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Sally Anne Bowman killer Mark Dixie jailed for more attacks | Sally Anne Bowman killer Mark Dixie jailed for more attacks |
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The murderer of model Sally Anne Bowman has been given two further life sentences for raping two other women. | |
Mark Dixie, now 47, was jailed for at least 34 years in 2008 for repeatedly stabbing 18-year-old Miss Bowman, before raping her as she lay dead or dying in south London in 2005. | Mark Dixie, now 47, was jailed for at least 34 years in 2008 for repeatedly stabbing 18-year-old Miss Bowman, before raping her as she lay dead or dying in south London in 2005. |
Dixie confessed to detectives in 2015 he was responsible for more attacks, including one when he was a teenager. | |
Senior investigating officer Chris Le Pere described Dixie as "a monster". | |
Outside court Mr Le Pere said although the Metropolitan Police had no evidence to link the former pub chef to any other rapes or murders, "with my experience, I would find it very surprising if he had not done something extremely serious we don't know about". | |
Friday's sentencing hearing was told Dixie targeted his first victim when he was 16 while she was sitting in her own car in an isolated south London car park. | |
He then tied her up inside and set the vehicle on fire. | He then tied her up inside and set the vehicle on fire. |
The victim said he "seemed delighted in her evident fear" as she became hysterical, fearing she was going to die. | |
She managed to free herself and raised the alarm, Southwark Crown Court was told in July. | She managed to free herself and raised the alarm, Southwark Crown Court was told in July. |
'Utterly petrified' | |
However, she was left "utterly petrified", when she received two chilling phone calls from her attacker in the following days, the court was told. | |
In a victim impact statement, she said: "I didn't seek counselling, I had survived, I was in one piece. I just wanted to get on with life." | |
The second attack, in 2002, saw him bludgeon a woman with a chef's steel, normally used to sharpen kitchen knives, before telling her "I'm going to kill you" and molesting her. | The second attack, in 2002, saw him bludgeon a woman with a chef's steel, normally used to sharpen kitchen knives, before telling her "I'm going to kill you" and molesting her. |
She managed to escape when Dixie was interrupted by a man who heard her screams. | |
The court heard Dixie took his victim's mobile phone during the attack and later boasted to her ex-boyfriend in a call: "I've battered her. I've battered her. I've left her by the railway." | |
The Sally Anne Bowman murder | |
In the early hours of 25 September 2005, Sally Anne Bowman, an 18-year-old hairdresser and model, was murdered near her home in Croydon, south London. | |
Returning from a night out, she was stabbed in the neck and stomach and then raped as she lay dead or dying. | |
She had been dropped off by her ex-boyfriend Lewis Sproston who police arrested but later released without charge. | |
The murder remained unsolved until June 2006, when local man Mark Dixie was arrested following a fight at the pub where he worked as a chef. | |
DNA taken from a swab linked him to the case and he was charged with the murder. | |
During the Old Bailey trial Dixie, admitted to having sex with Miss Bowman after finding her on the ground outside her home, but denied murdering her. | |
He was found guilty of Miss Bowman's murder and was sentenced to life in jail with a minimum term of 34 years. | |
Father-of-three Dixie admitted charges of rape, indecent assault and grievous bodily harm during a hearing on 26 July. | Father-of-three Dixie admitted charges of rape, indecent assault and grievous bodily harm during a hearing on 26 July. |
In January 2015 the killer, who had pleaded not guilty throughout his first trial, finally confessed to the murder. | In January 2015 the killer, who had pleaded not guilty throughout his first trial, finally confessed to the murder. |
Dixie wrote to police saying he wanted to "tell the truth" about what happened to Miss Bowman, before telling detectives he had killed her in a frenzied attack that included biting her after she fled from her boyfriend's car in a row. | Dixie wrote to police saying he wanted to "tell the truth" about what happened to Miss Bowman, before telling detectives he had killed her in a frenzied attack that included biting her after she fled from her boyfriend's car in a row. |
Later, while being interviewed by police, he said he had not raped or murdered anybody before. | Later, while being interviewed by police, he said he had not raped or murdered anybody before. |
However, he went on to admit two further attacks after he was told by the investigating officer: "That's not entirely true. I know something you did in 1987." | However, he went on to admit two further attacks after he was told by the investigating officer: "That's not entirely true. I know something you did in 1987." |
By the time Dixie was jailed for Miss Bowman's murder, he had already been convicted of indecent exposure and indecent assault in the UK. | By the time Dixie was jailed for Miss Bowman's murder, he had already been convicted of indecent exposure and indecent assault in the UK. |
He was also responsible for another sex attack in Australia, where he had lived for six years. | He was also responsible for another sex attack in Australia, where he had lived for six years. |
Dixie has also admitted a serious sexual assault in Spain in 2005, his barrister Andrew Mooney said. | Dixie has also admitted a serious sexual assault in Spain in 2005, his barrister Andrew Mooney said. |
Mr Le Pere said Dixie was still "very dangerous", adding: "I would be very surprised if he would ever not pose a threat to the public or a danger to the public. | |
"But that's for other people to decide." |