THE ANNECY MURDERS – Revisted October 2019

THE ANNECY MURDERS – Revisted October 2019

THE LACHEMENT ASSASSINE On 14 October 2019, exactly 4 years after my first visit to the Le Martinet murder site I was accompanied by a longstanding friend and professional photographer Chris Powell. The weather was glorious, the sun spreading a comfortable autumn...
THE ANNECY MURDERS – the wider view 2022

THE ANNECY MURDERS – the wider view 2022

THE ANNECY MURDERS – 10 years The still unsolved Annecy Murders were prosecuted on 05 September 2012. These brutal killings took place in the alpine Haute-Savoie region of south eastern France. This feature is a result of my third visit to the location in July 2022...
THE WHITE HOUSE FARM MURDERS – JEREMY BAMBER 1985

THE WHITE HOUSE FARM MURDERS – JEREMY BAMBER 1985

Jeremy Bamber was convicted for murdering five members of his family, forty years ago in their home, Whitehouse Farm in Essex during the night of 6-7 August 1985. This included his two six year old nephews, Daniel and Nicholas Caffell. The initial police investigation...
JEREMY BAMBER and DERRICK BIRD

JEREMY BAMBER and DERRICK BIRD

In the early hours of 02 June 2010, taxi driver Derrick Bird, 52, left his home in the West Cumbria village of Rowrah armed with a licenced George Fisher 12 bore shotgun and a CZ 452 bolt-action .22 rifle and a supply of ammunition for both weapons. The rifle was...
ROBERT BLAKE – The murder of Bonny Lee Bakley 2001

ROBERT BLAKE – The murder of Bonny Lee Bakley 2001

There have been many examples in history of murders perpetrated or arranged by rich, privileged, and famous individuals. Recognition and fame attracts media attention, speculation and a wider interest. That involvement has on occasions influenced a legal outcome. Law...