'I can't rule out that there are other victims. The nadir came in January 2014, when he was found guilty of gross misconduct after a hearing at which, notably, Karen Godden, Beckys mother insisted on accompanying him to show her support. Met Eireann has pinpointed a two-week period where 'weather warnings or impactful weather are possible'. There were 60. But forensic evidence that has been used to convict [Halliwell] was available back in 2011. The manner in which Steve gained Halliwells confession to killing second victim Becky Godden-Edwards breached police procedure by failing to caution him and denying access to a solicitor. '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.'. Joe Absolom, which has been gripping audiences for the past six weeks. But. This, despite the fact he had caught Halliwell, a murderer and possible serial killer. 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. 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. 'He had done what I considered to be the right thing. His loyal family had also suffered. CCTV taken near the Suju nightclub in Swindon showed her getting into a Toyota taxi owned by Christopher Halliwell, a 47-year-old father of two teenage daughters. , updated 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. He has written a memoir Catching A Serial Killer upon which A Confession is partly based. She says: 'Steve did what I think any family member would want an officer to do for them. ITV's The Confession, tells the story of how Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher breached protocols to catch a killer. A police telephone trace threw up a clue - he had texted her half an hour after she left the nightclub saying, 'Worried'. View our online Press Pack. While they could go ahead with Sians murder charge, thanks to Halliwells DNA being on her body, the refusal of Fulchers senior officers to further investigate Beckys death, and thus garner more evidence, led the CPS to withdraw that charge. In January 2014, Fulcher was found guilty of gross misconduct and given a final written warning by a disciplinary tribunal. Steve recalls how a kidnap inquiry was launched after Sian went missing in the early hours of Saturday, March 19, 2011. Fulcher has lost his career, he works as a security consultant in Africa. You can unsubscribe at any time. For other inquiries, Contact Us. 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What are the ramifications of that? When you suspect someone has been abducted or kidnapped their life remains under threat, and there are very clear procedural rules about that.. He's not forensically linked to outstanding cases. Lara Keay For Mailonline 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. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. He wanted to seize the opportunity to grill Halliwell before it was too late. Steve Fulcher placed Halliwell under surveillance and he was seen cleaning his car, disposing of materials in litter bins, and burning objects at night. Steve is convinced Halliwell murdered others after he revealed he had buried Becky Godden in a 5ft hole. Fulcher is more than qualified to reflect on how British policing has changed. The delay in Halliwells trial with all the resulting trauma was entirely down to an obsession with procedure, rather than the pursuit of justice. This was roughly 12 miles away. Drivers warned over incoming hike in petrol and diesel prices amid two key changes, "Its really important that we dont have any particular day where fuel goes up very dramatically", Limerick woman 'lucky to be alive' after being held captive, beaten and doused with acid in horror attack. By effectively acting to ensure Halliwells life was preserved, I was potentially going to cause the death of his victim, he recalls. 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. Four months later, he resigned from the Wiltshire Police force. There is an obsession with procedure at the expense of the bigger picture. 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. Indeed, Fulchers commitment to the victims of crime shines through during our interview. Steve Fulcher, the detective who put him behind bars, . I offered to give them full and frank disclosure immediately. By Sian wasnt murdered until 2011. 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. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. As the criminal proceedings were thrown into jeopardy, Det Supt Fulcher faced gross misconduct hearings. Episode six of the six-part series will air tonight Monday . If Im right, well I take comfort from the fact that he hasnt been able to do that since 2011. Fulcher opened up on the case last year on ITV documentary To Catch A Serial Killer - With Trevor McDonald. Haliwell was jailed for life in 2012 for Sians murder but it was ruled that the confession he gave Steve about where Becky was buried could not be used in court because police arrest guidelines were broken. He just found it so difficult because youve managed to take him straight back into the most awful events of his life.. Fulcher was disciplined for misconduct and later resigned, losing his 500,000 police pension and selling his house. I did these things because they were the right things to do in these circumstances. Its a race against time. A race against a backdrop of high emotions, too. In an explosive new book, Catching A Serial Killer, Steve tells the inside story of the case and how his quest for justice cost him his job. All the while, Fulcher delayed making an arrest, hoping Halliwell might lead them to Sian, whom he fervently hoped might still be alive. The force arranged for an independent misconduct panel to convene. When do the clocks change in 2023? She too had been strangled. March 30, 2015 - Halliwell is charged with Miss Godden's murder. As he rose through the ranks, he enhanced his professional accomplishments with a postgraduate diploma and subsequent masters in Criminology. Former detective superintendent Steve Fulcher has now told his side of the story With compelling circumstantial evidence, Fulcher authorised covert surveillance. Officers observed Halliwell. Since then, the Christopher Halliwell case has remained at the centre of his life. If we mention one of those names a family might think, 'oh, I wonder if' So we very carefully say, 'We believe there are other victims,' and leave it at that. Most arent concerned with policing on the ground, but are pen-pushers worried only by self advancement., He emphasises hes not advocating bending the rules. And a high-heeled boot Sian was wearing before she was abducted on her way home from a nightclub in 2011. Det Supt Fulcher had risen through the ranks at Sussex Police before moving to Wiltshire. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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. With time running out, DS Fulcher then took Halliwell to Barbury Castle, a beauty spot outside Swindon, where he suspected Sian was being held. The investigation into her murder was headed up by DS Fulcher who charged cab driver Chris Halliwell with the abduction of the office worker. It is possible that there were other victims before or after Becky but he has never been charged or convicted of any other murders. 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. Steve Fulcher (played by Martin Freeman) violated PACE Code C by interviewing Christopher Halliwell (Joe Absolom) without the presence of a solicitor. Theres no question in my mind Halliwell murdered other girls, Fulcher says. It turned out to be the remains of Becky. September 5, 2016 - Halliwell goes on trial at Bristol Crown Court for Miss Godden's murder. He learned the CPS were considering bringing charges against him for malfeasance in public office. But there is only no evidence because they havent spoken to the witness.. 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. 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There had been years of endless worry as they investigated me. By then he had amassed an impressive CV, presiding over dozens of large investigations. DC Fulcher quit after being accused of gross misconduct over murder case. However, DS Fulcher, played by Martin Freeman in the ITV drama series, was found guilty of gross misconduct and given a final disciplinary warning. In the mid 1980s, while serving time in prison, Halliwell reportedly asked another inmate how many women it's necessary to kill before you're considered a serial murderer. He has written a memoir 'Catching A Serial Killer' upon which "A Confession' is partly based. He said: If Im right, he had a propensity for killing on average once a year. Which was quite odd, actually I felt the sense of gratitude. 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. 23:33 GMT 23 Sep 2016 Kathryn Knight for the Daily Mail 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. If the media outside the nick had found out, they would have had the headline of the year., News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Another potential victim is prostitute Sally Ann John, 24, who vanished from Swindon in 1995. Steve said: One witness came forward to say they were sure they had seen Halliwell and Claudia together. The force arranged for an independent misconduct panel to convene. A re-investigation began and evidence re-analysed. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. The detective and suspect met at Barbury Castle, an Iron Age hill fort near Swindon, where Fulcher believed Halliwell may be keeping Sian alive. Well the ramifications are clear. The fallout for Steve Fulcher was huge. His career was in tatters. It didnt end there. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of 25 years. I was desperately trying to keep the lines of communication open, wondering how much else he might tell me.. A Confession airs on Monday nights on ITV and is available on ITV Hub. Its taken all this time for Beckys case to come to court, he says. I need help. ', A killer locked up and the end of a police career. 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. They have been fulsome in their support of a man they believe acted solely in their best interest. He was found guilty in January 2014 and given a final written warning by a disciplinary tribunal. "Generally, we echo Fulcher's belief that there are other victims," Pope said, explaining the drama's approach to the question. Effectively unemployable by British police, he now works as a consultant on policing in Somalia, taking him away from home for long periods. In the meantime he was suspended, left pacing the floor at home with worry. Fulchers once distinguished career, meanwhile, lies in ruins. 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. PACE is there for a reason. 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. To Catch A Serial Killer airs on Thursday at 9pm on ITV, The comments below have not been moderated, By As Steve Fulcher tells of his battle with pen-pushers and myopic box-tickers within the police service, one thing is clear: the treatment received by this senior officer is enough to drive anyone to despair at the insanity of our legal system, one in which an obsession with process has taken precedence over the rights of victims and their families. He said: If I had taken Halliwell into custody we would never have found Sian and obviously we would never have heard of his other victim Becky Godden. I made that clear back in 2011.. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. ', Afterwards Fulcher said of Halliwell: 'We had a surreal exchange, he knew that he had given his life away. In the early hours of Saturday 19th March 2011, a 22-year-old named Sian O'Callaghan left Suju's nightclub in Swindon after a night out with her friends. This almost derailed the court case against Halliwell and called into question one of the most important principles of the criminal justice system. POLICE unearthed the stash of trophies just 15 miles from where serial killer Christopher Halliwell had led them to Sian OCallaghans body. There is another comfort, too. 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. The Sherlock actor said he 'couldn't believe' Fulcher's story when he heard it. 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 later decided of his own volition to resign from Wiltshire Police.". Ultimately, Halliwell confessed to two murders to Fulcher and led the police to the bodies of both Sian and Becky. Fulcher, now 49, was then suspended from the Force before being disciplined for gross misconduct and ultimately hounded out of his job. A judge then ruled that Halliwell's confessions to killing both victims were actually inadmissible as evidence in court. Fearing he was planning to overdose, the police swooped in and arrested him in an Asda car park in north Swindon, charging him with the kidnap (not murder) of Sian. He took the team to a field in Gloucestershire where the remains of a second woman were later found. 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.. A new team found witnesses and analysis showed a spade seized from Halliwells shed in 2011 had the same unique soil DNA as the field in which Becky was found. 11:00 GMT 03 Sep 2019. Fulcher decided not to take Halliwell to. AN early suspect in Sians murder was one of Steves bosses Deputy Chief Constable of Wiltshire Dave Ainsworth. According to the PACE rules, he should have cautioned the killer and given him access to a solicitor after discovering that Sian was dead. 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. The case attracted widespread attention and press coverage, and on Tuesday 22nd March around 400 members of the public were allowed to help the police search the forest. "I am satisfied also that the defendant's confession to the murder of Becky Godden and his taking the police to where he had buried her was not the consequence of oppression.". What are the real-life events behind ITV's true crime drama A Confession? He [was] kind of crawling up the walls. 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). 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. Around the pond were not six other items of womens clothing. Fulcher made the decision to resign from Wiltshire Police force in May, 2014. 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. 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. March 24, 2011 - Halliwell leads Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher, of Wiltshire Police, to the locations of Miss O'Callaghan and Miss Godden's bodies. It's just not going to happen. 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. Wiltshire Police told the BBC: The IPCC investigation concluded that a misconduct hearing should take place to consider potential gross misconduct. It is a colossal effort. Her husband Glyn has spent 13 years in jail for her murder but maintains his innocence. Joe Absolom plays the killer Christopher Halliwell. 12:23 GMT 20 Sep 2018. Here was a man who indicated he might have more victims. When OCallaghan was reported missing on 19 March 2011, DS Steve Fulcher of Wiltshire Police was brought in to lead the case. 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. 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. They are puppets blowing with the prevailing political wind. Then he turned to the officer in charge, DS Steve Fulcher, and said: Do you want another one? He then told them where he had buried BeckyGodden many years earlier. In 2014, he was found guilty of misconduct at a disciplinary hearing. You dont sleep, you dont eat, its a 24/7 commitment, says Fulcher. In May 2014, Fulcher resigned from Wiltshire Police. The last sighting of her was in the Manchester Road area, in the towns red-light district, at 10.45pm on September 8, 1995. She had been brutally beaten and stabbed. Another potential victim is prostitute Sally Ann John, 24, who vanished from Swindon in 1995. It has been devastating for everyone, he says quietly. So he definitely killed Sian in March 2011, he definitely killed Becky early 2003. By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. 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. 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. 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. Only two of the items have ever been identified a cardigan worn by Becky, who disappeared in Swindon in 2003. He had killed her two minutes after she got in his cab. 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I acted in good faith to save a life, and to recover a body we did not previously know about.. The offending behaviour for Becky was cold and calculated. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Fulcher himself spent hours questioning Halliwell at Barbury Castle, breaking down his defences and sharing his cigarettes and forming a connection. 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. 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. The cop's life imploded when he caught depraved killer Christopher Halliwell. At this point, Fulcher still hoped to find Sian alive. Pope said: Watching the series with him afterwards, it was almost unbearable. 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. Why would this not be the biggest, most protracted, most vigorous investigation in the history of British policing?. The worst part, Fulcher says, is none of its surprising. 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. After joining the Wiltshire force in 2003, Fulcher was promoted to Detective Superintendent. 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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. 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] chose not to pursue it. Fulcher went on to write a book about his experiences, called Catching a Serial Killer. Martin Freeman plays DS Stephen Fulcher in new ITV drama A Confession. And despite Karen Edwards best efforts, there have been no changes to arrest guidelines. On the day of his arrest, Halliwell spoke to Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher, and admitted to murdering two women and dumping their bodies in shallow graves. 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. What happened in the interim eight years?". He was allowed to keep his job, but later resigned. 'He showed me a list of girls' names that he kept in his phone of those that trusted him as a taxi driver. Latest weather models confirm that a bitter cold snap is on the way for Ireland. Some claimed the manner in which Steve gained Halliwells confessions was "arrogant and reckless". I was prepared for this his case wasnt defendable so it was the only thing they could do but I thought reason would prevail. Human remains were uncovered at a field in Gloucestershire, and they turned out to belong to Becky. Quite rightly it gives protection to the innocent. It also meant Halliwell was able to evade justice for Becky's murder when he was found guilty of Sian's killing in 2012. January 30, 2012 - Mrs Justice Cox rules the evidence of Halliwell's confessions to the murders of both women is inadmissible. 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. 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. For his emotion, when it comes, isnt for his own plight, but that of Becky, Sian, and their families. 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. A murder trial began, and in 2016, after two hours of deliberation, a jury found Christopher Halliwell guilty of the murder of Becky Godden-Edwards. "I for one stand by Fulcher's steadfast resolve to try and find my sister Sian," Liam O'Callaghan said. 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