Stephen Port was sentenced to a whole-life order in November 2016, meaning he will never be released. The case spurred intense scrutiny of police procedures in the UK and led to the BBC drama Four Lives , which detailed the failings of the investigation.
Stephen Port, a chef living in Barking, used dating apps (particularly Grindr and Fitlads) to lure young men to his flat, where he drugged them with fatal doses of the date-rape drug GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate). gabriel-and-daniel-case
Families of the victims argued the police response was influenced by homophobia, pointing to dismissive attitudes when loved ones raised concerns about links between the deaths. Stephen Port was sentenced to a whole-life order