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| Classification: Murderer |
| Characteristics: He said that he had no reason for killing either Ms Horner or Mr Dysart, adding: “There’s nothing I can do to control what I am doing” |
| Number of victims: 2 |
| Date of murders: August-September 1998 |
| Date of arrest: September 12, 1998 |
| Date of birth: 1969 |
| Victims profile: Tracey Horner (his girlfriend) / John Dysart, 42 |
| Method of murder: Strangulation / Bludgeoning to death with a frying pan |
| Location: Scotland/England, United Kingdom |
| Status: Sentenced to life in prison in July 1999. Sentenced to a second life sentence in October 2001 |
Second life sentence for killer
October 25, 2001
A man who killed two people in four days has been given a second life sentence at the High Court in Glasgow.
William McNamee, 32, is already serving a life sentence in an English state mental hospital for killing a man in his London flat.
On Thursday he was convicted of strangling deaf mute girl Tracy Horner in the flat they shared in Gallowgate, Glasgow, between 29 July and 1 August 1998.
McNamee, from Londonderry, had originally been charged with murder but the Crown accepted his plea of guilty to the lesser charge of culpable homicide.
Sentencing him to second life term, Lord Wheatley ordered that he should serve a minimum of 10 years before being considered for parole.
The judge told McNamee: “The only apparent motive for committing this offence was to gratify your need to kill a defenceless and particularly vulnerable young woman.”
He said the parole board would have to go to extraordinary lengths to satisfy themselves that there was no prospect of him re-offending before giving any consideration to early release.
During the trial the court was told that McNamee was arrested while acting suspiciously outside a furniture shop in London.
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It’s chilling how a life can fracture into violence without motive—proof that darkness needs no reason to exist.
Two lives ended, and yet his words reveal a hollow void where conscience should have been.
May we remember the victims, not the cruelty that stole them.
exactly hary, its a mere peep of a flame until it burns fiercely… thank you.
His actions seemed to be a cry for help. Mental health issues are often going unaddressed until it is too late. Have a great day Billy.
yes Allan and in those days I suppose help was limited, thank you.