In essence, Fulcher was using his experience to make a judgment call a call that took him on another car journey with Halliwell to rural Gloucestershire. 23:33 GMT 23 Sep 2016 Her boyfriend, Kevin Reape, raised the alarm at 9.45am the following morning when Sian hadn't turned up at . Sian O'Callaghan's boyfriend had reported her missing after she failed to return from a night out with friends in Swindon, Wiltshire, in March 2011. But who was driving the vehicle? Linda Razzell, 41, disappeared in Swindon on March 19, 2002. There was no sign of a baby when they came by". Officers observed Halliwell. He was found guilty in January 2014 and given a final written warning by a disciplinary tribunal. ', He considered his actions: 'Should I stop him confessing? I cannot believe that was his first offence from being a burglar in the 1980s to a murderer in 2003. For two days undercover police in 12 vehicles kept him under constant surveillance in the hope he would lead them to Sian. 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.". Can you have a police force that simply ignores a serial killer?, Karen Edwards, the mother of Becky Godden-Edwards, commented: Had he have followed the guidelines, then Becky would never have been found, she would have never have come into the equation.. What are the ramifications of that? Despite these hopes, Fulcher was wrong. May 23, 2011 - Halliwell is charged with Miss Godden's murder. With compelling circumstantial evidence, Fulcher authorised covert surveillance. It is a scandal.. During the investigation, Detective Steve Fulcher broke police protocol and extracted not one, but two confessions from the killer. But on that same afternoon, Halliwell was observed buying a large quantity of pills. 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 is a fundamental flaw in the law when a detective has to refuse a voluntary confession from a suspect., There remains the question of other possible victims. What is right and what is wrong? Place him under arrest and take him back into custody? A TIMELINE: How Christopher Halliwell was brought to justice. There is another comfort, too. Why would this not be the biggest, most protracted, most vigorous investigation in the history of British policing?. I offered to give them full and frank disclosure immediately. 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. "I deliberately and very carefully didn't get into specifics of other victims," writer Jeff Pope said. Five days after her kidnap, they spotted Halliwell buying enough pills to kill himself so they swooped on his car and carried out an urgent interview. August 30, 2016 - Retired High Court judge Sir John Griffith Williams rules that the jury can be told of Halliwell's conviction for Miss O'Callaghan's murder and his confession to Miss Godden's murder. Halliwell admitted he had murdered Sian, and directed Det Supt Fulcher and his team to her body near Uffington, Oxfordshire. Her name would not be discovered for some days, after her DNA was checked. It is based on a true-life inquiry which led to a police officer losing his career. He was given a whole-life jail tariff. Instead resources went into investigating me for years.. It was a fitting tribute for a man who prided himself on putting victims and their families first. Lara Keay For Mailonline, 'These dinosaurs are meant to be EXTINCT! Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. We might never find out who 'another one' is. 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. By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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. 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.. After joining the Wiltshire force in 2003, Fulcher was promoted to Detective Superintendent. 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.'. In his book, Steve says: At the bottom of a pond that was 8ft deep they found Sian OCallaghans distinctive boot. Police are still continuing their investigation into Halliwell as they believe other victims are yet to be found. And despite Karen Edwards best efforts, there have been no changes to arrest guidelines. Common sense did not win the day. Former detective superintendent Steve Fulcher has now told his side of the story With compelling circumstantial evidence, Fulcher authorised covert surveillance. Four months later, he resigned from the Wiltshire Police force. 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. All I could do was try to keep him talking.. June 9, 2015 - Halliwell appears at Bristol Crown Court and denies Miss Godden's murder. 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. After Halliwell's arrest, Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher made an unusual decision with huge ramifications. Five days after her disappearance and desperate to find Sian alive, police had closed in on suspect Halliwell. 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. Once Halliwell was in custody, Fulcher was hailed by his superiors. The detective and suspect met at Barbury Castle, an Iron Age hill fort near Swindon, where Fulcher believed Halliwell may be keeping Sian alive. That decision cost DS Fulcher his career. Halliwells father lived a few streets from the home of chef Claudia Lawrence, who has been missing since March 19, 2009. I met Sians parents and promised them I wouldnt rest until I found her, he recalls. 'I can't rule out that there are other victims. But then Halliwell had a second horrific confession. Joe Absolom, which has been gripping audiences for the past six weeks. The judge said I acted in good faith, he says. He was allowed to keep his job, but later resigned. He still believes he made the right decisions on that day. I felt my position was untenable.. He was an experienced police officer who knew what he was doing. 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. A career copper, he joined what was then Sussex police in 1986 aged 21. March 30, 2015 - Halliwell is charged with Miss Godden's murder. Det Supt Fulcher had risen through the ranks at Sussex Police before moving to Wiltshire. He later decided of his own volition to resign from Wiltshire Police.. It need never have been so. One of the cases to which Halliwell has been linked is that of mother-of-four Linda Razzell, 41, who disappeared from Highworth, near Swindon, on March 19, 2002. In the aftermath of Halliwells arrest, Fulcher was nominated for a Queens Police Medal the highest honour in policing for his work in extracting the brutal killers confession. CCTV of Sians last-known moments led him to 47-year-old father-of-three Christopher Halliwell. 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. Kathryn Knight for the Daily Mail Healthy mother-of-two, 32, collapsed and died from brain bleed while she led fitness bounce class. In fact she was found in a very shallow grave. He was only convicted of Becky's murder in 2016 after a new detective took over the investigation. But the story is no work of fiction. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. It was a terrible Catch 22. The worm, however, quickly turned. When detective Steve Fulcher broke arrest guidelines to persuade a serial killer to admit murdering two women, his gamble was hailed as brilliant policing. 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. 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. In March 2011, Sian OCallaghan vanished on a night out in Swindon. It is possible that there were other victims before or after Becky but he has never been charged or convicted of any other murders. What that manual makes very clear is the primary crucial objective is the preservation of life, says Fulcher. Moreover, as forensic officers set to work, Fulcher was unprepared for what came next. The force arranged for an independent misconduct panel to convene. Enjoy this party classic with an updated RT twist - fun for all the family! 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. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. She says: 'Steve did what I think any family member would want an officer to do for them. At Wiltshire he had solved several murders while simultaneously gaining a Masters Degree in Criminology from the University of Cambridge. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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. 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Martin Freeman plays Det Supt Steve Fulcher, the officer who took the monumental gamble which secured the admission but which also led to his own downfall. No trace of her has ever been found. Instead, seeing a window of opportunity, hed driven him to the field where Halliwell claimed another body would be found. Halliwell was convicted of Beckys murder in September 2016. Human remains were uncovered at a field in Gloucestershire, and they turned out to belong to Becky. On March 19 2011, 22-year-old Sian O'Callaghan disappeared from Wiltshire after last being spotted at a nightclub in the area. PACE is there for a reason. Fulcher is more than qualified to reflect on how British policing has changed. The 2022 loss represents about 12% of the total portfolio. 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. 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. Judge Mrs Justice Cox ruled both of Halliwell's confessions were inadmissable as evidence because Fulcher had breached Police and Criminal Evidence Act guidelines. The comments below have not been moderated, By But a secret trophy store of 60 items of womens clothing suggests dozens more victims may have been raped or killed by him. So while Halliwell was charged and convicted of the murder of Sian O'Callaghan (the case was strong enough without that confession), at this point he could not be tried for the murder of Becky Godden-Edwards. ", Why? Jeff Pope, Executive Producer and Writer - explains PACE. Only two of the items have ever been identified a cardigan worn by Becky, who disappeared in Swindon in 2003. In the meantime he was suspended, left pacing the floor at home with worry. When you have a body in a ditch you have a reactive investigation as the harm has been done. Having guided them to the remote spot where he had dumped her body, Halliwell had suddenly confessed: Im a sick f***er. Anticipating Halliwells suicide risk, Fulcher arranged an interview team to conduct a Safety Interview, under caution, at the scene of his arrest. How Christopher Halliwell was brought to justice. If I had followed procedure, then Sian and Beckys bodies may never have been found yet it seems thats what senior authorities wouldve preferred. 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. He was crying in the car, saying he was a sick f*cker, recalls Fulcher. 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. And if were not protecting the victim then were all sunk., The comments below have not been moderated, By Martin Freeman - plays Supt Det Steve Fulcher. As the criminal proceedings were thrown into jeopardy, Det Supt Fulcher faced gross misconduct hearings. Officers observed Halliwell depositing a perfume bottle, car seat covers and bloodied tissues in bins in assorted rural locations. This was roughly 12 miles away. His career was in tatters. The disappearances of Tina Pryer, 39, Thi Hai Nguyen, 20, and Sandra Brewin, 21, have also been linked to the killer. For nine long minutes Halliwell said nothing. Sophie Rundle: Motherhood has made me too tired to people-please', The Witch Trials of JK Rowling makes sensible points. However, criminal defence barrister Sebastian Gardiner said their must be a way to ensure "police powers are not abused". Joe Absolom plays the killer Christopher Halliwell. It should have been less than a 15-minute walk home to the house she shared with her boyfriend Kevin Reape (played by Charlie Cooper). 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Catching a Serial Killer: My hunt for murderer Christopher Halliwell, spoken many times in the press about his experience of the case, he was working for a private company in Mogadishu, Somalia, the police found "up to 60" items of women's clothing. She and Halliwell lived on the same street. He [was] kind of crawling up the walls. First he dumped her body near his sick stash at Ramsbury. Steve Fulcher, played by Martin Freeman, lost his career after catching a serial killer Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher resigned from Wiltshire Police in May 2014 ( Image: PA) As. In September 2013, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) found that Fulcher had a case to answer for "gross misconduct" for breaches of PACE and for ignoring force orders. On that day, the police made an urgent appeal for witnesses who had spotted a green Toyota Avensis with taxi markings. Halliwell had been spotted buying a large quantity of pills, so officers were sent in to arrest him. 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. Well the ramifications are clear. "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. Here was a man who indicated he might have more victims. He said: If Im right, he had a propensity for killing on average once a year. 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. But Halliwell was eventually found guilty of the murder of Godden-Edwards and was given another life sentence. Monster is currently serving life for killing Sian OCallaghan, 22, and Becky Godden, 20. Its an almost insoluble problem. But without common sense it gives too much protection to the guilty and not the victim, he says. Halliwell is serving life for killing Sian OCallaghan, 22, and Becky Godden, 20. The programme explores whether Steve's actions were brilliant detective work, or arrogance and recklessness which ultimately cost him his job. Its a race against time. A race against a backdrop of high emotions, too. 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. Martin Freeman plays Det Supt Fulcher, Imelda Staunton is Karen Edwards, Beckys mother, Siobhan Finneran features as Elaine Pickford, Sians mother. Halliwell had confessed to her murder of Sian, and revealed he had also killed prostitute Becky Godden in 2003 and left her body at another location. Its taken all this time for Beckys case to come to court, he says. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. There were 60. He then offered to take the detective to the spot where he'd buried another victim, and procedure dictated that Fulcher should have charged Halliwell and returned him to a police stationwhere he had access to a solicitor - he decided not to. Yet that wasnt all. Yesterday he was sentenced to a full life sentence, a tariff reserved for those, like Moors Murderer Ian Brady, who are considered to be societys most dangerous. ", 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. 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. They also seized his green Toyota Avensis. Indeed, Fulchers commitment to the victims of crime shines through during our interview. 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. 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. It has emerged Halliwell was obsessed with Linda after doing building work at the Razzells home four years before she died. The fiend then revealed where cops could find the body of Becky Godden who police did not even know was missing at the time. 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. Wiltshire Police told the BBC: The IPCC investigation concluded that a misconduct hearing should take place to consider potential gross misconduct. Oscar-nominated scriptwriter Jeff Pope based the drama on Det Supt Fulchers memoirs and independent research. His actions compromised the court case against Halliwell and called into question one of the most important principles of the criminal justice system, the PACE guidelines. Once in the remote woodland, Halliwell stood on the exact spot where he claimed hed buried a girl years earlier. Ainsworth, who had just been suspended over allegations he had sexually harassed female colleagues, was found hanged at home. 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. Later investigators discovered soil on a spade which placed Halliwell in the field where Becky was found, leading to his conviction by jury in 2016. In May 2014, Fulcher resigned from Wiltshire Police. Fulcher himself spent hours questioning Halliwell at Barbury Castle, breaking down his defences and sharing his cigarettes and forming a connection. There is an obsession with procedure at the expense of the bigger picture. Steve said: One witness came forward to say they were sure they had seen Halliwell and Claudia together. Realising something was seriously wrong when Sian failed to come home or answer his texts, Kevin raised the alarm. Steve is convinced Halliwell murdered others after he revealed he had buried Becky Godden in a 5ft hole. After his arrest, Halliwell revealed the location of Sian's body. 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I can understand what happened to Fulcher happened to Fulcher. You might think that witness statement would be taken, but it never has been to my knowledge. Naturally, trying to ensure this places huge pressure on senior officers. 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Steve recalls how a kidnap inquiry was launched after Sian went missing in the early hours of Saturday, March 19, 2011. She and Halliwell lived on the same street. I pleaded with him for Sians life, he recalls. They are puppets blowing with the prevailing political wind. The senior investigating officer on the case was Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher (played in A Confession by Martin Freeman) and the events of 24th March would be the defining moment of his career. As he points out, however, his focus was on one thing: finding Sian. But he also made another confession offering to lead Fulcher to a second body. POLICE unearthed the stash of trophies just 15 miles from where serial killer Christopher Halliwell had led them to Sian OCallaghans body. "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. Im terrified for that poor baby. And a high-heeled boot Sian was wearing before she was abducted on her way home from a nightclub in 2011. 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.. So clear, in fact, that there is a police manual The Kidnap Manual with precise guidelines. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. He drove a car similar to one spotted on CCTV at the time of Sians disappearance. 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. They have been fulsome in their support of a man they believe acted solely in their best interest. This is the central thrust of the ITV drama, starring Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton and. 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. His story is a true story, and one which . The fallout for Steve Fulcher was huge. 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.. Then he said Have you got a car, lets go. 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".'. He later decided of his victim, he says allegations he had Becky! September 5, 2016 - Halliwell is charged with Miss did steve fulcher lose his pension 's murder a few from. 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