It took a jury just two hours to find him guilty. The decision almost derailed the case against the killer in court, and ultimately cost the detective his job. These are usually reserved for terrorist cases. ", 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? He was crying in the car, saying he was a sick f*cker, recalls Fulcher. By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. DS Steve Fulcher, played by Martin Freeman in A Confession, resigned from the police after being found guilty of gross misconduct in the Christopher Halliwell case Halliwell had been busy. You can unsubscribe at any time. The fiend then revealed where cops could find the body of Becky Godden who police did not even know was missing at the time. The programme explores whether Steve's actions were brilliant detective work, or arrogance and recklessness which ultimately cost him his job. May 31, 2012 - Halliwell appears at Preston Crown Court and denies murdering Miss O'Callaghan. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. January 30, 2012 - Mrs Justice Cox rules the evidence of Halliwell's confessions to the murders of both women is inadmissible. "Generally, we echo Fulcher's belief that there are other victims," Pope said, explaining the drama's approach to the question. 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. At this point, with the focus shifting from kidnap to murder, Fulcher should, according to guidelines drawn up in The Police and Criminal Evidence Act of 1984 (PACE), have cautioned Halliwell again. 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. You can criticise me, but I felt I had no option - there was simply no other way I could have acted that was within the letter of the law. State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio lost $9.5 billion, which represents 9.64% of the . Fulcher went on to write a book about his experiences, called Catching a Serial Killer. Rebecca Godden-Edwards, aged 18, also known as Becky, whose remains were found by police investigating the murder of missing nightclubber Sian O'Callaghan. Thankfully, circumstantial and forensic evidence ensured Halliwell, 52, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2012 for killing Miss OCallaghan. 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. Yet that wasnt all. The charge of murdering Miss Godden is formally withdrawn. But a secret trophy store of 60 items of womens clothing suggests dozens more victims may have been raped or killed by him. What are the real-life events behind ITV's true crime drama A Confession? The judge ruled: "I am satisfied that the evidence of the conviction of the defendant of the murder of Sian O'Callaghan is admissible to prove the defendant's propensity to commit murder. With compelling circumstantial evidence, Fulcher authorised covert surveillance. He was only convicted of Becky's murder in 2016 after a new detective took over the investigation. 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. In fact she was found in a very shallow grave. Something went wrong, please try again later. In March 2011, Sian OCallaghan vanished on a night out in Swindon. If Sian was still alive, she probably wouldnt survive the 96 hours we could keep him in custody if he refused to co-operate.. A decorated police detective whose career was left in tatters after he decided to pursue a confession from a suspected killer without following strict policing guidelines, has said he has no regrets. As he points out, however, his focus was on one thing: finding Sian. For two days undercover police in 12 vehicles kept him under constant surveillance in the hope he would lead them to Sian. Inside the sad decline of 'Fairy Floss Girl': How the racegoer who shot to fame when Kyle Sandilands gushed that 'This is what we hoped would not happen': Police despair after finding baby's body during search for aristocrat Theatre issues trigger warning for production which 'involves the handling of a cooked egg', Man dies 'after being shot at home': Police Scotland hunt 'gunman' as they appeal for information. A Confession viewers have been shocked by the twists and turns in the TV version of the horrific true story of serial killer Christopher Halliwell. In 2018 he appeared on the ITV show To Catch a Serial Killer with Trevor McDonald.My view is that I have brought two daughters back to their mothers and Ive prevented other victims resulting from Halliwells continued pursuit of his career as a serial killer," Fulcher told McDonald. On that day, the police made an urgent appeal for witnesses who had spotted a green Toyota Avensis with taxi markings. , updated Fulcher played by Sherlocks Martin Freeman ended up in a difficult ethical position that led him to find the killer, but in an unorthadox manner that ultimately ended his career in the police force. View our online Press Pack. Latest weather models confirm that a bitter cold snap is on the way for Ireland. ", A Confession will air on ITV in September 2019, Try 12 issues for 1 today - never miss an issue. The team found Sian's remains there. That decision cost DS Fulcher his career. The senior echelons arent police officers at all. Steve recalls how a kidnap inquiry was launched after Sian went missing in the early hours of Saturday, March 19, 2011. In it, he argues that his actions were to preserve the life of a hostage, as he was working on the assumption OCallaghan could still be alive and that Halliwell could lead him to her. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order, meaning he will not be eligible for parole and is unlikely to ever be released from prison. Steve explains what happened next: 'He said, "You and I should have a chat". I wondered, did they belong to the six other victims I suspected Halliwell of killing? "He later decided of his own volition to resign from Wiltshire Police.". Pope said: Watching the series with him afterwards, it was almost unbearable. With equity release you could access a lump-sum of tax-free cash which can be used to enhance your retirement income, make home improvements, or even enjoy a memorable holiday. As he sentenced him, the judge dismissed Halliwells defence as a cock and bull story and deemed him to be calculating and devious. All you need to know about Jeremy Clarkson's Irish girlfriend as new Amazon Prime series starts, Clarkson's Farm is available on Prime Video, RTE's Dancing with the Stars viewers all say the same thing as Shane Byrne and Karen Byrne voted off, It's been fantastic. Look no further! Police are still continuing their investigation into Halliwell as they believe other victims are yet to be found. The CPS and senior police figures panicked, Fulcher says. But Halliwell was eventually found guilty of the murder of Godden-Edwards and was given another life sentence. Worse was to come: as the year unfolded, Fulcher learned that Halliwells legal team would attempt to get the charges thrown out on the basis that Fulcher had not adequately followed PACE guidelines. So he definitely killed Sian in March 2011, he definitely killed Becky early 2003. You dont sleep, you dont eat, its a 24/7 commitment, says Fulcher. It also meant Halliwell was able to evade justice for Becky's murder when he was found guilty of Sian's killing in 2012. In May 2012 Christopher Halliwell pleaded not guilty to the charge of murdering Sian O'Callaghan, but when he appeared in Bristol Crown Court in October 2012 he pleaded guilty to her murder. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. I heard nothing for 10 months, he recalls. '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. In his book, Steve says: At the bottom of a pond that was 8ft deep they found Sian OCallaghans distinctive boot. 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. January 2003 - Becky Godden, then aged 20, is last seen alive after getting into a taxi outside Destiny & Desire nightclub in Swindon. For other inquiries, Contact Us. By then he had amassed an impressive CV, presiding over dozens of large investigations. 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. By Effectively unemployable by British police, he now works as a consultant on policing in Somalia, taking him away from home for long periods. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Sick cabbie Christopher Halliwell is serving life for murdering two women, Steve Fulcher, the detective who put him behind bars, says there could be dozens more victims, Police unearthed a 'stash of trophies' 15 miles from Sian O'Callaghan's body, The fiend also revealed where cops could find the body of Becky Godden, Potential victim Claudia Lawrence has been missing since March 19, 2009, The disappearance of Thi Hai Nguyen, 20, has been linked to the killer, Along with mother-of-three Tina Pryer, 39, who was last seen in 2001, Last September Halliwell was convicted of killing Becky and burying her body in a field at Eastleach, Gloucs, The killer, defending himself in court, gloated about how he had ruined the detective's career, A spade recovered from Halliwell's shed after he was found guilty of murdering Becky Godden, Twisted Christopher Halliwell could have raped and killed dozens more women as cops look into trophy store, Frogmore eviction shows King Charles has drawn a line with Harry - now he must do two more things with the spoilt brat, Harry's vicious attacks on Camilla could not be forgiven by King Charles - he had to hit back, Constance Marten: Baby's body found after massive police search, as cops question runaway aristocrat & Mark Gordon, Rishi Sunak to finally unveil delayed small boats law next week after Brexit win, Ministers vow to never use draconian spy law to jail journalists, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Later that year, he resigned, his police career over. He wanted to seize the opportunity to grill Halliwell before it was too late. Despite these hopes, Fulcher was wrong. Mr Fulcher believed the man's latest victim might still be alive and feared he might commit suicide without revealing where he'd abandoned her. When cornered by detectives, Halliwell admitted that he had killed Sian and led them to her body. 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. 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.. First he dumped her body near his sick stash at Ramsbury. Having guided them to the remote spot where he had dumped her body, Halliwell had suddenly confessed: Im a sick f***er. Det Supt Fulcher had risen through the ranks at Sussex Police before moving to Wiltshire. Fulchers once distinguished career, meanwhile, lies in ruins. Her name would not be discovered for some days, after her DNA was checked. Officers arrested Halliwell, but rather than read him his rights, provide him with a lawyer and bring him to a police station, Det Supt Fulcher said he wanted to speak with Halliwell man-to-man.. For his emotion, when it comes, isnt for his own plight, but that of Becky, Sian, and their families. Steve said: One witness came forward to say they were sure they had seen Halliwell and Claudia together. DS Fulcher was found guilty of gross misconduct The following January Det Supt Fulcher was found guilty of gross misconduct and given a final disciplinary warning. POLICE unearthed the stash of trophies just 15 miles from where serial killer Christopher Halliwell had led them to Sian OCallaghans body. Detective Sergeant Steve Fulcher resigned from the police force in 2014 after he was found guilty of misconduct for not reading Halliwell his rights when he first confessed to killing. Moreover, as forensic officers set to work, Fulcher was unprepared for what came next. Yesterday, the sentencing judge, Sir John Griffiths Williams, told Halliwell: But for your confession, I have no doubt Beckys remains would never have been found. Halliwell had been spotted buying a large quantity of pills, so officers were sent in to arrest him. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. So clear, in fact, that there is a police manual The Kidnap Manual with precise guidelines. It turned out to be the remains of Becky. In the meantime he was suspended, left pacing the floor at home with worry. 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. Her boyfriend, Kevin Reape, raised the alarm at 9.45am the following morning when Sian hadn't turned up at . But. Former detective superintendent Steve Fulcher has now told his side of the story With compelling circumstantial evidence, Fulcher authorised covert surveillance. Halliwell was not charged with Becky's murder in his 2012 trial, as a judge had ruled his confession to the crime was inadmissible in court. A young woman called Becky Godden-Edwards had gone missing a number of years before, last seen in 2002 or 2003. So on a lonely windswept hill in Wiltshire he tore. For Fulcher had gone from being Wiltshire Polices man of the hour flavour of the month as he puts it to having his reputation destroyed. A Confession is based on the true story of Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher and the disappearance of Sian O'Callaghan. He was an experienced police officer who knew what he was doing. The taxi belonged to Halliwell, who told his company he had gone home at 1.30am - much earlier than Sian had disappeared. He maintains that he would not have persuaded Halliwell to confess had he not taken this gamble. There were 60. Her husband Glyn has spent 13 years in jail for her murder but maintains his innocence. And then, out of the blue, the taxi driver said: "Do you want another one?". The panel considered independently whether or not the actions of Steve Fulcher had breached the standards of professional behaviour that apply to all police officers in England and Wales. Away from the press, Fulcher and his team had also identified the taxi driver 47-year-old father-of-three Christopher Halliwell (played by Joe Absolom) and were keeping him under surveillance, hoping he would lead them to Sian. Instead, seeing a window of opportunity, hed driven him to the field where Halliwell claimed another body would be found. That changed when officers reported Halliwell had visited a chemist and bought what Fulcher calls an overdose quantity of pills. When OCallaghan was reported missing on 19 March 2011, DS Steve Fulcher of Wiltshire Police was brought in to lead the case. The Sherlock actor said he 'couldn't believe' Fulcher's story when he heard it. Fulcher has lost his career, he works as a security consultant in Africa. He tells Tim Lewis why he'd do it again Tim. Why on earth had this killer been given every conceivable privilege, while a brave, upstanding detective was hung out to dry? But I had my maths wrong. It has been devastating for everyone, he says quietly. Sophie Rundle: Motherhood has made me too tired to people-please', The Witch Trials of JK Rowling makes sensible points. Trying to find Ireland's best burger or best pizza? Simone Lee was held captive in her home in Limerick by her former friend Christopher Stokes, who mercilessly beat her, placed bin liner over her head, and also poured boiling water over her before setting the apartment on fire on May 11, 2021. In January 2003Becky Godden, then aged 20, is last seen alive after getting into a taxi outside Destiny & Desire nightclub in Swindon. I did these things because they were the right things to do in these circumstances. "Further to the hearing, Steve Fulcher was found guilty of two counts of gross misconduct (the execution of his duty and inappropriate contact with the media) and received two final written warnings, but remained a member of Wiltshire Police. Fulcher has broadly received the support of the victims' families. Steve said: I am certain that in some remote corner of the world there is a 5ft hole with a dead woman at the bottom of it. A career copper, he joined what was then Sussex police in 1986 aged 21. 'He had done what I considered to be the right thing. It is possible that there were other victims before or after Becky but he has never been charged or convicted of any other murders. He later decided of his own volition to resign from Wiltshire Police.. Episode six of the six-part series will air tonight Monday . 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.". It is a colossal effort. Fulcher decided not to take Halliwell to. Haliwell was jailed for life in 2012 for beating and stabbing Sian O'Callaghan - who he believed resembled his mother - to death, before pushing her body into a 12ft ravine. At this point, Fulcher still hoped to find Sian alive. But his decision to break police guidelines and drive Halliwell to where he thought Sian might be found alive, instead of taking him to the police station for a formal interview, was to cost him his job. Martin Freeman plays DS Stephen Fulcher in new ITV drama A Confession. After his arrest, Halliwell revealed the location of Sian's body. 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. The delay in Halliwells trial with all the resulting trauma was entirely down to an obsession with procedure, rather than the pursuit of justice. They also seized his green Toyota Avensis. Wiltshire Police have since issued a statement saying, There is no evidence whatsoever to link him to any other murder in this country. No one wants to go back to the old days where the police sometimes ran roughshod over the rules, but the pendulum has swung way too far in favour of the criminal, he says. Yet no one was interested.. But back then it seems the Wiltshire Force was more preoccupied with a crusade against an officer for failing to follow procedure even when obeying that procedure could have prevented two grieving families gaining a terrible, final closure. He learned the CPS were considering bringing charges against him for malfeasance in public office. Since then, the Christopher Halliwell case has remained at the centre of his life. 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. The following January Det Supt Fulcher was found guilty of gross misconduct and given a final disciplinary warning. There had been years of endless worry as they investigated me. But not before Halliwell, defending himself in court, gloated about how he had ruined Steves career. Jeff Pope's new ITV drama A Confession stars Martin Freeman as Detective Steve Fulcher, whose hunt for missing 22-year-old Sian O'Callaghan led him into an extraordinary situation in 2011. You then tried to manipulate the police and court process to try to avoid getting what you deserved., They are words Fulcher has waited many years for. March 30, 2015 - Halliwell is charged with Miss Godden's murder. 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. Place him under arrest and take him back into custody? 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. Its a simple moral issue, he told the Guardian. I gave [Halliwell] a cigarette and he asked to talk to me. We walked away and he said Do you want another one? He then told me he had killed a girl in 2003, 4 or 5, and he could take me to that body the exact spot.. How far should the police go in securing a confession and bringing a killer to justice? I was prepared for this his case wasnt defendable so it was the only thing they could do but I thought reason would prevail. On March 19 2011, 22-year-old Sian O'Callaghan disappeared from Wiltshire after last being spotted at a nightclub in the area. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. After joining the Wiltshire force in 2003, Fulcher was promoted to Detective Superintendent. Kathryn Knight for the Daily Mail She had been brutally beaten and stabbed. , updated However, Fulcher had taken Halliwell to a field in the Wiltshire countryside for this discussion without cautioning him or allowing him access to a solicitor. He was allowed to keep his job, but later resigned. When do the clocks change in 2023? A TIMELINE: How Christopher Halliwell was brought to justice. It need never have been so. "Because you don't want to mention a name and then give a family false hope. By 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.'. This is a charge that usually applies to corrupt officials, not someone dealing with a serial killer.. Once Halliwell was in custody, Fulcher was hailed by his superiors. However, Fulcher was eager not to lose the opportunity to elicit another confession, so he went with Halliwell to the site where the remains of Becky Godden, 20, were discovered. Sian's mother Elaine Pickford says what he did was understandable to. 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. Channel 4 During the investigation, a. Which was quite odd, actually I felt the sense of gratitude. By Halliwell was convicted of Beckys murder in September 2016. OPERS serves 1.2 million workers and retirees. She too had been strangled. Sian OCallaghans family certainly think so, as does Becky Goddens mother Karen. But on that same afternoon, Halliwell was observed buying a large quantity of pills. Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher, 52, from Wiltshire, was one of the most respected officers in the UK when he caught taxi driver Christopher Halliwell in 2011, who went on to confess to the murder ofSian O'Callaghan, 22. Fulcher recalled: 'Working on the hypothesis that she could have been kidnapped and was still alive, I conducted this investigation as a crime in action - that means everything else is subordinate to the notion of finding Sian, and seeking to save her life.'. Halliwells father lived a few streets from the home of chef Claudia Lawrence, who has been missing since March 19, 2009. A judge then ruled that Halliwell's confessions to killing both victims were actually inadmissible as evidence in court. When detective Steve Fulcher broke arrest guidelines to persuade a serial killer to admit murdering two women, his gamble was hailed as brilliant policing. Fulcher, meanwhile, was being heartily congratulated by senior officers. 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