It was highly publicised child murder and abuse cases such as the murder of two pupils, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman by a school caretaker that led to the establishment and development of the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), covering England and Wales. ", "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? [95] To one officer, he said: "You think I've done it? [212], At 9:53a.m. on 4 August, Huntley attempted to phone Carr, but she did not answer her mobile phone. [3] She received a three-and-a-half year prison sentence for conspiring with Huntley to pervert the course of justice. Alfred seldom maintained contact with his wife and children, and refused to provide any financial support for his daughters. before beginning to weep. 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. [241], The Bichard inquiry recommended a mandatory registration scheme for people working with children and vulnerable adults such as the elderly and mentally handicapped. "[148], Following the conclusion of the prosecution's closing argument, Coward delivered his argument on behalf of the defence. When Huntley became aware of Clift's presence, he abruptly closed the boot. [37] Other family members and friends of both girls also appealed via the media for the safe return of the children. The murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman shocked the nation and changed the course of British policing. [162] The bullying Huntley endured escalated when he entered Healing Comprehensive School aged 11, resulting in his academic performance waning. [24], Huntley's car was also forensically examined on 16 August. [30] Police also investigated the possibility that the girls had arranged to meet someone they had contacted via an internet chat room, but this was soon ruled out. 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[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. On one occasion, he beat his wife so badly she suffered a miscarriage. He chose not to enrol in college and instead committed himself to finding employment. "[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. [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. [192], In February 1999, Huntley met 22-year-old Maxine Carr in a Grimsby nightclub. [12] Huntley evidently lured the girls into his house, stating that his girlfriend, Maxine Carrthe girls' teaching assistant at St Andrew's Primary Schoolwas also in the house; she was in fact visiting her mother in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. As a result, he began rebuffing any offers to socialise with colleagues for fear of being attacked while alone in their company. The inquiry scrutinised the investigation by Cambridgeshire Police into the children's disappearance and murder, as almost two weeks had elapsed following the disappearance of Wells and Chapman before Cambridgeshire Police became aware of Huntley's previous criminal background, despite his claims to be the last person to see the children alive. Three staff at Holly Wells' and Jessica Chapman's old school have still not had their backgrounds checked for any criminal convictions eight days before the girls' classmates return for the new term. Between 1992 and 2002, he had committed many acts of physical and sexual violence against women and children for which he had been unpunished. [186], As a child and adolescent, Capp was viewed by her peers as a timid outcast, with few friends. [53], In July 2002, Carr applied for a vacant full-time teaching assistant position at St Andrew's Primary School. [85][86], In the weeks following the disappearances, Huntley reluctantly[87] granted several television interviews to media outlets such as Sky News and the regional BBC News programme, BBC Look East, speaking of the general shock in the local community and his dismay at being the last person to see the children alive. [69] However, prior to his trial, a criminal profile had resulted in his being ruled by an eminent criminal psychologist as a "latent, predatory paedophile"[175] who had lured Wells and Chapman into his home in a moment of opportunism. [6][7] Before leaving home, Chapman informed her parents of her intention to also give her friend a necklace engraved with the letter H she had purchased for her on a recent family holiday to Menorca. [114][n 11] She was further charged with two counts of assisting an offender on 17 January 2003. [142] When questioned about why she had then helped Huntley in extensively cleaning their home in the days after the children's murder, Carr claimed she had done so as she had always been "obsessive about tidiness. [102][n 10], Having discovered the children's clothes at Soham Village College,[82] police decided to arrest Huntley and Carr. [14] Although reported to police on three occasions, Huntley was not charged for any of these offences as each of the girls denied having engaged in sex with Huntley. This service was introduced in 2002 by the Home Office, as a way to protect vulnerable groups of people, by screening anybody they may potentially come into contact with during their employment or education. [140] He further claimed Chapman had witnessed this accident and began repeatedly screaming, "You pushed her! The Vetting and Barring Scheme aims to protect children and vulnerable adults by stopping those who pose a known risk from working with them. [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. Via this hobby, he became familiar with the environs of RAF Lakenheath. "[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. In this offence, he and an accomplice allegedly broke into the house of a neighbour in Grimsby and stole electrical goods, jewellery and cash. Section of Mr Justice Alan Moses' sentencing of Ian Huntley. On 14 September 2005, while an inmate at HM Prison Wakefield, he was scalded with boiling water by convicted spree killer Mark Hobson. "[17] Huntley did not reply to this message. The Soham Murders The Importance of DBS checks A Disclosure and Barring Service check, better known as a DBS check is a process that is crucially important for safe recruitment. He applied for this using the alias Ian Nixon. Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, both 10, were killed by Huntley after they went missing following a BBQ in Soham, Cambridgeshire, on 4 August 2002. [82] As such, she was found not guilty of assisting an offender. The reason for this decision had been that both bodies were too extensively decomposed and damaged by fire to enable a conclusive determination of either the actual cause of death or if either girl had been subjected to a sexual assault. 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 Vetting and Barring Scheme is a national scheme for checking the suitability of those who work with children and vulnerable adults. [197] She later legally changed her surname to Carr in an apparent effort to distance herself from her father. 1 second ago. [174] Furthermore, both Huntley and Carr are known to have conducted affairs throughout their relationship. The Soham murders were a double child murder committed in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England on 4 August 2002. His girlfriend, Maxine Ann Carrthe girls' teaching assistanthad knowingly provided Huntley with a false alibi. 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. [100], In February 2002, Huntley found Carr a part-time job at St Andrew's Primary School, although she lied about her academic qualifications when applying for this position. [200] Shortly thereafter, the couple moved to a ground-floor flat in Scunthorpe, where Huntley formally proposed to Carr in June 1999. It is believed that Cambridgeshire Police failed to perform a background check under the name Huntley. ", "Huntley Must Serve 40 Years at Least, Judge Rules", "Trail of Underage Sex and Violence that Led to Murders", "Rootless and Troubled Lives of Couple Suspected of Killing Holly and Jessica", "Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells: 18 Years on From The Soham Murders", "Ex-detective Says 'Unspectacular' Huntley Did Not Stand Out", "Former Neighbour Describes Huntley Paedophile Slurs and Former Girlfriend Reveals His Violent Behaviour", "He Charmed, Bullied and Lied His Way Through Life", "School Admits Huntley References Not Checked", "Maxine Carr is One More Huntley Victim: Why Do We Demonise Her? [231][232][233][234], Shortly after her release from prison, Carr and her family contacted a Tyneside-based publishing company with view to publishing her autobiography. [39][n 3] The community held a candlelight vigil on 7 August. [129] Latham described how mobile phone records and eyewitness accounts placed Carr in Grimsby on the evening in question,[130] showing the statements she had given to police and press had been false. Following the separation of his parents in 1993, Huntley chose to use his mother's surname. Unchecked: 13,000 people working with children - including teachers, caretakers, dinner ladies and lollipop men Huntley's mother's maiden name had been Nixon. [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. [193], By the time Capp had obtained employment at Bluecrest, she had garnered sufficient courage to begin dating men, but none of these relationships lasted more than a few months. [125][126][6], At a preliminary hearing at the Old Bailey on 16 June 2003, Huntley pleaded not guilty to the charges of murdering Wells and Chapman, and guilty to the charge both stood accused of: conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. "[111] Despite these revelations, Carr initially remained emotionally attached to Huntley and professed her belief in his innocence to both the police and her family. 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. [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. The other problem, as previously stated, is that the infobox lists the 2004 convictions while the main text of the article does not mention or . (This was the only instance when a victim of Huntley had not identified or named him as being her assailant. There are few worse crimes than your murder of these two young girls. He would also emotionally blackmail his partner if he detected any signs of her developing resistance to his control or indicating a desire to leave him. I was the last person to see them!" Latham stated neither body showed signs of compressive neck injuries, knife wounds, drugging or poisoning, and that both girls had most likely died of asphyxiation. This was widely reported double murder which occurred in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England on August 2002. [118] This led to her developing anorexia at 16, with her weight at one stage plummeting to six stones (38 kg), and her mother forcing her to eat in order for her to regain weight. He then outlined the details of how Keith Pryer and his two friends had discovered the bodies on 17 August[131] at a location Huntley had known from his plane-spotting hobby and where they were unlikely to be discovered. The girls didn't tell anyone at the barbecue . "[143], 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"[144] by police for the girls' disappearance should they discover the 1998 rape allegation made against him. Following their separation, Huntley had distanced himself from his father for several years. It can't have been! [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. [198] According to Carr, she was "instantly attracted" to Huntley's self-confident and pleasant persona, and agreed to begin dating him that same evening. [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! Each of these girls was at least one year younger than himself; none of these relationships lasted longer than a few weeks. [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. Today's service is a small milestone in our shared journey of grief and sorrow it is our hope that we may perhaps draw a line under one phase of our grieving and begin to look forward. It was designed as a response to the Bichard Inquiry . Via his father, Huntley learned of a school caretaker vacancy in nearby Soham Village College in mid-2001. This vehicle was last seen turning into the Studlands Park housing estate. [191], An orange-petalled rose, dedicated to the memory of Wells and Chapman, was unveiled by representatives of Soham Town Council at the 2003 Chelsea Flower Show. Huntley supplied a DNA sample to assist in their enquiries, with Carr also providing an alibi to support his claims of innocence. [236], 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. [215] Following this attack, Huntley alleged that prison authorities had failed in their duty of care towards him, and launched a claim for 15,000 in compensation. "[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. The Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire Constabulary, Tom Lloyd, was also subjected to severe criticism as his force had failed to contact Humberside Police during the investigation into Huntley's criminal background prior to his securing employment at Soham Village College. "[214], In the years since his incarceration, Huntley has been repeatedly attacked by other inmates. Capp and her older sister, Hayley (born 1967), were largely raised by their mother and grandparents. [108] This left police with no option but to refer Huntley to a mental hospital to undergo an extensive psychological evaluation. It was introduced as a law of the country after the popular Soham Murder case. [136], On 1 December, Huntley testified before the court in his defence. [167], In June 1994, Huntley began dating 18-year-old Claire Evans, who he met through his employment at a local Heinz factory. [1] He also stated that the girls had almost certainly not died at the location where their bodies had been discovered,[73] and that both bodies had been placed there within 24 hours of their deaths. The inspiration for dedicating a flower to the children's memory came from a poem read aloud at the memorial service at Ely Cathedral on 30 August 2002 by the father of Wells, titled Soham's Rose. Private Lessons and CRB The Maths tutor can now be hired after passing the CRB checks. [127], The trial of Huntley for the murders of Wells and Chapman opened at the Old Bailey on 5 November 2003 before Mr Justice Alan Moses; Huntley was charged with two counts of murder, to which he entered a plea of not guilty. "[67] Lawrence immediately reported the discoveries to police. Both were questioned for approximately seven hours. [75], On 21 August, the bodies of both girls were identified via DNA testing. [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. The girls' bodies were discovered on 17 August 2002. [159] The Huntley family were working class and at the time of the birth of their first child, lodged with Lynda's parents in Grimsby. [113] Carr was also charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice on this date. Christopher Clark, consultant forensic psychiatrist, reciting the conclusions of his assessment of Ian Huntley's mental state (2002)[121], Having been declared mentally fit to stand trial, Huntley was faced with a sentence of life imprisonment if a jury could be convinced of his guilt. [121][122] On 8 October, Huntley was deemed mentally competent to stand trial.[122]. By Huntley's own later admission, he had become sexually frustrated, and had unsuccessfully attempted to persuade a married colleague to date him on the weekend Carr visited her mother in Grimsby. I'm going to be inside forever, and it'll be torture. [16] Huntley's face showed no emotion as the verdict was announced; the mothers of both Wells and Chapman burst into tears. [169] Shortly after their separation, Huntley's wife formed a relationship with and later married Huntley's younger brother, Wayne. To these questions, Carr explained that her first impression had been that Huntley had "had a woman in the house", adding their bedding had been washed shortly before 4 August. On August 4, 2002, Holly and Jessica were hanging out at Holly's family home in the small town of Soham, England. [69] In an apparent effort to destroy forensic evidence, the murderer or murderers had attempted to burn both bodies. [170] Within four weeks of their acquaintance,[199] she had moved into Huntley's Barton-upon-Humber flat, and the couple informed relatives of their eagerness to start a family. [31], On 8 August,[32] CCTV footage of the girls, recorded minutes before their disappearance, was released to the public. A month later, Huntley was charged and remanded in custody at HM Prison Wolds for one week after another 18-year-old Grimsby woman claimed Huntley beat and raped her while she was walking home from a local nightclub. 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. [21] Over 400 officers were assigned full-time to search for the girls. Referencing one of the 1998 rapes he had committed but had earlier claimed to her to have been falsely accused of in this phone call, Huntley then began voicing concerns as to again being falsely accused of involvement on this occasion, also claiming his previous arrest had caused him to suffer a nervous breakdown. [163] Huntley began work at Soham Village College on 26 November. She explained the reason for the lack of any traces of semen being discovered could have been a result of the charred and melted condition of the articles she had inspected. [6], The two girls and a friend named Natalie Parr played computer games and listened to music for about half an hour. Each refused to file criminal complaints or accept help from social services. [14], At the urging of his father, Huntley joined the Air Training Corps at age 13. [188] She performed poorly academically, but always aspired to become a teacher. 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