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Sunderland Echo reporter Kevin Clark recounts the facts in the case of Wearside serial killer Steven Grieveson, who murdered four teenagers in the 1990s

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00:00 This is the story of a series of murders which shocked the city, devastated the lives of

00:04 four families and left an innocent man living under the shadow of suspicion for more than

00:08 a decade. This is the story of the Sunderland Strangler.

00:12 In February 1996, Stephen Grieveson is convicted on all three counts of murder after a lengthy

00:17 trial at Leeds Crown Court. He is jailed for life, where the recommendation he served at

00:21 least 35 years before being eligible for parole. John Milford QC, Prosecuting, has told the

00:26 court Grieveson is a bisexual who was either unable or unwilling to accept his sexuality

00:31 and who had two motives for killing the boys. In January 2012, Grieveson finally admits

00:35 responsibility for Simon's death. During the trial that October, Forensic Psychologist

00:39 Professor Derek Perkins says Grieveson has psychopathic traits which mixed with vulnerabilities

00:43 make for a dangerous combination. He tells the court his lack of emotion, callousness,

00:49 lack of remorse are elements that would have contributed to his ability to kill more than

00:53 once.

00:58 (gentle music)

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