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The Murder of Milly Dowler — Part 2
Milly’s murder was just the beginning for serial killer Levi Bellfield, aka “The Bus Stop Killer.”
In my article “The Murder of Milly Dowler,” I explore the disappearance and death of 13-year old Milly, whose life was tragically cut short in 2002 by a man named Levi Bellfield. Milly’s disappearance dominated the British news at the time and even indirectly caused the demise of the 168-year old tabloid News of the World.
But there is more to this sordid tale. It took six agonizingly long years for police to identify Levi as a suspect in Milly’s disappearance. In that time, Levi would go on to savagely murder two more women and assault hundreds of others. I wanted to shed light on his other victims, who didn’t get the same massive press coverage as Milly. I also wanted to explore what triggering events potentially caused Levi to become a predatory monster.
Levi’s Other Murder Victims
After murdering Milly in 2002 in Surrey, England, Levi eluded capture by targeting victims in London. At the time, he ran a wheel-clamping business, which operated in and around…
