Phillip Blackwell had taped some of his victims' eyes and used a camcorder to film himself attacking young women after launching his first assault in 1997.
Warwick Crown Court heard how the 56-year-old "carefully targeted" five young vulnerable women who were walking alone in Birmingham, Coventry and Nuneaton.The sentencing judge on Monday described Blackwell as "monstrous" - adding: "Murderers aside, I can think of no more dangerous an individual that I have crossed in my 35 years in criminal law".Despite taking steps to disguise himself by putting on a "soft Irish accent" and wearing a balaclava or mask while attacking his victims, the court heard how his fear of being caught did not match his desire for "notoriety and fame".Blackwell.
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