Overview
- Stephen Griffiths was convicted on December 21, 2010, for murdering Suzanne Blamires, Shelley Armitage, and Susan Rushworth, and he received a whole life order.
- His arrest followed CCTV showing Blamires fleeing his flat before he struck her and dragged her back inside while armed with a crossbow.
- Investigators documented dismemberment and cannibalism, including 81 body fragments recovered from the River Aire and brain tissue found in his flat.
- Prison records and reporting describe a 2010 self-harm incident confirmed by officials and a 2019 attack in which an inmate allegedly speared him in the chest at HMP Long Lartin.
- More recent accounts say he was knocked unconscious in November 2024 and involved in a February 2025 wing altercation at HMP Full Sutton, with several details attributed to unnamed sources.