He had filmed the unspeakable acts — and horrific images of him defiling bodies aged between nine and 100 were found concealed in a box bedroom he had converted into an office.

He made a second call when an appeal was made to help catch the killers on BBC's Crimewatch, but refused to meet detectives.

'NO STONE UNTURED'

As well as Grimson's links to unsolved murders being the subject of the two BBC programmes in 2005 ( The Search for Simon Parkes and the October 2005 edition of Crimewatch), his case was also featured in a 2019 documentary as part of Crime+ Investigation's series Murdertown. The programme was the opening episode of series 2 and was titled "Portsmouth". [20] See also [ edit ] A source said: “Police are linking Fuller with unsolved cases in his past and this is one of those. He has very strong links to that area. Mr Salmon, who lived alone, had been missing from his home for nearly seven weeks before his body was found by a golfer. The 24-year-old barmaid’s body was dumped on wasteland in the city where necrophiliac Fuller, 67, grew up - just one mile from where he lived as a convicted teenage burglar. It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled across the sky. Rain spattered a mysterious, hooded stranger who peered over the hedgerow at the darkened, quiet house.”

Tests showed he died of internal bleeding and police believe he may have been assaulted in the days beforehand. However, the police should be looking at unsolved cases from before 1989 because there are bound to have been further offences.” At the trial, Mr Justice Cresswell told Grimson "You are a serial killer in nature if not in number. You are a highly dangerous serial killer who killed two young men in horrifying circumstances." [4] Other victims [ edit ] But then another body is found and Horton is forced to confront the past. Not just the victim’s, but the mystery surrounding his own mother’s disappearance over thirty years ago. As the pieces of the puzzle begin to unravel, it becomes clear that Horton is up against a deadly adversary who will stop at nothing to prevent the truth from coming out. Can Horton catch a killer and find out what happened to his mother all those years ago?And now it doesn’t look good for a detective under suspicion to be the one to find a dead body. His colleagues don’t want him on the case.

Police are also speculating that there are other unknown victims and believe that as Grimson killed people on the twelfth of December each year, that there could be a range between 11 [15] and 20 unidentified victims at Grimson's hands. [16]

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Police have said a hitman could have shot Richard in a contract killing, or that he was murdered by someone with a grudge. Bennetto, Jason (23 June 2003). "Police search Gibraltar for sailor missing since 1986". The Independent. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017 . Retrieved 22 February 2017.

Police described the letter as a "smokescreen" and said information about his disappearance suggested he was murdered. Chillingly, the Cook case was known as the Cinderella Murder because of a distinctive footprint left imprinted on Linda’s body, with the word “Flash”. In April 1992, 53-year-old Michael Schallamach from Bitterne, Southampton went missing and police believe he was murdered. A police spokeswoman confirmed Hampshire Police ensured unsolved murders were reviewed. She said: “In accordance with national guidelines, all undetected murders are subject to periodic review by the Serious Crime Review Team.a b c Tweedie, Neil (28 March 2001). "Sailor was "serial killer in name if not number" ". Telegraph.co.uk . Retrieved 24 February 2017. Tragic cases range from a mum of two suffocated in a leafy village home to a businessman with dreams of being a millionaire gunned down in the flat above his shop.