Serial killer Steve Wright has been handed a new life sentence over the murder of a teenager almost 30 years ago.
Wright was jailed for life with a minimum term of 40 years at the Old Bailey today after finally admitting the kidnap and murder of 17-year-old Victoria Hall earlier this week.
The teenager disappeared early on September 18, 1999, in a village on the outskirts of Felixstowe, Suffolk.
Only the night before, Wright had attempted to abduct newlywed Emily Doherty, 22, who ran, hid and sought refuge in a couple’s house to escape.
17-year-old Victoria Hall disappeared on September 18, 1999
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The 67-year-old, known as the “Suffolk Strangler”, is already serving a whole-life prison sentence for the murders of five women in Ipswich but it is the first time he has admitted any killings.
Mr Justice Bennathan told Wright it is “almost certain you will die in prison”.
He said: “Victoria Hall was a typical, bright, lively teenager.
“For reasons only you know, and most people will never start to comprehend, you snatched Victoria away and you crushed her young life.”
No life sentence could ever make up for the “loss and grief” suffered by Victoria’s family, the senior judge said.
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