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Kelly Anne Bates (18 May 1978 – 16 April 1996) was an English teenager who was murdered in Manchester, England at the age of 17 by her abuser, James Patterson Smith (born c. 1948).
Jan 16, 2023 · EXCLUSIVE: James Patterson Smith was jailed in 1997 for 25 years for the killing of his girlfriend, Kelly-Anne Bates, 17 of Hattersley. He tortured her for three weeks before...
Apr 4, 2023 · James Patterson Smith tortured and killed his teenage girlfriend Kelly Anne Bates in 1996 after a month of abuse. Learn about the disturbing details of this case and how he was convicted of murder.
James Patterson Smith is sadist who systematically tortured his 17-year-old girlfriend for up to a month before drowning her in the bath in England.
Dec 29, 2020 · Margaret Bates, from Mottram in Tameside, has died, 24 years after her daughter Kelly-Anne Bates was murdered by James Smith, who tortured the teenager over several weeks
Kelly Anne Bates was a 17-year-old girl who was groomed and killed by James Patterson Smith, a 32-year-old man who had a history of violence and jealousy. Smith confessed to the police that he had drowned her in the bathtub after weeks of torture and abuse.
Feb 15, 2018 · A true crime article about the brutal torture and killing of a 17-year-old girl by a 48-year-old man who groomed her when she was 14. Learn how Smith claimed he was complying with her wishes and how the jury convicted him of murder.
