A former soldier jailed for life for torturing five gay men to death has died at Wakefield jail, the Prison Service has said.
Colin Ireland, 57, was given a whole-life tariff in 1993 for the murders. ...
Known as the "gay slayer", Ireland reportedly posed as a homosexual to be taken to each of his victims' homes, where he tortured and murdered them after making a New Year's resolution in 1993 to become a serial killer.
Ireland, who terrorised London's gay community, was caught later the same year when CCTV footage showed him with his last victim. ...
"He is presumed to have died from natural causes; a post-mortem will follow. ...
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