March 16, 1954 - Colin Ireland
Ireland's case is notable for its cold deliberateness: he targeted gay men through a specific London venue, exploiting the conventions of sadomasochistic encounters to subdue victims who had no reason to suspect his intentions until it was too late. His crimes were not driven by sexual motive but by a premeditated desire to be recognized as a serial killer — he reportedly set out to meet the FBI's threshold for that classification. Five men were murdered in 1993 before he was identified, and the manipulation involved in each killing reflected a methodical, predatory approach rather than impulsive violence.
From Wikipedia
Colin Ireland (16 March 1954 – 21 February 2012) was a British serial killer known as the Gay Slayer, because his victims were gay men. Criminologist David Wilson believes that Ireland was a psychopath.
Ireland suffered a severely dysfunctional upbringing. He committed various crimes from the age of 16 and had served time in borstals and prisons. While living in Southend, he started frequenting the Coleherne, a gay pub in Earl's Court, London. Ireland sought men who liked the passive role and sado-masochism, so he could readily restrain them as they initially believed it was a sexual game.
Ireland was heterosexual: he had been twice married to women, he pretended to be gay only to befriend potential victims. Ireland's murders were not sexually motivated.
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