A British man, suspected of brutally killing a former
girlfriend, was found hanged in Manchester, various U.K. newspapers
reported.
The body of George Appleton, 40, who was dubbed the "Facebook
fugitive" among other nicknames by the British press, was
discovered Thursday. The nickname is related to police warnings
regarding his use of social-networking sites, including Facebook,
to meet women.
Police had been searching for Appleton since his former
girlfriend, Clare Wood, was found strangled and burned on February
6, according to
the Manchester Evening News. She had
recently accused him of sexual assault. He was out on bail.
After her body was found, police issued a list of sites
frequented by and computer usernames associated with Appleton and
warned women not to meet him, according to
The Independent.
Appleton, who had a criminal history related to stalking and
violence against women, had served three years earlier this decade
for harassment with fear of violence related to another woman and
had served six months after breaching a restraining order related
to a different woman, according to
The Sun.
The chilling details of crimes, both those alleged and ones he
was convicted of, can be found here, here and here in the Manchester
Evening News.
http://news.cnet.com/facebook-fugitive-found-dead/