Huntley would later inform investigators that he had waited for nightfall before opting to drive to RAF Lakenheath to dispose of the girls' bodies. He further elaborated that a deciding factor to dispose of the bodies in this particular location had been that RAF Lakenheath was just two miles from the home of his disabled grandmother, and that if eyewitnesses spotted his vehicle, he could falsely claim his purpose for being in this vicinity had been his decision to visit his grandmother. [83] Ex-detective Says 'Unspectacular' Huntley Did Not Stand Out". The Guardian. 2 March 2004 . Retrieved 21 October 2019. Having participated in the search for the children, Huntley regularly asked police officers questions such as how their investigation was progressing and how long DNA evidence could survive before deteriorating. [24] One of these officers observed three vertical scratches on Huntley's left jaw, each measuring approximately three centimetres (1.2in), which he claimed had been recently inflicted by his dog. [59] By 20 August, investigators had established sufficient physical evidence from Huntley's home, vehicle and Soham Village College to charge him with two counts of murder. [80] He was charged with these offences while detained for observation at Rampton Secure Hospital in Nottinghamshire, and all preliminary hearings against him were postponed until the conclusion of his mental health assessment. [113] Carr was also charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice on this date. [114] [n 11] She was further charged with two counts of assisting an offender on 17 January 2003. [23]

a b "The Legacy of Holly and Jessica". The Irish Times. 18 December 2003 . Retrieved 22 October 2019. a b c "Judge Gives Huntley Forty Years – And Little Hope". The Daily Telegraph. 30 September 2005 . Retrieved 22 October 2019. An earlier police statement said: “A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel. The man, who is from the Huyton area, was also arrested on two counts of attempted murder. In particular to assess the effectiveness of the relevant intelligence-based record keeping, the vetting practices in those forces since 1995 and information sharing with other agencies, and to report to the Home Secretary on matters of local and national relevance and make recommendations as appropriate.a b "Previous Allegations Against Huntley". BBC News. 17 December 2003 . Retrieved 8 November 2019. The final criminal allegation against Huntley prior to the Soham murders dates from July 1999. In this instance, a woman was raped and Huntley–by this stage suspected by police as being a serial sex offender–was interviewed. Huntley supplied a DNA sample to assist in their enquiries, with Carr also providing an alibi to support his claims of innocence. The victim of this assault later said that Huntley had not been the perpetrator of her assault. (This case differs from the others as the victim had not identified or named Huntley as being her assailant.) [176] [n 12] Police were suspicious of Huntley's account. A single police officer searched his house on 5 August; no incriminating evidence was discovered, but the officer noticed items of clothing on the washing line despite the fact it had been raining. In reference to the evident extensive cleaning of the house's interior, Huntley said: "Excuse the dining room. We had a flood." [55] [n 5] This officer was unconvinced by Huntley's claims and suspicious of his agitated demeanour; Huntley remained a strong suspect. [57] a b "Former Neighbour Describes Huntley Paedophile Slur

June 9, 1984 - Melanie's body is found by a milkman and his 11-year-old son at around 5.30am in Bath's Lansdown suburb. The scene is just "moments" away from the victim's family home. Urgently to enquire into child protection procedures in Humberside Police and Cambridgeshire Constabulary in the light of the recent trial and conviction of Ian Huntley for the murder of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells.

Pitchfork pleaded guilty to two offences of murder, two of rape, two of indecent assault and one of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. His minimum term was reduced by two years in 2009.

The three girls were all pupils at the same school, Geyser and Weier thought they had come up with the plan for the perfect murder.

Killer's 'family life'

a b Judd, Terri (21 August 2002). "In a Secure Mental Unit, Huntley is Charged on Two Counts of Murder". The Independent. London. A further two part, 60-minute documentary, commissioned by Channel 5, Soham: The Murder of Holly & Jessica, was first broadcast on 9 & 10 March 2022. [247] Kate’s body was found in a field which leads to Kinnerton Way and she would have gone down a country path and across two stiles to get there." The Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, spent about an hour at the scene, arriving in Croydon at about 4pm on Wednesday.