the papers — just before christmas, ann fidler was savagely attacked at her home in eastleigh, near southampton. then in february, and also on the hampshire coast, glenda hoskins was found dead in her home in port solent, on the outskirts of portsmouth. she was a former girlfriend of the wanted man. victor farrant hasn't been seen since — unless you know otherwise. sentencing farrant in 1998, thejudge told him the murder had been so terrible, and he was so dangerous, that the sentence of life should mean just that. he was also given 18 years for attempting to kill his previous victim. following the trial, victor farrant�*s own family said they, too, hoped he would never be freed. however, after 26 years behind bars, officials last month contacted glenda hoskins' children, informing them that their mother's killer was being considered for release on health grounds. ahead of a meeting later today to consider that release, they penned an emotional letter to probation officials, in which they said... "victor farrant is an incredibly dangerous man with a hatred of women. if he is sick and dying,