Quadruple murderer George Stephenson dies in prison aged 73 after sick handyman slaughtered family at dinner party
A QUADRUPLE murderer who slaughtered a family at a dinner party has died in prison.
George Stephenson was jailed for murdering four people, raping a woman, and a robbery at Burgate Hous,e in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, in September 1986.
The 73-year-old died in hospital on April 20 while carrying out his sentence at the high security HMP Full Sutton, near York.
The killer had been locked up for a minimum term of 25 years but this was later increased to 35 years.
A Prison Service spokesperson said: "HMP Full Sutton prisoner George Stephenson died in hospital on 20 April 2025.
"As with all deaths in custody, the Prison and Probation Ombudsman will investigate."
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