Sharon Carr
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Sharon Louis Carr (21 December, 1979 -) is a British killer who murdered 18-year-old hairdresser Katie Rackliff on June 7, 1992 in Surrey, England.
Sharon Carr is identified as Britain's youngest female murderer, as she committed the murder of Katie Rackliff when she [Carr] was twelve years old. Carr evaded arrest for years before eventually being taken in by police in January of 1994, after stabbing another intended victim at Collingwood College. Carr admitted to killing Rackliff while in prison for the attempted murder, and received a sentence of life in prison on March 25, 1997.
The Murder of Katie Rackliff edit
On the evening of June 7, 1992, Sharon Carr had been hanging out with two older men in Surrey, England, before spotting a distraught 18-year-old hairdresser named Katie Rackliff, who had just suffered a break-up with her ex-boyfriend. Under the guise of providing Rackliff with a ride back to her [Rackliff] house, Carr tricked the woman into joining the group.
Instead of pulling through on her initial offer, Sharon Carr and her accomplices drove Rackliff out into an empty area. Rackliff, who had grown nervous and suspicious, fled the car, with Sharon immediately on her tail. Before Rackliff could flee the scene, Carr withdrew a blade and stabbed Rackliff approximately 32 times in the breasts, anus, and genetalia before disrobing the woman and abandoning her body.
Upon the discovery of Katie Rackliff's body, police had assumed a male suspect rather than a female due to the gruesome nature of the crime scene.