Russell Bishop was a father to his son Victor. Meanwhile, Russell was the youngest son of Sylvia and Roy Bishop. The youngest among five turned out as a notorious killer.

The pedophile Russell Bishop has passed away.

Bishop, who is known for the ‘Babes in the Woods’ murder, is revealed to have breathed his final breath on the prison surrounded by the prison guards. He was responsible for the killing of two 9-year-old girls Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway in 1986 and an unnamed 7-year-old girl in 1990.

The cause of his death is revealed to be bowel cancer which has spread to his brain. Bishop was 55 at the time of his death.

He was serving his time in HMP Frankland prison in County Durham.

Russell Bishop Son Name

Russell Bishop has a son named Victor who was revealed to be an infant when he was committing the crime. Bishop shared the young boy with his partner Jennie Johnson.

The handsome man during his adult years, Russell was revealed early to be involved in a motoring crime.

He was found to have attacked his partner Jennie Johnson several times. The couple went on to become parents 2 more times but the identities of their second and third children are left hidden.

The cold-hearted Russell was raised with his 4 siblings by his parents Sylvia Bishop and Roy Bishop.

Being the youngest son, Russell was given all the love and care by his parents but the affections led him to be a violent person and by the time he was 20, Bishop had already committed a heinous crime.

Meet Russell Bishop Family

Russell Bishop was raised in a family of 7. His parents had parented 5 children together and Russell was their youngest son.

Bishop belonged to a financially sound family as his mother Sylvia Bishop was known to be a successful dog trainer who was known internationally. She wrote training manuals as well.

Talking about his father Roy Bishop, he was revealed to have survived as a roofer.

Raised in Brighton with his family, Russell’s father Roy was wrongly suspected of being a murderer of Brighton woman Margaret Frame and was arrested by the police. However, he was not found guilty.

Being a family man himself, Russell was neither a good partner nor a good father.

Where Is Russell Bishop Ex-Girlfriend Jennifer Johnson Now?

Jennifer Johnson is currently serving her time in the highest security prison for women at HMP Bronzefield.

She was sentenced for 6 years in prison as she was found guilty of perjury and perverting the course of justice on May, 2021.

Johnson did not attend the sentence hearings.