Who is Holly LeGresley and why has she been dubbed ‘The Immolator’? All about her involvement in the monkey torture ring
HOLLY LeGresley is a British woman who goes by the grisly nickname “The Immolator” because of her depraved secret online life.
She was a moderator in an animal torture group where monkeys and other sentient beings were killed in the most horrific ways imaginable for the pleasure of perverts.
Who is Holly LeGresley?
LeGresley, 37, is a self-proclaimed animal lover who has a strange way of showing her affection to our furry little friends.
She reportedly lives with her parents in Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
Aside from her disturbed online life, LeGresley posts reviews of scary movies, pictures of herself petting and cuddling her two cockatiels Cancey and Princess Pea, as well as shamelessly portraying herself as an animal rights campaigner.
She has even lashed out at films that portray animal cruelty before, including Suicide Squad spin-off Birds of Prey.
Complaining about a scene where an aviary is set alight, LeGresley hypocritically wrote: “I just watched The Suicide Squad. They burn an aviary full of parrots alive using gasoline and call that entertainment.
“That’s sick. You don’t do that s***, even [with] computer graphics because it’s too far.
“Shouldn’t be allowed to put such gratuitous animal cruelty in a movie when it doesn’t even really serve the story. Sick twisted people who made this film.
“Won’t be spending any more of my money on the franchise. What a disappointment.”
What did Holly LeGresley do?
On May 7, 2024, LeGresley admitted publishing an obscene article and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.
LeGresley published 22 images and 132 monkey torture videos to online chat groups, the charge sheet states.
She admitted to uploading the content in 2022 between the dates of March 25 and May 8, and on April 25 of the same year making a £17.24 payment to a PayPal account to encourage animal cruelty.
Three other people, including suspected ringleader Michael Macartney, 50, have been charged in the US.
He went by the moniker “Torture King” and ran several chat groups from around the world on encrypted messaging app Telegram, sharing sick ideas for custom-made torture videos, which were then sent with payments to Indonesia.
According to US court papers, Macartney is accused of distributing videos depicting the “torture, murder, and sexually sadistic mutilation of animals, specifically juvenile and adult monkeys”.
The BBC reports he has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges and faces up to five years in jail.
He previously described joining his first Telegram monkey group, saying: “They had a poll set up. Do you want a hammer involved? Do you want pliers involved? Do you want a screwdriver?”
Macartney, from Virginia, said it was the “most grotesque thing I have ever seen”.
At least 20 people have been investigated over the sick videos — including three women living in the UK who were arrested in 2022.
Two people have been imprisoned in Indonesia, while David Christopher Noble and Nicole Devilbiss have been charged in the US.
What happened to Holly LeGresley?
On May 7, 2024, LeGresley was released on conditional bail.
She will be sentenced at the higher court on June 7, 2024.
Until then, LeGresley was ordered not to have unsupervised contact with any animal or child.
Why is Holly LeGresley called ‘The Immolator?
LeGresley is known as The Immolator, which means someone who practises sacrifice, because of her involvement in the online abuse of animals.
She once ran a poll on which torture method should be used on a baby monkey.
LeGresley has also previously described her love of gore on Facebook — branding Hannibal Lecter and Pennywise the Clown “horror icons”.