A jury ruled that all four men were unlawfully killed.
The coroner found that "fundamental failings" by the Metropolitan Police probably contributed to three of the four deaths. gabriel-and-daniel-case
Stephen Port was sentenced to a whole-life order in November 2016, meaning he will never be released. The case spurred intense scrutiny of police procedures in the UK and led to the BBC drama Four Lives , which detailed the failings of the investigation. A jury ruled that all four men were unlawfully killed
Families of the victims argued the police response was influenced by homophobia, pointing to dismissive attitudes when loved ones raised concerns about links between the deaths. The case spurred intense scrutiny of police procedures
Despite the similarities—both victims were young gay men, both were found in the same spot, both died of GHB overdoses, and both had their mobile phones missing—police treated the deaths as "unexplained" rather than suspicious. Inquest Findings and Police Failings
A forged suicide note was placed on Daniel Whitworth's body. The note claimed that Whitworth had accidentally killed Gabriel Kovari while having sex and had decided to take his own life out of guilt.
Forensic tests were not done on items found with the bodies, including the "suicide note" and a bedsheet, which were later found to have Port's DNA.