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Sadistic sexual stalker John Taylor Killer in the Woods is born

A stock photograph of a person hunting in the woods
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A classic indicator that you have the beginnings of an adult serial killer is when a child finds entertainment in the suffering of animals. 55 years ago, John Taylor was born in Leeds and his childhood hobbies included hunting.

Disturbingly, John didn’t just catch and kill his prey. He took pleasure in slowly torturing the animals to death.

When he took to hunting humans however, the fact that he hunted in the same woods where a girl disappeared put him onto the police suspect list...