Grace Millane s murderer named and exposed as Tinder rapist
The New Zealand man who callously murdered a British backpacker can finally be named, as it was revealed he had earlier raped another British tourist and had a record of violence towards women.
Jesse Kempson, aged 28, was given a life sentence for strangling Grace Millane in an Auckland hotel room in 2018 and burying her body in a shallow grave west of New Zealand s biggest city.
Kempson enjoyed name suppression during and after the trial and only today was that order was lifted by New Zealand s Supreme Court.
Jesse Shane Kempson was sentenced to 17 years in prison for murdering Grace Millane.(Stuff / Lawrence Smith)
Grace Milane s killer loses legal bid but still can t be named
By Catrin Owen
The man found guilty of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane has lost his appeal against his conviction and prison sentence â but he still can t be named.
The 28-year-old, who now has name suppression until further court order, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years for the murder of Grace, 21, who was from Essex in the UK.
The graduate of England s University of Lincoln died sometime between December 1 and 2, 2018 after she went on a Tinder date with the man in Auckland s CBD.