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Timeline: Stephen Port failures

Timeline: Stephen Port failures

This is how Stephen Port's killings unfolded - and how police failed to catch him before he killed again.

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Robert Murphy
Apr 04, 2023
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Timeline: Stephen Port failures
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2013

  • Jan 1st - A man reported Stephen Port to police that Port had plied him with drugs and raped him. He chose not to pursue the allegation. The claim remained on the Police National Computer (PNC)

2014

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