HUNTER, ANDREW: In the Footsteps of Killers TV -
Templeton Woods near Dundee, 1979: A horrific discovery was made, the body of a teenager, Carole Lannen, was found. She had been strangled. Her body was naked, though partially covered in snow. Then, less than twelve months later, they discover the body of a second woman, Elizabeth McCabe. In the Footsteps of Killers s2e1: The Templeton Woods murders
‘Three women connected to [Andrew] Hunter, died of unnatural causes within 26 months.’ ibid. original journalist
I’m almost convinced that Hunter could be our man … Had Hunter murdered before? ibid.
In 1987 he murdered Lynda. ibid.
We might have been able to establish a connection between Andrew Hunter and Carole Lannen through the care system. ibid.
HUNTER, STEVEN: Wrongly Released: Free to Kill TV -
‘He had a history of murdering and violence against women. He was able to commit this murder with no supervision by no authority whatsoever.’ Wrongly Released: Free to Kill II: Steven Hunter, Sky Crime 2021
Sarah Cafferkey was 22 and lived in the Melbourne suburb of Bacchus Marsh … Sarah decided to leave her boyfriend [Hunter]; his alleged response was to get a friend to scare Sarah into changing her mind. ibid.
‘Ultimately pleaded guilty to murder; he was fairly non-remorseful.’ ibid. rozzer
HUNTLEY, IAN: Murders that Shocked Britain TV - David Wilson TV - Soham 10 Years On TV - David Blunkett - Soham: A Parent's Tale TV - Dr Christopher Clark - Michael Bichard - Soham Revisited 15 Years On TV - Faking It: Tears of a Crime TV - Britain’s Most Evil Killers TV - Ian Huntley: 5 Mistakes Caught a Killer TV - The Killer in My Family TV - Soham: The Murder of Holly & Jessica TV - True Crime Recaps 2022 - Forensics: Catching the Killer TV - Maxine 2022 -
Best friends Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman slipped out of the house unnoticed. Murders that Shocked Britain
One of the biggest hunts of its kind ever mounted in Britain. ibid.
Huntley had originally been ruled out of the investigation by an alibi from his girlfriend Maxine Carr. ibid.
Huntley had been investigated for a series of sex attacks. ibid.
Holly and Jessica. They were almost perfect victims ... Their crime became more symbolic. David Wilson
On August 4th 2002 two ten-year-old schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman went missing in the small Cambridgeshire village of Soham. Their disappearance sparked the biggest man-hunt Britain had ever seen. Soham 10 Years On, Crime Channel 2012
Ian Huntley knew his victims – he worked at their school. He had been helping the police in their searches. ibid.
There was much more to Ian Huntley’s shadowy past. ibid.
The police searched the caretaker’s storage hanger and found the burnt remains of Holly’ and Jessica’s clothes. ibid.
Two bodies had been found near RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. ibid.
Maxine Carr – did she know more than she let on? ibid.
I want Ian Huntley to rot in Hell. David Blunkett, former Home Secretary
Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman left a family barbecue to play outside on the sleepy streets of their rural village of Soham: their parents never saw them again. They had been murdered by school caretaker Ian Huntley. Soham: A Parent’s Tale, ITV 2012
Hundreds of others had relentlessly scoured the fields, lanes and houses in and around Soham but there was no sign of the girls. ibid.
They’d been dumped in a waterlogged ditch near an American airbase six miles from Soham. ibid.
The caretaker was later charged with two counts of murder; his teaching-assistant girlfriend Maxine Carr had provided him with an alibi and lied to the police. ibid.
Massive flaws in the system had been highlighted by the case. ibid.
The loss of Holly is still felt keenly by her whole family. ibid.
Although Mr Huntley made clear attempts to appear insane, I have no doubt that the man currently, and at the time of the murders, was both physically and mentally sound and therefore, if he is found guilty, carried out the murders totally aware of his actions. Dr Christopher Clark, consultant psychiatrist
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.
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. Michael Bichard, Inquiry December 2003
A picture of innocence which broke our hearts. A man they trusted revealed as a monster. Two little girls missing from home, a huge search but a killer hiding in plain sight. Soham Revisited 15 Years On aka Ian Huntley: Soham Murders Revisited, Channel 5 2017
Soham, a quintessential English market town but a place that would become synonymous with the most appalling of crimes. ibid.
Police conducted a search of the college where Huntley worked: in the boiler room they made a grim discovery. The football shirts Jessica and Holly had been wearing when they vanished had been found – they’d been set alight and dumped in a bin. ibid.
As the trial progressed, details would emerge of the true nature of the man charged with double murder. ibid.
A huge number of errors, loopholes and missed opportunities which allowed Huntley to slip through the net. ibid.
A series of allegations of burglary, indecent assault, underage sex and rape before he moved to Soham. ibid.
The school had not checked Huntley’s references. The findings were damning. ibid.