Bus Stop Killer: The True Story of Levi Bellfield

by Gary Bell

Levi Bellfield was an English serial killer—dubbed the “Bus Stop Killer”—because of his practice of staking out bus stops to find his victims; usually young blonde women who he would then stalk after they rejected him while they walked home before attacking them with a hammer. One victim, Kate Sheedy, did not like the looks of Bellfield or his vehicle and attempted to cross the street to get away. She was subsequently run over by Bellfield—twice. Bellfield was ultimately convicted of killing two young blonde women—Marsha McDonnell and Amelie Delagrange—as well as the attempted murder of Sheedy. He was sentenced to life in prison on 26 February 2008 with a recommendation that he should never be released. Then, evidence of a third murder victim, 13-year-old Amanda “Milly” Dowler, emerged and Bellfield was subsequently convicted of her murder and given another life sentence. Since then he has been implicated in dozens of additional assaults and murders and unsuccessfully tried for three of them.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction

55 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 14, 2016

About the author

Born into a coal mining family, Gary Bell QC left school without any qualifications and was an apprentice mechanic, fork lift truck driver, production line worker, builder, fireman and door-to-door salesman, as well as a notorious football hooligan, before being arrested for fraud aged 18. After a brief stint in prison, he set off to seek fame and fortune abroad and, after two years drifting around Europe ended up penniless and homeless.

He next enrolled in a FE College to study his O and A levels, and then went on to study law as a mature student at Bristol University where he 'became' an Old Etonian. After graduating he spent a year as a litigation lawyer in Beverly Hills before coming back to England to become a barrister. He has spent over thirty years at the Bar, specialising in defending in major fraud and murder trials, becoming a QC in 2012.

Reviews

[Jeanine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brief accounting of serial killer Levi Bellefield.

[Videoclimber(AKA)MTsLilSis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank goodness this serial killer is locked up. This is a brief account of some of his crimes. He is suspected of many more murders.