While Capp resided with her mother in Grimsby, she unofficially adopted the surname Benson. [195] She later legally changed her surname to Carr in an apparent effort to distance herself from her father. [191] Relationship [ edit ] At both primary and secondary school, Huntley was an average scholar. He was regarded as a loner, an oddball and an attention seeker by his peers, and became a target for bullies. [161] The bullying Huntley endured escalated when he entered Healing Comprehensive School aged 11, resulting in his academic performance waning. Huntley's parents enrolled their son in Immingham Comprehensive at age 13. He was again the target of physical and verbal bullying at this school, but did form a few friendships via a shared interest in computer games. [162] Huntley also enjoyed football, and was an avid supporter of Manchester United. [14]

April 2014 - Detectives investigating the cold case reveal they have a full DNA profile of her suspected killer. 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] On 10 December, counsel for both prosecution and defence delivered their closing arguments to the jury. Latham delivered his closing argument on behalf of the prosecution by describing Huntley and Carr as "accomplished liars" [142] before outlining the prosecution's case that both children had to die to satisfy Huntley's "selfish self-interest" before Huntley—with Carr's support—had embarked on twelve days of "cynical deception", with Carr only revealing the truth to police after being informed of the discovery of the children's bodies. [146] But in fact, painter and decorator Hampton, then in his 30s, had resumed his normal life, even marrying his second wife and having a child. The thread he posted his picture on, Create Paranormal Images, challenged users to create the best new mythological creature and pass them off as authentic.They added that the sister of the suspect, aged 26, and four men were arrested overnight between Friday and Saturday. The 26-year-old woman and three of the men were released the following day. A 17-year-old boy, said by police to know the victim, was arrested 75 minutes later in New Addington, about five miles (8km) from the scene of the stabbing, in connection with the death. a b c "A Long Night Waiting For News That Never Came". The Telegraph. 13 November 2003 . Retrieved 10 November 2019. At first, she walked through her hometown's bustling city centre - yet before long, the roads were becoming quieter, darker and more suburban.

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] In particular to assess the effectiveness of the relevant intelligence-based record keeping, the vetting practices in those forces since 1995 and information sharing with other agencies, and to report to the Home Secretary on matters of local and national relevance and make recommendations as appropriate. Despite this, investigators rapidly deduced who the two victims most likely were, and that they had not died where their bodies had been discovered. [73] Numerous hairs later determined to belong to Chapman were discovered on a tree branch close to the location of the girls' bodies. [74] At this hearing, Carr was informed by Principal Crown Prosecutor Marion Bastin this charge carried a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. On hearing this, Carr slumped forward. [115] The arrest came after an operation involving armed officers in the Merseyside area last night, Thursday 25 August. The man is currently in custody, where he is being questioned by detectives.”Questioned about the efforts she had made to mislead both police and the media to divert suspicion from her partner, Carr emphasised she had only lied to police, the media and "anyone who asks" to protect Huntley, who had repeatedly assured her of his innocence of any wrongdoing and his fear of being "fitted up" [143] by police for the girls' disappearance should they discover the 1998 rape allegation made against him. [144] She further claimed to have referred to Wells and Chapman using past tense merely because she had worked with the children in the past. [142] He was described as white, aged between 30 and 40, of average build and height, clean shaven with dark collar-length hair.

a b "Coroner: Girls' Bodies Were Moved to Woodland". The Guardian. 23 August 2002 . Retrieved 6 November 2019. On Friday morning, shortly before the news of the first arrest, the former Liverpool footballer Ian Rush and ex-Everton player Ian Snodin left flowers in Kingsheath Avenue on behalf of the Merseyside clubs. When asked why they had carried out such a heinous crime they claimed they wanted to join the terrifying Slender Man cult and become his 'proxies' or puppets.Reconstruction of Children's Walk Too Painful for Parents to Watch". The Telegraph. 11 August 2002 . Retrieved 31 October 2019. 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] 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] These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community.

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. According to the Slender Man mythos, the entity can cause amnesia, bouts of coughing and paranoid behaviour in individuals. He is often depicted hiding in forests or stalking children. More than 160 detectives and staff were initially deployed to the case in 1997, with more than 5,000 house-to-house interviews conducted and over 5,000 DNA samples taken. Holly and Jessica: Two Bodies Found in Woods". The Guardian. 18 August 2002 . Retrieved 7 January 2020. Upon learning of these public disclosures, Home Secretary David Blunkett announced a public inquiry into the intelligence-based record keeping and vetting system which had allowed Huntley to obtain employment as a school caretaker despite these previous criminal complaints, which had been reported to police and social services. Chaired by Sir Michael Bichard, the Bichard inquiry opened on 13 January 2004. [152] The results of this inquiry were published that June. [235]In May 2016, Hampton, then 64, admitted murdering Melanie at Bristol Crown Court. He was jailed for life, with a minimum term of 22 years. I opened the front door and ran after the car, banging on the boot, 'please stop', 'please stop'," recalls the mum, speaking through tears. The field where Kate's body was found was mainly used as a cut-through to Nadderwater and Whitestone, and was frequented by local dog walkers. Prior to murdering Wells and Chapman, Huntley had established an extensive record of consensual and unconsensual sexual activity with females—many of whom had been under the age of consent. He would typically use guile or force to achieve his desires. Between 1992 and 2002, he had committed many acts of physical and sexual violence against women and children for which he had been unpunished. [179] The youngest girl Huntley is known to have raped was 12 years old, with another girl he had attempted to rape being 11. [180] [n 13]