John Martin Scripps

English serial killer (1959–1996)

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Lived 1959–1996, aged 37United Kingdom
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    1959–1996
    Aged 37
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Updated 2026-08-07

John Martin Scripps, also known as the Garden City Butcher, and "Tourist From Hell" was an English serial killer who murdered three tourists—Gerard Lowe in Singapore, and Sheila and Darin Damude in Thailand—with another three potential victims. He posed as a tourist himself when committing the murders. He cut up all his victims' bodies, using butchery skills he had acquired in prison, before disposing of them.

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