham, West Midlands Strangulation David Williams was acquitted of her murder[43]
Jan 1991 Maria Requena[42] Bolton, Greater Manchester Her dismembered body was found near Warrington[38]
17 Feb 1991 Janine Downes[42] Shifnal, Shropshire Strangulation & head wounds Possible victim of Alun Kyte, the 'Midlands Ripper'[44]
14 May 1991 Glenda Potter[42] Rochester, Kent Strangled
9 June 1991 Lynne Trenholm[45] Chester, Cheshire Stabbed
9 July 1991 Julie Dart Leeds, Yorkshire Blows to head Michael Sams was jailed for her murder[46]
10 Aug 1991 Sharon Hoare[42] Fulham, London Strangulation Possible victim of the Camden Ripper[47]
31 Aug 1991 Sarah Crump[42] Southall, London Stabbed in neck David Smith was convicted of her murder in a 'double jeopardy' trial in 2023[48]

Smith had previously been acquitted of her murder in 1993, only to go on to murder fellow sex worker Amanda Walker in 1999[48]

15 Oct 1991 Diane McInally[42][49] Glasgow, Scotland Multiple injuries Gangland enforcer Gary Moore and drug dealer Dale “Dagga” Clark were charged with her murder but were freed due to lack of evidence.[50]
10 Oct 1992 Barbara Finn Coventry, West Midlands Disappeared Possible victim of Alun Kyte, the 'Midlands Ripper'[44]
20 Nov 1992 Natalie Pearman[51][42] Norwich, Norfolk Strangulation
May 1992 Yvonne Fitt[42] Otley, Yorkshire Unknown Her decomposed body was found 4 months later

Police believe she is likely a victim of John Taylor, the killer of Leanne Tiernan.[52]

27 Mar 1993 Carol Clark[53] Bristol, England Heart attack after a violent blow to the throat Her body was found in the Sharpness Canal.

Possible victim of Alun Kyte, the 'Midlands Ripper' or Philip Smith[44][54]

19 April 1993 Karen McGregor[42] Glasgow, Scotland Throat compression Her husband, Charles McGregor, stood trial for her murder but the case was found not proven.[49]
July 1993 Mandy Duncan[51][42] Ipswich, Suffolk Her body has never been found

Possible victim of "Suffolk Strangler" Steve Wright.[55]

Oct 1993 Kathleen Charlotte Brough Doncaster, Yorkshire Rosina Outram and Sandra Butcher were jailed for her murder[56]
21 December 1993 Fiona Ivison Doncaster, Yorkshire Strangulation Client Alan Duffy was jailed for her murder[57] Her mother founded the Parents Against Child Sexual Exploitation organisation
30 Dec 1993 Samo Paull Bitteswell, Leicestershire Strangulation Alun Kyte was convicted of her murder in March 2000 Kyte was also convicted of the murder of Tracy Turner. Dubbed the 'Midlands Ripper', he may have murdered other sex workers[44]
Jan 1994 Janet Barron Sheffield, Yorkshire Stabbed Her husband Derek Barron was convicted of her murder[58]
3 March 1994 Tracy Turner Lutterworth, Leicestershire Strangulation Alun Kyte was convicted of her murder in March 2000 Kyte was also convicted of the murder of Samo Paull. Dubbed the 'Midlands Ripper', he may have murdered other sex workers[44]
7 May 1994 Emma Merry[3] Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs Client Kevin Williams was convicted of her murder
21 May 1994 Dawn Shields[42] Sheffield, Yorkshire Strangulation Her body was dumped in a shallow grave at Mam Tor in Derbyshire's Peak District.

Possible victim of Alun Kyte, the 'Midlands Ripper'.[44]
A link has also been speculated between her murder and "Crossbow Cannibal" Stephen Griffiths.[59]

5 Aug 1994 Julie Finley[42] Liverpool, England Strangulation Possible victim of Alun Kyte, the 'Midlands Ripper'.[44]

In 2019, police investigated Christopher Halliwell over the murder.[60]

7 Aug 1994 Marina Coppell[3] Marylebone, London Stabbed
15 Oct 1994 Mandy Wix[3] Braintree, Essex
10 May 1995 Sabrina Brett[3] Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Her body was dumped in the Grand Union Canal

Pimp Ian Foster was acquitted of the murder.

2 June 1995 Leona McGovern[42] Glasgow, Scotland Strangulation

Her body was found in the Clyde.

George Walker was acquitted of her murder[49]

8 June 1995 Maureen Stepan Bradford, Yorkshire Strangulation George Naylor was jailed for her murder[29] Naylor had previously murdered Deborah Kershaw in 1984[29]
21 June 1995 Christine McGovern Walthamstow, London Asphyxiation[61] Possible victim of the Camden Ripper[47]
6 Aug 1995 Laura Rodriguez Brighton, East Sussex Multiple stab wounds Austin Rogerson was jailed for her murder in March 1996[62]
7 Aug 1995 Marjorie Roberts[42] Glasgow, Scotland Her body was found in the Clyde[49]
Sept 1995 Marie Garrity Coventry, West Midlands Disappeared[63] Possible victim of Alun Kyte, the 'Midlands Ripper'
9 Sept 1995 Sally Ann John Swindon, Wiltshire She went missing from Swindon's red light district. Her body has never been found
3 men were arrested in connection with her murder in September 2015[64]

Possible victim of Christopher Halliwell.[65]

7 Oct 1995 Christine Dinnie Leith, Scotland Multiple blows to head with car jack John Law was jailed for her murder[66]
12 Dec 1995 Daniella White Northampton, England Unknown Philip McKenna was jailed for her murder in Oct 97[67] Her naked body was found by the side of a railway line. She had been struck by a train, it's not known if this was before or after death.
Jan 1996 Angela Heys[68] Egerton, Lancashire Strangled
24 June 1996 Jacqueline Gallagher[42] Glasgow, Scotland Multiple injuries George Johnstone was tried and acquitted of her murder in June 2004[49]
15 Aug 1996 Lucy Burchell Birmingham, West Midlands Heroin overdose Tahir Khan and Rungzabe Khan were jailed for manslaughter[69]
Oct 1996 Caroline Creevy Bradford, Yorkshire Strangulation Kenneth Valentine, aka Kenneth Anness, was jailed for her murder[70]
27 Oct 1996 Karen Tomlinson Hull, Yorkshire Beaten & strangled Steven Price was convicted of manslaughter in 1999[71]
Feb 1997 Robyn Browne Marylebone, London Stab wounds James Hopkins was convicted of her murder in Feb 2009[72]
12 June 1997 Christine Maguire Bulwell, Nottingham Stab wounds Byron Smith was jailed for life in March 1998 for her murder[73]
25 Oct 1997 Samantha Class Hull, Yorkshire Beaten & strangled Double killer Gary Allen was convicted of her murder in 2021[74] Allen had previously been acquitted of her murder in Feb 2000, but was re-tried after he murdered another sex worker, Alena Grlakova, in 2018[74]
Nov 1997 Sharon Lynch[26] Liverpool, Merseyside Strangulation John Flanagan was jailed for her murder in July 1998. The conviction was quashed on appeal in May 2013[75]
24 Nov 1997 Tracey Wylde[42] Glasgow, Scotland Beaten to death Zhi Min Chen was jailed for 20 years for Tracey's murder in May 2019.[76]
28 Feb 1998 Margo Lafferty Glasgow, Scotland Strangulation Client Brian Donnelly was jailed for life for her murder[49]
May 1998 Natalie Clubb Hull, Yorkshire Stabbed 7 times Boyfriend Darren Adam was jailed for life for her murder in Feb 2000[77] Her body was dismembered. Michael Larvin was jailed for 6 years for disposing of body parts.
30 May 1998 Hayley Morgan Hull, Yorkshire Heroin overdose, but had a plastic bag on her head 4 people were arrested for her murder but no charges were brought[78]
July 1998 Julie Jones Manchester, England Severe crush injuries Her body was found naked wrapped in a carpet under bushes[79][80]
August 1998 Helen Sage Manchester, England Disappeared Her body has never been found[80]
28 Feb 1999 Marcella Davis Wolverhampton, West Midlands Paul Brumfitt was jailed for life for her murder in July 2000[81] Her body was dismembered
April 1999 Amanda Walker Paddington, London David Smith was jailed for life for her murder in December 1999[82]

Her body was found in a shallow grave at Wisley, Surrey in June 1999

Smith had been acquitted of the murder of Sarah Crump in 1993

July 1999 Bexhe Alivica Feltham, Middlesex Strangulation Daniel Hurley was jailed for life for her murder in March 2001[71]
16 Sept 1999 Katie Kazmi Reading, Berkshire Stabbed 77 times and decapitated Winston Williams was jailed for life for her murder in May 2000[83] Williams had been released from Broadmoor in 1991 after stabbing two people, including a 13-year-old paperboy, in 1979.
Dec 1999 Mara Dorman Belgravia, London Stabbed and beaten Her boyfriend Tony Bayram was jailed for life in Feb 2001[71] Her body was found in a black trunk by the side of the road at Hurstbourne Tarrant, near Andover, Hampshire on Jan 12, 2000.

2000 – 2009

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Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer
2000 Victoria Gerrard[84] Liverpool, Merseyside
2 Feb 2000 Vicky O'Hara[26] Liverpool, Merseyside Stabbed 42 times John Leadbetter was jailed for her murder[85]
April 2000 Sarah Benford[86] Northampton, Northamptonshire Disappeared
11 June 2000 Kellie Pratt[51] Norwich, Norfolk Disappeared Her body has never been found
4 Sept 2000 Susan Kelly[26] Anfield, Merseyside Battered to death with a porcelain pot and strangled In 2003, Robert Brendan Collins, 31, was cleared of her murder.[87]
Sept 2000 Kellie Mallinson Middlesbrough, Teesside Asphyxiation Shaun Tuley was jailed for life in 2001 for her murder.[88]
Sept 2000 Vicky Glass[42][88] Danby, Yorkshire Unknown Two months after she went missing her naked and badly decomposed body was found dumped in a stream near Danby, Yorkshire[89]

Police believe it is possible she could be a victim of "Suffolk Strangler" Steve Wright.[90]

9 Nov 2000 Jodie Hyde Birmingham, West Midlands Strangled Philip Smith was jailed for her murder and the murder of two other women[91]
17 Dec 2000 Zoe Louise Parker[42] Chelsea Harbour, London Unknown Her body was dismembered. Her torso was found in the Thames, her lower part was never found.[92]

Possible victim of Anthony Hardy, the "Camden Ripper".[93]

12 Feb 2001 Nikola “Nikki” Higgins Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Strangled and beaten Alan McLaren, 42, was jailed for life in February 2006 for her murder[94]
26 April 2001 Rebecca Hall[42] Bradford, Yorkshire Head injuries[95] Police investigated convicted killers John Taylor and Stephen Griffiths over the murder.[96][97] A 37-year-old woman was arrested and released on investigation in January 2019.[98]
Oct 2001 Hayley Curtis Norwich, Norfolk Beaten to death Philip Stanley was jailed for her murder in November 2005[99] Her body was found in a shallow grave near Petersfield, Hampshire
Oct 2001 Maria Toomey Hull, Yorkshire Head injuries Matthew Rounce was jailed for her murder[100]
5 Nov 2001 Michaela Hague[42] Sheffield, Yorkshire Multiple stab wounds
11 Nov 2001 Carly Bateman Bolton, Greater Manchester Strangulation Sex offender Geoffrey Porter was jailed for her murder[101]
13 Dec 2001 Paula Fields London John Patrick Sweeney was jailed for life in April 2011 for her murder, and for the murder of ex-girlfriend Melissa Halstead[102] Her body was dismembered before being dumped in the Regents Canal, London
Jan 2002 Sally White Camden, London Head injuries Anthony Hardy (The Camden Ripper), was jailed for her murder in November 2003 Victim of The Camden Ripper
Mar 2002 Michelle Bettles[51] Dereham, Norfolk Strangulation
May 2002 Rachel Wilson[88] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire Unknown 62-year-old Keith Hall was convicted of her murder in 2021[103]

Her remains were found 27 June 2012.[104]

31 May 2002 Donna Keogh[3] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire Unknown
1 June 2002 Danielle Moorcroft Bolton, Greater Manchester Head injuries Stuart Milsted was jailed for her murder in October 2005[105]
26 June 2002 Rita Vilares Kings Cross, London Stabbed 10 times David Herbert was jailed for her murder in January 2003[106]
Oct 2002 Julie Dorsett[42] Hackney, London Unknown. Her body was dismembered Ex-partner Sinclair Lewis was cleared of her murder
Dec 2002 Elizabeth Valad Camden, London Unknown. Her body was dismembered Anthony Hardy (The Camden Ripper), was jailed for her murder in November 2003 Victim of The Camden Ripper
25 Dec 2002 Bridgette MacClennan Camden, London Unknown. Her body was dismembered Anthony Hardy (The Camden Ripper), was jailed for her murder in November 2003 Victim of The Camden Ripper
Dec 2002 or Jan 2003 Becky Godden Eastleach, Gloucestershire Unknown

Chris Halliwell was found guilty of her murder in September 2016[107]

Her body lay in a shallow grave for 8 years before being discovered

8 Mar 2003 Oxana Rodionova Maida Vale, London Strangulation Sergey Shcherbakov was cleared of her murder but jailed for 3 years for burgling her flat[108]
July 2003 Damien Doolan Manchester Drowning Martin Leriche was convicted of assault and murder by throwing the victim in the Rochdale Canal where he drowned.[109]
3 July 2003 Lisa Marie Spence Stratford, London Stabbed and beaten with a hammer. Deepak Bouri, 23, and Adam Bowler, 19, were jailed for life in March 2004 for her murder[110] Her body was burnt
22 July 2003 Pauline Stephen[84][26] Everton, Merseyside Unknown.Their bodies were dismembered Client Marc Corner was detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act[111]
22 July 2003 Hanane Sarah Parry[84]
Aug 2003 Sarah Jane Coughlan[88] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire Stabbed George Leigers was jailed for life for her murder.[112] Leigers had only recently been released from a secure mental unit after murdering his wife in 1986.
15 Oct 2003 Nadine Hillier Bristol, England Beaten and strangled Albert Webb, 37, was jailed for life in October 2004 for her murder[113]
Dec 2003 Cara Martin-Brown Ipswich, Suffolk Kicked to death Darren Brown, 22 was jailed for life in October 2004 for her murder[114]
4 Dec 2003 Joanne Broome Renton, Scotland Stabbed James Campbell, 46, was acquitted of murder in Aug 2004 after the case was dropped due to lack of evidence.[115]
1 Mar 2004 Camille Gordon[116] Soho, London Stabbed
13 Mar 2004 Chantel Taylor Birkenhead, Merseyside Struck in neck with meat cleaver and then dismembered Stephen Wynne was jailed for her murder in January 2006[117] Her body has never been found
10 April 2004 Nasra Ismail Kings Cross, London Suffocated and stabbed Daniel Archer was jailed for her murder[118]
24 May 2004 Joanna Colbeck Glasgow, Scotland Fell from tower block Her pimp, Rose Broadley, was jailed for her murder but the conviction was overturned on appeal[119]
23 July 2004 Niphan Trikhana Chelsea, London Darren Marcus Johnson was jailed for his murder[120]
June 2004 Qu Mei Na Belfast, Northern Ireland Chang Hai Zhang was jailed for her murder[121]
13 Sept 2004 Lyndsey Bourne Leeds, Yorkshire Strangulation Stuart Burns, 30, was jailed for life in October 2005 for her murder[122] Her body was dismembered
2 Feb 2005 Sandra Wiles Poole, Dorset Strangulation Boyfriend George Tayali was jailed for her murder[123] Tayali strangled her when he discovered she was working as an escort
21 Feb 2005 Susan Third Aberdeen, Scotland Strangulation Joseph Harrison was jailed for her murder[124]
29 Mar 2005 Lomoki “Millie” Mkwananzi Boscombe, Dorset Strangulation & stabbing Client Steven Smith, 24, was jailed for life in March 2006 for her murder[125]
30 Mar 2005 Carolyn Porter Northampton, Northamptonshire Stabbed Client John David Nixon was jailed for life for her murder[126]
4 April 2005 Emma Caldwell[42][49] Glasgow, Scotland Strangulation Iain Packer was found guilty of murder in 2024.[127] Huseyin Cobanoglu, Halil Kandil, Abubekir Oncu and Mustafa Soylemez stood trail for her murder but the case collapsed.[128]
16 June 2005 Rebecca Stephenson Doncaster, Yorkshire Beaten to death Ronald Beardmore, 31, was jailed for life for her murder in February 2006[129]
26 July 2005 Adele Evans Liverpool, Merseyside Fractured skull Ali Bavar was found not guilty of her manslaughter.[130]
15 Sept 2005 Anne Marie Foy Liverpool, Merseyside Strangulation David Butler was acquitted of her murder in February 2012[131]
9 Jan 2006 Zelia Harrison Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Stabbed Client Wakil Sahebzadeh was jailed for life for her murder[132]
17 Oct 2005 Jennifer Linton Wolverhampton, West Midlands Her partner, Omar Jawanda, was jailed for life for her murder[133]
April 2006 Jayne Payne
aka Jayne Kelly, Jane Kelly 		Burnley, Lancashire Unknown Her body was found at a deserted beauty spot.[134] Two men were arrested in connection with her disappearance but were released without charge.
23 June 2006 Lynne Barwick Hull, Yorkshire Strangulation Edward Akester, 26, was jailed for life in July 2007 for her murder[135]
1 July 2006 Samantha Tapper Shrewsbury, Shropshire Blows to head Garry Harding, 22, was jailed for life in April 2007 for her murder and for the murder of brothel receptionist Annie Eels[136] The murders took place during a robbery at a brothel (Rachel's Health Spa) in Frankwell, Shrewsbury.
30 Oct 2006 Tania Nicol Ipswich, Suffolk

Steven Gerald James Wright ('Suffolk Strangler')

Convicted of all 5 murders in February 2008 and sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommendation that he should never be released from prison.[137]

Victim of the Suffolk Strangler
15 Nov 2006 Gemma Rose Adams Ipswich, Suffolk Victim of the Suffolk Strangler
3 Dec 2006 Anneli Sarah Alderton Ipswich, Suffolk Asphyxiated Victim of the Suffolk Strangler
8 Dec 2006 Annette Nicholls Ipswich, Suffolk Victim of the Suffolk Strangler
10 Dec 2006 Paula Lucille Clennell Ipswich, Suffolk Strangulation Victim of the Suffolk Strangler
3 Mar 2007 Susan Shivers Glasgow, Scotland Stabbed Stephen Muirhead was detained indefinitely for her murder[138]
Aug 2007 Xiao Mei Guo Whitechapel, London Unknown, their bodies were never found Client Derek Brown was jailed for their murders[139]
18 Sept 2007 Bonnie Barrett
Sept 2007 Sarah Elizabeth Mournian Huddersfield, Yorkshire Kevin Newton was jailed for life for her murder[140]
4 Oct 2007 Geraldine Brocklehurst Huddersfield, Yorkshire Stabbed Shayne Haynes was jailed for life for her murder[141]
Dec 2007 Claire Laggan Doncaster, Yorkshire Alan Leslie Gregory was jailed for life for her murder[142]
31 July 2008 Gemma Dorman Battersea, London Stabbed Her ex-boyfriend Vikramgit Singh was jailed for life for her murder[143]
27 Nov 2008 Joanne Cooley Thorne, Yorkshire Multiple stabbings Her boyfriend Jason Goodwin was jailed for her manslaughter[144]
19 Dec 2008 Laura Milne Aberdeen, Scotland Stabbed Stuart Jack, 22, was jailed for life for her murder. Debbie Buchan, 18, and Leigh McKinnon, 18, were both jailed for 9 years for attempted murder.[145]
22 Dec 2008 Cheryl Camm Doncaster, Yorkshire Beaten to death Kieran Blackwell was jailed for life for her murder[146]
27 Mar 2009 Kirsty Grabham Swansea, South Wales Her husband Paul Grabham was jailed for her murder[147]
22 June 2009 Susan Rushworth Bradford, Yorkshire

Stephen Shaun Griffiths ('The Crossbow Cannibal')

In December 2010 he was convicted 3 murders and sentenced to a whole life tariff.[148]

 Victim of the Crossbow Cannibal
Oct 2009 Andrea Waddell Brighton, East Sussex Strangulation Client Neil McMillan was jailed for her murder[149]
5 Nov 2010 Destiny Lauren Kentish Town, London Strangulation Client Leon Fyle was jailed for her murder after a retrial[150]

2010 – 2019

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Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer
26 April 2010 Shelley Armitage[151] Bradford, Yorkshire Stephen Shaun Griffiths[148]
('The Crossbow Cannibal') 		Victim of the Crossbow Cannibal
21 May 2010 Suzanne Blamires Bradford, Yorkshire Stephen Shaun Griffiths[148]
('The Crossbow Cannibal') 		Victim of the Crossbow Cannibal
14 Mar 2011 Louisa Brannan Sutton, London Stabbed & beaten Reece Ludlow was jailed for her murder[152]
18 March 2012 Yong Li Qui Bedford, Bedfordshire Battered to death Former employee, Gang Wang, was jailed for her murder[153]
16 April 2012 Carole Waugh Marylebone, London Battered to death Conman Bhayani was jailed for her murder[154]
4 June 2012 Kelly Davies Bolton, Greater Manchester Stabbed Her ex-partner, Joseph Davies, was jailed for her murder[155]
30 Jan 2013 Georgiana Stuparu
aka Yudha Marin 		Coventry, West Midlands Stabbed Philippe Andre Burger and Ramona Budiencea were jailed for her murder[156]
29 Oct 2013 Mariana Popa Ilford, London Stabbed Farooq Shah was jailed for her murder[157]
Nov 2013 Bernadeta Nawracaj
aka Julia Anders 		Richmond, London Stabbed Fellow prostitute Edyta Zawadska, 24, was jailed for life for her murder in June 2014[158] Zawadska killed her out of jealousy because she was earning more money
28 Jan 2014 Maria Duque-Tunjano Earls Court, London Bludgeoned to death Robert Fraser was sent to Broadmoor for her murder[159]
17 Feb 2014 Karolina Nowikiewisz Slough, Berkshire Throat cut Michael Wenham was jailed for her murder[160]
16 Mar 2014 Rivka Holden Colindale, London Multiple stab wounds Client Nicolae Patraucean was jailed for her murder[161]
6 April 2014 Yvette Hallsworth Derby, Derbyshire Stabbed Mateusz Kosecki was jailed for her murder[162]
19 Nov 2014 Lidia Pascale West Bromwich, West Midlands Head injuries Matthew Cherrington was jailed for her murder[163]
5 Dec 2014 Luciana Maurer Falkirk, Scotland Multiple stab wounds Steven Mathieson was jailed for her murder[164]
1 Feb 2015 Christina Randell
aka Christina Spillane 		Hull, Yorkshire Stabbed & strangled Her partner Deland Allman was jailed for her murder[165]
28 Mar 2015 Vanessa Santillan Fulham, London Strangulation Her husband Joaquin Gomez Hernandez was jailed for her murder[166]
21 June 2015 Jennifer Williams Bournemouth, Dorset Stabbing Stefan Mayne was sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder in May 2016[167]
23 June 2015 Anita Kapoor Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire Asphyxiation Navin Mohan was sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder in December 2015[168]
30 July 2015 Denisa Silmen East Ham, London Multiple stab wounds Alin Apopei was sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder in February 2017[169]
28 Sep 2015 Maxine Showers Liverpool, Merseyside Head injury Michael Williams was jailed for her murder[170]
23 Dec 2015 Daria Pionko[171][172] Leeds, Yorkshire Lewis Pierre was jailed for her murder[173]
January 2016 Georgina Symonds Llanmartin, Wales Strangulation Her millionaire 'sugar daddy', Peter Morgan, was jailed life for her murder in Dec 2016 [174]
12 Feb 2016 Nkechi 'Jessica' McGraa[175] Aberdeen, Scotland Asphyxiation Client Bala Chinda was jailed for life for her murder[176]
July 2016 Leonuta Ioana Haidemac Skegness, Lincolnshire Strangled & stabbed Client Casey Scott was jailed for life for her murder[177] Scott, a Jack the Ripper fanatic, scrawled 'Jack' across her abdomen.[177]
29 May 2017 Romina Kalachi Kilburn, London[178] Stabbed Noor Mohammed was sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder[179]
25 May 2018 Christina Abbotts Crawley, West Sussex Multiple head injuries[180] Zahid Naseem was found guilty of her murder on 20 December 2018[181]

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