Former Hospital Worker Unmasked as Serial Abuser of Corpses and Murderer After 30 Years”
According to an independent investigation, structural flaws in the hospital system allowed former NHS electrician David Fuller to sexually assault more than 100 bodies and carry out two murders for almost 30 years without being caught.
In December 2021, Fuller, now 70, was found guilty of killing Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce in 1987. After decades of inquiry, he was finally identified as the culprit thanks to sophisticated DNA research that connected him to these cold cases.
According to the investigation, Fuller recorded himself mistreating the bodies of at least 101 women and girls when he was employed at Tunbridge Wells Hospital and Kent and Sussex Hospital. Because there was no surveillance and he had access to mortuaries, he was able to take use of his position covertly.
Sir Jonathan Michael, leading the inquiry, highlighted “serious failings” in management and governance at the NHS Trust, including missed opportunities to question Fuller’s unusual working hours and practices. The inquiry aims to implement changes to prevent such abuses in the future.
 The families of Fuller’s victims expressed profound outrage and grief during his sentencing, stating that his actions have left them haunted by the trauma of his crimes.