The verdict is in
Dec 17th 2003, 3:16 pm
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The verdict is in
No surprise really. Huntley guilty and two life sentences. Maxine Carr three & half years for perverting the course of justice.
Some information has now emerged about failings by the police and the vetting system for Huntley's employment, he had allegations and a charge against him for sex with underage girls.
(I'm currently watching a news conference online with a police chief who is getting ripped apart by the press for the above failings.)
Patrick - you were living in Soham at the time this happened ?
Would like to read your thoughts.
Full in depth profile of the whole thing from the Beeb -->
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/...al/default.stm
Some information has now emerged about failings by the police and the vetting system for Huntley's employment, he had allegations and a charge against him for sex with underage girls.
(I'm currently watching a news conference online with a police chief who is getting ripped apart by the press for the above failings.)
Patrick - you were living in Soham at the time this happened ?
Would like to read your thoughts.
Full in depth profile of the whole thing from the Beeb -->
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/...al/default.stm
Dec 17th 2003, 4:23 pm
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Cambridgeshire police pulled together an incredible investigative operation and built a strong case...it's a terrible tragedy that the preventative forces weren't in place to prevent this. Instead system failures and human error prevailed.
Dec 17th 2003, 5:20 pm
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So with Carr already having spent I would imagine over a year in jail, how much of that 3.5 years do you think she will serve?
Dec 17th 2003, 5:26 pm
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Re: The verdict is in
Sooner the UK put the Pierrepoint family back to work the better..
Dec 17th 2003, 6:36 pm
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Originally posted by Pimpbot
So with Carr already having spent I would imagine over a year in jail, how much of that 3.5 years do you think she will serve?
So with Carr already having spent I would imagine over a year in jail, how much of that 3.5 years do you think she will serve?
Patrick
Dec 17th 2003, 7:50 pm
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Typically the woman gets away with the murders she played a part in. And before you all start spouting, Hindley was the exception not the rule in these matters.
Dec 17th 2003, 7:52 pm
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Originally posted by Pimpbot
So with Carr already having spent I would imagine over a year in jail, how much of that 3.5 years do you think she will serve?
So with Carr already having spent I would imagine over a year in jail, how much of that 3.5 years do you think she will serve?
She could be free and electronically tagged within 30 days, because she has already spent 16 months in jail."
(Taken from the BBC news story)
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Dec 17th 2003, 8:59 pm
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Originally posted by doctor scrumpy
Typically the woman gets away with the murders she played a part in. And before you all start spouting, Hindley was the exception not the rule in these matters.
Typically the woman gets away with the murders she played a part in. And before you all start spouting, Hindley was the exception not the rule in these matters.
Too often a rape victim's word is insufficient or doubted due to lack of evidence.
I'm not saying this is unanimously true... but I think the courage that a victim shows in confiding in the authorities deserves more respect and investigation; and that "consent" word needs better definition rather than a simple "yes/no".
Huntley may just have been stopped in his tracks many years ago!
Dec 18th 2003, 7:16 am
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There's no way that bastard hadn't done it. I can't believe he expected us to buy that 2 perfectly healthy 10-year-old girls would just drop dead for nothing. I'm also incredibly annoyed that his previous 9....that's NINE rape/attempted rape and molestation charges were not revealed to the jury! Is this not an appropriate and relevant character reference? He is an obviously disturbed and twisted character. Maxine Carr, I believe, is a weak and misguided woman, who has poor judgement and poor taste in men. How could she lie for him knowing what he had done? Awful story, and I'm glad it's been resolved.
Dec 18th 2003, 10:19 am
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Originally posted by Rockgurl
There's no way that bastard hadn't done it. I can't believe he expected us to buy that 2 perfectly healthy 10-year-old girls would just drop dead for nothing. I'm also incredibly annoyed that his previous 9....that's NINE rape/attempted rape and molestation charges were not revealed to the jury!
There's no way that bastard hadn't done it. I can't believe he expected us to buy that 2 perfectly healthy 10-year-old girls would just drop dead for nothing. I'm also incredibly annoyed that his previous 9....that's NINE rape/attempted rape and molestation charges were not revealed to the jury!
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Dec 18th 2003, 2:55 pm
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Originally posted by g1ant
I wonder how the one jury member who held out for a not guilty verdict feels now knowing Huntley's past form?
A.
I wonder how the one jury member who held out for a not guilty verdict feels now knowing Huntley's past form?
A.
My heart has ached every day since those girls disappeared, lets hope now that those girls may they rest in peace
Patrick
