Paul Culshaw (born 1968 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England) is a British convicted murderer and sex offender. On 17 February 2005, he was found guilty of murdering Clare Benson-Jowry, a 23-year-old mother-of-one who was murdered in Lancaster. She was last seen alive in June 2004, and her body was found on 15 July 2004. After his trial, it was revealed that Culshaw had previous convictions for crimes including rape, attempted murder and indecent assault. He was sentenced to life imprisonment at Preston Crown Court. On 23 February 2008, The Times reported that Culshaw was one of around 50 prisoners who had been issued with whole life tariffs and were unlikely ever to be released from prison.
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