SERIAL FANTASIST
Moment Brianna Ghey’s killer Scarlett Jenkinson weeps as she’s arrested before chilling admission she ‘enjoyed’ stabbing
Killers were snared by one crucial missed detail at murder scene
THIS is the moment Brianna Ghey's teen killer sobs as she's arrested - before chillingly admitting that she enjoyed stabbing the schoolgirl.
Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe were both aged 15 when they were snared for the brutal stabbing.
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The pair, who were named today for the first time as they were jailed for life, lured Brianna, 16, to a park in Warrington.
Once there, they stabbed her 28 times then left her to die as they hatched a grisly plot to cover up the murder.
Jenkinson then spun an elaborate web of lies to cover up their gruesome crimes.
Deanna Heer KC, prosecuting, today told Manchester Crown Court Jenkinson had made chilling "admissions" to a psychiatrist following the killing.
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It comes after:
- Brianna's twisted killers were unmasked for the first time
- Footage shows teens with Brianna moments before knifing her
- Brianna's mum says 'I've never felt such grief' in emotional statement
- Court heard how warped pair had a 'thirst for killing'
- Bloodthirsty murderers were snared by their chilling texts
She said: "She said effectively, she said that at the time of the killing she had in fact administered stab wounds herself.
"She had snatched the knife from Eddie's hand and stabbed Brianna repeatedly.
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"She said Eddie had thrown Brianna to the floor and stabbed her three or four times then he panicked and said he did not want to kill her, so she carried on and stabbed her a number of times.
"When asked how many, she answered, 'A lot.' She was satisfied and excited by what she was doing."
It came after the pair's evil plan unravelled when police found an unopened bottle of Dr Pepper and empty bottle of Coke near the scene that matched the pair’s DNA.
Brianna’s blood was also discovered on a £13.50 hunting knife the boy had bought on a skiing holiday six weeks before the murder.
Footage released by police today shows the teens being arrested on suspicion of transgender Brianna's murder.
Jenkinson can be seen weeping as she asks: "How come I'm a suspect? Is it because I was the last person to see her alive?"
In a separate bodycam video, Ratcliffe is seen on the landing outside his bedroom, kneeling down as officers handcuff him.
Stabbed in the back
Once the depraved killers were in custody, they quickly turned on each other.
Ratcliffe was asked about why he and Jenkinson had discussed in macabre texts about disposing of a body.
He told officers: "[I] Just…was trying to go along with what Girl X wants, because I don't want to make her think that I'm not…I don't really want to…understand…explain like how I want to be seen by other people."
When asked if he was responsible for murdering Brianna, the killer gave a "no comment" answer".
But in a second interview, he told police he had wandered of for up to 20 seconds when he turned around to see Jenkinson stabbing Brianna in the back.
Ratcliffe claimed his co-killer knifed the schoolgirl for around "two seconds" then started to run.
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By this point, serial killer-obsessed Jenkinson had already set her "false defence" into action.
She messaged Brianna saying: “Girl, is everything okay? Some teenage girl got killed in Linear Park its on news everywhere.
“And why did you ditch us for some random man from Manchester. Like wtf. That is so f***ed up.”
This mystery 17-year-old boy was simply a fictitious invention of Jenkinson and Ratcliffe’s, with the teen girl previously telling him: “Make sure story adds up”.
She also shared a Snapchat tribute to Brianna, saying: “Brianna was one of the best people I have ever met, such an amazing friend.
“It is f***ing sickening what got done to her.”
In her own police interview, Jenkinson stuck to the lie - claiming Brianna had left with a boy from Manchester.
But it soon transpired she and Ratcliffe shared hundreds of messages where they detailed their macabre plans.
They chose Brianna from a "kill list" of five people they had compiled.
Showing her bloodlust, Jenkinson told Ratcliffe: "I don’t want to wait, I just want her to die. I want to see pure horror on her face and hear her scream in pain.”
The boy responded: “Really? All I wanted to see is what size d**k it had.”
In another message, Jenkinson said: ” I really want one of its eyes. They have pretty eyes.”
She also wrote: "I want to stab her at least once even if she's dead jus coz its fun lol."
Chilling kill plan
Once they had settled on a date, the twisted teen outlined her gruesome plans in a handwritten note.
Headlined "Saturday 11th February 2023. Victim: Brianna Ghey”, she wrote: "Meet [Ratcliffe] at wooden posts 1pm. Walk down to library…bus stop. Wait until Brianna gets off bus then the 3 of us walk to linear park. Go to the pipe/tunnel area.
“I say code word to [Ratcliffe]. He stabs her in the back as I stab her in the stomach. [Ratcliffe] drags the body into the area. We both cover up the area with logs etc”.
On February 11, unwitting Brianna left her home to meet her killers in the park.
The schoolgirl was captured on CCTV as she boarded a bus from nearby Birchwood Station to Culcheth Library.
While on the bus, Brianna messaged her mum Esther Ghey to tell her she was on her way to meet X and was “scared”.
Esther said that her daughter would often stay in at weekends due to her anxiety.
In response to her venturing out, she had replied: “That’s well good”.
Brianna met her killers at the bus stop before the trio were seen entering an alleyway to the park 2.02pm.
Just over an hour later, Brianna was found covered in blood and lying face down in mud by a dog walker.
'Sustained and violent assault'
Brianna suffered “unsurvivable” injuries, including catastrophic blood loss after she was knifed in the back and chest.
Jenkinson and Ratcliffe had penetrated Brianna’s throat and lungs with the blade.
One stab wound reached a depth of 11cm and sliced through the teen’s heart.
Brianna also had “defensive” wounds to her arms and hands where she desperately attempted to fight her attackers off.
The court was told “many” of the stab wounds damaged Brianna’s bones and would have required “considerable force”.
Prosecutor Deanna Heer KC said there was “no doubt she was the victim of a sustained and violent assault”.
When officers raided Jenkinson’s home, they found another note with a “plan to kill”.
Timeline of terror - how Brianna's killing unfolded
2022
November
- The two teenagers discussed killing a child referred to in court as boy M.
December 5
- Jenkinson sends Ratcliffe a video which was apparently an advert for an underground site for people who like rape, snuff, torture and murder.
December 15
- She messages Ratcliffe, telling him she is "obsessed over someone" called Brianna but did not have feelings for them.
2023
January 1
- Ratcliffe sends Jenkinson a photograph of a hunting knife and tells her: "Spent my money. I bought a knife."
January 23
- Jenkinson messages Ratcliffe, telling him she gave Brianna so many tablets it "should have been enough to kill her".
January 26
- The two teenagers compile a list of at least four people, as well as Brianna, they wanted to kill.
February 3
- Jenkinson sends Ratcliffe a picture of a handwritten note of their plan of how to kill Brianna, titled "Saturday 11th February 2023. Victim: Brianna Ghey".
February 11
1.41pm - Brianna sends her mother a message saying: "I'm on the bus by myself, I'm scared."
1.53pm - Brianna meets Jenkinson and Ratcliffe at a bus stop in Culcheth.
2.30pm - Brianna messages a friend, describing Jenkinson as "weird".
3.06pm - Brianna sends a message to Jenkinson saying "Girl where are you".
3.13pm - Brianna is found lifeless by dog walkers Kathryn and Andrew Vize.
4.02pm - Brianna is declared dead at the scene.
February 12
- Jenkinson and Ratcliffe are arrested at their homes.
February 15
Police find Brianna's phone in a drain, stained with her blood in an area Jenkinson and Ratcliffe were seen walking shortly after the murder.
This one said: “Slit throat, dismember body, place pieces in bin bags, bury bags 7 feet underground”.
Police also discovered notes about serial killers, including Jeffrey Dahmer, Richard Ramirez and Harold Shipman.
It was suggested during the trial Jenkinson had used Ratcliffe as her “hitman” – referring to the boy as a “Tesco John Wick”.
Both teens sought to blame each other for the killing and each claimed their backs were turned when the fatal blows were delivered.
But Ms Heer said the evidence showed they were “in it together”.
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Tragically, no motive for the murder has been given – with the lead investigator saying both had a “thirst for killing”.
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