Detectives have closed a review into whether fentanyl murderer Luke D’Wit was a serial killer, the BBC can reveal.
D’Wit, 37, is serving life with a minimum term of 37 years for the murders of Stephen and Carol Baxter who he befriended before poisoning them at their home in West Mersea.
Essex Police examined the deaths of his father and grandfather after his conviction in 2024 and considered bringing new charges against him, although it is unclear what they related to.
“We have consulted with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and at this stage we are not seeking to bring additional prosecutions against Luke D’Wit,” it said.
The review was prompted by similarities in the deaths of D’Wit’s father Vernon and the Baxters – all of whom were found dead in their armchairs.
Detectives reviewed the oddball killer’s past, interviewed people who knew him and carried out “detailed forensic analysis” at his home in West Mersea, where a stash of the powerful synthetic opioid painkiller fentanyl was found.
Having consulted with the CPS, they subsequently closed the investigation after deciding the cost was not justified when considering the lengthy prison sentence already being served by the IT expert.
