Jump to:Who Was Ian Huntley?Quick FactsEarly LifeEx-Wife, Daughter, and RelationshipsSoham Murders and ArrestTrial and SentencingConfession and Life in PrisonDeath 1974-present Who Was Ian Huntley?British child killer Ian Huntley was arrested for and convicted of the 2002 Soham murders in England. His victims were two 10-year-old girls named Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. Their disappearance that August set off a highly publicized search. Huntley was arrested weeks later, convicted of both murders in late 2003, and sentenced to 40 years in prison. He narrowly avoided a life sentence due to the 2003 Criminal Justice Act, which took effect one day after his conviction. Huntley died during his incarceration on March 7, 2026, following an attack by an inmate.…