Gregory Davis

Gregory Davis (born 1979) is an English spree killer and former art student who was convicted of the double manslaughter of Dorothy Rogers and her son Michael Rogers in 2003. He was released in 2011 from Littlemore Hospital.

Early life Gregory Davis was born to a family residing in Great Linford, Buckinghamshire, England as the son of a civil engineer and a care assistant. He attended secondary school at The Radcliffe School.

Art studies Davis first studied art during his sixth form, and later at Northampton University. One of his works of art made during this period consisted of a trophy plaque bearing the names of his favourite serial killers. Working his way through a compiled hit list, he first visited Stewart Johnson who escaped as kitchen fitters were working in his home. Davis then continued down the list to Stantonbury, to the home of Dorothy Rogers.

Victims Dorothy Rogers, a 48-year-old divorcee, was stabbed 31 times at her home in Stantonbury. Michael Rogers, aged 19, was stabbed, bludgeoned and disembowelled at a children's playground. Mick Cowles was attacked with a hammer and seriously wounded.

Trial and imprisonment On 15 December 2003, Davis stood trial at Luton Crown Court and pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.