English Serial Killer Levi Bellfield aka The Bus Stop Killer (Crime Documentary)
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Yusuf Rahim (born Levi Rabetts; 17 May 1968), formerly known as Levi Bellfield, is an English serial killer. He was convicted on 25 February 2008 of the murders of Marsha McDonnell and Amelie Delagrange and the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy, and sentenced to life imprisonment.
On 23 June 2011, Bellfield was found guilty of the murder of Milly Dowler. On both occasions, the judge recommended that he should never be released. He converted to Islam whilst in prison.
Bellfield was born at the West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, Greater London, to Jean and Joseph Rabetts (née Bellfield), and is of Romani descent.
When Bellfield was 10, his father died at age 52 of leukemia. He has two brothers and two sisters and was brought up on a southwest London council estate. He attended Forge Lane Junior School followed by a change of secondary school from Rectory Secondary School, Hampton to Feltham Comprehensive School. He has fathered five children with three women, the three youngest with his most recent girlfriend, Emma Mills. His first conviction was for burglary in 1981.
He was convicted of assaulting a police officer in 1990. He also has convictions for theft and driving offenses. By 2002, he had nine convictions and had spent almost one year in prison for them.
In an interview with the media, Detective Chief Inspector Colin Sutton of the Metropolitan Police, who led the murder hunt, described him in some detail: "When we started dealing with him he came across as very jokey like he's your best mate. But he's a cunning individual, violent. He can switch from being nice to being nasty, instantly."
Bellfield searched for victims on streets he knew intimately. Detectives tracked down a number of ex-girlfriends, who all described a similar pattern of behavior when they got involved with him. "He was lovely at first, charming, then completely controlling and evil. They all said the same," said Detective Sergeant Jo Brunt.
At the time of the attacks, Bellfield ran a wheel-clamping business which operated in and around West Drayton in west London where he lived. Detective Chief Inspector Sutton speculated: "[Bellfield] has a massive ego to feed, he thinks he's God's gift to everyone. He drives around in his car, feels a bit 'whatever' and sees some young blonde girl. The young blonde girl says 'go away' and he thinks 'you dare to turn down Levi Bellfield, you're worth nothing' and then she gets a whack over the head. It is shown in the case of Kate Sheedy. She was smart enough to think she didn't like the look of his car and crosses the road. He thinks 'You think you're so clever' and whoosh, he runs her over."
Bellfield was seen driving around in his van, talking to young girls at bus stops, while under police surveillance. Amelie Delagrange was seen by CCTV cameras which showed her walking towards Twickenham Green after she missed her stop on the bus home. She may have stopped and spoken to Bellfield between the last two sightings of her.
On 23 June 2011, Bellfield was found guilty of the murder of Milly Dowler. On both occasions, the judge recommended that he should never be released. He converted to Islam whilst in prison.
Bellfield was born at the West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, Greater London, to Jean and Joseph Rabetts (née Bellfield), and is of Romani descent.
When Bellfield was 10, his father died at age 52 of leukemia. He has two brothers and two sisters and was brought up on a southwest London council estate. He attended Forge Lane Junior School followed by a change of secondary school from Rectory Secondary School, Hampton to Feltham Comprehensive School. He has fathered five children with three women, the three youngest with his most recent girlfriend, Emma Mills. His first conviction was for burglary in 1981.
He was convicted of assaulting a police officer in 1990. He also has convictions for theft and driving offenses. By 2002, he had nine convictions and had spent almost one year in prison for them.
In an interview with the media, Detective Chief Inspector Colin Sutton of the Metropolitan Police, who led the murder hunt, described him in some detail: "When we started dealing with him he came across as very jokey like he's your best mate. But he's a cunning individual, violent. He can switch from being nice to being nasty, instantly."
Bellfield searched for victims on streets he knew intimately. Detectives tracked down a number of ex-girlfriends, who all described a similar pattern of behavior when they got involved with him. "He was lovely at first, charming, then completely controlling and evil. They all said the same," said Detective Sergeant Jo Brunt.
At the time of the attacks, Bellfield ran a wheel-clamping business which operated in and around West Drayton in west London where he lived. Detective Chief Inspector Sutton speculated: "[Bellfield] has a massive ego to feed, he thinks he's God's gift to everyone. He drives around in his car, feels a bit 'whatever' and sees some young blonde girl. The young blonde girl says 'go away' and he thinks 'you dare to turn down Levi Bellfield, you're worth nothing' and then she gets a whack over the head. It is shown in the case of Kate Sheedy. She was smart enough to think she didn't like the look of his car and crosses the road. He thinks 'You think you're so clever' and whoosh, he runs her over."
Bellfield was seen driving around in his van, talking to young girls at bus stops, while under police surveillance. Amelie Delagrange was seen by CCTV cameras which showed her walking towards Twickenham Green after she missed her stop on the bus home. She may have stopped and spoken to Bellfield between the last two sightings of her.