12 Crimes of Christmas: Bad Santa 2

In late November, 2005, an east London man was stabbed to death in his bed by an intruder dressed in Santa gear. Sikander Shaheen, 25, was struck repeatedly by the killer, who appeared to have gained entry to Shaheen’s shared house in Green Grove Road without any sign of forced entry or struggle.

According to investigators, Shaheen was a “private, hard-working, religious man” and appeared to have nothing in his lifestyle that would serve as a motive for the killing. Shaheen was rushed to the hospital after neighbors called the police to his house in Leyton in the morning after the attack.

Unfortunately, Shaheen died in the hospital and the police were left with no leads on their Santa suspect. Near the crime scene, the marauding Kris Kringle left behind a red and white hat with an attached full white beard. Although the Santa hat was allegedly forensically examined fifteen years ago, the police are still on the hunt for this sinister Santa.