Due to the negligence of the British police, the attacker continued to commit crimes.
The Daily Mirror's front page reported that Emily Doherty, 22, successfully escaped from the kidnapping attempt by serial killer Steve Wright in Felixstowe, Suffolk, UK on the early morning of September 18, 1999.
At that time, she had spent the night at the Bandbox nightclub in Felixstowe with her friends and had gotten separated from them while returning. Wright was driving a maroon Ford Granada Scorpio in the area, targeting her. Wright made a critical mistake that allowed Emily to see him from a few yards away. Her intuition told her of the danger, so she immediately escaped by running, hiding, and wildly knocking on the door of a nearby couple. Fortunately, the couple opened the door, which probably saved her life.
Emily's description of the attacker's vehicle later helped the police identify 56 suspect vehicles, including Wright's. This incident occurred the night before Wright murdered 17-year-old Victoria Hall.
A woman who escaped the clutches of the Suffolk Killer Steve Wright said that if the police had taken her seriously at the time, the six women he killed might still be alive today.
Emily Doherty provided a description of him and the license plate number of his car after Wright tried to kidnap her, but the police took no action. Just one day later, in 1999, he killed 17-year-old Victoria Hall. She said, "I was ignored. I've been wondering what if things had been different for 25 years."
A judge sentenced Wright, 67, to an additional 40 years in prison.
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