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Name: |
Douglas Gary Vinter |
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AKA: |
Gary
Vinter |
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D.O.B. |
1970 |
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Kill
Total: |
2 |
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Kill
date: |
1995
& 2008 |
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Kill
Place: |
Middlesbrough |
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Status: |
Widower |
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Occupation: |
Railway Worker |
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Victim: |
Robert Eden
Anne
White |
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D.O.B. |
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Court: |
Teeside Crown
Court |
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Judge: |
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Prosecution: |
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Defence: |
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FACTFILE
1996, Vinter was convicted of murder, having
stabbed to death train worker Robert Eden, aged 24, in a
Middlesbrough railway cabin. At the time, Vinter had
been working as a railway signalman.
He served nine years in
prison for Mr Eden's murder before being released and
moving to Teesside.
1997, a year after being released from prison,
Vinter married Anne White, but they separated after
seven months as their stormy marriage had seen 6'7 tall
Vinter attack his wife at least twice.
11th February 2008, Vinter murdered his 40 year
old wife at his mother's home in Teesside. He strangled
and stabbed her to death while high on drugs and
alcohol.
21st April 2008, Vinter admitted his wife's
murder at Teesside Crown Court. He was sentenced to life
imprisonment and the trial judge recommended that he
should never be released from prison.
25th June
2009, Vinter loses an appeal againt his whole life
sentence at the High court in London.
July 2011,Vinter
attacked child killer
Roy Whiting.
Whiting did not press charged and Vinter denied the
charge.
Tuesday
17th January 2012, Vinter loses his appeal to the
European Court. His case, together with two other life
prisoners was that, being sentenced to a whole life
tariff was 'inhuman and degrading treatment'.
Vinter was put ion the home office list of whole
life tariff prisoners, see list here
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