A serial predator who was already on the radar of authorities has been convicted of killing two women and raping a third—all while he was supposed to be under supervision. Simon Levy, 40, was found guilty of two counts of murder, two counts of rape, and additional charges of grievous bodily harm and intentional suffocation, according to court documents. The case has sparked outrage over what officials are calling a “systematic failure” that allowed Levy to continue his attacks for years.
Levy, from Tottenham, London, was already a registered 𝒔𝒆𝒙 offender when he began his latest spree in January 2025. That month, he strangled a woman unconscious and raped her in a car park, leaving her with a broken collarbone. The victim told police she knew where her attacker lived, but she wasn’t formally interviewed until after two women were already dead, reports claim.
Two months later, in March 2025, Levy allegedly killed Carmenza Valencia Trujillo, a 54-year-old grandmother who loved salsa dancing. Her body was discovered in the stairwell of a derelict building in Peckham, South East London. Levy was arrested as one of seven suspects but was released under investigation on April 1—leaving him free to strike again.
In August 2025, Sheryl Wilkins, 39, was found dead near a B&M store in Tottenham, North London—in the same car park where the January rape took place. Levy had failed to appear in court just two days earlier, according to reports. The “predatory monster,” as prosecutors described him, showed no emotion in the dock, wearing sunglasses after losing sight in one eye.
His victims’ families wept as the verdicts were read.
Levy’s criminal history stretches back to 2018, when he sexually assaulted two women. He was jailed in 2021 but released in 2023, only to continue preying on women. In a separate trial earlier this year, he was convicted of 11 counts of sexual assault—10 of them on young women using the Tube, and one on a prison officer while he was behind bars.
He would reportedly tie a jumper around his waist to hide his wandering hand, then claim he was unsteady on his feet.
The police watchdog has issued a gross misconduct notice to a police constable and a misconduct notice to a detective sergeant. The Met, British Transport Police, and Crown Prosecution Service have all admitted failures in handling Levy’s case. Two BTP officers have been reassigned due to “incompetence,” according to the force.
Levy’s internet history revealed a chilling obsession with killers like John Worboys, Jeffrey Epstein, and Harvey Weinstein. He also searched for Andrew Tate, looked up “why would your girlfriend betray you,” and kept folders labeled “my 𝒔𝒆𝒙 record.” In a probation interview, he denied ever paying for 𝒔𝒆𝒙, saying he hadn’t been in a relationship since 2023.
When arrested for the first murder, Levy’s mother reportedly asked, “What are you talking about murder?” He insisted, “I didn’t do nothing like that.” He faces a possible whole-life sentence when he is sentenced on Wednesday.
The question remains: how many more lives could have been saved if the red flags had been caught sooner?
