Investigators located and seized this vehicle from a caravan park in Wentworth on 7 August; this lead also proved fruitless. The last piece of footage of Wells and Chapman depicts the children walking onto a car park on the grounds of Soham Village College. "[155], On 29 September 2005 High Court judge Mr Justice Moses announced that Huntley must remain in prison until he had served a minimum of 40 years' imprisonment; a term which would not allow parole eligibility until 2042, by which time he would be 68 years old. [9], Following several weeks of mistreatment, Huntley's wife announced her intention to leave him. [71], The funeral services for Wells and Chapman were held on consecutive days in September 2002. 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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. 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. [145] She further claimed to have referred to Wells and Chapman using past tense merely because she had worked with the children in the past. [207][n 16] No background check was conducted before or after this job interview,[108] and although Huntley lacked extensive experience in this form of employment, his application for this position was successful. The case reached court, but the prosecution offered no evidence, resulting in a judge ordering the offence to lie on file. An overnight examination revealed the two mounds of earth to be badger setts. The family regularly experienced financial difficulties, but Shirley would later state she "spoiled" her daughters to the best of her financial ability. Eight years on from Soham, some Cambs schools are failing CRB duties. A taxi driver stated he had seen him "thrashing his arms" as he struggled with two young girls inside his vehicle as he drove on the A142 south of Soham towards Newmarket around the time that the girls were last seen. Your tears have never been for them; only for yourself. This footage depicted them arriving at the local sports centre at 6:28p.m.[33][n 2] A televised reconstruction of the children's last known movements was broadcast nationally on 10 August,[35][36] and both sets of parents granted an interview with presenter Colin Baker on ITV's current affairs programme Tonight, which was broadcast on 12 August. [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. Thu 24 Jun 2004 07.35 EDT. [66] Walking through an overgrown verge about 600 yards (550m) from a partially tarmacked road, Pryer and one of his companions, Adrian Lawrence, discovered the children's bodies. 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. Had they done so, they would have discovered an outstanding burglary charge on file relating to his November 1995 arrest for this crime. Huntley also developed a hobby of plane spotting. 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. [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. [95] To one officer, he said: "You think I've done it? [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. The stated purpose of the Bichard inquiry was: Urgently to enquire into child protection procedures in Humberside Police and Cambridgeshire Constabulary in the light of the recent trial and conviction of Ian Huntley for the murder of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells. [38], Maxine Carr was born Maxine Ann Capp. ', "Huntley's Question to Police: Am I a Suspect? 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[24], Huntley's car was also forensically examined on 16 August. [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. [169] Shortly after their separation, Huntley's wife formed a relationship with and later married Huntley's younger brother, Wayne. [170], In March 1996, Huntley was charged with burglary. While returning to 4 Redhouse Gardens,[11] Wells and Chapman walked past the College Close home of Ian Huntley, the senior caretaker at the local secondary school. At this hearing, Carr was informed by Principal Crown Prosecutor Marion Bastin this charge carried a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Morris stated that the most likely cause of death of both girls had been asphyxiation. On this date, a forensic scientist, Helen Davey, testified about the biological evidence recovered from the girls' clothing, footwear and a dishcloth discovered in the hangar at Soham Village College on 16 August. [175] The criminal charge was dropped a week later after the Crown Prosecution Service, having examined CCTV footage from the nightclub and environs and finding evidence of the two socialising within the nightclub, determined insufficient evidence existed to secure a conviction for this offence. He applied for this using the alias Ian Nixon. [241], The Bichard inquiry recommended a mandatory registration scheme for people working with children and vulnerable adults such as the elderly and mentally handicapped. (This suspension was later overturned.) [183] Huntley severely restricted and supervised any contact she held with her family or social acquaintances. Both girls had been missing for thirteen days when their bodies were found, and their corpses were in an advanced state of decomposition. The procedures of the CRB were tightened following the Soham murders trial. 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. 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. This vehicle was last seen turning into the Studlands Park housing estate. "[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. [97] By this date, police had received information from several Grimsby residents who had recognised Huntley in the television interviews he had given, and recalled that he had been accused of rape several years earlier. It is believed that Cambridgeshire Police failed to perform a background check under the name Huntley. Shortly thereafter, Huntley obtained employment as a barman in a local pub. He went on to murder 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. [166] He also viewed himself as something of a ladies' man, and was scrupulous about his personal appearance and personal hygiene. [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. [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! Photo source: BBC News. Private Lessons and CRB The Maths tutor can now be hired after passing the CRB checks. [216], Huntley was transferred from Wakefield prison to Frankland prison on 23 January 2008. 0 . [165], In 1990, Huntley finished his schooling, obtaining five GCSE passes. Ian Huntley, a former caretaker, was found guilty of murdering two girls from a Cambridgeshire primary school in 2002. [238], Bichard later ordered the suspension of the Chief of Humberside Police, David Westwood, for ordering the destruction of records pertaining to alleged child molesters which had not resulted in a conviction. He hasn't done it! 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. [106][107], During initial questioning, Huntley refused to answer questions and appeared evasive, confused, and emotionally detached, occasionally drooling during police attempts to question him in an effort to feign mental illness. [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. [42], Shortly after the children's disappearance, Staffordshire Police contacted the investigating officers to report their suspicions the girls could have been abducted by the same man responsible for an abduction in their jurisdiction the previous year, in which a six-year-old girl had survived an indecent assault by an abductor who was still at large and whose green Ford Mondeo had number plates which had earlier been stolen in Peterborough. [30] The same vehicle had recently been sighted in Glatton, Cambridgeshire. [16] Huntley's face showed no emotion as the verdict was announced; the mothers of both Wells and Chapman burst into tears. [217] Huntley again applied for compensation for the injuries he received in this attack, seeking 20,000 in damages. [167], In June 1994, Huntley began dating 18-year-old Claire Evans, who he met through his employment at a local Heinz factory. [43], Several members of the public reported having seen the children in the early days of the investigation. His explanation for this was that he wanted to convey to the media the frustration and despair the community was feeling. "[214], In the years since his incarceration, Huntley has been repeatedly attacked by other inmates. Minutes after their daughter's 8:30p.m. curfew had expired, Nicola Wells phoned the Chapman residence to ask if the girls were there, only to learn Leslie and Sharon Chapman were worried that their youngest daughter had not returned home. The girls didn't tell anyone at the barbecue . Huntley's parents enrolled their son in Immingham Comprehensive at age 13. [73][77] Nine days later, a public memorial service was held at Ely Cathedral for both girls. 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. Carr was sentenced to serve three-and-a-half years in prison for perverting the course of justice. [14], At the urging of his father, Huntley joined the Air Training Corps at age 13. [152] On 17 December 2003, they returned a majority verdict of guilty on two counts of murder against Huntley. 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. On 9 June 2003, he attempted suicide by taking 29 antidepressants which he had accumulated in his cell. Ian Huntley, 29, jailed for life last week for the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, was a caretaker at Soham Village College. [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. [70][71] No clear footprints were discovered at the crime scene. 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