A 2021 inquest revealed significant failings by the Metropolitan Police in investigating Port, with officials expressing deep regret for missed opportunities to apprehend him before he could kill again.

The delayed forensic examination of Port's laptop later revealed disturbing searches related to drug rape videos, indicating a premeditated approach to his crimes.

Stephen Port, a serial killer, was convicted of murdering four young men between June 2014 and September 2015, with all bodies discovered near a graveyard close to his home in East London.

The inquest highlighted a lack of basic investigative checks and a failure to treat the cases with appropriate seriousness, contributing to the deaths of Port's final three victims.

In November 2016, Port was convicted of 22 offences, including four murders, and received a whole life sentence.

Daniel Whitworth, Port's third victim, was discovered in the same location as Kovari, with a fabricated suicide note falsely implicating Whitworth in Kovari's death.

Port's final victim, Jack Taylor, was murdered in September 2015, with his body also disposed of in the church graveyard.

Family representatives accused the Metropolitan Police of being influenced by homophobia, particularly in their treatment of Ricky Waumsley, the partner of victim Daniel Whitworth.

Port was arrested on October 15, 2015, after CCTV footage linked him to Taylor's disappearance, leading to charges of four counts of murder.

Despite Port's initial arrest for perverting the course of justice, police did not pursue the murder angle, which allowed him to continue his killing spree.

Port's first victim, Anthony Walgate, was found dead outside Port's flat on June 19, 2014, after Port made a chilling 999 call pretending to have discovered the body.

Following Walgate's murder, Port lured his second victim, Gabriel Kovari, to his flat under false pretenses in August 2014, and Kovari's body was later found in a churchyard.