Joanne Dennehy sentencing: How case unfolded
Joanne Dennehy has been given a whole life sentence for killing three men and attempting to kill two more.
The judge described her as "cruel, calculating and manipulative".
Dennehy, described by the judge at the Old Bailey as having a "sadistic lust for blood", is only the third woman to be handed such a term.
Ed Thomas meets those involved in the case.