Global InformationStephen Akinmurele information
Stephen Akinmurele | |
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| Born | Stephen Oladimeji K. Akinmurele 16 March 1978 Nigeria[1] |
| Died | 28 August 1999 (aged 21) Manchester Prison, Manchester, England |
| Cause of death | Suicide by hanging |
| Other names | The Cul-De-Sac Killer |
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| Victims | 5–7 |
Span of crimes | 1995–1998 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Stephen Oladimeji K. Akinmurele (16 March 1978 – 28 August 1999) was a Nigerian suspected serial killer who was charged with murdering five elderly people between 1995 and 1998.
Initially, he was charged with the murder of an elderly couple, Eric Boardman and Joan Boardman. His third suspected crime was the murder of Jemmimah Cargill. After Cargill, he was also charged with the murders of Dorothy Harris and Marjorie Ashton.
Akinmurele was born in Nigeria to a Nigerian father and a white British mother. He and his mother moved to the Isle of Man in 1988, before he moved to Blackpool, England to work as a barman.[1]
Akinmurele had a history of mental illness and had committed crimes against the elderly from the age of 11. He was drawn to situations in which he would encounter the elderly with the police asserting he got a "kick" out of killing old people. Akinmurele confessed to a number of the murders but killed himself before his trial. Police believe he may have also been responsible for two further killings. The case is notable due to Akinmurele's long-standing hatred of elderly people.
- ^ a b "'Serial killer' found hanged". the Guardian. 30 August 1999. Retrieved 17 January 2023.