Where is John Sweeney now? What happened to the notorious killer as ITV crime drama Until I Kill You leaves viewers gripped

ITV's new crime drama Until I Kill You has captured the attention of viewers with its chilling tale of one woman's horrifying ordeal at the hands of her boyfriend. ITV's new crime drama Until I Kill You has captured the attention of viewers with its chilling tale of one woman's horrifying ordeal at the hands of her boyfriend Branded the 'scalp hunter killer', Sweeney murdered and dismembered two former girlfriends before dumping their remains in canals in Rotterdam and London The series is inspired by the 2017 memoir, Living with a Serial Killer, and is accompanied by a new documentary, Until I Kill You: The Real Story, which features the real Delia sharing details of her ordeal After his vicious attack on Delia back in 1994, Sweeney evaded capture from the police for six years by adopting different aliases. While serving time for the assault on Delia in Gartree Prison in Leicestershire, Sweeney was interrogated about the murders of previous ex-girlfriend Melissa Halstead and Paula Fields. He was finally caught and arrested in 2001 and sentenced to nine years in prison for Delia's attempted murder While serving time for the assault on Delia in Gartree Prison in Leicestershire, Sweeney was interrogated about the murders of previous ex-girlfriend Melissa Halstead and Paula Fields It was not until 2008 that Melissa's remains were identified using an advanced DNA test, paving the way for Sweeney to be charged with her murder. ITV's drama, Until I Kill You, follows Delia, played by Anna Maxwell Martin, and her romance with Sweeny, played by Shaun Evans, after he approached her at a bar in Camden one evening and offered to buy her a drink At the time of his sentencing, the Metropolitan Police were trying to find three other women who had possible links to Sweeney and were thought to be ex-girlfriends of his.