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Who is Grace Millane’s killer Jesse Kempson and where is he now? – The Sun

GRACE MILLANE was murdered in 2018 after going on a Tinder date while travelling in New Zealand.

The British tourist was killed by the evil Jesse Kempson when she was just 21 years old.

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Jesse Shane Kempson appears in the dock on February 21, 2020, in Auckland, New ZealandCredit: AP:Associated Press

Who is Grace Millane’s murderer Jesse Kempson?

Jesse Kempson is the man who strangled Grace Millane to death.

The pair met on a Tinder date in Auckland, New Zealand on December 1 2018 – the day before Grace’s 22nd birthday.

Police began hunting for Grace after she failed to reply to birthday messages and her parents became concerned.

Her body was then found in a buried in a suitcase, in the Waitakere Ranges.

Grace had been six weeks into her backpacking “trip of a lifetime” when she met Kempson, and had travelled to New Zealand from South America.

He was convicted of her murder and sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 17 years.

A jury unanimously found Kempson guilty on November 22, 2019, following a two-week trial.

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The trial at Auckland High Court heard how Kempson was a fantasist who would tell potential sexual partners that he had celebrity connections, had been orphaned, and even had cancer.

He also lied to police during his first interview, claiming he and Grace had parted ways after drinking together for two hours.

The final CCTV of Grace placed her at Kempson’s hotel where he lived full time, with him, at 9.40pm the evening she disappeared.

Incriminating phone data showed he had used Google to browse websites for large duffel bags, suitcases and car hire to dispose of Grace’s body after she died.

He also searched online for information on “flesh-eating birds“, asking “are there vultures in New Zealand?”, as well as “the hottest fire”, “large bags near me” and “Waitakere Ranges”.

It was later revealed that Kempson had raped another British tourist eight months before Grace’s death and was convicted of a series of offences against a former partner.

Similar to how he acted with Grace, Kempson took his victim out on a Tinder date before bringing her back to his Auckland motel room.

Why was Jesse Kempson not named at first?

Jesse Kempson‘s name was protected due to a suppression order issued by New Zealand courts, though the reasons for his name being withheld were not made public at the time.

It was later revealed Kempson faced two other trials for violent sexual offences against two women after his trial over the death of Grace.

His name was hidden to avoid biasing the judge in the following cases, allowing him a fair trial.

He was found guilty of all nine charges at both judge-alone trials and given a 11-year jail term, which will be served concurrently with his sentence for Grace’s murder.

The ban was continued after his sentencing as Kempson immediately launched an appeal.

But on December 22, 2020, the identification ban was lifted when he lost his appeal against his murder conviction.

What sentence was Jesse Kempson given for killing Grace?

Justice Simon Moore handed Kempson a life imprisonment sentence – with a minimum of 17 years behind bars – at the Auckland High Court on February 21, 2020.

During Kempson’s trial, Crown solicitor Brian Dickey told the jury that the killer had strangled Grace for five to ten minutes during or after sex, and then “eroticised” her death by taking intimate photos of her body.

He said: “At some point… she lost consciousness and would have become limp and lifeless, and he would have carried on.

“That is reckless intent.”

Kemper launched an appeal against his life sentence on August 6, 2020, claiming that taking pictures of Grace’s dead body and watching porn after brutally murdering her didn’t make him a monster.

Rachael Reed, Kempson’s new lawyer, argued he didn’t get a fair trial and his sentence was too harsh.

His appeal was dismissed.

Where is Jesse Kempson now?

Kempson is serving his life sentence at Auckland Prison, having exhausted his routes to having his conviction overturned when he lost another appeal in June 2021.

The prison facility he is being held at in Paremoremo, Auckland, aims at rehabilitating rather than punishing offenders.

Opened in 2018, it was designed to provide inmates with more “humane conditions” and facilities that include individual TVs, personal showers, and kiosks to order birthday cards, snacks and drinks.

In December 2020, it was reported that it was highly likely Kempson would be put on the high-security wing of the £160m jail, but it was understood he’d still have access to most of these facilities.



https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10288934/who-is-grace-millanes-killer-jesse-kempson-and-where-is-he-now/ Who is Grace Millane’s killer Jesse Kempson and where is he now? – The Sun

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