Triple killer who murdered mum, son and pregnant woman facing life behind bars
dailyrecord.co.ukA triple killer who murdered a son and his mother before raping his third victim is facing life behind bars. Cruel Anthony Russell killed three times in just one week in October 2020 as frantic police carried out one of the largest manhunt seen in recent years leading to his arrest.
The 39-year-old pled guilty to all the three murders, as well as three robberies and wounding of a carjacking victim. However, today jurors found him guilty of raping his final victim Nicole McGregor - who was 18-weeks pregnant - on the day he killed her.
Russell will be sentenced tomorrow (Friday March 11) at Warwick Crown Court. Det Supt Shaun Edwards, who heads West Midlands Police’s homicide team, told Birmingham Live : “This was a violent series of killings which happened over a period of just seven days, but which have left two families devastated for the rest of their lives. “We believe that David was killed due to Russell’s mistaken belief that he was in a relationship with his girlfriend.“When Russell went to speak to Julie about her son’s disappearance, we suspect that he confessed to David’s killing.
He then killed Julie to stop her from speaking to the police.“There’s no known link between Russell and Nicole, and it appears to be pure chance that he has encountered her.
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