It’s 1982, and the streets, railway stations, and footpaths of London are no longer safe for women walking alone.
John Duffy and David Mulcahy had known each other since school, where two isolated boys forged a friendship around resentment, secrecy, and cruelty. The outcasts learned to use the innocent at outlets for their anger, first against animals before moving onto bigger prey.
For more than four years, the pair hunted women across London and the southeast, using railway routes and gaps in public space to isolate their victims. At least 18 women were later linked to their attacks.
