Murder Girl (Lilah Love)

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The Soham murders were a double child murder committed in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England on 4 August 2002. The victims were two 10-year-old girls, Holly Marie Wells and Jessica Amiee Chapman, who were lured into the home of a local resident and school caretaker, Ian Kevin Huntley, [1] who subsequently murdered the children—likely via asphyxiation—before disposing of their bodies in an irrigation ditch close to RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. The girls' bodies were discovered on 17 August 2002. [2] Soham Murders: Why Did Ian Huntley Kill Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman?". The Guardian. 4 August 2017 . Retrieved 24 October 2019. January 2021 - ITV News releases a podcast on the murder and subsequent manhunt, Catching Melanie's Killer. Knifed 26 times & raped Knight, Chris (23 May 2019). "Mistake Made by Maxine Carr that Showed She Knew Ian Huntley had Killed Soham Schoolgirls". Chronicle Live . Retrieved 24 October 2019.

The same evening, police conducted a thorough search of both 5 College Close and the grounds of Soham Village College where Huntley worked as a senior caretaker [100] as the couple remained under police watch at separate locations outside Soham. Each room of Huntley's home had evidently been recently and meticulously cleaned [101] with what was later described as being a "lemony" cleaning fluid, [102] but the search of the home revealed many items of "major importance" to the investigation. 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. [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. His fingerprints were recovered from the bin. [24] On Thursday night police arrested a 36-year-old man they suspect of being the gunman who shot Olivia. She was shot on Monday night by a masked gunman who burst into her family home while chasing another man in the Dovecot area of Liverpool. 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. To this question, Carr stated that the child had expressed her desire to be a bridesmaid at her own future wedding, adding that Chapman had said she would willingly wear a dress for such an occasion. [92] Carr also displayed a thank-you card to this reporter which had recently been given to her by Wells on the last day of the school year. Referring to Wells in the past tense, Carr stated, "She was just lovely, really lovely", [93] before making a direct appeal to the children: "Just get on the phone and just come home. Or if somebody's got them, just let them go." [69] [n 8] Huntley was convicted of the murder of both girls on 17 December 2003 and sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment, with the High Court later imposing a minimum term of 40 years. His girlfriend, Maxine Ann Carr—the girls' teaching assistant—had knowingly provided Huntley with a false alibi. [3] She received a three-and-a-half year prison sentence for conspiring with Huntley to pervert the course of justice. [4] Police were suspicious of Huntley's account. A single police officer searched his house on 5 August; no incriminating evidence was discovered, but the officer noticed items of clothing on the washing line despite the fact it had been raining. In reference to the evident extensive cleaning of the house's interior, Huntley said: "Excuse the dining room. We had a flood." [55] [n 5] This officer was unconvinced by Huntley's claims and suspicious of his agitated demeanour; Huntley remained a strong suspect. [57]

Caged for life 

Over the course of three days, Latham outlined the efforts of both defendants to divert suspicion away from Huntley, and Huntley's own efforts to destroy all physical and circumstantial evidence linking him to the crime, [24] but despite these efforts, investigators had retrieved enough evidence to show the children had been murdered within his home and—within approximately twelve hours of their deaths—transported in his vehicle to the location where their bodies were discovered on 17 August. This had included fibre evidence retrieved from Huntley's vehicle, clothes and carpets which had been a "precise match" to the Manchester United shirts the girls had been wearing at the time of their disappearance. [132] Latham then closed his statement by again bringing the jury's attention to Huntley's claim that both deaths had been accidental, remarking, "We pose this question: Two of them?" He then speculated Huntley's defence counsel may try and argue that he had been confused, commenting: "In that case, they would have to consider [Huntley's] behaviour over the fortnight between the girls' disappearance and their bodies being found." [133] Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier looked like your average 12 year old girls, playing in the woods with their school friend. The three girls were all pupils at the same school, Geyser and Weier thought they had come up with the plan for the perfect murder. EWHC 2083 (QB) Paragraph 16". Her Majesty's Courts Service. 29 September 2003. Archived from the original on 26 December 2009. Weier and Geyser were apprehended near Interstate 94. The knife used in the stabbing was in a bag they were carrying with them at the time.

By the second week of the children's disappearance, Huntley had become an unofficial spokesman for the community of Soham. His explanation for this was that he wanted to convey to the media the frustration and despair the community was feeling. [89] In one interview with Sky News correspondent Jeremy Thompson during the second week of the search, he claimed to be holding on to a "glimmer of hope" [61] the children would be found safe and well, and that he had last seen the girls walking in the direction of a local library. [69] Introduced in 2019, the Parole Board reconsideration mechanism gives people the right to ask for a decision to be looked at again if they have reasons to show it was “procedurally unfair” or “irrational”. To help their public appeals for information, Cambridgeshire Police released the photograph Nicola Wells had taken of the children less than two hours before their disappearance depicting both girls wearing their Manchester United replica football shirts. A physical description of each girl was also released to the media, describing them as being white, about 4ft 6in (137cm) tall, and slim. Chapman was described as being tanned, with shoulder-length, brown hair; Wells was described as being fair, with blonde hair. [27] The parents of both girls stated that their daughters had been wary of talking with strangers, having been warned not to trust people they did not know from early childhood. This was supported by the headteacher of St Andrew's Primary School, who told reporters: "The possible danger from strangers is something we have impressed upon [the children] from an early age." [28] She's a lunatic contract killer who has eluded capture by threatening the lives of officials who attempt to investigate or detain her. [3] History [ | ] At the urging of his father, Huntley joined the Air Training Corps at age 13. His activities with this youth organisation fuelled an interest he had held since childhood for aeroplanes, and he seriously considered a future career with the Royal Air Force. Huntley also developed a hobby of plane spotting. Via this hobby, he became familiar with the environs of RAF Lakenheath. [163]

Mum's heartbreak

At 8:00p.m., Nicola Wells entered her daughter's bedroom to invite the girls to say goodbye to her guests, only to discover both children missing. Alarmed, she and her husband, Kevin, searched the house and nearby streets. Minutes after their daughter's 8:30p.m. curfew had expired, Nicola Wells phoned the Chapmans to ask if the girls were there, only to learn Leslie and Sharon Chapman were worried that their youngest daughter had not returned home. [19] Following frantic efforts by the families to locate their daughters, Wells and Chapman were reported missing by their parents at 9:55p.m. [20] Search and discovery [ edit ] Ex-detective Says 'Unspectacular' Huntley Did Not Stand Out". The Guardian. 2 March 2004 . Retrieved 21 October 2019. Maxine Carr: What Happened to Ian Huntley's Girlfriend After the Soham Murders?". i. 26 May 2019 . Retrieved 29 October 2019.

June 9, 1984 - Melanie leaves the club when it closes at 2am. She is then brutally stabbed to death while walking home. Geyser accepted a plea offer under which she would not go to trial and would be evaluated by psychiatrists to determine how long she should be placed in a mental hospital. She later pleaded guilty and was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. a b "Coroner: Girls' Bodies Were Moved to Woodland". The Guardian. 23 August 2002 . Retrieved 6 November 2019.

A vital clue

Several of Capp's colleagues later remarked how they found her to be a distant and immature figure with few friends or hobbies. To one colleague, Capp would talk incessantly about her dreams of leaving this employment and embarking on a teaching career. [192] He said: “Twenty five years ago my 14-year-old sister Kate was taken from my family and me when she was murdered near our home whilst walking a friend’s dog. to 1989 – The murder sparks one of Britain's biggest ever manhunts. Police launch an investigation, Operation Rhodium. Detectives remain convinced that Kate's killer has local connections due to the isolated location of the murder.

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Although they were a besotted couple in public, Huntley was very possessive of Carr, and is known to have emotionally abused and/or physically assaulted her frequently, often culminating in Carr returning to live with her mother before Huntley persuaded her to return to live with him. [172] Furthermore, both Huntley and Carr are known to have conducted affairs throughout their relationship. [200] Noting how Carr often became flirtatious when she consumed alcohol, Huntley sought to minimise any opportunity for her to drink or otherwise socialise outside his presence for fear of her cheating on him with other males. [17] You Pushed Her,' Jessica Screamed, then Huntley Moved to Silence Her". The Telegraph. 26 November 2003. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 26 January 2020.