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Double murderer dies in prison without ever revealing where he hid victims' heads
John Sweeney, 69, died while in prison(Image: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire)
TL;DR
- Double murderer John Sweeney, 69, has died in prison.
- He was given a whole-life order for the murders of ex-girlfriends Paula Fields and Melissa Halstead.
- Their bodies were found in canals in London and The Netherlands, but their heads and hands remain missing.
- Sweeney was known as the 'Scalp Hunter' and created violent artwork.
- He also launched an axe attack on another girlfriend, Delia Balmer.
- An investigation into his death in custody is being conducted by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.