Double killer John Sweeney dies without revealing ‘where his victims’ heads are’

Noora Mykkanen | Senior Live News reporter Published August 26, 2026 10:31pm Updated August 26, 2026 10:31pm John Sweeney was convicted of the murder of two former girlfriends, and attempting to kill Delia Balmer with an axe (Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire) A convicted killer who murdered two women and threw thei

John Sweeney, who has died at HMP Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire, previously boasted of his violence in lurid paintings, writings, and - in one case - a picture which showed a bloody axe

John Sweeney, 69, who became known as the canal killer, was given a whole-life tariff in 2011 for the murders of his former girlfriends Paula Fields and Melissa Halstead.

Notorious “Canal Killer” John Sweeney, 69, has died of cancer in prison after calling himself the “Scalp Hunter” - and he never revealed where he hid his victims’ missing heads, hands and feet

The victims' bodies were found ten years apart in England and the Netherlands, with detectives believing he may have slain additional former girlfriends who had vanished without trace

John Sweeney, also known as the 'Canal Killer', murdered and dismembered former girlfriends before disposing of their remains in canals

John Sweeney, 69, was given a whole-life tariff at the Old Bailey in 2011.

John Sweeney, 69, was given a whole-life tariff at the Old Bailey in 2011.

Serial killer dies without revealing what he did with victim’s heads  The Times