A prison governor has revealed the 'most evil prisoner' she's ever encountered during nearly 30 years in the industry.
As a child, Vanessa Frake grew up in the US but moved back to London in about 1972.
After seeing a poster about the prison service, she decided to sign up and eventually became a prison governor.
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Working up from an officer to the governor, Frake has served 27 years in prisons and has since revealed the worst prisoner she's ever come into contact with during that time.
In an episode of LADbible's Minutes With series, Frake recalled the moment she met who she considers to be the 'most evil prisoner' she's ever encountered.
She said: "I accidentally bumped into this prisoner, and I turned round and I just kept looking up and up, and, I mean, he was like six foot tall by six foot wide. He was a huge guy.
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"And he was the gay killer. Serial killer again. He used to chat up men in Soho and kill them, basically.
"He had these unbelievable, like, pink staring eyes. I've never seen anybody like it before. And he was probably the one that, like, put the hairs on the back of my neck sort of raised a bit. I could see how he was an absolute killer."
But who was this prisoner who shook up Frake the most during her time working in the industry?
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Frake explained the worst prisoner she's ever met is a man named Colin Ireland.
Ireland - known as The Gay Slayer - is considered one of Britain's worst serial killers.
Believed to be a 'psychopath' by criminologist David Wilson, Ireland would go to a gay pub in Earl's Court and seek out men and seduce them.
He'd then go back to their homes, tie them up - them under the impression he was doing it for sexual gratification - and then kill them - also robbing some of them too.
After his first murder, he contacted mental health charity The Samaritans and media outlet The Sun to tell them he wanted to become known as a famous serial killer.
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After killing his fifth victim Emanuel Spiteri, Ireland called police and told them there would be a body at the scene of a fire. He also said he didn't think he was going to kill again.
As a result of fingerprints and security footage, Ireland was eventually caught by police and charged with the murders of his fourth victim - Andrew Collier - and Spiteri.
Ireland confessed to the other three murders while awaiting trial and on 20 December 1993 was sentenced to five counts of life imprisonment.
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Despite all his victims being gay men, he told police he didn't attack them as a result of homophobia, but because they were 'easy targets'.
Ireland died in prison on February 21, 2012 at the age of 57.
Topics: Crime, UK News, True crime
Poppy Bilderbeck