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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.

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.

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.

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.

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