December 24, 1969 - Stephen Griffiths
Griffiths targeted vulnerable women working in street prostitution in Bradford, killing three within the span of roughly a year. His case drew particular attention after he appeared before a magistrate and identified himself as "the Crossbow Cannibal" — a self-dramatizing gesture that contrasted starkly with the grim disposal of his victims' remains in the River Aire. He received a whole life order, meaning he will never be considered for release.
From Wikipedia
The Bradford murders were the serial killings of three women in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England in 2009 and 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.
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