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6 unusual facts about Soham murders


John Powley

He served as one of the county councillors for Soham and was prominent as a spokesman for the local community following the Soham murders of 2003.

Soham murders

The inspectorate also criticised a "lack of grip" on the investigation, which included nationally televised appeals by footballer David Beckham, and Detective Superintendent David Beck who announced that he had left a message for abductors on Jessica's mobile phone before the case was taken from him.

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The girls' bodies were found in a ditch near the perimeter fence of RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, about six miles from Soham, on 17 August.

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Another complication was that two Cambridgeshire police officers involved with the families of the murdered girls had become Operation Ore suspects a month before the murders.

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In September 2001, Huntley applied for the position of caretaker at Soham Village College, a secondary school in the small town between Newmarket and Ely.

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Following this attempted suicide his cell was cleared and a tape was found which was marked with Queen on one side and Meat Loaf on the other.



see also

Maxine Carr

Maxine Carr (criminal) - convicted of perverting the course of justice in relation to the Soham murders