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Suffolk Strangler Confesses After 25 Years
2 Feb
Summary
- Steve Wright confessed to Victoria Hall's murder after 25 years.
- He is already serving a life sentence for five other murders.
- The confession came on the first day of his trial in February 2026.
The decades-long wait for justice in the murder of Victoria Hall concluded on February 2, 2026, when Steve Wright confessed to her killing. Wright, 67, admitted to kidnapping and murdering the 17-year-old on September 19, 1999. He is currently serving a whole-life prison sentence for the murders of five other women in Ipswich in 2006. Wright's plea occurred on what was to be the first day of his trial at the Old Bailey.
The case of Victoria Hall, who vanished after leaving a nightclub in Felixstowe in September 1999, remained unsolved for over 25 years. Her body was discovered in a ditch five days later. Meanwhile, in the autumn of 2006, five women were murdered in Ipswich, leading to Wright's arrest in December 2006 and his conviction for those five murders in February 2008. The Suffolk Police reinvestigated Hall's case, now known as Operation Avon, as a live inquiry starting in September 2019.
Wright was arrested in connection with Hall's death in July 2021 and rearrested in December 2023. He was subsequently charged in May 2024 with Hall's kidnap and murder, as well as the attempted abduction of another woman. Tragically, Victoria's mother, Lorinda Hall, passed away in December 2025 without seeing justice for her daughter. Wright will be sentenced on February 6, 2026.
