Stephen Port: Quiet, porn-obsessed loner who turned into a serial killer

By Staff reporter
Published 23rd Jun 2022, 13:51 GMT
Updated 23rd Jun 2022, 13:55 GMT
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In many ways, Stephen Port did not fit the serial killer stereotype.

The softly spoken, bus depot chef had a “strange” obsession with children’s toys and rarely socialised, instead spending his free time in his flat on his laptop or internet dating, rarely going too far from work and home.

But the reality, unknown to the few who knew him, was that the 6ft 5in former escort was obsessed with drug-rape pornography, and lured unwitting, boyish-looking, gay men to his flat through websites such as Grindr before fatally plying them with GHB, sexually abusing them, and disposing of their corpses.

Port then weaved an unending web of lies to cover his tracks and muddy the waters, allowing him to strike again and again until police finally pieced together Port’s murderous involvement in four deaths.placeholder image
Port then weaved an unending web of lies to cover his tracks and muddy the waters, allowing him to strike again and again until police finally pieced together Port’s murderous involvement in four deaths.

Evidence at the inquests suggested Port had more aliases – used to spread rumours in the aftermath of each murder – than he had genuine friends.

Port, originally from Dagenham, trained as a chef after dropping out of art school.

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