Jimmy Savile who was posthumously exposed as a prolific sex offender reportedly made claims about his jewellery with links to Leeds General Infirmary
Caroline Hemmingham Audience Editor – Yorkshire Live and Michelle Marshall
10:55, 07 Jun 2026
Jimmy Savile is one of Britain’s most prolific sex predators(Image: Getty)
It was only following Jimmy Savile’s death that the shocking reality emerged – one of Britain’s most celebrated entertainers was in fact a predatory sex offender. Subsequent investigations uncovered that he had sexually abused hundreds of victims spanning several decades. The disgraced star had been a household name through popular tea-time programmes such as Top of the Pops and Jim’ll Fix It, alongside his work on BBC Radio 1.
Savile routinely leveraged his position as a BBC celebrity to target hundreds of individuals – both males and females, though predominantly vulnerable young girls. His attacks and rapes took place in television dressing rooms, hospitals, educational institutions, children’s homes and even his caravan.
According to the 2013 report Giving Victims A Voice, which examined his activities, the extent of Savile’s offences was “to the best of our knowledge unprecedented in the UK”. Records of his reported crimes stretch back to 1955, yet they only came to light properly following his death in 2011, aged 84.
Subsequently, it emerged that Savile harboured a disturbing fascination with death, as Express.co.uk explores the sinister reality behind his collection of rings.
In 2014, police examined an allegation featured in a University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust report concerning the death of a young girl at a children’s care home near Loughborough during the 1960s, reports the Express.
Savile was known to wear flamboyant jewellery(Image: Getty)
Dr Sue Proctor, lead investigator at LGI, revealed at the time that Savile had told multiple people his ornate rings were crafted using glass eyes taken from corpses, courtesy of his “friends” at Leeds General Infirmary. The deceased entertainer, who had openly discussed his fascination with corpses in numerous media appearances, confided to a student nurse that he performed sexual acts on bodies in the hospital mortuary when it was “quiet”.
Savile spoke candidly about his morbid interest in the deceased and admitted to a Broadmoor nurse that he took pleasure in tampering with corpses, which included positioning the bodies of both men and women and taking photographs of them.
His “Interfering” with bodies extended to removing body parts and fashioning them into jewellery pieces.
The General Infirmary in Leeds.
When questioned about these items, he stated they were crafted from glass eyes he had taken from corpses – one belonging to a close friend. Another was transformed into a pendant necklace, which he subsequently wore during his final Top of the Pops appearance.
While Savile was alive, police forces had opportunities to prosecute him – yet no charges were ever filed.
In 2009, the Crown Prosecution Service examined four allegations stretching back to 1970, but opted against proceeding with a case as the victims were unwilling to support police proceedings.
Savile was questioned under caution and claimed the allegations had been fabricated by the complainants, whom he alleged were motivated by financial gain.
He issued threats of legal action against the police and referenced that he had previously sued five newspapers.
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