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Convicted paedophile Russell Bishop has been jailed for life for the murders of two schoolgirls 32 years ago.Convicted paedophile Russell Bishop has been jailed for life for the murders of two schoolgirls 32 years ago.
The Babes in the Wood killer will serve a minimum of 36 years after being found guilty at a second trial on Monday.The Babes in the Wood killer will serve a minimum of 36 years after being found guilty at a second trial on Monday.
Bishop, aged 20 in 1986, killed nine-year-olds Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway in a woodland den in Brighton.Bishop, aged 20 in 1986, killed nine-year-olds Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway in a woodland den in Brighton.
A year later he was cleared of their murders, but within three years kidnapped another girl and left her for dead, the Old Bailey heard. In 1987 he was cleared of their murders, but within three years kidnapped another girl and left her for dead, the Old Bailey heard.
"Finally, justice has been done and Bishop has been seen as the evil monster he really is," Karen's mother Michelle Hadaway said following the verdict."Finally, justice has been done and Bishop has been seen as the evil monster he really is," Karen's mother Michelle Hadaway said following the verdict.
Bishop had refused to attend court for his sentencing. Bishop, aged 52, who was already serving a life term for attempting to murder the seven-year-old girl at Devil's Dyke in 1990, had refused to attend court for his sentencing.
In his absence the judge Mr Justice Sweeney, described him as a "predatory paedophile" who had shown no remorse.
"The terror that each girl must have suffered in their final moments is unimaginable," he said.
Bishop was told he would face a new trial for Karen and Nicola's killings under the double jeopardy law, after a DNA breakthrough in the case.
A sweatshirt discarded on his route home linked him to the scene while a sample from Karen's left forearm revealed a "one in a billion" DNA match, the jury heard.
In a victim impact statement Nicola's mother, Sue Eismann, said her world "turned upside down" after Bishop killed her daughter.
"I have lived with the pain, the loss and sheer hate towards him for what he had done for the last 32 years," she said.
"Russell Bishop is a horrible, wicked man. No child is safe if he is allowed to be free."
Det Sup Jeff Riley, of Sussex Police, described Bishop as a "truly wicked man".
"Bishop will hopefully spend the remainder of his life behind bars where he truly belongs and never darken the streets of Brighton again," he said following the sentencing.
"This significant term of imprisonment will of course never make up for the loss of Karen and Nicola but I hope their families will take some comfort from it."