Serial killer Steve Wright jailed for life for historic murder of Victoria Hall

A serial killer who murdered five women has been jailed for the murder of a sixth victim 27 years after she was killed.

Victoria Hall, who was killed in 1999, has finally had her killer brought to justice after a pioneering tool in DNA analysis pinned Steve Wright to the murder.

Over the course of two nights, Wright prowled the streets of Felixstowe in Suffolk looking to kidnap a young woman.

After a failed attempt to kidnap a 22-year-old Emily Doherty on 18 September 1999, Wright kidnapped and murdered 17-year-old Victoria the following day.

CCTV shows him at a petrol station five miled away from where he left her body in Creeting St Peter.

Wright, now aged 67, pleaded guilty to kidnap and murder at the Old Bailey on Monday.

He also pleaded guilty of the attempted kidnap of the then-22-year-old woman.

Samantha Woolley, specialist prosecutor for the CPS, said: ‘Justice has finally been achieved for Victoria Hall after 26 years.

‘The meticulous work we have carried out with Suffolk Police, supporting their investigation and working hard to bring this case to court, has resulted in Wright admitting his guilt.

‘Our case was bolstered by critical DNA evidence made possible because of pioneering new forensic techniques – along with a wealth of other evidence which gave him little choice but to plead guilty.

‘Much attention will be made of Steve Wright being convicted of another murder, attention he does not deserve. Quite simply, he represents the very worst of humanity and I hope he will now be forgotten.

‘This outcome should make plain that time does not preclude a successful prosecution; we will doggedly pursue justice for the victims of non-recent crimes, no matter how many decades have passed.

‘Our thoughts remain with Victoria’s family, and all those who loved and cherished her.’

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