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| Katie Locke murder: Carl Langdell jailed for life | Katie Locke murder: Carl Langdell jailed for life |
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| A man who murdered a young teacher on their first date before sexually assaulting and taking pictures of her corpse has been jailed for life. | A man who murdered a young teacher on their first date before sexually assaulting and taking pictures of her corpse has been jailed for life. |
| Katie Locke, 23, was strangled by Carl Langdell at Theobalds Park Hotel in Hertfordshire on Christmas Eve 2015. | Katie Locke, 23, was strangled by Carl Langdell at Theobalds Park Hotel in Hertfordshire on Christmas Eve 2015. |
| Her body was found dumped in a bush near a skip in the hotel grounds. | Her body was found dumped in a bush near a skip in the hotel grounds. |
| Following a two-day sentencing hearing at St Albans Crown Court, Langdell was told he would serve at least 26 years in prison. | Following a two-day sentencing hearing at St Albans Crown Court, Langdell was told he would serve at least 26 years in prison. |
| Judge Andrew Bright QC told him having sexual intercourse with Katie Locke's dead body "increased the depravity of the murder". | Judge Andrew Bright QC told him having sexual intercourse with Katie Locke's dead body "increased the depravity of the murder". |
| "I am firmly of the view that you pose a very great danger to women and young girls with whom you come into contact in the future and I note that you have described yourself to others as a monster and a psychopath because of what you did to Katie Locke," he said. | "I am firmly of the view that you pose a very great danger to women and young girls with whom you come into contact in the future and I note that you have described yourself to others as a monster and a psychopath because of what you did to Katie Locke," he said. |
| Langdell had met Ms Locke, from Buckhurst Hill, Essex, on an online dating site a couple of weeks before they met up for their first date. | Langdell had met Ms Locke, from Buckhurst Hill, Essex, on an online dating site a couple of weeks before they met up for their first date. |
| He had claimed to have his own law firm, but in reality had spent two years increasingly suffering from mental illness. | He had claimed to have his own law firm, but in reality had spent two years increasingly suffering from mental illness. |
| After his arrest, Langdell described himself to a psychiatrist as a "monster". | After his arrest, Langdell described himself to a psychiatrist as a "monster". |
| Nine months before murdering Ms Locke, Langdell had told a psychiatric nurse about his violent fantasies, the court heard. | |
| He was detained under the Mental Health Act and given a suspended sentence for making threats to kill in March last year. | |
| Ms Locke was unaware of his history when she agreed to meet him, prosecutor Ann Evans said. | |
| Described as "beautiful and vibrant", Ms Locke taught history and politics at Cardinal Pole School in Hackney, east London. | |
| Her mother Jennifer read out a victim impact statement during the sentencing hearing, during which she said of her daughter: "Nothing could prepare her for meeting a monster. I shall miss her every minute of every day". |