"He later decided of his own volition to resign from Wiltshire Police.". Sian was caught on CCTV at 2.52am leaving the nightclub in Swindon, Wiltshire. 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. Joe Absolom plays the killer Christopher Halliwell. 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. Their sentiments, however, are not shared by the police or the legal system. 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It took four more years of campaigning for it to be allowed, and last September Halliwell was convicted of killing Becky and burying her body in a field at Eastleach, Gloucs. 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. 14 Aug 2019 ITV ITV's A Confession throws up an unimaginable ethical dilemma that real-life Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher faced in 2011: break police protocol to catch a serial killer. What are the real-life events behind ITV's true crime drama A Confession? Instead of bringing Halliwell back to Gablecross police station in Swindon where he would have had access to a solicitor, Fulcher ordered his officers to take Halliwell to a nearby Iron Age hill fort called Barbury Castle. If I had followed procedure, then Sian and Beckys bodies may never have been found yet it seems thats what senior authorities wouldve preferred. 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. '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.'. Steve says Halliwell then asked him, "Do you want another one?"'. At 9.45am he called the police to report that his girlfriend had gone missing. For two days undercover police in 12 vehicles kept him under constant surveillance in the hope he would lead them to Sian. Spoken from the dock at Bristol Crown Court this month, these were the words of convicted murderer Christopher Halliwell as he finished cross-examining former detective superintendent Steve Fulcher, the man who had sacrificed everything his career, health and happiness to bring him to justice. 'I am really open-minded there is an eight-year gap between Becky and Sian,' Memory said. If Sian was still alive, she probably wouldnt survive the 96 hours we could keep him in custody if he refused to co-operate.. I offered to give them full and frank disclosure immediately. Det Insp Steve Fulcher of Wiltshire Police faced a misconduct inquiry over his methods and later resigned from the force Meanwhile, Det Supt Fulcher's actions led to an inquiry by the. I heard nothing for 10 months, he recalls. Her husband Glyn has spent 13 years in jail for her murder but maintains his innocence, with his lawyer saying he would be 'very surprised' if he had committed the crime. I need help. The comments below have not been moderated, By 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. The programme explores whether Steve's actions were brilliant detective work, or arrogance and recklessness which ultimately cost him his job. The following month, he learned he had been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. He lost his police pension worth 500,000, had to sell his house and now works training police in war-torn Somalia. You might think that witness statement would be taken, but it never has been to my knowledge. I pleaded with him for Sians life, he recalls. Once in the remote woodland, Halliwell stood on the exact spot where he claimed hed buried a girl years earlier. 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. Martin Freeman - plays Supt Det Steve Fulcher. Latest weather models confirm that a bitter cold snap is on the way for Ireland. 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. They also seized his green Toyota Avensis. Under the PACE code of practice (relating to The Police And Criminal Evidence Act of 1984), DS Fulcher should have taken Halliwell straight back to the police station as soon as he confessed to Beckys murder. , updated ', 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.'. Theres no question in my mind Halliwell murdered other girls, Fulcher says. The last sighting of her was in the Manchester Road area, in the towns red-light district, at 10.45pm on September 8, 1995. With compelling circumstantial evidence, Fulcher authorised covert surveillance. 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. Ultimately, Halliwell confessed to two murders to Fulcher and led the police to the bodies of both Sian and Becky. 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. How Christopher Halliwell was brought to justice. On 24 March, OCallaghans body was found in a shallow grave near Uffington, Oxfordshire, and Christopher Halliwell, a 47-year-old taxi driver from Swindon was arrested, charged and later sentenced to a life sentence for the murder. But only this week, five-and-a-half years after he led Fulcher to her remains, was he convicted of the murder of Becky Godden, at last bringing closure to her anguished family. For nine long minutes Halliwell said nothing. But to get those confessions, Fulcher was accused of breaching the guidelines of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) by failing to caution Halliwell and denying him access to a solicitor at the time the confessions were obtained. 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 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. Steve said: One witness came forward to say they were sure they had seen Halliwell and Claudia together. Steve explained that Halliwell told him to drive them to a local beauty spot, a chalk white horse at Uffington - which turned out to be where he had dumped Sian O'Callaghan's body. At this point, Fulcher still hoped to find Sian alive. 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He had killed her two minutes after she got in his cab. With time running out, DS Fulcher then took Halliwell to Barbury Castle, a beauty spot outside Swindon, where he suspected Sian was being held. Kathryn Knight for the Daily Mail Later that year, he resigned, his police career over. Despite these hopes, Fulcher was wrong. By then, Halliwell had been charged with Sian OCallaghans murder he had stabbed her to death before dumping her body and placed on technical bail (where bail is granted as the accused is already in custody) for the murder of the as-yet-unidentified woman. Fulcher, now 49, was then suspended from the Force before being disciplined for gross misconduct and ultimately hounded out of his job. Two and a half years on, Becky Goddens mother has, at least, seen justice served in no small part thanks to her own vigorous campaigning to ensure her daughters murder wasnt forgotten. I was desperately trying to keep the lines of communication open, wondering how much else he might tell me.. The team found Sian's remains there. Halliwell described another victim, a prostitute he said he had killed much earlier, says Steve, and he could take him to the spot where he had buried her as well. It was a fitting tribute for a man who prided himself on putting victims and their families first. By effectively acting to ensure Halliwells life was preserved, I was potentially going to cause the death of his victim, he recalls. Instead, everyone turned on me.. "Because you don't want to mention a name and then give a family false hope. By then he had amassed an impressive CV, presiding over dozens of large investigations. Its a simple moral issue, he told the Guardian. May 23, 2011 - Halliwell is charged with Miss Godden's murder. 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. 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. Fulcher was disciplined for misconduct and later resigned, losing his 500,000 police pension and selling his house. January 30, 2012 - Mrs Justice Cox rules the evidence of Halliwell's confessions to the murders of both women is inadmissible. 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Wiltshire Police told the BBC: The IPCC investigation concluded that a misconduct hearing should take place to consider potential gross misconduct. According to the PACE rules, he should have cautioned the killer and given him access to a solicitor after discovering that Sian was dead. For other inquiries, Contact Us. They have been fulsome in their support of a man they believe acted solely in their best interest. 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. Sian wasnt murdered until 2011. 'I can't rule out that there are other victims. Ainsworth, who had just been suspended over allegations he had sexually harassed female colleagues, was found hanged at home. Then he said Have you got a car, lets go. In January 2014, Fulcher was found guilty of gross misconduct and given a final written warning by a disciplinary tribunal. And where had they gone next? Yet that wasnt all. Effectively unemployable by British police, he now works as a consultant on policing in Somalia, taking him away from home for long periods. When you have a body in a ditch you have a reactive investigation as the harm has been done. Halliwell is serving life for killing Sian OCallaghan, 22, and Becky Godden, 20. Since then, the Christopher Halliwell case has remained at the centre of his life. 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.. Some claimed the manner in which Steve gained Halliwells confessions was "arrogant and reckless". So clear, in fact, that there is a police manual The Kidnap Manual with precise guidelines. He was scrolling through pictures on his phone of other women, leading me to suspect there were other victims. Fulcher has lost his career, he works as a security consultant in Africa. DC Fulcher quit after being accused of gross misconduct over murder case. Steve Fulcher placed Halliwell under surveillance and he was seen cleaning his car, disposing of materials in litter bins, and burning objects at night. "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. From the point of his suspension in September 2012 to around April 2013 Mr Fulcher was obliged to inform the force if he planned to leave home for more than 24 hours, extended to two nights after a request to take his daughter to look around universities. In fact she was found in a very shallow grave. When Halliwells confession about the location of Beckys body was ruled inadmissible in court, other officers continued the hunt for more evidence and unearthed the trophy stash in 2014. I met Sians parents and promised them I wouldnt rest until I found her, he recalls. Steve Fulcher, the detective who put him behind bars, . He wanted to seize the opportunity to grill Halliwell before it was too late. The decision almost derailed the case against the killer in court, and ultimately cost the detective his job. 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. Steve, who went on to get a job as a consultant for a private company in Somalia which offers aid from the Foreign Office, admitted he was shunned when trying to find work in the UK.. Wiltshire Police told the BBC : "The IPCC investigation concluded that a misconduct hearing should take place to consider potential gross misconduct. In the meantime he was suspended, left pacing the floor at home with worry. Speaking on To Catch A Serial Killer - With Trevor McDonald, Elaine said: Steve did what I think any family member would want an officer to do for them.. Yet no one was interested.. Linda Razzell, 41, disappeared in Swindon on March 19, 2002. Sians mother Elaine Pickford, who is played by Sobhan Finneran, was grateful to DS Fulcher. First he dumped her body near his sick stash at Ramsbury. A TIMELINE: How Christopher Halliwell was brought to justice. That girl, we now know, was poor Becky Godden, a much loved daughter who had fallen into drug addiction, prostitution and, ultimately, Halliwells evil hands. He also told The Guardian in 2017 that he believed Halliwell was responsible for more murders, as more than 60 items of womens clothing were found buried in woodland near Marlborough, including OCallaghans brown boots and Godden-Edwardss cardigan. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Having guided them to the remote spot where he had dumped her body, Halliwell had suddenly confessed: Im a sick f***er. 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. And he decided this would be treated as a missing person inquiry, rather than a murder. When OCallaghan was reported missing on 19 March 2011, DS Steve Fulcher of Wiltshire Police was brought in to lead the case. She says: 'Steve did what I think any family member would want an officer to do for them. All rights reserved. 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, Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter. 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. Oscar-nominated scriptwriter Jeff Pope based the drama on Det Supt Fulchers memoirs and independent research. , updated 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. The 22-year-old office worker had been out with friends, got separated from them and left the nightclub alone. Enjoy this party classic with an updated RT twist - fun for all the family! But then Halliwell had a second horrific confession. September 19, 2016 - Halliwell is convicted of Miss Godden's murder. They are someones daughter, sister.. Its a race against time. A race against a backdrop of high emotions, too. Thats the question a new true-crime dramatisation asks, as it tells the story of a detective in a 2011 murder case who was found guilty of gross misconduct, but resulted in the conviction of a murderer guilty of two brutal killings. When detective Steve Fulcher broke arrest guidelines to persuade a serial killer to admit murdering two women, his gamble was hailed as brilliant policing. By 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. 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. Why would this not be the biggest, most protracted, most vigorous investigation in the history of British policing?. That changed when officers reported Halliwell had visited a chemist and bought what Fulcher calls an overdose quantity of pills. A Confession which starts on ITV on Monday 2 September at 9pm relives the shocking case of Sian OCallaghan who was murdered by local taxi driver Christopher Halliwell, and how Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher solved the crime, but was punished for his conduct. Which was quite odd, actually I felt the sense of gratitude. The trace on her phone was tracked to the nearby Savernake Forest by Steve's team. 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. 'He showed me a list of girls' names that he kept in his phone of those that trusted him as a taxi driver. This was roughly 12 miles away. 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.. What happened in the interim eight years?". On March 19 2011, 22-year-old Sian O'Callaghan disappeared from Wiltshire after last being spotted at a nightclub in the area. 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".'. 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. As a result of this procedural failure, Halliwells confession regarding both murders was ruled inadmissible in court. "Generally, we echo Fulcher's belief that there are other victims," Pope said, explaining the drama's approach to the question. As he sentenced him, the judge dismissed Halliwells defence as a cock and bull story and deemed him to be calculating and devious. She and Halliwell lived on the same street. I felt my position was untenable.. But forensic evidence that has been used to convict [Halliwell] was available back in 2011. Halliwell might have been far more prolific than even I had feared.. There is an obsession with procedure at the expense of the bigger picture. ", 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. Halliwell admitted he had murdered Sian, and directed Det Supt Fulcher and his team to her body near Uffington, Oxfordshire. But I had my maths wrong. We might never find out who 'another one' is. I cannot believe that was his first offence from being a burglar in the 1980s to a murderer in 2003. 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.. Natalie Corner For Mailonline 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. Instead resources went into investigating me for years.. He was allowed to keep his job, but later resigned. If Im right, well I take comfort from the fact that he hasnt been able to do that since 2011. The detective and suspect met at Barbury Castle, an Iron Age hill fort near Swindon, where Fulcher believed Halliwell may be keeping Sian alive. October 19, 2012 - Halliwell admits Miss O'Callaghan's murder at Bristol Crown Court and is jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years. How was the killer Christopher Halliwell caught? His story is a true story, and one which . 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. Im terrified for that poor baby. It also meant Halliwell was able to evade justice for Becky's murder when he was found guilty of Sian's killing in 2012. To Catch A Serial Killer airs on Thursday at 9pm on ITV, The comments below have not been moderated, By Halliwell was charged with two life terms for the murders of both women and is likely to die in prison. 12:23 GMT 20 Sep 2018. 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. 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. Once more, PACE guidelines state Fulcher should have cautioned Halliwell yet doing so, he maintains, would have meant losing the moment, with Halliwell removed to a police station where he would have been given a solicitor whose role, as he points out, is to stop clients incriminating themselves. It is a colossal effort. However, criminal defence barrister Sebastian Gardiner said their must be a way to ensure "police powers are not abused". Via CCTV footage and tracing of her mobile signal it quickly became clear this was what Fulcher terms a crime in action. But. It turned out to be the remains of Becky. So on a lonely windswept hill in Wiltshire he tore. Healthy mother-of-two, 32, collapsed and died from brain bleed while she led fitness bounce class. The killer was finally brought to justice by Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher, who discovered he had murdered a second victim while investigating the disappearance of Sian O'Callaghan. 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. There's a distinct possibility there could be further offences.'. Quite rightly it gives protection to the innocent. The worst part, Fulcher says, is none of its surprising. When do the clocks change in 2023? When cornered by detectives, Halliwell admitted that he had killed Sian and led them to her body. Former cop Steve Fulcher says: Are you seriously telling me that on two occasions he brutally murdered two women and then theres nothing before or since?. It later transpired that Fulcher, when arresting Halliwell, acted on the instinct that Halliwell may have been responsible for the disappearance of Becky Godden-Edwards, who had been reported missing in 2007 and pressed him for details. He said: "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. By now, the search for Sian centred round the nearby Iron Age fort of Barbary Castle. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. But who was driving the vehicle? Fulcher, also a father with two daughters, says: If I didnt take this step, I feared Sian would die alone and abandoned.. 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