The CRB ( Criminal Records Bureau) was a ground-breaking service which provided detailed reports of a person's criminal record history. Investigators would later determine Wells and Chapman had most likely been attackedand possibly murderedin the dining room of College Close. In his early years, he frequently threw tantrums in order to get his mother's attention; childhood friends later remarked how afraid he was of his stern father. Your tears have never been for them; only for yourself. This vehicle was last seen turning into the Studlands Park housing estate. [61] In this live interview, Carr corroborated Huntley's claims to have conversed with the children on their doorstep as she had been bathing before both girls had walked away from their doorstep, adding: "I only wish we had asked them where they were going if only we knew then what we know now. [240], An added complication in these criminal vetting procedures was the fact that Huntley had applied for the caretaker's job under the name of Ian Nixon, although he divulged on the application form for this position that he was previously known as Ian Huntley. "[90], Discussing the personalities of the girls, Carr described Wells as being the "more feminine" of the two, adding that Chapman was "more of a tomboy"[91] and that on one occasion, she had jokingly remarked to Chapman how, unlike many of her friends, she seldom wore a skirt. [46] Police also received statements regarding a suspicious white van that had been seen in Soham on the evening of the children's disappearance. The Vetting and Barring Scheme is a national scheme for checking the suitability of those who work with children and vulnerable adults. She found out on 23 July that her application had been unsuccessful. Shortly thereafter, she and her daughters moved to the village of Keelby. [14] In any event, the cause of death of both girls was later ruled to be asphyxiation. [166] He also viewed himself as something of a ladies' man, and was scrupulous about his personal appearance and personal hygiene. [3] She received a three-and-a-half year prison sentence for conspiring with Huntley to pervert the course of justice. It is believed that Cambridgeshire Police failed to perform a background check under the name Huntley. "[4], Prior to murdering Wells and Chapman, Huntley had established an extensive record of consensual and unconsensual sexual activity with femalesmany of whom had been under the age of consent. Plans to prevent another scandal like the Soham murders will fail because they ignore the fact that child killer Ian Huntley gained access to his victims through his . Ian Huntley, a former caretaker, was found guilty of murdering two girls from a Cambridgeshire primary school in 2002. A further two part, 60-minute documentary, commissioned by Channel 5, Channel 5 first broadcast the three-episode drama, This page was last edited on 7 January 2023, at 18:25. "[21], Concluding his questioning, Hubbard cautioned the jury not to succumb to the temptation of judging Carr's morality, but to consider her state of mind prior to her arrest when considering whether the lies she had told warranted any criminal liability, stating she had "done no wrong" on the date of the children's murder, and had not returned to Soham until 6 August. Staff initially feared Huntley might die as a result of this overdose,[124] but he was returned to his prison cell within 48 hours. She briefly worked alongside her mother in a fish processing plant as she considered which career path she should choose before enrolling at the Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education, having chosen to study general care. He applied for this using the alias Ian Nixon. Carr was sentenced to serve three-and-a-half years in prison for perverting the course of justice. [167], In June 1994, Huntley began dating 18-year-old Claire Evans, who he met through his employment at a local Heinz factory. The same year, she and her mother moved from Keelby back to Grimsby. Testimony from Carr had indicated her suspicions sexual activity had occurred in their home in her absence as, although Huntley had insisted throughout their relationship that Carr perform all domestic chores, she noticed that he had washed the quilts, pillow cases and sheets of their bed in her absence. [19] Following subsequent frantic efforts by the families of both girls to locate their daughters, Wells and Chapman were reported missing by their parents at 9:55p.m.[20], Police immediately launched an intensive search for the missing children. 15 August 2002[61], At about 12:30p.m. on 17 August,[62] a 48-year-old gamekeeper named Keith Pryer discovered the bodies of both girls lying side by side in a 5-foot (1.5m) deep irrigation ditch close to a pheasant pen near the perimeter fence of RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk,[63] more than 10 miles (16km) east of Soham. [140] He further claimed Chapman had witnessed this accident and began repeatedly screaming, "You pushed her! [103][n 9] Fibres recovered from these garments were a precise match to samples retrieved from Huntley's body and clothing, as well as from 5 College Close. He was employed before the establishment of the CRB. [203] He soon found new employment at a finance company in Binbrook while Carr maintained her employment packing fish at a local fish processing factory. He conceded his client was guilty of physical responsibility for the girls' actual deathsas Huntley had admittedand therefore deserved punishment, but argued that the prosecution had failed to provide definitive proof that Huntley had intended to murder the children or cause them bodily harm. An overnight examination revealed the two mounds of earth to be badger setts. Morris stated that the most likely cause of death of both girls had been asphyxiation. Get back in the van! He was also forbidden from initiating contact with his baby daughter or her mother. According to Huntley, he, Wells and Chapman had entered his bathroom to stem a mild nosebleed Wells had been suffering when the girls had walked by his home. Investigators believe that prior to his 2002 arrest, Huntley had engaged in illegal sexual activity with up to 60 underage girls. The last piece of footage of Wells and Chapman depicts the children walking onto a car park on the grounds of Soham Village College. The victim of this assault later said that Huntley had not been the perpetrator of her assault. Following the birth of their second child, Wayne, in August 1975, the family moved into a rented property in Immingham, where Huntley attended school. Westwood retired in March 2005. [96], When questioned about his failure to call emergency services and subsequent, extensive efforts to destroy evidence and divert suspicion from himself, Huntley insisted he had first become preoccupied with whether the police and public would believe the girls' deaths had been accidental, and he had decided to conceal all evidence of the deaths as opposed to either notifying police or paramedics. [71], The funeral services for Wells and Chapman were held on consecutive days in September 2002. 0 Less than a minute Less than a minute Both girls had been missing for thirteen days when their bodies were found, and their corpses were in an advanced state of decomposition. We had a flood. [55], After being informed of the discovery of the children's bodies and the evidence of Huntley's guilt, including his fingerprints being recovered from the bin in which the children's clothes had been found, Carr burst into tears, shouting: "No! [206], In September 2001, Huntley responded to a job advertisement for a job as a senior caretaker at Soham Village College. "[79], An online book of condolence attracted more than 31,000 messages of grief and sympathy[80] and on 24 August, football clubs across Britain held a minute's silence before games. [9], Following several weeks of mistreatment, Huntley's wife announced her intention to leave him. [181][n 13], Following his arrest, several former girlfriends and sexual partners stated that Huntley presented himself as a charming and considerate man in the early stages of a relationship, but would become domineering and violent upon having established control. [95] To one officer, he said: "You think I've done it? 3 minutes to read. [23], While held on remand at Holloway Prison,[116] Carr regularly enquired as to Huntley's welfare,[117] and wrote several letters in which she professed her continued love for him. [185] Psychologists have also determined Huntley has mentally blocked any attempts to accept the reality or enormity of his actions pertaining to his repeated violence against females in order that he might cope with the consequences of his actions. Three of them were aged 15, and one 13. [226] She was given a secret identity to protect her from threats of attack from vengeful members of the public[227] in addition to being provided with a new home in an undisclosed location. [73][77] Nine days later, a public memorial service was held at Ely Cathedral for both girls. His police checks form first went to the Cambridgeshire force - they checked the police national computer under the name Nixon but they failed to check under Huntley - which would have thrown. The thing is though Huntley had never been convicted of any offence before the Soham murders. The evidence and artefacts were not made public at the time, but the items recovered from the school grounds included items of clothing the girls had been wearing when last seen; their charred and cut Manchester United shirts were recovered from a bin in a hangar at Huntley's place of work. Huntley's precise motivation for voluntarily informing police of his encountering the children outside his home is unknown; it is speculated he chose to do so out of concerns. [9] By 3:15p.m., both girls had changed into distinctive replica Manchester United football shirts, one of which belonged to Wells, and the other to her older brother, Oliver. [238] Further criticism was directed at the force for their initial failure to scrutinise Carr's claims to have been in Soham on the date of the children's disappearance. I just said she weren't very good as she hadn't got the job and they just says please tell her that we're very sorry and off they walked; in the direction of the library over there. [47], The following evening, a jogger alerted police to two mounds of recently disturbed earth he had seen at Warren Hill, just outside Newmarket. [242] This recommendation later led to the foundation of the Independent Safeguarding Authority. 0 . . [73] Numerous hairs later determined to belong to Chapman were discovered on a tree branch close to the location of the girls' bodies. She further explained her focus had therefore been to protect Huntley's job and reputation, adding that had she known of Huntley's guilt, she would never have attempted to provide him with a false alibi, stating to her counsel: "If, for a minute, I [had known] or believed he'd murdered either of those girls I would have been horrified. [48] The initial speculation by the jogger had been that these mounds of earth might have been the burial locations of the two missing girls. [39], On 12 August, police launched a media appeal to trace the driver of a four-door, dark green saloon car. Huntley had been suspected of a string of offences including rape, indecent assault and burglary. [81], The inquest into the children's deaths was held at Shire Hall, Cambridge, on 23 August 2002. 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