Age: 61 (80 after sentence)
Sex: male
Crime: murder
Date Of Sentence: 24 Oct 2022 (for 19 years)
End Of Full Sentence: 24 Oct 2041
Place: Kensington Gardens Square, London
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
John Paul was convicted of the murder of Anthony Bird 42.
Anthony Bird was found dead at his flat in Kensington Gardens Square on 6 June 1980.
Anthony Bird had been a part-time barman and was last seen alive late on the night of 3 June 1980 in the Queensway area of west London.
He was found dead at his home after failed to show up for work and his employers raised their concerns.
He was found bound with electrical cable and with bruises and it was found that his flat had been ransacked and electrical items and alcohol had been stolen.
John Paul later confessed to murdering him on 27 May 2021, saying that he battered him with a lump of wood. However, when his trial openeed in October 2022 he denied murder and manslaughter.
However, his fingerprints matched fingerprints found at the scene.
When he walked into the police station in Hammersmith he said, 'He approached me and just spoke to me and just talked me into having sex with him. He took me back to his place. I tied him with cord. I think the cord was black, I'm not sure. I tied him with a cord, his ankles, his hands, his arms, on the bed naked. There was a piece of wood. I used the piece of wood to batter him'.
