▁years ▁in ▁prison , ▁serving ▁seven ▁years ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁attacked ▁Mrs ▁Anne ▁F id ler ▁in ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁East le igh , ▁Ham pshire ▁with ▁three ▁wine ▁bott les ▁and ▁an ▁iron , ▁nearly ▁killing ▁her . ▁She ▁was ▁so ▁badly ▁injured ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁no ▁memory ▁of ▁the ▁attack . ▁She ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁kitchen ▁by ▁her ▁husband . ▁Mrs ▁F id ler ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁prost itute . ▁ ▁Six ▁weeks ▁later ▁he ▁murder ed ▁Mrs . ▁Gl enda ▁H os kins , ▁an ▁account ant ▁and ▁former ▁girl friend , ▁at ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁Port ▁Sol ent , ▁Port sm outh , ▁Ham pshire . ▁He ▁hid ▁her ▁body ▁in ▁the ▁att ic , ▁then ▁took ▁her ▁car ▁to ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Europe . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁extr ad ited ▁to ▁Britain . ▁Mrs ▁H os kins ' ▁te en age ▁daughter ▁found ▁her ▁body . ▁Her ▁three ▁children ▁and ▁former ▁husband ▁surv ived ▁her . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁attempted ▁murder ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁F id ler ▁and ▁of ▁murder ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁H os kins . ▁The ▁judge ▁recommended ▁that ▁Victor ▁F arr ant ▁never ▁be ▁released . ▁The ▁F arr ant ▁family ▁expressed ▁sympathy ▁with ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁his ▁vict ims . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M