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The Night Stalker: Episode 218
UK True Crime Podcast
English - January 12, 2021 21:11 - 25 minutes - ★★★★★ - 552 ratingsTrue Crime Society & Culture Personal Journals Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It was 2009 in Walthamstow, when he first struck. In the early hours of the morning he attacked and raped a stranger. This was followed by two more terrifying attacks of increasing ferocity.
The next time this man attacked, he raped and murdered his 35 year old victim, Michelle Samaraweera, in a children's playground. Detectives knew he needed to be stopped. In this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I look at just how he was brought to justice....
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Sources
https://walthamforestecho.co.uk/justice-as-murderer-jailed-decade-after-killing-michelle/
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/20/london-murderer-and-serial-rapist-aman-vyas-jailed-for-at-least-37-years
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8646943/E17-Night-Stalker-35-jailed-37-years-rape-murder-spree-east-London.html
https://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/crime/life-sentence-for-rapist-murdered-hainault-woman-3266782
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/aman-vyas-night-stalker-rapist-jailed-murder-walthamstow-a9680351.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-53849066