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    Where is John Sweeney now?

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    Delia Balmer A notorious serial killer’s horrific ordeal is told in new ITV series Until It Kills You. So where is John Sweeney now?

    The four-part drama follows true events in Delia’s life, when she met construction worker John Sweeney in a pub in Camden, London, in the 1990s. The couple began an affair and moved into his home before he began abusing her emotionally and physically.

    Delia eventually left John in 1994 before breaking into John’s home and holding him captive for four days. He tied her to the bed and threatened her life with a gun and knife before confessing to killing one of his previous girlfriends, Melissa Halstead.

    While Delia managed to escape and report John to the police for kidnapping her, John was eventually released on bail when he attempted to kill Delia with an axe. He managed to escape again after a neighbor attacked John with a baseball bat, before running away for six years.

    In 2001, he was reprimanded by the police and tried for the attempted murder of Delia.

    What happened to John Sweeney?

    Following the attempted murder of Delia Balmer, John Sweeney managed to evade the police by living under various aliases and being on the run for six years.

    When he was finally arrested in 2001, he was sentenced to four life sentences for attempted murder and for having four guns in his possession when arrested.

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    Shaun Evans plays John Sweeney in Till I Kill You

    While serving a life sentence at Gartree Prison in Leicestershire in 2010, John was also accused of murdering two of his former partners: Melissa Halstead, whose body was found in a canal in Rotterdam in 1990, and Patricia Fields, whose body was found in a canal in Rotterdam in 1990. He is thought to have been killed on the Regent’s Canal in Camden, London, in 2001 – while escaping the attempted murder of Delia.

    He was convicted of both murders in 2011 and sentenced to life in prison. Judge Mr Justice Saunders said at the time (via: BBC):

    “These were terrible, despicable crimes. Since the victims’ heads were removed, it is impossible to be sure how they were killed. The dismemberment of the bodies is a serious aggravating feature of the murders.

    “Not only does this reveal the cold-blooded nature of the murderer, but it also greatly increases the distress of the families to know that some of the bodies of their loved ones have not been found. I do not know why the murders took place. Of course, I do believe that this defendant had control over his relationships with the women and, chillingly, that control over the women’s lives.” or I am convinced it extends to deciding that he must die.

    “I have no doubt that the seriousness of these crimes is extremely high and that the most appropriate sentence is life imprisonment.”

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    Where is John Sweeney now?

    John Sweeney, now 67, is in prison, where he will spend the rest of his life without the possibility of parole.

    Accordingly BBCAuthorities believe he may have killed three more women between 1970 and 1990. Detective Chief Inspector Howard Groves, who led the investigation into the murders of Melissa Halstead and Patricia Fields, said in 2011: “As I contemplate a life behind bars, I can assure you that Melissa and Paula in the UK, the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe “He said this investigation will continue as we seek to identify and track down other potential victims who may have suffered a similar fate to ‘s.”

    All four episodes of Until I Kill You are now streaming on ITVX.

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