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‘Killers Behind Bars’ tells the story of the sadistic, ‘blonde women’ killer, Levi Bellfield.
Professor David Wilson focuses his investigation on Levi Bellfield, convicted of the brutal murders of three young women, and the attempted murder of another girl.
Could MillyDowler’s killer be linked to further crimes? Bellfield was named by police as a suspect in connection with at least 20 unsolved murders and attacks on women dating back to 1990.
Bellfield hated blondes and seemed to be on a mission to destroy young women in any way that he could.
Video Link to view the first episode is available on request
TV3’s must-watch drama documentary ‘Killers Behind Bars: The Untold Story’ Series 2, episode 1 airs Tuesday 29th July at 9pm on TV3.
In 2004, women all over West London feared for their safety, following the random and brutal murders of Amelie Delagrange and Marsha McDonnell. A dangerous killer was on the loose and the police officers were facing an almost impossible investigation. With no evidence at the scene, there was only one clue – a CCTV footage- to lead them to the killer.
Levi Bellfield, the big, bullying man who liked to terrify women, was naked and hiding in the loft under a roll of roof insulation when his reign of terror finally came to an end. He was living with his girlfriend, Emma Mills, and their three children when he got arrested.
In the first episode of the new series of the ground-breaking Killers Behind Bars, Professor Wilson investigates Levi Bellfield. Infamous for the murder of 13-year-old Milly Dowler, Bellfield is one of the UK's most notorious serial killers. As well as Milly's murder, he was convicted of the brutal murders of French student Amelie Delagrange and Marsha McDonnell, whom he killed with series of hammer blows to the head, and the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy, whom he ran down with his car in Twickenham as she walked home from a night out.
However, linking Bellfield to further crimes proves to be one of the most complicated cases that Professor Wilson has ever studied.
Bellfield had multiple signatures and seemed to be on a mission to destroy young women in any way that he could. He hated blondes and prowled for victims on streets that he knew intimately, leaving them dead or dying after spotting them on buses or near bus stops.
One of his ex-girlfriends, Joe Collings, confessed: “He ruled my life 11 years. Punching, kicking, biting… He left me sleeping naked on the floor with no blankets or no nothing. I know he had a real thing about blondes. He told me that they should all die”.
Professor Wilson looks into these cases in detail to build up a profile of Bellfield. He meets a young blonde named Edel Harbison, who miraculously survived a hammer attack on Twickenham Green, just months before the murder of Amelie Delagrange. Wilson wants to see whether he can learn any new information that can unlock secrets of hidden crimes by Bellfield.
After his 2008 murder trial, Bellfield was named by police as a suspect in connection with at least 20 unsolved murders and attacks on women dating back to 1990. Professor Wilson believes that there are reasons why Bellfield should be investigated in connection with two hideous murders, including a case that made headlines around the world but for which another man is already serving a life sentence.
TV3’s must-watch drama documentary ‘Killers Behind Bars: The Untold Story’ Series 2, episode 1 airs Tuesday 29th July at 9pm on TV3.
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