Who is Brian Field and what crimes has he been convicted of?
BRIAN Field became notorious after he was convicted of the rape and murder of schoolboy Roy Tutill in 1968. Field was convicted of the crime in 2001 after DNA evidence came to light. Farm labourer Brian Field is twice divorced and his three grown-up sons have disowned him. He had served three prison terms for a string of sex offences before being given a life sentence for the murder of Roy Tutill. Cops though believe he could be responsible for numerous other serious crimes, including the murders of David Spencer and Patrick Warren. Field denied any involvement in the boys disappearance and police said he was just one line of enquiry in their investigation. Schoolboy Roy Tutill, 14, disappeared on July 23, 1968, on his way from Kingston Grammar School in Kingston upon Thames, London, to his home in Brockham, Surrey. He had got on a bus with some friends after school at 3.30pm but decided to get off later on in order to save money as he wanted to buy a bike. Roy, as he often did, decided to hitch-hike the rest of the way home. He was last seen in Chessington, London, trying to get a lift. Roys parents, Dennis and Hilary, contacted the police when he didnt arrive home that evening. The body of the schoolboy was found by a policeman three days later outside the gates of Cherkley Court, in Mickleham, Surrey. He had been strangled and sexually assaulted. Cops failed to make much headway in the case over the years despite it remaining open and regularly reviewed. In December 1996, a partial DNA sample was recovered from samples taken from Tutill's trousers, which had been kept in a freezer. Field had a DNA sample taken after he was arrested for drunk driving in 1999 in Birmingham and after the sample had been analysed in 2000 a match was found to the DNA sample taken in Tutills case. On February 21, 2001, police arrested Field at his flat in Birmingham. He initially denied knowing Tutill or having anything to do with his death, although admitted to his historic sexual offences against boys. After spending the night in the cells Field then confessed to the cops. During his trial Field, then 65, pleaded guilty to murder but not sexual assault. He was sentenced to life behind bars on February 21, 2001. Most read in News SUN SPOT Scots will have UK's best view of today's solar eclipse - here's where to watch HIGH ALERT G7 Cornwall hotel in dawn lockdown as cops evacuate guests over 'bomb hoax' COPS WIDOW'S LAW WAR PC Harpers widow Lissie said Harper's Law is needed 'more than ever' 'please' Scots girl's cute note to headteacher begging to watch Euro 2020 games at school LUCKY TO LIVE Scots dad of 4 paralysed from neck down after car hits tree in horror crash RIGHT ON TRACK Scotland fans to pack out trains for Wembley - but thousands face booze ban  In the past Field had been fined for gross indecency in 1969 as well as serving a two-year sentence for the attempted abduction and indecent assault of a 14-year-old boy in Aberdeen. He had also served two sentences in the 1980s of four years each for two counts of unlawful sex with underage boys and falsely imprisoning two teenage boys. Fields present whereabouts are not known. He could be still being held at Full Sutton prison in York.