Twisted killer Michael Sams, from Nottinghamshire, has spent an additional six years in prison for the protection of the public and has had four reviews by the Parole Board since the expiry of his minimum term in 2017. His bid for freedom was detailed in a Parole Board Decision Summary, seen by Nottinghamshire Live, on the reasons why the one-legged murderer's latest hearing for release failed.
Sams, from Newark, killed 18-year-old Julie Dart, whose body was found in a field near Grantham in 1991. He also kidnapped another young woman, Stephanie Slater, who was remarkably returned home by Sams after he took her from a red light district in Leeds.
On 8 July 1993, Sams received a mandatory life sentence following conviction for offences of murder and kidnapping. He was ordered to spend a minimum term in prison of 25 years. This term expired in February 2017 - making him eligible for consideration for release from that date.
