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| Plea to trace woman linked to killer John Sweeney | Plea to trace woman linked to killer John Sweeney |
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| Police are trying to trace a Scottish woman who they fear may have been another victim of a man who murdered two women and threw them in canals. | Police are trying to trace a Scottish woman who they fear may have been another victim of a man who murdered two women and threw them in canals. |
| It is thought that John Sweeney may have killed five other people and planted clues in misogynistic artworks. | It is thought that John Sweeney may have killed five other people and planted clues in misogynistic artworks. |
| A judge ruled that John Sweeney should die in prison after he killed two women in London and Rotterdam. | A judge ruled that John Sweeney should die in prison after he killed two women in London and Rotterdam. |
| Sweeney - who is in his mid-50s - is also serving life for an axe attack on another former girlfriend. | Sweeney - who is in his mid-50s - is also serving life for an axe attack on another former girlfriend. |
| The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) homicide and serious crime command said it wanted to identify a Scottish woman who may have been Sweeney's girlfriend in the 1980s. | |
| Det Ch Insp Howard Groves, in charge of the investigation, said: "Sweeney is believed to have gone out with this woman, who was possibly called Fiona, and shared a house with her and others in Hornsey Park Road, North London, in 1985. | Det Ch Insp Howard Groves, in charge of the investigation, said: "Sweeney is believed to have gone out with this woman, who was possibly called Fiona, and shared a house with her and others in Hornsey Park Road, North London, in 1985. |
| Current whereabouts | Current whereabouts |
| "She may have originally been from the Fife area in Scotland, possibly Burntisland, and her father or other family member had links to the Prison Service in Scotland. | "She may have originally been from the Fife area in Scotland, possibly Burntisland, and her father or other family member had links to the Prison Service in Scotland. |
| "It is also believed that, whilst in London, she was with another woman who may also have been Scottish." | "It is also believed that, whilst in London, she was with another woman who may also have been Scottish." |
| Police said they wanted anyone who knew of the woman's current whereabouts to contact them at Barnes Green Police Station in London. | Police said they wanted anyone who knew of the woman's current whereabouts to contact them at Barnes Green Police Station in London. |
| Sweeney was given a whole life tariff after being convicted two years ago of the murders of Paula Fields, 31, and 33-year-old Melissa Halstead. | Sweeney was given a whole life tariff after being convicted two years ago of the murders of Paula Fields, 31, and 33-year-old Melissa Halstead. |
| Ms Halstead's body was discovered in a canal in Rotterdam in 1990, while Ms Fields' body was found in the Regent's Canal in London in 2001. | Ms Halstead's body was discovered in a canal in Rotterdam in 1990, while Ms Fields' body was found in the Regent's Canal in London in 2001. |
| Ultraviolet light | Ultraviolet light |
| Detectives found several weapons and 300 pieces of gruesome artwork and poems in Sweeney's north London house. | Detectives found several weapons and 300 pieces of gruesome artwork and poems in Sweeney's north London house. |
| One painting, entitled One Man Band, contained a drawing of a woman, believed to be Ms Halstead. | One painting, entitled One Man Band, contained a drawing of a woman, believed to be Ms Halstead. |
| Correction fluid had been painted over a small area. | Correction fluid had been painted over a small area. |
| When forensic scientists shone ultraviolet light on it, they revealed a gravestone with the inscription: "Melissa Halstead, born 7 November 1956. Died". | When forensic scientists shone ultraviolet light on it, they revealed a gravestone with the inscription: "Melissa Halstead, born 7 November 1956. Died". |
| Another sketch, The Scalphunter, showed women tied up and another showed Sweeney holding up blades dripping with blood. | Another sketch, The Scalphunter, showed women tied up and another showed Sweeney holding up blades dripping with blood. |