Stephen John Port, born February 22, 1975, in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, is a British serial killer and rapist known as the “Grindr Killer.” Between June 2014 and September 2015, he murdered four young gay men—Anthony Walgate (23), Gabriel Kovari (22), Daniel Whitworth (21), and Jack Taylor (25)—in Barking, East London. Port lured his victims through gay dating apps, primarily Grindr, using false personas, claiming to be an Oxford graduate or Royal Navy member. He drugged them with lethal doses of GHB, a date-rape drug, raped them, and dumped their bodies near his flat, often with planted GHB bottles to suggest overdoses.

Port, a former chef who worked at a Stagecoach bus depot, lived alone in Barking. Described as a loner with a childlike personality, he had a history of bullying and came out as gay in his mid-twenties. His method involved spiking drinks with GHB, rendering victims unconscious, and he also assaulted several other men. Three victims were found in the graveyard of St Margaret’s Church, Barking, two by the same dog walker. A fake suicide note planted with Whitworth’s body falsely implicated him in Kovari’s death.

Initially, police failed to link the deaths, treating them as non-suspicious overdoses, despite concerns from victims’ families and similarities in the cases. Port was briefly imprisoned for perverting the course of justice after lying about Walgate’s death but continued killing after his release. It was only after Taylor’s death, prompted by family advocacy and CCTV evidence, that police connected the cases. Port was arrested on October 15, 2015, and convicted on November 23, 2016, of four murders, multiple rapes, sexual assaults, and administering poison. He received a whole-life sentence, ensuring he will never be released, and is incarcerated at HMP Belmarsh.

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