Where do Carole Middleton and Michael Middleton live? "[45] A young woman named Karen Greenwood also reported seeing the girls walking "arm in arm" along College Road about two minutes later. Two girls go missing in August of 2002, leaving their community reeling. 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[69], Carr was also interviewed by the press during the second week of the search for the children. [216], Huntley was transferred from Wakefield prison to Frankland prison on 23 January 2008. Both girls had been missing for thirteen days when their bodies were found, and their corpses were in an advanced state of decomposition. Others said that, contrary to her televised claims, Carr had been socialising in Grimsby town centre on the night of the girls' disappearance, and was not at home in Soham as she had claimed to the media. Huntley had never been convicted of any of these criminal allegations; his burglary charge had remained on file. He worked as a senior caretaker there until his arrest. As a result, he began rebuffing any offers to socialise with colleagues for fear of being attacked while alone in their company. He was regarded as a loner, an oddball and an attention seeker by his peers, and became a target for bullies. [163] Huntley also enjoyed football, and was an avid supporter of Manchester United. The family had just arrived home from a sunshine holiday before Jessica rushed round to see her friend at the barbecue at her house. 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. The Soham murders were a double child murder committed in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England on 4 August 2002. The funeral services for Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman were held on consecutive days in September 2002. In a statement, the Chapmans said: We hope [the databases] use will mean other families dont suffer the same loss and heartbreak as we did.. [136], On 1 December, Huntley testified before the court in his defence. [174] Furthermore, both Huntley and Carr are known to have conducted affairs throughout their relationship. [50], In July 1998, police were notified that Huntley had sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl in September 1997, having also threatened to kill the child if she informed her mother. Original Songs by: Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Will Jennings, Robert Folk, Iwao Takamoto. Latham contended Huntley had deliberately lured the girls into his home at approximately 6:37p.m.[128] and that both girls had been murdered shortly thereafter, with cell site analysis showing Huntley had switched off Chapman's mobile phone either outside his home or within the grounds of Soham Village College after both girls had been murdered. They were determined to be among the five per cent of couples who stay together after losing a child to murder. [6], The two girls and a friend named Natalie Parr played computer games and listened to music for about half an hour. . The court also heard the reading of statements from the families of the Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, who Mr Huntley is accused of murdering. [21] Over 400 officers were assigned full-time to search for the girls. [92], On 3 December, Carr went into the witness box to testify in her own defence. They were 17 and 14 at the time of their sisters murder. 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 Aimee Chapman, who were lured into the home of a local resident and school caretaker, Ian Kevin Huntley, who subsequently murdered the childrenlikely via asphyxiationbefore disposing of their bodies in an . (This was the only instance when a victim of Huntley had not identified or named him as being her assailant. He went on to have what his parents thought were "imaginary friends . [70][71] No clear footprints were discovered at the crime scene. Two decades on, where are their parents now, and how have they moved on from the awful tragedy? Clark concluded in October that, although psychopathic,[120] Huntley did not suffer from any major mental or psychotic illness. [230], At least a dozen women have been falsely identified as being Carr and either persecuted or physically attacked due to false stories speculating as to her whereabouts and new identity which have been printed in tabloid publications. [82] As such, she was found not guilty of assisting an offender. [95] To one officer, he said: "You think I've done it? "[67] Lawrence immediately reported the discoveries to police. Each of these girls was at least one year younger than himself; none of these relationships lasted longer than a few weeks. [9], The final criminal allegation against Huntley prior to the Soham murders dates from July 1999. Pro Tools Operator JOHN PRESTAGE. Huntley denies murdering the two girls and Carr, a former classroom assistant at . [84] At the request of both families, the media refrained from reporting on either service. Shortly before the two returned to College Close,[58] a neighbour of Carr's mother named Marion Clift saw the couple standing at the rear of the vehicle, with the boot open. Howard Gilbert, then-headteacher of Soham Village Collegehaving admitted the college's failure to check Huntley's references prior to offering him employmentlater said that he would not have employed Huntley if he had been aware of the burglary charge, as one of Huntley's key responsibilities was to ensure security in the school grounds. [46] Police also received statements regarding a suspicious white van that had been seen in Soham on the evening of the children's disappearance. [15][16] Chapman's Nokia 6110 mobile phone was switched off at 6:46p.m.[17][1][18], At 8:00p.m., Nicola Wells entered her daughter's bedroom to invite the girls to say goodbye to her house guests, only to discover both children were missing. He was reportedly awarded 2,500 in legal aid to pursue this claim. Morris stated that the most likely cause of death of both girls had been asphyxiation. [163] Huntley began work at Soham Village College on 26 November. Luv Holly. [38], Maxine Carr was born Maxine Ann Capp. They both lived in the village of Soham in Cambridgeshire, where they went to St Andrew's Primary School. "[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. [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. . When Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman went missing in Soham in 2002, Dennis was called in by Holly's family to help. Between 1990 and 1996, Huntley worked in a succession of menial jobs, but seldom held any job for long. Even at four years old, the two girls instantly became best friends, practically joined at the hip, and . The parents of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman will probably never know how their daughters died. Following the separation of his parents in 1993, Huntley chose to use his mother's surname. He was not charged. After two months of courtship,[163] Huntley proposed to Evans. The girls had been playing together at . Chaired by Sir Michael Bichard, the Bichard inquiry opened on 13 January 2004. The images of their young faces, heads close together and wearing matching red football shirts, are fixed in our minds as we go about our daily lives, switching on news bulletins in the hope of good news, only to discover with sinking hearts that there has been none except perhaps the . A Tim Burton Film. In 2002, this quiet community would be rocked by the disappearance of two 10-year-old girls, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. "[214], In the years since his incarceration, Huntley has been repeatedly attacked by other inmates. [119], To determine Huntley's state of mental health, he was detained under Section 48 of the Mental Health Act for almost two months at Rampton Secure Hospital. [192] This employment was initially voluntary work, but Carr later became a teaching assistant in the school's Year 5 class. None were alive when Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman died on this day 20 years ago . [229] Carr won an injunction on 24 February 2005, granting her lifelong anonymity on the grounds that her life would otherwise be in danger. "[82] In reference to Carr's attempts to pervert the course of justice, Latham stated that "as surely as night follows day" the two had conspired to concoct a false alibi to divert suspicion from Huntley,[82] but warned the jury Carr could only be convicted of assisting an offender if they believed she had known Huntley had murdered the girls, adding that her motive for providing lies to police with reference to the charge of perverting the course of justice was irrelevant. ", "Jessica and Holly Doted on Maxine Carr, Says Teacher", "Police Piece Together Last Sightings of Girls", "Poor Intelligence, Poor Data System and Poor Media Strategy: Police Own Up to Failures", "Huntley's Question to Police: 'Am I a Suspect? A single police officer searched his house on 5 August; no incriminating evidence was discovered, but the officer noticed numerous items of clothing on the washing line despite the fact it had been raining. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of imprisonment to be imposed by the Lord Chief Justice at a later date. He would only resume using his father's surname following the 2002 reconciliation of his parents. . "[148], Following the conclusion of the prosecution's closing argument, Coward delivered his argument on behalf of the defence. [10] Coroner David Morris testified the bodies of both girls were partially skeletonized, and that no precise cause of death could be determined for either of them. [24] One of these officers observed three vertical scratches on Huntley's left jaw, each measuring approximately three centimetres (1.2in), which he claimed had been recently inflicted by his dog. C ya around school! Both the Humberside and Cambridgeshire Police were heavily criticised for their failings in maintaining criminal intelligence records on Huntley. On 14 September 2005, while an inmate at HM Prison Wakefield, he was scalded with boiling water by convicted spree killer Mark Hobson. [24] A cover from the rear seat was missing, and the lining of the boot had been recently removed and replaced with an ill-fitting section of household carpet. The families of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman yesterday paid their last respects to their beautiful 'Soham Roses' at separate private services in the Cambridgeshire town. Twenty . Huntley killed Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, each 10 years outdated, in Soham, England, in August 2002. To download all election summary data click here. It remains one of the most . Huntley saw the girls and lured them back to his house on the pretence that their teaching assistant Maxine Carr, his girlfriend was also at the house. 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. Her parents, Kevin and Nicola, were certain she would be the first member of their family to go to university. [24], Huntley's car was also forensically examined on 16 August. OLIVER KOUMBAS JOANNE LEES TAMZIN LILLYWHITE JADE LITTLE . [239], The inquiry also severely criticised Humberside Police for deleting information relating to the previous criminal allegations against Huntley, and also criticised Cambridgeshire Police for not following standard vetting guidelines. Two years later, on 21 March 2010, he received non life-threatening injuries to his neck after his throat was slashed by convicted armed robber Damien Fowkes. [218][219][220], On 5 September 2006, Huntley attempted to kill himself by taking an overdose of antidepressants he had accumulated in his prison cell. [132][4], Referencing the likely motive for the girls' murder and the cause of death of each victim, Latham stated that due to the extensive state of decomposition of the bodies, the coroner had been unable to determine the precise cause of death of either child, or whether the girls had been sexually assaulted before or after death. Four minutes later, Carr sent Huntley a text message which read: "Don't make me feel bad because I'm with my family. On June 16, 2003, Ian Huntly pleaded not guilty to the formal charges accusing him of murdering Holly and Jessica . However, ten years after their daughters death, they gave a statement in support of police plans to create a national database for sex offenders. [3] She received a three-and-a-half year prison sentence for conspiring with Huntley to pervert the course of justice. She wasnt and Huntley has since admitted murdering the girls. [158], Ian Kevin Huntley was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, on 31 January 1974, the first of two sons born to Kevin Huntley and his wife, Lynda (ne Nixon). "[55][n 5] This officer was unconvinced by Huntley's claims and suspicious of his agitated demeanour; Huntley remained a strong suspect. Thank you! The families of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells have laid the girls to rest at small private funerals almost a month after the 10-year-old best friends went missing. The victims were two 10-year-old girls, Holly Marie Wells and Jessica Aimee Chapman, who were lured into the home of a local resident and school caretaker, Ian Kevin Huntley,[1] who subsequently murdered the childrenlikely via asphyxiationbefore disposing of their bodies in an irrigation ditch close to RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. While townsfolk are determined to remember Holly and Jessica, acts of remembrance in Soham are expected to be low-profile. We will never forget Holly but life does move on it has to. We have her pictures in and around the house, but its not a shrine we dont live in the past.. He said it helped the family with their loss. In 2002, two 10-year-old girls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman were at a barbecue at the Wells' home located in Soham, United Kingdom. [53] When he had replied Carr had not got the job, one of the girls had said, "Tell her we're sorry" before they both walked along College Street towards a bridge leading towards Clay Street. 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[171], Between August 1995 and May 1996, Huntley established numerous sexual relationships with teenage girls, all of whom were under the legal age of consent. 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. [82][n 7] These conclusions were physically supported by an analysis of the shoots of nettles at the crime scene which enabled forensic ecologist and palynologist Patricia Wiltshire to estimate that the bodies had been placed at this location almost two weeks before. [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. "[134], Testimony relating to the forensic evidence linking Huntley was heard on 24 November. [8] Parr then returned home. Music Composed and Conducted by: David Newman. The murder took its toll on their marriage for a while, the pair have admitted. RMG6JATP - The parents of murdered Soham schoolchildren Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, from left, Leslie and Sharon Chapman and Kevin and Nicola Wells, arrive at the Old Bailey in London, where the prosecution is expected to outline its case at the trial of Ian Huntley and his former girlfriend Maxine Carr. The girls' bodies were discovered on 17 August 2002. It was a job she returned to in the years following her daughters murder. [118] Carr only severed contact with Huntley in December 2002. [8] Another woman living in nearby Little Thetford claimed to have seen two girls whose appearance and clothing matched those of Wells and Chapman walking past her home the morning after they had been reported missing.
