Fitzgerald was already serving time for serious crimes involving multiple victims. According to reports, he had made troubling statements in a personal journal while in custody.
Authorities believe that had Huckle ever been released, he could have gone on to harm many more children. Though sentenced to multiple life terms, he was technically eligible for parole.
After 25 years and could have re-entered society in his 50s. While some view Huckle’s death as the end of a troubling chapter, others point out the disturbing reality that.
It took another violent offender to bring it to a close. His case remains one of the most chilling examples of long-term abuse in recent UK history.
