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| Georgia Williams death: 'Deviant' killer given whole-life term | Georgia Williams death: 'Deviant' killer given whole-life term |
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| A sexual deviant who killed a teenage girl by hanging her at his parents' house has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in jail. | A sexual deviant who killed a teenage girl by hanging her at his parents' house has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in jail. |
| Jamie Reynolds, 23, had "a morbid fascination" with depictions of extreme violence against women and could become a serial killer, the court was warned. | Jamie Reynolds, 23, had "a morbid fascination" with depictions of extreme violence against women and could become a serial killer, the court was warned. |
| Reynolds earlier admitted murdering 17-year-old Georgia Williams in Wellington, Shropshire, in May. | Reynolds earlier admitted murdering 17-year-old Georgia Williams in Wellington, Shropshire, in May. |
| The Stafford Crown Court judge said he deserved the most severe sentence. | The Stafford Crown Court judge said he deserved the most severe sentence. |
| Mr Justice Wilkie said Reynolds had "enjoyed the spectacle of Georgia's ghastly few minutes" after meticulously planning the crime. | |
| He accepted a psychiatric assessment of Reynolds confirming he "had the potential to progressing to become a serial killer". | He accepted a psychiatric assessment of Reynolds confirming he "had the potential to progressing to become a serial killer". |
| Graphic stories | Graphic stories |
| Prosecutor David Crigman QC said at the time of his arrest, Reynolds had 16,800 images and 72 videos of extreme pornography on his computer. | Prosecutor David Crigman QC said at the time of his arrest, Reynolds had 16,800 images and 72 videos of extreme pornography on his computer. |
| These included images of women he knew in which ropes had been digitally added around their necks. | These included images of women he knew in which ropes had been digitally added around their necks. |
| He had written graphic short stories, which featured a fatal assault on a woman "followed by acts of sexual violation". | He had written graphic short stories, which featured a fatal assault on a woman "followed by acts of sexual violation". |
| Mr Crigman described Georgia's murder as "scripted, sadistic and sexually-motivated". | Mr Crigman described Georgia's murder as "scripted, sadistic and sexually-motivated". |
| He said Reynolds then took photographs of Georgia's body in different parts of the house, including on his parents' bed. | He said Reynolds then took photographs of Georgia's body in different parts of the house, including on his parents' bed. |
| Although Georgia knew Reynolds, "she made it clear she had no romantic interest in him". | Although Georgia knew Reynolds, "she made it clear she had no romantic interest in him". |
| She only agreed to go to the house to be a model for his amateur photography, Mr Crigman told the court. | She only agreed to go to the house to be a model for his amateur photography, Mr Crigman told the court. |
| 'Sorrow and misery' | 'Sorrow and misery' |
| Georgia's father Steve - a detective with West Mercia Police - read a statement to the hearing before sentence was passed. | Georgia's father Steve - a detective with West Mercia Police - read a statement to the hearing before sentence was passed. |
| He said: "We've been damned by evil to endure this sorrow and misery to the end of our natural lives." | He said: "We've been damned by evil to endure this sorrow and misery to the end of our natural lives." |
| Speaking outside court, he said that although Reynolds was serving a life sentence, the fact that "he still has life to hang on to" caused grief for the family. | |
| Reynolds's barrister described the murder as a "horrific crime". He said Reynolds actions were "unnecessary, tragic and selfish". | Reynolds's barrister described the murder as a "horrific crime". He said Reynolds actions were "unnecessary, tragic and selfish". |
| Georgia's family last saw their daughter on 26 May and reported her missing two days later, after discovering she was not staying with friends as they thought. | Georgia's family last saw their daughter on 26 May and reported her missing two days later, after discovering she was not staying with friends as they thought. |
| In court they heard Reynolds had used Georgia's phone to answer her mother's concerned texts and to cover his tracks. | In court they heard Reynolds had used Georgia's phone to answer her mother's concerned texts and to cover his tracks. |
| CCTV images showed he went to a cinema in Wrexham on the way to dispose of the body and showed "no external sign at all" of being "troubled", said the prosecution. | CCTV images showed he went to a cinema in Wrexham on the way to dispose of the body and showed "no external sign at all" of being "troubled", said the prosecution. |
| Reynolds was arrested in Glasgow the day after Georgia was reported missing. | Reynolds was arrested in Glasgow the day after Georgia was reported missing. |
| After tracking the journey Reynolds' van took on the way from Wellington to Glasgow, police found Georgia's body in woodland off the Nant-y-Garth Pass in north Wales. | After tracking the journey Reynolds' van took on the way from Wellington to Glasgow, police found Georgia's body in woodland off the Nant-y-Garth Pass in north Wales. |
| West Mercia Police said an independent review is under way into prior contact with Reynolds. |