Britain's most notorious murderer Jeremy Bamber may finally have an alibi for one of the most infamous crimes in British history. The new evidence, uncovered by New Yorker journalist Heidi Blake, centers around a 999 call that was allegedly received at Whitehouse Farm on the night of August 7, 1985, when five people were brutally murdered.
According to the police officer who had been manning the lines from Essex police HQ at the time, PC Nick Milbank, he heard what might have been muffled speech over the phone. He then went on to say that the voice could be a 'voice or a radio' and noises that could have been 'a door opening and closing, or a chair being moved.' This would suggest that someone was indeed alive in the house at the time of the murders.
This revelation raises significant questions about the original investigation into the crime, which initially treated it as a murder-suicide. The police officer's account contradicts everything he had told Blake before, saying he never made a statement to Operation Stokenchurch in 2002 and that he did not remember making such a statement.
However, Essex police has produced a new statement from Milbank dated September 10th last year, which appears to contradict the version of events Milbank shared with the New Yorker. The most shocking revelation comes when we find out that Milbank has sadly passed away since the publication of his story in June this year.
The implications of all these recent revelations will undoubtedly lead the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to reevaluate Jeremy Bamber's case once again. His conviction was widely criticized due to inconsistencies and irregularities throughout the investigation, and it remains possible that he could be finally cleared of all charges.
Jeremy Bamber believes that new evidence supports his claim that police fabricated a statement in Milbank's name in 2002, and therefore put him at risk by allowing Essex police to interview him. He has called for an independent investigator to speak with Milbank about what he told the New Yorker magazine, but was refused by the CCRC.
As it stands, Jeremy Bamber is now facing charges of perverting the course of justice in relation to the 2002 statement and now believes that Essex police should have had an audio record of the 999 call. "Where is the audio recording of that telephone call now?" he writes in a letter. This raises further questions about what actually happened on that fateful night and whether Milbank's version of events can be trusted.
The recent developments bring to light long-standing allegations of police corruption, intimidation, and cover-ups surrounding one of Britain's most infamous crimes.
According to the police officer who had been manning the lines from Essex police HQ at the time, PC Nick Milbank, he heard what might have been muffled speech over the phone. He then went on to say that the voice could be a 'voice or a radio' and noises that could have been 'a door opening and closing, or a chair being moved.' This would suggest that someone was indeed alive in the house at the time of the murders.
This revelation raises significant questions about the original investigation into the crime, which initially treated it as a murder-suicide. The police officer's account contradicts everything he had told Blake before, saying he never made a statement to Operation Stokenchurch in 2002 and that he did not remember making such a statement.
However, Essex police has produced a new statement from Milbank dated September 10th last year, which appears to contradict the version of events Milbank shared with the New Yorker. The most shocking revelation comes when we find out that Milbank has sadly passed away since the publication of his story in June this year.
The implications of all these recent revelations will undoubtedly lead the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to reevaluate Jeremy Bamber's case once again. His conviction was widely criticized due to inconsistencies and irregularities throughout the investigation, and it remains possible that he could be finally cleared of all charges.
Jeremy Bamber believes that new evidence supports his claim that police fabricated a statement in Milbank's name in 2002, and therefore put him at risk by allowing Essex police to interview him. He has called for an independent investigator to speak with Milbank about what he told the New Yorker magazine, but was refused by the CCRC.
As it stands, Jeremy Bamber is now facing charges of perverting the course of justice in relation to the 2002 statement and now believes that Essex police should have had an audio record of the 999 call. "Where is the audio recording of that telephone call now?" he writes in a letter. This raises further questions about what actually happened on that fateful night and whether Milbank's version of events can be trusted.
The recent developments bring to light long-standing allegations of police corruption, intimidation, and cover-ups surrounding one of Britain's most infamous crimes.