Manhunt: Chasing The Fox is now available to watch on Netflix and tells the story of Malcolm Fairley who became known as The Fox.
Netflix fans are curious to know where Malcolm Fairley is now, 40 years after he was convicted for his horrific crimes.
The two-part true crime docu-series Manhunt: Chasing The Fox is available to stream on Netflix after being released on Sunday, November 23.
In 1984, Michael Fairley was a sexual predator and burglar, earning the moniker “The Fox” for his habit of waiting inside his victims’ homes, creating makeshift “dens” from blankets and furniture.
He would consume their food, watch their television, and rummage through their possessions while patiently awaiting his victims’ return, often armed with a shotgun.
Six months passed with The Fox still at large, and by the time he was apprehended in September 1984 for crimes including rape and indecent assault, he had committed 81 offences.
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Where is Malcolm Fairley now?
Malcolm Fairley was handed six life sentences at St Albans Crown Court in February 1985 for sexual offences, burglaries, and possession of a firearm during his crime wave across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Hertfordshire.
Forty-two years after his conviction, Fairley passed away in May 2024, aged 71, at HMP Hull, where he was discovered alone on his prison cell floor.
An inquest concluded that he died of natural causes, specifically a heart attack.
Fairley had a history of heart issues and was diagnosed with angina in 2019, for which he was taking regular medication.
Despite being eligible for parole consideration in October 2023, Fairley’s application was denied by the parole board.
As reported by the St Albans and Harpenden Review, during Fairley’s conviction, Justice Caulfield addressed him saying: “There are degrees of wickedness beyond condemnatory description.
“Your crimes fall within this category. You desecrated and defiled men and women in their own homes… You are a decadent advertisement for evil pornographers.”
Manhunt: Chasing The Fox can be streamed on Netflix.
