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167. The Ipswich Murders | England
When his marriage ended, Des Thorpe became a homeless alcoholic. His young daughter ran away from foster care to be with her dad and grew up on the streets. Lorraine became a part of her dad’s street drinking group and met many unsavory characters. One of them was kind-hearted, down-on-her-luck Rosie Hunt. She notified social services that Lorraine was not in a good environment and was made to pay with her life. Des was furious when he learnt Lorraine was involved in Rosie’s murder – not knowing that he would be next…
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Lorraine Thorpe WAS Britain's Youngest Double Murderer
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Criminal sentence - Lorraine Thorpe - Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) - Mr Justice Saunders
Criminal sentence - John Paul Grimwood - Ipswich Crown Court - Judge John Devaux
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