October Films

The twisted story of the ‘Black Cab Rapist’ John Worboys

  • Released
    2021
  • Broadcaster
    Channel 5
  • Duration
    90
  • For 8 years, Britain's most prolific serial rapist of women John Worboys, drugged, raped, and sexually assaulted over 100 victims in the back of his black cab. For 8 years, Britain's most prolific serial rapist of women John Worboys, drugged, raped, and sexually assaulted over 100 victims in the back of his black cab. He used a fake lottery win as an excuse to offer unsuspecting women a glass of spiked champagne.

    The Metropolitan Police had a chance to apprehend Worboys in 2007 when a 19-year-old student made a complaint, but they let him go. Worboys wrote a diary of the events and went on to rape several more women, documenting his take each time. With exclusive access to his writing, this film reveals the mind of a serial rapist in a shocking documentary event.

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