Colin Pitchfork, who raped and murdered two schoolgirls in the 1980s, has been released from prison.
Pitchfork, who is now in his early 60s, was jailed for life in 1988 for strangling 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth in Leicestershire.
His bids to be set free from prison were rejected in 2016 and 2018, but in March this year the Parole Board decided the killer was now “suitable for release”.
Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland intervened in the case, asking the board to look again at its decision but in July it was revealed the decision had been considered again and would not be changed.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: "Our heartfelt sympathies remain with the families of Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth following the independent Parole Board's decision to release Colin Pitchfork.
"Public safety is our top priority, which is why he is subject to some of the strictest licence conditions ever set and will remain under supervision for the rest of his life.
"If he breaches these conditions, he faces an immediate return to prison."
Pitchfork, who was in his 20s at the time of the attacks in 1983 and 1986, was convicted of two murders, two rapes, two indecent assaults, and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice after pioneering DNA evidence linked him to the crimes.
He was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 30 years, which was reduced by two years at a 2009 appeal.
Pitchfork raped and strangled Ms Mann in November 1983 and carried out a similar attack on Ms Ashworth in July 1986.
He remained free until 1987 when blood and semen samples taken from the victims were identified using DNA analysis, after a mass screening of men from three areas of Leicestershire to try to catch the killer.
Pitchfork, a baker, admitted exposing himself to hundreds of women and girls, starting when he was a teenager.
