Stephen Port
Stephen Port
Stephen John Port (born 22 February 1975) is a British serial killer and serial rapist. He has been convicted of the murder of four young men and multiple rapes and sexual assaults of several others. Port received a sentence of life imprisonment with a whole life order on 25 November 2016.
Early life
Port was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. When he was a year old, his family moved to Dagenham in East London, where he grew up and where his parents still live. He was described as being a "loner" and was often bullied at school during his childhood. Former teachers also described Port's personality as "quiet". His neighbour described him as having a peculiar, childlike personality, exhibiting odd behaviour as a grown man, such as playing with children's toys. After leaving school, aged 16, he went to art college, but it proved too expensive for his parents and he spent two years training as a chef instead. A former romantic partner of Port's described his personality as childish and gave that as the reason for ending their relationship. He came out as gay in his mid-twenties.
Early life
Port lived with his parents until his early thirties, then lived alone in a flat in Barking, London, and worked as a chef at a Stagecoach bus depot in West Ham. Port also briefly appeared on an episode of the television show MasterChef. He was described as having an athletic appearance at the time of the murders due to regularly going to the gym. He was bald and disguised this in public by wearing a blond toupée. The hairpiece was professionally fastened and increased his confidence when meeting other men.
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