The drama, based on harrowing real-life events, hit screens tonight.
A chilling new TV drama named Until I Kill You - based on harrowing real-life events - will hit screens tonight.
But her new lover was, in fact, a dangerous killer who would one day use his rage against her. In her 2017 book Living With a Serial Killer, which has helped inform the series, Delia, who now views his displays of affection as manipulative, recalled: "Subtle changes happened slowly. I should've known something was wrong but I am too soft and trusting. I'd never come across anything like it before.
It was during this nightmare ordeal that Sweeney confessed to the murder of his ex-girlfriend, the model and photographer Melissa Halstead, whose remains were recovered from a Rotterdam canal in 1990. Remembering Sweeney's chilling words in her book, Delia wrote: "We had a room in Amsterdam. I went in. There were two Germans there with her. I killed them all. I didn't know what to do with the bodies. I sat with them for three days.
While serving time at Leicestershire's Gartree Prison for the attack on Delia, Sweeney was also questioned about Melissa and Paula, with officers suspecting a connection. Eventually, advances in DNA technology on top of Delia's testimony, helped authorities build a case against evil Sweeney, and put him behind bars for good.
Delia was involved in the making of Until I Kill You. She offered critiques of the draft script penned by writer Nick Stevens. Speaking with ITV ahead of the series being aired, Delia shared: "When I wrote my original story, I included every detail of what happened. When it came to the final attack on the doorstep, I edited it over and over again, wanting everything to read precisely as it had happened.
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