Bradford murders
The Bradford murders were the serial killings of three women in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England in 2009 and 2010.
Stephen Griffiths | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stephen Shaun Griffiths 24 December 1969 Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Other names | Stephen Griffiths |
| Alma mater | University of Bradford |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (whole life order) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3+ |
Span of crimes | 22 June 2009 – 21 May 2010 |
| Country | England |
Date apprehended | 24 May 2010 |
43-year-old Susan Rushworth disappeared on 22 June 2009, followed by 31-year-old Shelley Armitage on 26 April 2010 and 36-year-old Suzanne Blamires on 21 May of the same year. The women were all sex workers based in Bradford. Parts of Blamires's body were found in the River Aire in Shipley, near Bradford, on 25 May. Other human tissue found in the same river was later established to belong to Armitage. No remains of Rushworth were ever found.
Stephen Shaun Griffiths, 40, was arrested on 24 May and subsequently charged with killing the three women. After being found guilty, he was sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order without any possibility of parole.