Man who killed British backpacker Grace Millane convicted of raping and attacking other women Jesse Shane Kempson can now be named following a ruling by the New Zealand supreme court. By Press Association Tuesday 22 Dec 2020, 7:09 AM Dec 22nd 2020, 7:09 AM 34,060 Views 9 Comments Grace Millane was killed in December 2018. Image: PA Images Image: PA Images THE MAN WHO murdered British backpacker Grace Millane after meeting her on a dating app has also been convicted of two other violent offences against women. Jesse Shane Kempson, who New Zealand’s Supreme Court ruled can now be named, was convicted of murdering Ms Millane by strangling her in a hotel in Auckland after meeting her via Tinder on 1 December 2018 – the day before her 22nd birthday.