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    — a £2.99 5 ISSUE 16 Pre Ht Agi THE DARKEST CRIMES AND EVIL MINDS THIS SUMMER'S MOST ADDICTIVE THRILLER i Vrain 8 c’< WN: IMC DUUR... im @ EttlAearyg CHILLING: OP RueLtep: a UCAIn ASDA f Save money. Live better. ASDA.COM screctes stores, subject to availabilty INSIDE avg Na Aas Julia Davie StephSeelan LisaHowells BenWatkins Kaytibelre 5 TaureDoyle A = ont Matthew Hurrell THE KILLING Debord hughes GEORGE FLO ee Laura Wallington CClaireSheldon AmyRowland 46 Anu Short . 5 Kerry Beasley z Eleanot Lavender Kerry Meakins = ee wih, Hille Swift DEATH ee mii, Ysrovew Helen Moris ROW MOTHER” iTS MACDONALD'S SWINDLE Chris Duncan RobMunro-Hall Thenew prime suspectin the Madeleine McCann case Rebecca Zahau: How did Epstein wasitreally suicide- continue to abuse? ‘orwasitmurder? ‘Anatomy Of ACrime Thephenomenon, Scene:Lululemonmurder of twins who kill The great McMilions (Crime writer and fraud exposed ex-criminal psychologist (eso) Regulated Thelegacy of Chris Carter on the cases GeorgeFloyd'sdeath _thatsstll haunt him Manhunt: Raoul Solved by. Moat’sgunrampage footprint victim Proven Innocent Crime Screen: ean The secretsof Trismonth’s —_ @MGRTISSUE: the ToyBoxKiller mustsee A : HEANRSER SORT Survivalstories: true-crime | ANDROWY Baby Jessica entertainment SAMARITANS The Insider: the Crime sexcrimesdetective Fighters JULY 20201 3 ~ MADELEINE McCANN: a errs MaDe THE SEARCH FOR MISSING MADELEINE McCANN HAS SPANNED MORE THAN A DECADE, BUT POLICE BELIEVE HER KILLER HAS FINALLY BEEN CAUGHT... gr paedophile withher murder Kateand erry JULY 2020 inPraladauzin2007| a vi Mecann 6 CRIME MONTHLY JULY PAST SUSPECTS 4 30-minutephonecalljustan hourbeforethe taddlerwent missing. Thenext day, Christian re-registeredhis.Jaguarunderthe nameofanacquaintance-although hhecontinuedtodtiveit. Aspolice beyan theirinvestigationandthe Britishpress locked to Portugal Christian Bmanagedtostipaway .ithoutanyonenoticing Itisthought hereturnedto Germany, wherehewas convicted ofdrugoffencesin 2008, Christian Bcontinued olive aadeviantlif-overtheyears hhewasconvictedof sexually busingachild,possessingchild aphyandactualboelilyharm, In2015,sixyearsafter Madeleine porno was taken, poiceinvestigating herdisappearancedifinallyturn theirattention towarlsChristian ‘when Germany’sFederal Criminal Police Office similartothe UK's National Crime Ageney-received atip-offaboutien, The informationwasreceived after Kateand Gerry appearedon theGermanversionof Crimewatch, \whichshowed twoe-itpictures of menwhowerethoughttobe personsofinterestinthecase. After theshow,aformercolleagueot Christian Bssaidherecognised him. AccordingtotheGermannewspaper Der Spiegel, thetip-offprompteu police tochecktheirdatabase,which shoved ‘Apolice sketch basedona sighting “henight Madde anes J \ ‘sap that Christian Bwasaknovn sexoffenderandhewasbrought inforquestioning,butlterlet go. Crimeexpertshave-saidthatletting Christian Bknowhewasunder investigation wasabadmove asitwouldhaveallowedhimto destroyany evidencelinkinghim toMadeleine'sdisappe In2016,Christian Bwasinvestigated !uzain-thistimeover thedisappearance ‘oflnga Gohricke,afive-year-oldtoddler ddubbedthe"German Maddie" who JULY2020 vanished froma family outingin northern Germany-Duringasearch ofhiscampervan, police founda collectionofyounggirls'swimsults, asivellassixmemorysticks illedwith rmorethans000files, mostof which were icturesand videosofchildabuse ‘Theydidnothaveenoughevidenceto chargehim with Ingalsis 2 bbuthe wasconvicted forpossessing chil pornography: Ittookanother fouryearsbefore Christ asuspectinthe Madele nBwasreconsideredas MeCan case. Onthetenthanniversaryother isclaimedthathe returnedto Portugal. Sitting Madeleine’spictureappearedona. T'Vscreen,andChristianBBissaid tohaveturnedtoafriendandtold hhimhe*knewallabout" whathappened tober. Then, hesupposedlyshowed hisfriend avideoothimraping 2-year-oll US tourist, Horrified thefriendcalled thepolice-it'sthoughtthistip-off investigation thatledtoChristian B beingnamedasaprimesuspect. Sill, Christian Bwasnotarrested fortherapeoftheAmericantoutist dlisappearanc awoman- the’ ave finally parked the untilayearlater whenhewaslivingin Milan, Italy: Hewasextradited back toGermany,wherchestood trial last year, Hewassentencedtosevenyears inprison,however heisappe that conviction whileservings, 15-monthtermfordr Wsbetieved thatpolice fromthe UK offences and Germanyhave questionedhim shout Madleineinjail-althoughhis lawyer Friedrich Fulscherhassaidhis client“deniesanyinvolvement™inthe MeCannease, Christian Bhasalsohad tobemovedintosolitaryconfinement toavoidattacksfromother prisoners, whoarenowawareoftheallegations made againsthim. A spokesperson for Scotland Yard ssid thatsince theannouncement of Christian Bastheprimesuspeet tip-offshaveheen pouringin. “We hhavenowreceivedjustshortof400 piecesof information, therepsaid, ‘Weare pleased with heamountof callsandemvallscomingin, and weare assessingthemand prioritisingthiem, SinceChristian Bwaspubliely nnamedasthesuspect.cven more disturbingdetailsabouthimhave come olight. IUsbeen reported that heisalsobeinginvestigatedin connectionwiththerapeand ‘murder of 13-year-old German boyshosebody was mutilated. Forno, Christian continues tolanguishinaGermanjail,andthe fateof Madeleine MeCannisstill ‘unknown. Herparentswere forced todenythattheyhadreceivedaletter from German authoritiesstatingthat Madeleinewasdead. HansCheistian Wolters. whoisleadingthe German investigation, reportedlysad thathe \waswritingto Madeleine’sparents toconfirmherdeath,buthewas ‘unabletoexplaintheevidence leadingtothatconclasion, But, inastatementonline,the MeCannswrote,*Sincetherecent policeappealsregirding Madeleine's -e,therehavebeen many disappe inaccurate stories reported inthe media The widely reported news thatwehavereceivedalettertrom theGermanauthoritiesthatstates there isevidence or proof that Madeleineisdead false. Like many unsubstantiated storiesinthe media, thishascaused unnecessary 1 ‘once againdisruptedourlives aansiely tofriendsandfamily JULY2020 Sevenbravesisters waived theirrighttoanonymitysafter theirfather wasconvictedof SScountsofrapeandnine ultagainst them. Theemotionalsisters hhuggedeachotherand wept aftertheireourtordeal, which justicedoneafter amesOReillyhad He alsomolestedhisyounger sister. nedaughterbecame pregnant, butwasforced tlic shoutthe ather.claimingltwas ddaughtersnoone wouldbelic themifthey told,andsometimes tokil them. The laceinhisvan,in andeveninabog Someofthe sirlshadbeenrapedwhiletheir motherwasinhospita birth.Afterthetri theju fortheireourage,restral andlackof remorse, O'Reilly 75, wasjailed for20 years GUN & BULLET SANDWICH ARREST A.35-year-oldMesicanman, \whohasyettobenamed,was arrested in Mexico ityatter hheboardedabuswithfll: ‘wrappedsandwichthat concealed agun and severalbullets, Police becamestispiciouswhen the man beginaetinginanervous manner when about toenterthe bbusstation’smetaldetectors. Officers reported thathehad \wrappedthegunandbulletsin sluminiumfoilinanattempt tocvade thedetectorarches. Thepackagewasimmediately selzed. His but investigatorsbelievehe mayhavebeenplanningtorob oneofthe publictransportation buses uetodepartthestation See a oe Nicolet Smaliman ‘Thesisterstook]| | AailedformerGreater Manchester policeoflicerhashadhissentence cextendeal byayear: PC Daniel Nimson, 50, wasalevadyserving sixyears for ‘mastermindinga.eannabisringhased ‘onthe TVshow Breaking Bad, and tusingthe proceedsofhiserimesto enjoyalavish ifestye, Butnowhe willbespendinglongerbebinbars, asinvestigatorsuncovereda TV settopboxseam.imson wasrunning alo alleged toa upto £5million, involved himeselling set topboxes that werepre-loaded cost TVeompanies tocnableaccesstopaid-forchannels, IWsestimatedthat,over H4 months, 00 fromseling hemadeuptos theillegal equipment. Ai ‘additionalchargeswereadded after hisassetswereseized following Investigations nto hisdrugtrafficking. a NEW DEVELOPMENT IN ‘BABES IN THE WOODS’ MURDERS Jenny Johnson, 54, the ex-girlfriend ‘ofeonvieted child murderer Russell Bishop, isfacing trial afterbeing charged with perjuryandlperverting the courseofjusticeby lyingduring hisoriginal trial in 1987. Bishop was charged withsexually assaulting andstran Karen Hadavway, both nine,inacase dubbed the Buhes Ia The Woods ing Nicola Fellowsaned astheirbodies were dumped.in Wild Park, near Brighton. Bishop ‘wasoriginally acquitted, and Johnson snow alleged to have" wilfully made ‘false statement" whenshetold the ccourtthatabluesweatshirt found near theseene of theerimedid not belongto Bishop. Bishop remained Freeuntil1990, when he wasjailed for 4years fortheabductionand rapeofaseven-year-old irl. In 2016, Bishop was charged again withkillingNicolaand Karen followings DNA breakthrough, aandin2018,hewassentenced to life JULY 2020 1 Tiers TE ae ay THE EVOLUTION OF A PREDATOR A YEAR AFTER HIS DEATH, WE LOOK AT HOW JEFFREY EPSTEIN WAS FREE TO ABUSE FOR DECADES E MONTHLY JU 0 CRIME MONTHLY 13 thouhtotherstudents would bepresent,butwhenshegotthere sherealised shewasulonewiththe coupleinthe middle ofnowhere Shortlyafterarriving. Annie alleges Maxwell offered her amassage,and that duringt, ‘Maxwell massaged herexposed breasts Shesaysshethen saw Epsteinwatchingtheough the ‘opendoor.Thenext morning Epsteinentered heteenager’sroom and gotintobed Hesexuallyassaulted herbeforeshemanagedtoescape AfterAnnieletforher trip, Maria saysBpsteinand Maxwellsecured herapositionasanartistin-residence attheOhiohomeofabillonaive friend, There,sheworkedonan artistieseriesofnudesbasedon Photosofhersistersoneofwhom was 2. Then, one night herhenefactors cametovisit, Maria claims Maxwell toldher Epstein wantedafoot rub, ‘SCHOOLGIRLS CALLED HIM THE CREEPY OLD GUY’ anelwhenshereluetantly complied, shewassexuallyassauttedby both ofthem. Whentheyeventuallylet, Mariadiscovered thatthenaked photosofher 2-year-oldand 16-year-oldsiblings were missing Realisingsheldintroducedamonster toher family, shereported Bpstein tothe FBI Shesays,"Itoldthem everythingand I could tellthat [theagent| believed me, sol had abeliefthathe wasgoingto take careofthis” Nothingevereameofit LY 2020 some who wervontheverse ofhomelessnessand needed money Amongtheselocal airs Jeffrey knovwnastheerwepyold guy Finally.in2005,awoman toldpoliceherstepdaughterhad beentakentolp paid forsex. Pheallegation triggered stcin’shomesnd saninvestigationthatlastedforovera ‘ecommensledthat Epsteinbecharged ‘ith multiplecountsofu \withminors, Howover,countystate ann 2006, Palm Beach Police DespitebeingreportedtotheFBI,the alle tionsabout Epstein continued, aefulsex anditseemedhehada type. Oncofhis rmainproperties wasin Palm Beach, Plorida,anlin2019,Carolyn Brower theex assistant prineipalofthe Royal attorney Barry Krischertookapath that saw Epsteinchangedwithjust onechargeofsoliitation.So,police PalmBeach HighSchool-toldalocal _chiet Michael Reitercalled the FBI paperitwas"“anopenseeret” Epstein waspayingtheirschoolgrsforsex. By-June2007,the FBIhad enough evidenceaginst Epstelntoindiethim, Heldleftatralofsurvivorsinhiswake Epstein preferencewasvulnerable irlsfrompoorareasoftown. From 2001, theybeingywereluredtol home, wherethey would bepaidaround manyofwhombadturnedtodrus, drink, sexandself harm -andthey \werevillingto testify. Butthey would notgettheirday ineourt Behindelosed $200 dollarstogivehimamas These were performed whil and the te! werenaked and would ofteninvolvesexaets, Inaneven ostelnpaldthegiels otherteenstohim,ereating doors.adeal washeingorchestrated darkertwist between Epstein slawyersandfederal prosecutors. Ibwasadea neither the \whatinvestigators later described survivorsnortheitlawyershadanyidea ‘of and they wereabouttobeambushed, ‘©n0,lune2008, Epsteinmade ashockappearanceataroutinepre-tral heatingatthe Palm Beach County asa"sextal pyramidscheme".One The nrecruiting, survivorsaid Epstein older youngerthebetter” wh ‘ndpolicereportsdetailed that“at least underage irlsatthehighschoolwere sexuallyassaulted” by Epstein, One girl toldthepaperthatshehad"recruited Courthouse. Duringit hiskavyers spokeprivatelytothejudgebefore Epstein wasremoved. Inthedo, atleasteightotherundera survivors altorney Brad Edwards thenreeruitedtheir friends including irlswho recallsthiswasthe momentherealised what n.Hesaid,“T when we earnedthere'snotadeal about tohappen adealalreadyhappened. Wsalreadydone, Thecaseisover Ratherthanansweringchargeso? trallickin Epsteinpleaded guilty to year sentenceliehad been acing, ren months. Whileserving thattime,Epstein-nowaregistered sexoffender-wasallossedouttovwork Zhoursadaysixdaysaweek.Aned psteinsteamhadagreedanother deal Notonly was Epstein noweimmune from federaleriminal charges, owas anyone whoilbeeninvolvedwithhim, Survivors‘attorney:Jack Searokassid, In45 yearsofpractice, Ineverheardof nyoneenteringintoapleaagreement thatnot only rantedimmunity tothe tangetofaninvestigaion, but handed ‘out get outof}allfre’ eardsto [their] «co-conspirators, namedand unnamed Itwasstartingtolooklikea disturbing dlisplay ofhowmuchreach Epstein had Atthispoint, heseemed untouchable and theallegationskeptoncoming, Overthenext tenyears morethan20 gist Epstein, but hesvusat facing anyeriminal charges, Thingschanged In2018,when former USAttomney for Florida Alex Acostawas nominated Foraseniorrolein Trump'scabinet. Aninvestigative teamat The Miami Heraldbegan diggingintohiscarcer anhalt they found wasineendiary Searchingthousandsofcourtand PBL records, they realised Acostahadbeen behind the 2008deal, In November 2018, they published aseriesofarticles called“Perversion Of Justice’andin ‘one, journalist Julie Brownwrote, Thisisthe loryofhowBpstein..was abletomanipulate theeriminal justice system andhowhisaccusers.elieve they werebetrayedby the prosecutors whopledgedlto proteetthem.” Aeosta later said,“ Webelievewe proceeded appropriately. Basedontheevidenee Winga guiltyplea ‘Thehouse ofcardshadstarted tofall there was valueto andon6 July2019, Jeffrey Epstein was arrested again, Whenthe FBI searched hishome.they foundhundredsof sexual photos pls DVDs, thought tobeforthepurposeofblackmailing ‘other poswerfulmen complicitin the abuse. Accused of*orchestratingavast networkof underage vetimsinvolving sirsasyoungas 4, Epsteinwascharged withsextraffickingandeonspiracy to traffieminorsforsex, Hewasremanded toNew York's Metropolitan Correetional Center where he wasfounddead inhis call-apparentlybysticide-on 10 August Jeffrey Epstein wasaecused ofbeing “oneofthemost prolificsextal predators ‘ofourtime,andaccuserssay hedidnot actalone. Survivorssayhewasenabledd byashadowy networkofinfluential power players whocithershaeed his deviant ifestyleorallowed himto continue abusingwomen. Those ‘womenarestilfightingforjustice. i Both Ghislaine Maxwelland Prince Andrew strongly deny any knowledge oforinvolvementin Epstein serimes, JULY 2020 Epstein with Ghisiaine Maxwellin2005 a 5 ANATOMY OF thenstaged abreak-inand lied to police 6 JULY 2020 ATS ats JULY 20201 7 A ACC AY FRAUD YOU" Aes La a Seay Nebo) toes 5 Ser ee ee | 3 er eM earner ee ee I san Per ne et een + Bi Scere reac | ca a mura A ec i ee Perce ere ey res lay Sore en aay or a E E Z z & - es > ee = aa # Pee asl t-tsI\ Oko enh em eh k= EE Michael Hooverhaddone -andonit isa Monopoly piece. Youthenhavethe special board, with themostexpen: propertiesbeingthehardesttofind. If youtind themall,youeanwinaspecial prize,butinaddition,youcould finda ‘one-offwinningpiece. Itwasa hugely successful formula for MeDonals, swhowere constantly tryingtofind new way'stoboostbusiness. From, itsinceptionin1987,saleswould rocketbyasmuichas-40percent when thepeo So,how coulditbethatall thewinners Iadknownoneanother? Haditheen jotlonwason, inside job? Was tfongery? Rob Holm,directoroflobal security al MeDonald’ssaysoftheinitial investigation, When Ifrstlearned about our Monopoly game being ‘compromised, wasshocked. Wa anyonefrom MeDonaldsapartofthis?” DougMathewswasdeterminedto findoutandheproposedanundercover oni ‘wranglingatthe FBI, theplanwas greed. Theeasehecameknovn Operation Final Answer after the Who Wants To Be Milliona catchphrase, "Isthatyonrfinal Mathewsgot MeDonald’storunthe Monopoly gameagainanditwaswon. bby Michael Hoover: Unbeknown tohim, Mathewshad setupafake company Shamrock Productions, andan "unsuspecting Hooveragreedtobe partofanadvertwherehewouldbe filmed talkingabout hisamazingwin, ‘Theteamvent to Jacksonville, Florida, where Hoovertived. There, hhetoldthemthe Peoplemagazinestory whowhe found thewinning ticket. Butthe FBthadalsotappedhisphone, hopinghe wouldexplainhowtheseam out.‘They werein uc, Onacallwithamancalled Andrew Glomb, Hooverbegan laughing, abouthowthefilmerewhadbelieved ceverythinghetoldthem. During their conversation, Andrew mentioned jon. ARersomeinternal ‘amsantiamed“Unele Jerry As/\gent Mathewsandthe teambegan totracethetelephonerecordsofall previous winnersofthebigmoney 20 JULY 2020, prizes.anclaborate webbeyan tocmerge.Justbeforeandlafter aftertorturingherat knifepoint HeservedintheUSarmy,receiving at herfathersloveoeadomasochism——_ Raydaughter ef fromayoungage and developed uastoleaa tasteorit Sheoncestoppeda erlfeoutside —_bayittr” “pregnant” and ss19atthetime webirthtoacildin1990, Accomplice fF einaytfendy NMCD-SWCF \ Hendy, Cynthia #51679 103)901 6 CCindy’shandeuffscloseen ruta friend Yaney. When becameinvolvedintheirthre madeitsohedidn’thavetokeep gong hhertoreach. When Hendy went toget relationship,heconvinced Yaneyto—throughithimselftimeaftertime.It food, Cynthiaseizedhe murderoneoftheirvictims -Yanc cexgielfriend Marie Parker, Her odesignedtocreateterrorin inlockingher restraint 911. But Hendy callabruplyendedandashtensued 1elecaptured, Captain Libicer said Ttwasamethodofcontrol but hisaccomplices, Captain ibice recat dduringywhich Cynthiastabbed Hendy called Raya“cassie charmer” paininanother person." Thetape ened inthencekwithanieepick.Cynthiafled Hesaid,~Heprovidedth ‘wantedand hemadethem beasurvivor, Don'teverseream. Be shoutherorealshesaid They quiet. Redocile, Be obedient, andbyall talked, I didn feel thiswashisfirsttime, Hetoldmetwas hewanted themto . sem family again, He Ray’sMOwasto told mehewouldkillmelike theothers, meet womeninbars After Cymthiaeseapedandherstor intownsaroundhis hittheheadlines.another womancame homein Elephant forward tosayshchadalsobeentaken, Butte,Ne Afterstrikin hewouldinvitethemtocontinue __theywererapedandtorturedb and Hendyshortl before Cynthia, exico, Angelica Montanoclaimedshehad means, show properrespect” Then bbeenkidnappedandrapedby Ray thebedorchair. Nexttohistorture _ linkedtovideocamerasoramirtor ‘lupintheireycline. Sometimes adlogwasbroughtintoparticipate 32 CRIME MONTHLY JULY 2020 SERIAL KILLER SECRETS iy NAIR ndafterreleasingitto the publi butsimplycannotrememberthe omannamedKelliGarretteame _horrficthingsthat happened tothem. Forwardtorevealitwasher.Shebiad tafewsdaysin ly When aywasarrestedafter been married for Cynthiaseseape, heclaimed hehad 1096, when Je beentryingto Wh heslashedherthroatanddumped her hewasstil ‘nit. Divers weresenttothelocations, butnobodies were found. In Ray's “onthesideoftheroad.B meticulousdiaries,police found details live,andafterbeingtreatedforher Injuries shetold investigatorsherstory rveverthepoliceandherhusbaned thelieweher Hermarviagebroke rerpartnerbelieved Kellihad ingonhimandhadgoneona from theiefamiliesand prosecutors wereunabletomake ceasesoutofanyofthem. Inaddltic thosebelieved tohavebeen dampen hatinducedsevereamnesia _thelake,itsthoughtotherswereleftout Inhisvietims, meaningthereis inthevast New Mexieo desert Hend possibility many moresurvived nd Yaney gaveevidencesayingwhere theybelievedsomehadbeen Jett but nothings Intheend, David Parke neverbrought.asshe died ofadrugs ‘overdose. Afteramistriatanda retrial hewasconvictedofsextal tortureandabduetion inthetrial ‘of Cynthia Vigil. With Kelli Garrett ofstrangling ceived wo 15-year asedafter yinjail until 2021 Lessthanthree yearsatter soingtoprison, David Parker Ray,whowas62at thetime sufferedaheartattackandl died, The Toy Box eportedlystilsits ‘onan FBUot Itscemsmany vietimswillneverbedis thehideouscrimesofDavid Parker edad Raywill Watch Serial Psyche - Sexual Sadistson Que ddplay Teo hes] Le STORIES Jessicanow RESCUE OF © = BABY JESSICA JESSICA MCCLURE WAS JUST 18 MONTHS OLD WHEN SHE FELL DOWN A WELL IN A CASE THAT SHOCKED 1980S AMERICA polesintheground, aroundthesite. Phe first-andatthetimeonly 24-hournewsnetwork CNN providedaround: the-clockeoverageand millionsof Americans ‘tunedinday and nigh willing Jessica tosurvive, wasno way toget foodorwaterdownto Baby-Je snowknewher, and there Jea",as America were gravefearsshewould becomedehydratedor ‘wouldloseweightandslip Beingtreateapy] furtherdown. Warmaie forherinuries!al wasprmpeddownthewell topreventhypothermia, Churchesheldpravermeetingsand peoplefromallaroundthecountry senlthefumily toys.giftsand money Alocal TVerew danaledtheir Imjerophonedownthewellso Jessicacould eheard Heepaventsand rescuersspoke toher, ‘comfortingheras bestthey could, Onereseuer recalled the emotional rmomentthe toxldlersang Winnie-the-Pooh backather mother Often Sometimesshewhimpered, and sheseemedtohuffangrily whenthe drilingwasgoingon,Itwaswwhenshe \wassilent,most probably sleeping tha herparentsandtherescuersbeyanto Shiv 2020 pani Everytime shemadeanoise again, there was acollectivesighof relief Atlas thefirstvertical tunnel was finished, butthe horizontaltunnel wasgoingtobe tougherasthedrils vweredesigned todig downwards,notacross ‘Mentookitinturnsto sodownthetunneland worked withjack hammers Iyingon theirstomachsasthe _guysuptoppumpedoxygendown tohelpthembreathe. Theyalleame upexhausted.coughinganddripping withsweat,butallweredeterminedto rescue the toddler. Specialist water dill ‘equipment wasflown in from Houstontocomplete the tunnel.andfinally paramedic Robert O'Donnell wasable totouch Jessica's foot, Butshewas wedgedso ight andthetunnel and.wellwereso narrow he couldn't rabher: Hewasalso terrified ofinjuringher Hecameupandesplained thesituationto policechielsand medles. Adactor,whohadbeenat the scenefortwodays,toldhimjust gether ‘out. Abrokenarmoralegcouldbefixed, butshe would notsurvivemuch longer Robert wantedtosee the ob thresh and went downagain. Thistime,he took Vaseline: well where Jessica wasstuck. Slowly butsurely.shebegantomoveashe pulled hertowardshimuntitheheld herinhisarms.Hestrappedher toa atthe toptostartpullingthemup.Theentire usicked taround the boardandshouted for themer USAwatchedlivefortheexerucialing few minutes while Robertand Baby Jessica erewinched up. Itwas!Opm atnight, but becauseofallthelights iMluminatingthes brightasdaytime. Th eration, itwasas jubilation, tears, cheersandapplause sppeared, bloodied, bruised butalive. She wasrushedstraight into anambulance,herparentsbesidehher as.essiea Incredibly, essicahad fewserious Injuries-shehadeutstoherhead that Teftalargesear,andthelittletoeon hhervight fot adtobeamputated, by Jessica was not the first or fast child to fall down ‘a well. There have been dozens of cases around the wor {eading to many legal and criminal investigations Kathy, three, was paying ina field InCalifornia when she died after she felldown the 1inch-wide shaft of ‘anabandoned water well Her father David worked forthe water company that had drilled the wellin 1903. Tragically, the had just testified for a proposed law that would mean all old, unused wells, would be safely cemented over. ‘Te six-year-old boy died three days after faling into an 60 wel. During the autopsy, ‘appeared he'd been wearing a harness, leading to unproven suspicions that he'd ‘been dropped down the well Four people, Including the man who directed the digging ‘ofthe well anda man who excavated the ‘ground aroundit, ware arrested andaled for manslaughter and negligent homicide ‘Two-year-old Julen fell down a toot borehole in Malaga. Despite rescuers digging atunnel and performing controlled ‘explosions, Julen was found dead 3 days later. The case ed to anational outery when ‘twas revealed there were an estimated ‘one milion illegal wellsin Spain. The plots owner isreportedly being Investigated for involuntary manslaughter. childreninherunlicensed home, shecouldfacechargesoferiminal Ithadbeenstuckuboveher head, Jessicawasbeinglookedafterata ceuttingoffthebloodsupplyandit daycarecentrerunbyherownaunt had beeomegangrenous. Shealso dvelopedarthriis.Butwithina month, shewashome-andshe ad hecomeahugestar Sheandherparents wentonevery TV showin America, shemet President Bushand people allaroundthenationdonated money andsentyifls, Therescuersallhecame Famous, too, Tragically, however Robert "Donnell -thebiggesthero of themall-killedhimselfin 95a the age of37 Hesuffered post-traumatic stressdisorderandstruggledtocope both withthe fameanditsfading Jessiea'sparentsdivorcedin 1990, partlyduetothestressoftheattention, Inthe ‘questions were raised abouthow fermathofJessiea'srescue, somethinglikethiscould happen, sandmother,sowasanyonetoblame orwasthisjustaterrible, unavoidable aceldent? Thestateof Tesasbelieved thattherewasacasetoanswerand claimed that Jamieand Rebabad failed toadequately supervise thetoddler beforethe accident Furthermore cendorftheregional directorfordaycarelicensingin Carolyn ElPaso,wrotealetterthatclaimed Jamichad beenrunninganunlicensed centre. Theletterread,” The Texas Departmentof Human Resources hhas found thereisreasontobelieve thechildsinjuriesandthetimespent gent supervision” Itcontinued that there inthewellaretheresultofin \wasalsoreason tobelieve that Jamie \wasresponsiblefor capping the disused wellandhadfailed todoso.Jamiewas advisedthatifshecontinuedtocarefor ndeivilviolations. Shortly after theinvestgationintoherdayeare began, Jamie ceased operating fromherhomesnddldnot face anysubsequentofficial charges ‘over Jessica Jessica MeClureisnow4and isstilrecognised-andstillealled Baby-Jessiea. Sheismarriedwith twwochildrenofherown.Atrustfand ‘ofaround $800,000thatshereceived ‘onher25thbirthdayhasensured hecanprovideforandeducate herchildren. Shehassaidthatshe a remembersnothingabout theord ShewaswatchingaTVshowabout Buby-Jessieawhenshewasabout five orsixandwasstunnedand emotional tofindout that washer. Ofeveryone, lchas most successfully and happily movedonwithherlife A JULY2020 37 INSIDER: SEX CRIMES DETECTIVE MY JOB WAS TO PREVENT helongest-running showonUSTVis Law&OndersSpecial Victims Unit. tellsthestories ofdetectiveswho Investigatesexually se [ y 5) a 4 a — y ——— \ J j i Viekisays,“Sesual ‘twasanaturaltransition ——_andyouhavetheopportunitytostop understand, but you have tokeep your fromC1D.Fdhandledstrangersexual _seriouserimetromhappening.It'salot emotionsincheck, founditditficult assaultandpacdophilecases.and1—_ofresponsibility.Youhavetoreeognise _ whenoffendersmininised what they realisedthat-ofallthecrimestdealt-concerningbehaviourandintervene_haddonetotheirvictimsandtheharm [im with-1 most passionate about beforeitgetstoastagethatacrimels _ they'deaused. They were setting justiceforthosevietimsand committed. Interviewing interestedintheirownissues,andtried preventinganyoneelsegettinghurt, challenging -learninghowtotellwhen toblameeveryoneelsebutthemselves Sexualassaultcantakealifetimeto __someoneislyingandhowtospotthe _forwhatthey'ddone. Wedidalotof recover rom,andIwantedtobeasmall tinyrmistakesintheiraccountsItis _ trainingin Jigsaw around psychology partof rotectingpeoplefromthat” —aboutbeingmethodicalandknowing —_andminimisin warisactually Alangepartofthejobissteppingin __thedetailsasthatiswhereyouseethe agoodsign,becauseitshowsthatthe beforeacrimelasevenbeencommitted, — eracksappearinginpeople’s which takes: offenderisashamedofwhatthey’ve pecialsctofskils. Vicki Onevitalpartofthejobisstay lone, Otheroffendersseemedproud says,"Jigsawispreventativework — neutralwhendeall ‘oftheirbehsaviourand complained that you'reledbyintelligenceand your —_whohavecommitted terrible acts society waswwrong. They were thereally knowledgeoftheoffendersyoumanage, _somethingthatisntalwayseasy dangerousones, because their moral 38 JULY 2020 SOME) en ” oeiRias cette SEEMPROUD, i..." OTHERS ARE es ASHAMED’ ts Uhaleonvietedhimof breachinghisSexual Harm Prevention Orderbyhaving contact withachild. Hetecelveda six yearsentenceand Lwas the officer ‘whosenthimtoprison,buthewould regularly call metoletmeknowhowhe ‘was. That taughtmejusthowmuchofan Impactyoucanhaveonanoffenders life” Workinginthatkind ofenvironmer Inevitably ffeeted Viekl. She tells us,"Thadalotof nightmares. always assumed Ihadavividimagination ndnightmares were justapartothat, butsinee I'vebeenonaearcerbreak, thenightmareshavestopped.Ttmade merealise how much of yourself you putintothejob, Youcarryanenormous amount ofresponsibility around, People’ wellbeingand safety arein thebalance,andyoxtconstantly make decisionsthatafcettheirlives.Youfeel anoverwhelmingneed to protect ther, Workingwith sexoffenders makes youmore cautious, too,andean skew your viewoftheworld, Having amily ‘and friendstosupportyoumakes abigdifference,and colleagues areawwonderful help, too. You're allinittogether, and youarethere foreachother throughall thetough daysandharddecisions Viekiison acarverbreaktowrite novels, butwillreturntowork.Shesays ye Metarevery supportiveand when SEER the ive-vearcarcerbreakisup,1'tbe solngback, Idomissit espectally my compasswasskewed,andtheyreally colleagues, butisgoodtohavearest \wereatahighriskofreoffending if and torecharge. Forme,writingis theygotthechance,becausenothing cathartic Ithinkit’sthesubconscious washoldingthemback.Bvenwithsex mindswayoftryingtoworkoutissues, offenders,though,Leametorealise —_thingsthatarehauntingyou,andto thatoftenthevhavelivedverya anddifficutlives.Lalwaystriedtosee world, peopledon'talwaysetthejustice thehumanityineveryoneevensshen _ theydeserve,butwhen Iwriteerime peoplchadcommittedthemostterrible fiction, gettocontrolexactly what aged trytomakesenseofthem. Inthereal crimes. Itwasn'talwayseasy: but hhappensand howitallenls. Inf, Thopeitmadesome difference youneverget that ifitreachedonepersonand made sortofeontrol, thatpersonthinktwiceabout especiallyinthepolice reoffending thenitwasallworthit” Likeallareasof policing itsajob fraughtwithchallenges- andthreats, 1s defnitelytough,"says Vieki.“You workelosely withoffendersand they Betore ISay1Do by Vicki Bradley (Simon&Schuster £799) isout now JULY 20201 39 40 CRIMEMONTHLY. BILLIONAIRE’S GIRLFRIEND read, *Shesavedl him. Canyousaveher? Theauthoritiesthought ofitasasuieidenote, ut while Rebecca wasanartist aanditwwaswrittenwithher brushesand pants herfarily andexpertshavedenieditwas inher hanehriting / ‘Adamshackna Incourtin2018 Sl ofblackpaintonhernipples.asit someone had touched hem, yetthere ‘wasnopaintonherhanels, Rebeccals ldersister Mary Zahau-Loclneris cconvincedshewouldneverhavetaken herlieinthat way."Justthe faetthat herfamily wouldhuavescenber that way’ she would haveneverdoneit” rewouldathillherself. andnotinthenude shesaid.“S Andtherewasmore. Twoknives were fotindin Rebecea'sbedroom, Onewasusedby:Adamtocut Rebecca soastenk knife ‘which wasfoundtohavehermenstrual blood overthebladeand handle possibly fromasextalassault. Yet down andthere the SheriffsOficefound nosign ‘ofanattackduringtheofficial autopsy Therewasalsoanominousmessage seravledinblackpaint, thesametype asonherbody.ononeofthedoors. It 4a JULY 2020 THE SUSPECTS Asthepersonclosest toRebecea, suspleionfellfirston Jonah, ‘TheselE mademagnate now63,hadbeendivorced tbviceandhaal three childrenatthetime nd Mas. Since Rebecea'sdeath, hhehasremarrledand fatheredtwomore children, According tosources, Rebeccahad been planning “onleavinghinthat May.*She felt ike she wasnt gettingtheappreciationshe deserved forallthehardworkshedid” said Zahau farilylawyerKeith Gree: Jonal,whowasSdwhen Rebecca lied, wasoneofthefirstpeopleto hearofherdeathandinitiallyinsisted ltwassuicide.Afterspeakingtohis brother hetoldhises-wife Dina whowasby Mas'ssideinhospital Rebeccakilledherselfhecause of Asianhonour” overwhat happened toMax.Hetoldinvestig: theSan Diego County Sherif’: Department that Rebecca's Burmes rootswwouldhaveencouragedherto taketheblameforthenceident.”They justlookat thingsfferentlyin terms ‘ofresponsbilty” hesaid. Buthe sdhisoutlook, Withhisalibicheckingout security Iaterscemingly chany ‘eamerasatthehosptalshowedhewas thereall night heplaced hisseconel Wife inainthespotlight Inhispoliceinterviewon I5.July, Jonabhinted Dinaand Rebeccadidn't havea vatrelationship.saying,“T'm, notlookingtohangDinaas shesjust suffered anunimaginableloss. im “SEARCHES FOR BONDAGE WERE SEEN ON HIS COMPUTER’ I guess Ishoulajustspillitout, ight? Shehadonereaction whenshesort ‘of heardaboutthis,Shewasalmost sidy Rebocea wasdead” Hecalled Rebeecaand Dinasrelationship*on theedgeofeivil andafterMax’sdeath, Rebeccaallegedlytold Dinastwin sister Nina"Dina’sgoingtokillme: Dinaaind.Jonahsharedeustody of Max,anal Dina ivedelosetoSpreckels Mansionandknewdetailsabout their home.Aneyewitnesselaimedtohave scenDinaatthe house the night before Rebecca wasfounddead. And what about Nina? She hal flownvinafter hearingabout Max, and admitted shchadvisited Rebeceaathomethat ‘eweninginanattempttospeakabout spe analystindsey] “Whtipott atthe civil \whathappened with Max. But hoth theiralibischecked out and theyareundernooficial suspicion ‘Thisleft Adam, whoclaimedin hisstatementheidoffered Rebecca ashouldertoery ontellingher “Tknowsomethingabout rie. If thereSsomethingyouwanttotalk aboutor whatever, amaround” When shedeclined, hesaidhe ished her 00d night called his girlfriend, took asleepingpilland went tobedat Spm, Oncolthetheorisisthat hemayhave tried tomakeamove on Rebeceawhile Jonah wasaway’-searchesforAsian pornandbondage porn were discovered ‘onAdam'scomputer that night Plas, asatughout captain hewouldhave knownhowtotiemaritimeknots, SEXUAL MOTIVES While theSan Diego Sheriff sOrfice standby thesticide verdict, many helieveotherwise, Keith Greersald “Thewholecase had theappearance ‘ofasexualerime fromthe beginning SATURDAY JUNE 6/5C Ee Ls Ana forensicerininologist Pal Holes isadamantsomeoneelsewasinvolved inher demise, sith manylues pointing towardsasextallymotivatederime.“I unfairly convincedsomethingisamiss hesaid. Duringare-examinationof theevidence for theirdocumentary hefound thatasecond person may havebeenaroundwhile-Adammade hisO1 call Anaudioclean-upofthe ‘emergency all revealed Adamsaying Hold herstll"whileon thephone ‘Therewasalsoancighbourwho heard awomansereamingforhelpat 11.30pmthe night Rebecca died. Ithasalsobeen suggested that Jonalswealth, power anelconnectionscannotbe underestimated, Heapparently spoketotheSheriffsOfticeto trytomakethestory goaway because the easewasimpacting ‘company’sstockprices. Hesoldthe ‘company for S2billionayearlater Tnanattempt theZs ‘wrongful deatheivilsuitinJuly2013, aufamilyfiledast0m namingAdam, DinaandNinaas ‘co-conspirators. Thecase against the sisterswasdismised, but Adamywas foundliablebyajuryon4.April 2018, andordered topay'85.2millionin damages. Although theeasewasthen officially close, Sheriff Bill Gore announcedhisoffice’sintentionto ‘undertakea freshrevieworthe case" afterbeingfaced withthe new evidence Eight monthslatertheyeonchaded Itwasasuicidesy Fornow,whateverhappenedto Rebeceathat nightat themansion remainsamystery,andwemay never findoutexactlywhat happened. Adam, THE TRUTH WILL COME OUT’ now56,continuestodefendhisname “Thisisthekindofthingywhere knew Uadn’tdoneanything. Fknewlwas L000percentinnocent,”hehassaid. Rebecca's family continue tohope forjustice. Mary'sad,"Mysisterwas ‘murdered. Questionsstil prevail. Aslongas!'malive,Tilkeeplooking Theliewe there’sjusticeoutthereand thetruthwilleomeout." ml JULY 2020 43 THE PHENOMENON OF TWINS WHO KILL THE MYSTERY CLIFFTOP TRAGEDY henpolicearrivedat the scene ofahorrficerash onthe Havvaiian island of Mauiin2016- wherean SUVhad earvered overa2001teliff they miraculously found twinsister’ Theinitial conclusion was hati stoppedbarieflyin the middle ofthe road then accelerated over the cif Alexandria wasarrested for murder butwasrele there was no probable cause. She returned tomainland US, but was laterindicted byagrandjuryin Havailand rearrested in New York, 1n2018, shestood trial in Mau charged withsecond degree murder ‘The tempestuousnatureofthe tovins’relationshipwasthefocusof the prosecution’sease, Anastasia's boytriend Federico Bailey told the court thesistershadstartedarguing ‘when Alex unexpectedly oinedthem ‘ontheireampingteip and thesiblings had driv answeringany ofmy Alocal Mauipolicemanalso testified that hecouldsmell alcohol ‘on Alexandriainthe hospitalafter the crashand that she~showed [a] Jackofemotion”,buther defence ued the fatal a“tragicuccident, not murder Afterfivedays of argumentin court, thejudgeagreed and she wasaequitted of deliberately drivingher: ‘wasat least reckless behaviour JULY 20201 45 HIRED HITMAN DrJackWilsonwas —- Whitetokillherhusband, Wilson foundin: woolofbload —_workedasahandymanattheschool onthe loorofhishomein Huntsville, — where Pes Alabama, in1992, thet community wasshocked. Theywere _ admittedhisrolein the plot, alleging -knit Foravoidingthe death penalty, he evenmorestunnedwhen, following thesistershadpaidhims5,000t0 ananonymoustip-off,thedaetor’s_committhemurder. The prosecution wifeBettyandhertwinsister Peggy claimed Betty wasaserialadulteress Lowewerearrestedforhismurder. andhermotivewas husband Jack's Rettywasthefirstofthesistersto —_ $6,:hmillionfortune, thebulkof ‘TheWhitenead JULY2020 which waspromisedtoherin Jack's will. Shewasalsoanalleged alcoholic, Thejury agreed with the prosecution and she wasivenalife sentencewithout the possibility ‘ofparole. The toneot Peggy’strlal cight months later waswery different. Her defenceargued shewasa respected elementary school teacherand illarofthe ‘community and, despite White's testimony, shewas acquitted. TEENAGE TERROR hhenpoliceentered theGeorgiahome ‘of Nikki Whitehead’s boyfriend in 2010, they found herbloodied body Inthebath,Shehadbeenstabbed 80 timesin what wasclearly afrenziedand personalattack. Her l6-year-oldtwindaughters Jasmiyahand Tasmiyah elaimed Davie, Roseanne ‘andDanielbeWid FAMILY DISLOYALTY hemurderof abandoned. Thedatashowed mother-of two Heallsmadebetween David, HeatherDeWikl Danieland Roseannein ‘wentunsolvedfor thefour-hourperiodwhen eightyears.TheSOyearold’s Heather went missing body was found buried by hebrotherswerecharged thesideofaroadinColorado withmurderand Roseanne in2008,butherfatewas —_witheonspiracyto commit only revealed thanks to murder, butbefore the trial newtechnology anda began, David losthisnerve dramatiesiblinghetrayal, _andtold prosecutorsthat, Polieehadlongsuspected — Duniethad acted alone herestranged husband He detailed how his twin Daniel,histwinDavidand decided tokill Heather after hiswileRoscanne-who —__ shehadaskedforadivoree lived togetherinthehouse _andhadhitheroverthe whereHeatherwaslastseen headwitha mallet belore alive-ofhermurder,but —_hangingherwithapulley wereunabletofindenough _systemhe'drigged inthe cevidence.Thatchangedin _ garage.Daniel was 2011,whennewGPSand —_sentencedto7S years for phone-trackingdatashowed — murder. David got 12 years thatDavidhadbeeninthe _ forconspiracytocommit exactsamelocationwhere munderwhilechargesagainst Heather'searhadbeen Roseanneweredropped they ad found their inthewashingmachine motherwhentheycame _Thetwinsdenied home fromschool murder, but they later Suspicioninitially changed theirpleain fellon Nikkispartner _exehangeror the lesser Robert,butDNAruled charge of voluntary himout.Policehad manslaughter. They sad previouslybeencalled —_anargumenthaderupted tothehousefordomestic _ becausethe girls werelate violenceby the girls forschooland that their towardstheirmother, _ motherhad threatened and they discovered hem witha vase bitemarkson Tasmiyah’s smiyah grabbed, armmatehed Nikki’ bbut Nikkihad picked dental records. A hair upaknifeandin the fromoneofthegirlswas _resultingscuffte,she foundin Nikkismouth, — wasfatally wounded, and thegirls'bloodied Both girls received clotheswerediseovered _S0-yearsentenees, oe nd Cale ¥ JULY2020 47 TRAGIC SISTERS H: 48 CRIMEMONTHLY JUL) Sree 68: = 4 — FINGER OF SUSPICION hetragicmurderof GenaiColemanin Georgiain2008 firstappeared tobean ‘open-and-shutease, Multiple witnessessavthemotherof three gunned down ina jackingandidentifi old Donald Smithasthe killer CCTVplaced himatthescene and when police found Coleman'sabandoned ear, adiscarded igarettebutt heStovall Inst protocol, placed produceda DNA mateh, twinsare inthebackofthesame But Smith maintained his ccurvently policecar. Usingone Innocence, sayinghistwin serving oftheplastic keys, the brother Ronald wasthe culprit identicalsentencesfor twins freed themselves, rendering DNA evidence a2d-hourmurderous —— sholthearrestingoficer useless. Fingerprintson rampagethatresultedin intheheadand escaped Coleman'searmatehed theshootingof 7police —_Afterpiekingup Ronald’sandwhenbismobile officersandthedeathof — multipleweapons, phone recordsplaced him one. Afteratumultuous aigh-speedchase near thesceneorthecrime childhood, the pair ensued with the pair Ronald confessedto the murder adoptedtheirfather’s shootingatrandomears and Donald was released, anti-copviews.HHealso onamissiontokillas ‘Theease eventually went to passedonhisinvention _ manypeopleas possible trialin 2012, andittook the jury ofaplastickey that After ditching their justtwohourstoconviethim, openedanyhandeuffs. carandfleeingtothe ofmurder. He washandleda life On28Sept2011.both mountains, thetwins plus25yearssentence. i brotherswerearrested — weretinallyeatght ondifferentchargesand, bya SWATteam, JULY2020' 49 CRIME: SENS syn CHRIS CARTER SPENT YEARS AS A CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGIST. HE TELLS CRIME MONTHLY ABOUT THE CASES THAT STILL HAUNT HIM 50 CRIME MONTHLY JULY 2020 Bellail Criminally good reads to keep you up at night &) _ ce Th Lee Re 4 Hoe lodiesensicdid why somebody did that Ononeofmy frsteases.a fatherputhiseight month ‘oldinamierowave.The habywascryingforhours hejustwantedtheeriesto stopanddidn'tknowhow.A, haby’seryhasbeenproventoaifet humansintensely: The parent orearer doesn’t knowhowtostopthecryingand they throwthebaby against wallorsuffocate them, Ithappensalot. Thisis temporary insanity. Itakesasplitsecondto ill Idealtwithserial killers particularlyin thehomosexual world, Backinthe'SOsand ‘90s, therewasastigmiaattached tobeing sayandpeoplewouldbenshamedofit. They ‘would meetsomeoneinseeretand, once they weredone,they'dbesofilled withgultandbe soscuredoftheirsceretheingexposed, they killthatperson,Thenthekkller might not do nythingforawhile,buttheyeantsuppress theirnatural desires. andoneday.they doit swan. Butthescariestserialkillersare the “oneswhokillbecause they want to, There were threeofthose dealt with, Leameinalter they wereeaughtand tried tounderstand theirbehaviour.1fT hadknownthe memories joukl never leaveme, I woulda’ thave joined the force, Ittarnishesyyour mine forever ‘hat would bethe serial killers. especially teones with yeryhigh psychopathy because theyhavezero remorse, Thesearethe people \whohavekilled multiple times anddontthink: aboutit, Theyareso cold. They remainealm, theyexpressno feelin ‘orremorse,sobeinginthe same roomas them would make No,but I needed tox thesekillersaregood afew'times. Al atreadingemotionsandifyoushowany kind of weaknessorfear, they will eat you alive Sometimes, when they describe something indetal, theireyesstay onyouall thetim tosceiftheirevilandviolencealfeetsyou ‘orn, Attimes, when I felt L was going toshowemotion, Lwouldsay Tneeded macoffee thebathroomorofferth tanythingtostop their hythn, [started havingdoubts, becauseitdoes affect your mental health, When Istarted, criminal psychology wasnewand I thought Tdworkinresearch, understandinghow killers’ mindsworked, Buteopsstartedto bringusontothecrimescenesowe could setateel for thekillr differencebetweenseeingphotosand id there'subig beingthere,whereyoucanfeel theanger andevil, Now;criminal psych attenderimescenes, they readthe police filesandstudyit from there. [stayed because ikea Iwas proudof thejob Lwasd interviewingeriminalstoereatea profile and loved the research intocriminal CRIME: behaviour. Butafterseeingtwocolleagues crack onewasa criminal psychologistand Istartedthinkingit jouldonlybeamatteroftime belore [hitmay theotheradeteetive threshold, [wasalso very muchintomusie nd realised I could get more girlsif was inarockband.So, [swapped the suitsand briefeaseforipped jeansandan electric nidleft Detroit for California, And Iwas right! Yougetmoregirlsasamusician thanasacriminal psychologist Taneverthoughtabout beinga write butin 2007, [hadadreamaboutastory which wasnothingtodo witherimefiction Mythen it,so decidedtodoit. Lhadnevereven jrlfriend told me [should write hortstory'inmylife. It anditdidwel rittena ny frst ttemptatwritingsomething Every author whohasaseriesalways uses bitof themselvesin the character, because itseasier towriteabout what weknow: Huntersuffersfrominsomnialikeme he'sanexcellentpsychologis,helikes single-malt whisky and helikes tock musie But then therealsoabitofmeinhispartner CarlosGareia, who worksalongside him inthe LAPD Robbery Homicide Division We'reboth Brazilianand, likeme,he'sgot longhairandistheonewiththejokes Mybooksand killersare alwaysamix ofreality andfietion, though morefiction than reality, ean dravrfrom the erime scenesand the killer's MO, Myknowledge ‘ofacrimeseene comes frombeingthere Tknowall thesmellsand the way abody looksaftera ewdays -somy descriptions ‘come from real memories, Lused todance, Almostevery weekend, Tigoclubbinganddaneetotrance,techno andl rave music untilmorning, Oneof the notonkyhave [had todeal with the mypartner, who recently passed avvay, but Teant gooutanddanee. Instead, Thaveset upaclubinmyhomewithmusicondifferent floors. So, I'vegotlasersin thebasement, mylivingroom sanotherfloorasismyoffce upstairs, and Irunupanddownthestairs totheditferenttypesofmusic, like would Inaelub,Thisismealoneinthehousedoing this, likesomconeerazy: Tmuot goingtolie 4, Igetmoredrunkby myself athomebecausethat’swhen cis ance thememorieskickin. Written In Blood by Cheis Carter Simon & Schuster, £16.99) July JULY 2020 CRIME MONTHLY 53 odiSanderholm’s iefollowedth routineeve Eachmorning.the Wyearoldwoulddive toCowleyCommunity Collegein Arkansas, whereshewasinher second yearofapre:pharmacy course. Usually finishingjustbeforenoon, she would drive hhometomakeherselflunch,grabbingthe in. HermuanCindy woul {12pmtocheckin,buton postonherw therewasstillnoreplys ‘work, but there was Convinced somethingwasvery wrong, Cindy called Jodsfriends, butnooneknewwhere shewas. At6pm,Cindycontacted the police 54 JULY 2020 Although Jodihadonly aamlytiend startedan ofa ‘Thelast people tosee Jodi were hercollegedanceteam, theCavsley'T ‘They told policeabout would watch their dancepracticesandhad exenfollowedsomeofthegielshome.Justthe daybefore,oneotheggirishadfleda complaint withthepoliceafterfearingforhersafety.Asa result, thepolice werequicklyableto; Justin Thurber Whentheybro ‘Thurbersaid he hheadingtoCow edhisdad topiekthem Thurbersfriend but theyalldeniedhavingspenttimewith him sywervelsewhere hurber hadlied what they olinkhimtoJodi needed nowy ‘Thenext day theinvestigating ‘questioned Thurber'sex girlfriend MexaSwertzell.Shehad endesltheir three:yeurrelatonshipfvedaysearle, State ishing ake ‘once, whenthey wereatth ‘Thurberhad made aco easily hecould getridofabody there. ‘Meanwhile, policed pulled the footage fromsecutity camerasat Jodrscollege The video showed Jodisearhadleftatlunchtime ‘andshewasaloneinit Howeverthe footage revealed Jodihad been followedbyabluc Cadillac registered toThurher: Policeissued ‘aseareh warrant forhishouse nd brought his Father Kevinin forquestioning. Kevin partially confirmedhisson'salbi sayingthathehad pickedhimupnear Cowley Wildlife Park but hehadi’tseenhisfriends. Healsostated that ‘when Justinhadgottenhiomethatday:hohad Immediately washed hisclothes, wiped mud offhiswhitetrainersandtakena shower, Asaresultof Kevinand Alexa'sstatements, tepolice started searchingCowley Wide Parkandtheareanearthelake. Theweather had beenbad fordays.andthepolicecame scrossatrailofmuddyootpri sizeas Thurber'strainers. trackingspectalist was brought in tofollowtheprints,and hediscoveredsmallerprintsintheshape sthesame: ofthe footwear Jodi had been wearing the dayshewent missing Followingthetrail, thetrackercheckedtheareanearthe toilets and oundanother partial footprint sohe decided tolookinside the building Inone ofthe cubicles, henoticedapileofletters theywere ddressedto Jodsparents Whenpolicesearchedthearea,they founda Tigerettesdance teamjacket, Jods walletand the loor mats fromher ear. They knew thenitwasunlikely-Jodiwasaive On9 ofbrancheswithahandstickingoutofit, Hidden inthepileas.Jodisbody.An cexaminationrevealed theteenagerhadbeen subjected toaterrbleordeal.Sheladbeen strangledseweral timesbeforebeingrevived. There wasalsoseverebluntforcetraumatoher heal, whichhad torn: addition Jodihadbeensexuallyassaulted with ary policecameacrossa pile wteryinherneck. In treebranches, DNA fromunderher fingernails provedtobeanexaetmatehto Thurber, jal’scarwas pled from ishing ake Inside, forensic rsfoundasinglearmair. whichwas hurber. hurberwasarrestedandehargedvith capital marderattemptedrape.agaravated criminal sodomy andaggravated kidnapping Afterhisseven-

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