By Meanwhile, Halliwell's father lived a few streets from the home of chef Claudia Lawrence, who has been missing since March 19, 2009 - the same day as Halliwell killed Ms O'Callaghan. She too had been strangled. A murder trial began, and in 2016, after two hours of deliberation, a jury found Christopher Halliwell guilty of the murder of Becky Godden-Edwards. When you have a body in a ditch you have a reactive investigation as the harm has been done. Senior investigating officer Steve Fulcher was found not to have followed procedures on the treatment of suspects, meaning Halliwell's confession was inadmissible in court. Martin Freeman - plays Supt Det Steve Fulcher. Sians only crime was to resemble Halliwells own mother, who he hated. That decision cost DS Fulcher his career. 'I can't rule out that there are other victims. Jeff Pope, Executive Producer and Writer - explains PACE. He was scrolling through pictures on his phone of other women, leading me to suspect there were other victims. By Det Supt Fulcher had risen through the ranks at Sussex Police before moving to Wiltshire. When do the clocks change in 2023? Martin Freeman has defended the police detective he plays in a new drama whose career was ruined after using 'questionable' methods to catch a killer. For his emotion, when it comes, isnt for his own plight, but that of Becky, Sian, and their families. Instead, seeing a window of opportunity, hed driven him to the field where Halliwell claimed another body would be found. March 18, 2011 - Sian O'Callaghan, 22, is murdered by Halliwell after getting into his taxi while walking home after leaving Suju nightclub in Swindon. When DS Steve Fulcher arrested Christopher Halliwell over the disappearance of 22-year-old Sian O'Callaghan, it was the start of his own downfall. In the meantime he was suspended, left pacing the floor at home with worry. Wiltshire Police have since issued a statement saying, There is no evidence whatsoever to link him to any other murder in this country. Wiltshire Police told the BBC: The IPCC investigation concluded that a misconduct hearing should take place to consider potential gross misconduct. Fulcher has lost his career, he works as a security consultant in Africa. She was a drug addict and sex worker, and after she disappeared her mother Karen Edwards (played by Imelda Staunton) had spent years hoping she would return. It made little difference: while Fulcher was not sacked he was given a severe reprimand, something he felt left him with no choice but to resign. Steve is no longer working for Wiltshire police, having left the force back in 2014, but his decision to hand in his notice wasn't one he made lightly. This is the central thrust of the ITV drama, starring Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton and. Martin Freeman plays DS Stephen Fulcher in new ITV drama A Confession. Fulcher went on to write a book about his experiences, called Catching a Serial Killer. Halliwells father lived a few streets from the home of chef Claudia Lawrence, who has been missing since March 19, 2009. Two months later, dismayed at Wiltshires Forces disinterest in both reinforcing the charges related to Becky Goddens murder and other potential victims, Fulcher asked to be reassigned to the National Homicide Team. 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This investigation damaged Fulcher's career as a senior police officer, and despite keeping his job with a final written warning in January 2014, he resigned from the force in May of that year. Natalie Corner For Mailonline, Trophy hunter mother, 41, who has travelled the world to kill more than ONE HUNDRED animals claims her hobby HELPS preserve wild species, Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio teases that Julia Montague is ALIVE - as he reveals how he manages to keep the show's plot a secret, TIMELINE OF A DOUBLE KILLING: HOW CHRISTOPHER HALLIWELL MURDERED TWO WOMEN THEN THWARTED JUSTICE FOR VICTIM'S FAMILY. View our online Press Pack. March 24, 2011 - Halliwell leads Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher, of Wiltshire Police, to the locations of Miss O'Callaghan and Miss Godden's bodies. 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Judge Mrs Justice Cox ruled both of Halliwell's confessions were inadmissable as evidence because Fulcher had breached Police and Criminal Evidence Act guidelines. The 22-year-old office worker had been out with friends, got separated from them and left the nightclub alone. It is a scandal.. So I thanked him and explained that he would be given his rights, taken back to the police station, 'I interpreted "you and I should have a chat" as some quid pro quo, I thought he would want the deal in terms of me catering for his family who would be affected by his incarceration.'. 'He had done what I considered to be the right thing. He tells Tim Lewis why he'd do it again Tim. A suspect soon popped up in the shape of taxi driver Christopher Halliwell, whose green Toyota Avensis had been seen near the nightclub and close to Savernake Forest, where Sians mobile had last given off a signal. He [was] kind of crawling up the walls. Martin Freeman plays Det Supt Fulcher, Imelda Staunton is Karen Edwards, Beckys mother, Siobhan Finneran features as Elaine Pickford, Sians mother. Its a simple moral issue, he told the Guardian. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. On that day, the police made an urgent appeal for witnesses who had spotted a green Toyota Avensis with taxi markings. March 26, 2011 - Halliwell is charged with Miss O'Callaghan's murder. She and Halliwell lived on the same street. Then he said Have you got a car, lets go. Sian OCallaghans family certainly think so, as does Becky Goddens mother Karen. But the following day, there were "significant lines of inquiry" and the public were asked to stand down from the search. Yet no one was interested.. The following month, he learned he had been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Why on earth had this killer been given every conceivable privilege, while a brave, upstanding detective was hung out to dry? Asked about the difference between roles Fulcher and 'Tim' from The Office, he added:'I'm very, very pleased that I've been able to do other things that have resonated with people.'. But I had my maths wrong. 'He showed me a list of girls' names that he kept in his phone of those that trusted him as a taxi driver. There is another comfort, too. Halliwell was charged with two life terms for the murders of both women and is likely to die in prison. Indeed, Fulchers commitment to the victims of crime shines through during our interview. "He later decided of his own volition to resign from Wiltshire Police.". Fulcher has broadly received the support of the victims' families. Halliwell had been spotted buying a large quantity of pills, so officers were sent in to arrest him. Halliwell was convicted of Beckys murder in September 2016. For two days undercover police in 12 vehicles kept him under constant surveillance in the hope he would lead them to Sian. He wanted to use what he believed were emergency powers, to be used only when there is an imminent threat to life. There's a distinct possibility there could be further offences.'. Common sense did not win the day. Fulcher has lost his career, he works as a security consultant in Africa. Clarkson's Farm Season 3 'confirmed' by Jeremy Clarkson as he issues three-word statement, There were reports that Jeremy Clarkson's farming programme had been axed after the presenter's comments about Meghan Markle, Dragon's Den viewers slam 'snobby' couple as they sneer at 'Lidl shoppers' question, "I wouldn't use Lidl as a benchmark for our service. Indeed, it was only thanks to Fulchers instincts honed from 25 years of painstaking investigations and cat and mouse detective work that two young murder victims had been found. A career copper, he joined what was then Sussex police in 1986 aged 21. His story is a true story, and one which . Theres no question in my mind Halliwell murdered other girls, Fulcher says. But a judge ruled his confession about Becky Godden inadmissible because DS Fulcher had repeatedly failed to correctly caution the killer and questioned him without a lawyer. But when Halliwell kept answering no comment, Fulcher took another crucial decision, authorising officers to bring Halliwell to the hilltop site alone for what is known as an urgent interview something entirely permissible under the manuals code in a last ditch chance to find Sian. What happened in the interim eight years?". With time running out, DS Fulcher then took Halliwell to Barbury Castle, a beauty spot outside Swindon, where he suspected Sian was being held. The next important clue came from a text message sent by Kevin at 3.24am, which was received on Sian's phone; analysis showed that her mobile phone had been in the Savernake Forest area at the time the message arrived. A Confession is based on the true story of Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher and the disappearance of Sian O'Callaghan. So clear, in fact, that there is a police manual The Kidnap Manual with precise guidelines. Detective Chief Inspector Sean Memory said there could be an "innocent explanation" but pointed out: "Someone has made some effort to hide it. Later investigators discovered soil on a spade which placed Halliwell in the field where Becky was found, leading to his conviction by jury in 2016. Police are still continuing their investigation into Halliwell as they believe other victims are yet to be found. Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher speaks at a press conference at Gablecross Police Station in Swindon on the murder of Sian O'Callaghan, MARTIN FREEMAN as Steve Fulcher and JOE ABSOLOM as Christopher Halliwell, Elaine Pickford, played by Sobhan Finneran, was grateful to DS Fulcher. Their sentiments, however, are not shared by the police or the legal system. Catching a double killer led to Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher being hailed a hero by the families and twice nominated for a Queens Police Medal. It didnt end there. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. The lives of Sian OCallaghan, 22, and Becky Godden, 20, had been callously cut short by taxi driver Halliwell, who guided Fulcher to their bodies. 2021 Associated Newspapers Limited. Fulcher, now 49, was then suspended from the Force before being disciplined for gross misconduct and ultimately hounded out of his job. But then Halliwell had a second horrific confession. , updated He added: It wasn't ignorance on his part, it was a conscious decision by him to drive a coach and horses through recognised police procedure.. There was no sign of a baby when they came by". His crime, if that is even remotely the appropriate word, was failing to follow to the precise letter police procedure something Fulcher says he did because it was the only way to get to the truth. The judge said I acted in good faith, he says. Its an almost insoluble problem. According to the PACE rules, he should have cautioned the killer and given him access to a solicitor after discovering that Sian was dead. By effectively acting to ensure Halliwells life was preserved, I was potentially going to cause the death of his victim, he recalls. Realising something was seriously wrong when Sian failed to come home or answer his texts, Kevin raised the alarm. State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio lost $9.5 billion, which represents 9.64% of the . "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. He drove a car similar to one spotted on CCTV at the time of Sians disappearance. With his name so closely associated with the story he has found it hard to branch out, though in 2017 he was working for a private company in Mogadishu, Somalia. I cannot believe that was his first offence from being a burglar in the 1980s to a murderer in 2003. Lara Keay For Mailonline The protracted investigations into his conduct, meanwhile, have affected not only his health but that of Yvonne, his 48-year-old wife of 28 years, and their two 20-something daughters investigations which, as Fulcher emphasises in this blistering interview, could have been better used to secure Halliwells conviction for Becky Goddards death years earlier. It doesnt even sound true. In fact, they were the only things to do.. He published a book, titled Catching a Serial Killer: My hunt for murderer Christopher Halliwell, and has also spoken many times in the press about his experience of the case. ', He considered his actions: 'Should I stop him confessing? Four days later, Fulcher said significant lines of inquiry were being developed and he revealed that they were looking for information and witnesses of a green Toyota Avensis with taxi markings that had been seen in the area after her disappearance. They are puppets blowing with the prevailing political wind. It was a fitting tribute for a man who prided himself on putting victims and their families first. These are usually reserved for terrorist cases. "I for one stand by Fulcher's steadfast resolve to try and find my sister Sian," Liam O'Callaghan said. Linda Razzell, 41, disappeared in Swindon on March 19, 2002. But a secret trophy store of 60 items of womens clothing suggests dozens more victims may have been raped or killed by him. Five days after her kidnap, they spotted Halliwell buying enough pills to kill himself so they swooped on his car and carried out an urgent interview. I met Sians parents and promised them I wouldnt rest until I found her, he recalls. I was prepared for this his case wasnt defendable so it was the only thing they could do but I thought reason would prevail. DS Steve Fulcher resigned from the police force in May 2014, He was played by Martin Freeman in the ITV series, DS Fulcher was found guilty of gross misconduct. It turned out to be the remains of Becky. Only two of the items have ever been identified a cardigan worn by Becky, who disappeared in Swindon in 2003. It need never have been so. January 30, 2012 - Mrs Justice Cox rules the evidence of Halliwell's confessions to the murders of both women is inadmissible. As he points out, however, his focus was on one thing: finding Sian. The trace on her phone was tracked to the nearby Savernake Forest by Steve's team. The fallout for Steve Fulcher was huge. By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. Fulcher, also a father with two daughters, says: If I didnt take this step, I feared Sian would die alone and abandoned.. ', But criminal defence barrister Sebastian Gardiner says: 'It wasn't ignorance on his part, it was a conscious decision by him to drive a coach and horses through recognised police procedure.'. January 2003 - Becky Godden, then aged 20, is last seen alive after getting into a taxi outside Destiny & Desire nightclub in Swindon. STEVE Fulcher was a detective who uncovered the crimes of a twisted double murderer before resigning from the force. But the story is no work of fiction. It isnt and it hasnt been. Her name would not be discovered for some days, after her DNA was checked. The CPS and senior police figures panicked, Fulcher says. He was allowed to keep his job, but later resigned. 23:33 GMT 23 Sep 2016 However in a new one-off ITV documentary, To Catch a Serial Killer, DS Fulcher insists he did the right thing, saying: 'My view is that I have brought two daughters back to their mothers and I've prevented other victims resulting from Halliwell's continued pursuit of his career as a serial killer. The team found Sian's remains there. It was a moment which, perhaps better than any other, summed up the monstrous injustice meted out to DS Fulcher and exposed the deeply warped priorities of our legal system. ", GMB's Susanna Reid forced to change outfit after fears it was too 'racy' for morning TV, Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid has revealed she had to make last minute alterations to her dress after bosses and herself feared it was too racy for morning television, Who is Lisa Hogan? If Im right, well I take comfort from the fact that he hasnt been able to do that since 2011. The delay in Halliwells trial with all the resulting trauma was entirely down to an obsession with procedure, rather than the pursuit of justice. And despite Karen Edwards best efforts, there have been no changes to arrest guidelines. But not before Halliwell, defending himself in court, gloated about how he had ruined Steves career. Another potential victim is prostitute Sally Ann John, 24, who vanished from Swindon in 1995. His loyal family had also suffered. Human remains were uncovered at a field in Gloucestershire, and they turned out to belong to Becky. However, four years later judge Sir John Griffith Williams decided that Fulcher's evidence could and should be heard in court as part of the case. Steve says Halliwell then asked him, "Do you want another one?"'. The car had been seen on CCTV pulling up next to Sian on her way home. Sian wasnt murdered until 2011. 'I am really open-minded there is an eight-year gap between Becky and Sian,' Memory said. Once in the remote woodland, Halliwell stood on the exact spot where he claimed hed buried a girl years earlier. I wondered, did they belong to the six other victims I suspected Halliwell of killing? 12:20 GMT 20 Sep 2018 Monster is currently serving life for killing Sian OCallaghan, 22, and Becky Godden, 20. He argued that the original judge (Mrs Justice Cox) had been correct in her ruling, but that since Halliwell had "unequivocally" pleaded guilty to Sian's murder, the concerns over PACE were "no longer relevant.". To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. "Because you don't want to mention a name and then give a family false hope. This is a charge that usually applies to corrupt officials, not someone dealing with a serial killer.. He had killed her two minutes after she got in his cab. Steve had been found guilty of gross misconduct by the Independent Police Complaints Commission for not reading Halliwell his rights and taking him back to the police station. In January 2003Becky Godden, then aged 20, is last seen alive after getting into a taxi outside Destiny & Desire nightclub in Swindon. "But for my course of action Becky would still be in that field, Sian would never be found and Christopher Halliwell would be walking the streets.". By now, the search for Sian centred round the nearby Iron Age fort of Barbary Castle. It was horribly tense. There is a significant gap in his offending. Yet that wasnt all. When OCallaghan was reported missing on 19 March 2011, DS Steve Fulcher of Wiltshire Police was brought in to lead the case. He just found it so difficult because youve managed to take him straight back into the most awful events of his life.. "You have to look at the wider picture and say, Alright, do we need to have a way of ensuring that police powers are not abused, that people arent bullied into making confessions?,'" said Gardiner. March 30, 2015 - Halliwell is charged with Miss Godden's murder. Det Supt Sean Memory, the senior investigating officer in the Godden case, said after he was convicted in 2016 that Halliwell may have killed others. However, DS Fulcher, played by Martin Freeman in the ITV drama series, was found guilty of gross misconduct and given a final disciplinary warning. ITV's The Confession, tells the story of how Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher breached protocols to catch a killer. Fulcher made the decision. Moreover, as forensic officers set to work, Fulcher was unprepared for what came next. 'I would appeal to Christopher Halliwell if he wants to speak I'm willing to speak with him. A police telephone trace threw up a clue - he had texted her half an hour after she left the nightclub saying, 'Worried'. After a nail-biting drive, Halliwell guided the police to an isolated lane running alongside the White Horse near Uffington, close to the Berkshire border, where he said Sians body was lying in the open. There had been years of endless worry as they investigated me. Christopher Halliwell, 54, is serving two whole life terms after killing 20-year-old Becky Godden and Sian O'Callaghan, 22. Murphy explained in the documentary: 'A police officer had the idea of looking at all the police dashboard cameras that were patrolling central Swindon at the time. How Christopher Halliwell was brought to justice. The manner in which Steve gained Halliwells confession to killing second victim Becky Godden-Edwards breached police procedure by failing to caution him and denying access to a solicitor. ", And speaking after Halliwell's sentencing in 2016, Memory said: Im very very clear that there must be other victims out there whether they are sexual offences or other women that he has taken. There is an obsession with procedure at the expense of the bigger picture. Rebecca Godden-Edwards, aged 18, also known as Becky, whose remains were found by police investigating the murder of missing nightclubber Sian O'Callaghan. When you suspect someone has been abducted or kidnapped their life remains under threat, and there are very clear procedural rules about that.. If she had traveled 12 miles in just half an hour, that meant the journey from Swindon Old Town could only have been made in a vehicle. [Wiltshire police] chose not to pursue it. In January 2012, at a preliminary hearing, Mrs Justice Cox ruled the confession obtained by Fulcher was inadmissible at trial. And then, out of the blue, the taxi driver said: "Do you want another one?". The Sherlock actor said he 'couldn't believe' Fulcher's story when he heard it. February 18, 2015 - Halliwell is arrested on suspicion of murdering Miss Godden. Fulcher's career was left in tatters when he was found guilty of misconduct after prompting a second murder confession from Sian O'Callaghan's killer Christopher Halliwell. TWISTED Christopher Halliwell could be one of Britains worst serial killers, says the detective who put him behind bars. Monday 7 October 2019, 5:22pm. In 2014, the police found "up to 60" items of women's clothing buried in woodland, close to where a pair of Sian's boots had been found. But Fulcher had taken a different course: 'We drove for about 45 minutes trying to keep him in the moment. A wealth of experience which was brought to bear when, on March 19th 2011, office administrator Sian OCallaghan was reported missing by her boyfriend after being last seen outside a nightclub in Swindon town centre in the small hours. A search of the forest proved fruitless, but the detective got a breakthrough several days into the investigation after his team spotted an unidentified taxi on CCTV in the area where she disappeared, explains ITV reporter Robert Murphy, who covered the case. Joe Absolom plays the killer Christopher Halliwell. Healthy mother-of-two, 32, collapsed and died from brain bleed while she led fitness bounce class. Was there ever a more woeful example of flawed justice? Place him under arrest and take him back into custody? I need help. DS Steve Fulcher said he had always been convinced Halliwell had targeted more women. Youre seriously telling me theres nothing in between or either side? What are the ramifications of that? PACE is there for a reason. Once Halliwell was in custody, Fulcher was hailed by his superiors. Halliwell had been busy. Deborah Peach from the inquiry team recalls in the programme: 'Steve takes the decision that he will conduct an urgent interview of Halliwell himself and just says "Right, let's go".'. Halliwell had confessed to her murder of Sian, and revealed he had also killed prostitute Becky Godden in 2003 and left her body at another location. In March 2011, Sian OCallaghan vanished on a night out in Swindon. 'I'm not specifically looking at any one particular offence, but I do want to try to understand why there's an eight-year gap between his offending behaviour. Fulcher is more than qualified to reflect on how British policing has changed. That is always in your mind, he says. BBC reporter Steve Brodie said of the detective's actions: 'At that stage there's absolutely no doubt under PACE [the Police and Criminal Evidence Act], Christopher Halliwell should have been charged on suspicion of murder, taken back to a police station and given access to a solicitor.'. 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