Murder & homicide · 1986 · 1980s

The Railway Killers

Between 1982 and 1986 John Duffy and David Mulcahy raped and murdered young women near railway stations and along railway lines in London and the Home Counties. Duffy was convicted in 1988; Mulcahy was convicted in 2001 after DNA linked him to the crimes.

This summary is written in our own words from published historical sources. Map locations are approximate. Every case in the archive is at least ten years old.