An electrician already behind bars for murder has been branded "sick and twisted" after admitting to sexually abusing the bodies of 23 women.
David Fuller, known as the Morgue Monster, also pleaded guilty to four charges relating to possessing extreme pornography between 2007 and 2020. The Mirror reports that he abused his position at two hospitals to film himself abusing corpses, including a nine-year-old girl, two 16-year-olds and a 100-year-old woman.
Fuller, 68, is already serving a life sentence for the murders of Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce over 30 years ago. He had previously admitted to 44 charges relating to 78 victims in mortuaries at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust between 2008 and November 2020. The latest charges take the victim count to over 100.
Twisted technician Fuller carried out the abuse at the now-closed Kent and Sussex Hospital and the Tunbridge Wells Hospital. He had worked for the NHS trust since 1989.
The daughter of one of the victims addressed Fuller directly this morning and said: "The pain and emotional upset seared through my body like a knife. He took advantage of her helplessness in death where we were unable to protect her."
She added: "David, I want you to know how much damage you have caused, how your sick and twisted behaviour has damaged families like mine. I'm pleased you are now being held accountable for what you did only seven hours after she died."
Opening the facts at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, prosecutor Michael Bisgrove said Fuller had abused the bodies of at least 101 girls and women. However, 10 of the victims had not been identified and it is unlikely they ever will be.
Mr Bisgrove said: "The indictment reflects the course of conduct by Mr Fuller during his employment at two mortuaries during which he systematically and repeatedly abused the bodies of dead women and girls. He abused at least 101 women."
Libby Clark from the Crown Prosecution Service said previously: "Fuller's actions were depraved, disgusting and dehumanising - on a scale that has never been encountered before in legal history. It was vital for us to bring these additional charges for the women we could identify, and those we sadly couldn't, to reflect his offending and bring justice for the families that we can.
"The horrors of this case will no doubt remain with everyone who has worked so tirelessly to bring the case to a close."
The UK Government has launched an independent inquiry to identify how Fuller was able undetected for so long. He was finally arrested for what has been dubbed the "bedsit murders" on December 3, 2020, following new analysis of decades-old DNA evidence.
Wendy Knell was found dead in her apartment in Guildford Road, Tunbridge Wells, on June 23 1987, while Caroline Pierce was snatched five months later on November 24 outside her home in Grosvenor Park. Her naked body discovered in a water-filled dyke at St Mary in the Marsh on December 15.
Police later discovered a library of images of Fuller abusing corpses during a search of his three-bedroom semi-detached home in Heathfield, East Sussex, where he lived with his family. A report on the NHS trust is expected to be published next year.
Last month, it was announced that more than 90 family members whose loved ones were defiled by Fuller will receive compensation of up to £25,000.
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