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Evening Standard
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Tristan Kirk

Ripper killer David Smith blamed murder on his failed marriage

Ripper-style double murderer David Smith tried to blame the sadistic killing of a young woman on anger from the failure of his marriage, it can be revealed.

The 66-year-old former lorry driver killed and mutilated Sarah Crump in 1991, and after getting away with her murder he went on to kill a second woman, Amanda Walker, in 1999.

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