Police did not meet standards expected in serial killer probe – senior officer
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy led the review of the investigations into the deaths of four young gay men killed by Stephen Port.
UK News|Nov 19, 2021
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Stephen Port murder inquiries ‘took back seat due to workload’, inquest told
Detective Inspector Tony Kirk, who was the head of local policing in Barking, said officers were having to deal with ‘hundreds of crimes every day’.
UK News|Nov 18, 2021
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Serial killer Port could have been stopped if police listened, inquest told
The father of final victim Jack Taylor became emotional as he gave evidence.
UK News|Nov 17, 2021
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Stephen Port detective ‘thought victims could be drug addicts due to appearance’
Detective Sergeant Peter Sweetman said Jack Taylor – Port’s fourth and final victim – had the ‘stature and appearance’ of someone who might use drugs.
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Port victim laughed off concern over ‘dirty old man’, inquest told
Gabriel Kovari was found dead in St Margaret’s graveyard in Barking, east London.
UK News|Nov 10, 2021
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Port victim’s partner ‘dismissed by police because we were gay unmarried couple’
Daniel Whitworth’s body was discovered in Barking, east London, in 2014 after he was given a fatal overdose of the drug GHB by Stephen Port.
UK News|Nov 8, 2021
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‘Institutional homophobia’ meant police dismissed Port evidence, inquests told
John Pape was a friend of Gabriel Kovari, a Slovakian national given a fatal dose of the drug GHB by serial killer Stephen Port in 2014.
UK News|Nov 5, 2021
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‘Homophobia in the Met’ meant Stephen Port evidence was dismissed, inquests told
John Pape, a friend of murder victim Gabriel Kovari, said police routinely ignored his claims that the deaths might be linked.
UK News|Nov 5, 2021
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Family of Stephen Port’s youngest victim criticise ‘shoddy’ police probe
Kent chef Daniel Whitworth, 21, was the third young man to be given a fatal dose of GHB by sexual predator Port during a 16-month killing spree.
UK News|Nov 4, 2021
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Father of Stephen Port victim denies confirming suicide note
Daniel Whitworth was the third young man to be given a fatal dose of GHB by sexual predator Port during a 16-month killing spree.
UK News|Nov 4, 2021
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Serial killer probe police should have engaged with LGBT community, inquest told
Sean Wilson, deputy borough commander in 2014, also apologised for comments he made about Stephen Port’s victims.
UK News|Nov 3, 2021
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Stephen Port planted fake suicide note on victim to cover tracks, inquest told
Jurors on Friday heard of the serial killer’s attempt to distance himself from the murders.
UK News|Oct 29, 2021
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Killer Stephen Port made up story about victim to cover up murder, inquest told
Ryan Edwards said he had suspicions about his friend and neighbour, who surrounded himself with young males and kept drugs at home.
UK News|Oct 28, 2021
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Serial killer Port ‘loved vulnerable, young males and playing with toys’
The inquests into Stephen Port’s four victims heard evidence from a former friend who was worried about his interest in boys and his drug use.
UK News|Oct 28, 2021
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Dog walker recalls ‘peculiar’ churchyard discovery of Port victims
Over 16 months, Stephen Port gave four young gay men fatal doses of the drug GHB and dumped their bodies near his flat in Barking, east London.
UK News|Oct 27, 2021
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