The Dexter Copycat Killer

He had already picked out another two victims.

Days after Johnny Altinger had disappeared, his friends decided to break into his home. Police had refused to help them as he was an adult, but they knew their friend hadn’t gone on holiday; he was missing.

On Friday the 10th of October 2008, Johnny was getting ready to meet a woman he’d been chatting to on the dating website, Plenty of Fish. They were getting on well and the 38-year-old had told his friends about the plans he’d made that evening. He was excited.