Clifford previously pleaded guilty to murdering Louise, Carol and Hannah Hunt, and was later convicted of raping Louise in a “violent, sexual act of spite”.
Prosecutors previously said Clifford became “enraged” when Louise ended their 18-month relationship, leading him to “carefully” plan the July 9 murders.
Clifford gained access to the family home by deceiving Carol Hunt, then stabbed her to death in a “brutal knife attack”.
Kyle Clifford has been handed a whole-life order for the murders of Louise, Hannah and Carol Hunt. (Image: Hertfordshire Police/PA Wire) After killing Mrs Hunt, the defendant “lay in wait” for an hour for Louise to enter the house, then restrained, raped and murdered her with a crossbow.
He then fatally shot Hannah Hunt when she returned to the property in the quiet cul-de-sac of Ashlyn Close in Bushey, Hertfordshire, after work.
At Cambridge Crown Court on Tuesday, the judge said of Clifford: “The evidence I have heard shows you to be a jealous man soaked in self-pity, a man who holds women in utter contempt.
“This is no occasion to subject family and friends of your victims to any delay or suspense.
“I therefore make clear at once that for each of these three murders, the sentence will be one of life imprisonment with a whole-life order.
“That means a sentence from which you will never be released.”
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Kyle Clifford described as a “psychopath” and a “monster” by victims’ family
BBC racing commentator John Hunt and his surviving daughter Amy Hunt both delivered tearful victim impact statements at Cambridge Crown Court in Clifford’s absence on Tuesday (March 11).
Clifford, 26, refused to face the Hunt family in court.
Mr Hunt described the defendant as a “psychopath” during an emotional address to the court.
He said: “When I was first invited to provide a victim impact statement, I initially misunderstood its purpose, do I really need to detail the impact of having three quarters of my family murdered?
“But then I realised that this was my final opportunity to say what I wanted to say, specifically to you, Kyle, words that will also be directed to your family, who will carry guilt forwards with them for the rest of their lives.
“They knew about the weapons, they knew.”
Mr Hunt continued: “Carol still displayed compassion right up until the moment she answered the door to you on July 9.
“Do you remember her kindness, Kyle? How she urged you to get some relationship help and guidance for fear that you would never be able to sustain a lasting relationship?
“You calmly accepted that advice on the doorstep and then literally seconds later, savagely stabbed her eight times and ended her life.
“When I challenged myself about how you were able to deceive us all, I simply say that you are a psychopath who, for the duration of your time together with Louise, was able to disguise yourself as an ordinary human being.”
Fighting back tears, Mr Hunt said Louise had left Clifford after saying “enough is enough”.
“I hope women round the world will take Louise’s bravery as a shining beacon for their lives,” he said.
“If you feel enough is enough, then it is.”
Mr Hunt added: “Whatever sentence you’re about to receive, whatever misery lies ahead for you in the next 60 years, remember that after your days on earth are done, on your dying day there will be no release for you Kyle.
“The screams of hell, Kyle. I can hear them faintly now. They’re going to roll the red carpet out for you.”
She broke down and wept part way through her victim impact statement, as she said Clifford’s “monstrous, selfish actions” had devastated the loved ones of Carol, Hannah and Louise.
“You planned to take the lives of three women who have never done anything to hurt you and for what – you got dumped,” she said.
Amy Hunt added: “It is difficult to think of a more devastating reality than the one you have created, Kyle, though I imagine that these facts mean nothing to you.
“You violently took my mother and sisters from me, and you violently killed almost all of my mum and dad’s children.
“As a son to a mother, a brother to a sister, I will never understand how you felt and feel nothing about the hideous act – but I suppose that is what separates you from us.
“Kyle, plainly the Hunt family are human and you are not.”
