these young ladies, 25 and 20, brutalised for his sexual satisfaction. the search continued. it looks like he s got some hard drives in there, i would say. but they re stuck to the back. and these hidden hard drives contain devastating evidence. fuller, a hospital maintenance man in two hospital mortuaries, carrying out sexual acts with dead bodies. he had set up a camcorder and videoed himself. his swipe card gave him access to all areas. we can now report for the first time that at the kent and sussex hospital and its successor, the tunbridge wells hospital, at least 100 dead women were abused. they include a nine year old and a 100 year old woman. fuller recorded some of their names in a little black book. but said practically nothing to police. is there anything you would like to add or clarify at this point, david?
decades later sexually abusing at least 100 corpses in hospital mortuaries. for more than 30 years, david fuller was a maintenance worker at the kent and sussex hospital and then the tunbridge wells hospital until police finally tracked him down last december thanks to advances in dna testing. police have contacted the families of many of the victims assaulted between 2008 and 2020 but detectives say they may never know the full extent of his crimes. this report from our home affairs correspondent tom symonds contains disturbing details. morning. it s the police. hello. after 33 years, he almost seemed to be expecting it. all right, david. you are under arrest on the suspicion of the murders of wendy knell and caroline pierce in 1987. do you understand 7 yeah. david fuller, mr normal at least, on the outside. wendy knell and caroline pierce.
and the elderly. fuller recorded some of their names in a little black book, but said practically nothing to police. is there anything you would like to add or clarify at this point, david? no. leaving them to identify more than 78 victims from details in his videos. 78 and counting. theirfamilies have been traced and visited. we ve got to tell them. we must tell them. and there are some that have said, we wish you hadn t told us. i don t know how i d react if it happened to one of my close loved ones, whether i d want to know about it. i think we have to tell them. fuller s claim that he was mentally ill was torn apart in court. psychiatrist dr richard badcock has advised the police on cases, including that of harold shipman. the psychopathology at work here is very definitely one of sadomasochism.
of the offence. david fuller will become notorious for crimes which will revolt the nation. his victims so many women and girls, wendy and caroline were not even safe after their deaths. tom symonds, bbc news, maidstone crown court. well, tonight the health secretary sajid javid has asked all nhs trusts to review access to mortuaries. our health correspondent catherine burns is here with me now. a catherine burns is here with me now. really shocki extraordinary a really shocking story and extraordinary she had he had access to hospital mortuary is over such a long time? his access to hospital mortuary is over such a long time? such a long time? his “ob as an electrician such a long time? his “ob as an electrician gave such a long time? his “ob as an electrician gave him such a long time? his job as an electrician gave him that - such a long time? his job as an - electrician gave him that the cover. 0ne electrician gave him that the cover. one of his responsibilities
at six a hospital electrician admits murdering two women and sexually abusing at least 100 dead bodies. david fuller had access to mortuaries in kent his victims included dead children. today the 67 year old admitted murdering then sexually assaulting wendy knell and caroline pierce in tunbridge wells almost 35 years ago. david, you are under arrest on suspicion david, you are under arrest on suspicion of the murders of wendy knell suspicion of the murders of wendy knell and suspicion of the murders of wendy knell and caroline pearson. police finally tracked him down thanks to dna advances at his home they found photographs and videos from the mortuaries. also on the programme tonight: the conservative mp owen paterson