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How Police Missed the Grindr Killer (2017)
TV Movie | 46 min | Documentary

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How Police Missed the Grindr Killer (2017)

TV Movie | 46 min | Documentary

The story of how police repeatedly allowed a serial murderer to slip through their fingers. Stephen Port date-raped and murdered four young gay men in East London within fifteen months and dumped all four bodies within a few hundred metres...See moreThe story of how police repeatedly allowed a serial murderer to slip through their fingers. Stephen Port date-raped and murdered four young gay men in East London within fifteen months and dumped all four bodies within a few hundred metres of each other. Yet Barking and Dagenham police failed to link the deaths, until weeks after the fourth one. The film tells the story through eyes of the families of Port's victims, unpicking how the police failed to properly investigate each of the deaths in turn. The police's assumptions that these young gay men had died from self-inflicted overdoses of chem-sex drugs allowed Port to continue raping and killing innocent young men. The film unravels Port's sinister character and modus operandi. Port was motivated by a desire to satisfy his lust for abusive drug fuelled sexual encounters. He found all his victims through gay dating and social media sites, using multiple online profiles. Barking and Dagenham police's failings have led to huge anger amongst the families of Port's victims. Some have accused the police of institutional homophobia, and asked if officers would have investigated more thoroughly, had four young women turned up dead within such a small radius. The Met police have referred themselves to the Independent Police Complaints Commission over their handling of the case and will not comment on specific allegations until the IPCC investigation is complete. Written by Anonymous See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Sarah Sak Self - Anthony Walgate's Mum (as Sarah) Self - Anthony Walgate's Mum (as Sarah) See fewer	Surviving a Serial Killer (2021)
Ryan Edwards Self - Former Neighbour Self - Former Neighbour See fewer	Surviving a Serial Killer (2021)
John Pape Self - Gabriel Kovari's Friend Self - Gabriel Kovari's Friend See fewer	Grindr Killer: How I Discovered a Serial Murderer (2016)
Barbara Denham Self - Local Resident Self - Local Resident See fewer	How Police Missed the Grindr Killer (2017)
Mandy Pearson Self - Daniel Whitworth's Stepmum (as Mandy) Self - Daniel Whitworth's Stepmum (as Mandy) See fewer	Britain's Most Evil Killers (2017)
Donna Taylor Self - Jack Taylor's Sister (as Donna) Self - Jack Taylor's Sister (as Donna) See fewer	Surviving a Serial Killer (2021)
Lisa Walters Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	How Police Missed the Grindr Killer (2017)
Gabriel Kovari Self Self See fewer	Grindr Killer: How I Discovered a Serial Murderer (2016)
Stephen Port Self Self See fewer	Grindr Killer: How I Discovered a Serial Murderer (2016)
Jack Taylor Self Self See fewer	How Police Missed the Grindr Killer (2017)
Anthony Walgate Self Self See fewer	Surviving a Serial Killer (2021)
Daniel Whitworth Self Self See fewer	Grindr Killer: How I Discovered a Serial Murderer (2016)