Cordell Farrington was born in 1968 in Nassau, Bahamas. He claimed to have experienced abuse during his childhood. At some point, he became addicted to crack cocaine but later underwent rehabilitation. Farrington attempted various occupations, including training as a priest, before settling into work at a warehouse. He was also an artist, known for drawing pictures of boys crying, some of which were exhibited at the Artists' Association of Grand Bahama.

Farrington married a woman known as 'Dean,' with whom he had a daughter. According to Dean, Farrington was a good father, but they eventually separated after she noticed signs of his possible return to drug use.

Between 2002 and 2003, Farrington committed a series of murders that shocked the Bahamian community. His first known victim was his 22-year-old lover, Jamal Robins, whom he killed in July 2002. Farrington struck Robins with a metal object during an argument and later buried his body in a bushy area. He revisited the site multiple times, eventually collecting and storing Robins' bones in labeled boxes.

In 2003, four boys—Mackinson Colas (11), DeAngelo Mackenzie (13), Junior Reme (11), and Desmond Rolle (14)—went missing in Grand Bahama. The disappearances prompted widespread concern and an extensive investigation involving local authorities, Scotland Yard, and the FBI.

On October 26, 2003, Farrington surrendered to the police and confessed to the murders of the four boys and Jamal Robins. He led authorities to the locations where he had hidden the remains, some of which were found in boxes at his residence.

Farrington was initially sentenced to death for the murder of Jamal Robins. However, in 2008, the Court of Appeal quashed the murder conviction, substituting it with manslaughter due to his severe personality disorder, and sentenced him to life imprisonment. In 2010, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the deaths of the four boys and received four additional life sentences.