As he points out, however, his focus was on one thing: finding Sian. Fulcher played by Sherlocks Martin Freeman ended up in a difficult ethical position that led him to find the killer, but in an unorthadox manner that ultimately ended his career in the police force. I wondered, did they belong to the six other victims I suspected Halliwell of killing? Beckys mother, Karen Edwards, began a petition calling for a change to arrest guidelines. 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. But a secret trophy store of 60 items of womens clothing suggests dozens more victims may have been raped or killed by him. 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. However, four years later judge Sir John Griffith Williams decided that Fulcher's evidence could and should be heard in court as part of the case. It isnt and it hasnt been. He later decided of his own volition to resign from Wiltshire Police.. 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. Around the pond were not six other items of womens clothing. DS Steve Fulcher said he had always been convinced Halliwell had targeted more women. For Fulcher had gone from being Wiltshire Polices man of the hour flavour of the month as he puts it to having his reputation destroyed. 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A suspect soon popped up in the shape of taxi driver Christopher Halliwell, whose green Toyota Avensis had been seen near the nightclub and close to Savernake Forest, where Sians mobile had last given off a signal. For two days undercover police in 12 vehicles kept him under constant surveillance in the hope he would lead them to Sian. When you suspect someone has been abducted or kidnapped their life remains under threat, and there are very clear procedural rules about that.. There is an obsession with procedure at the expense of the bigger picture. Healthy mother-of-two, 32, collapsed and died from brain bleed while she led fitness bounce class. All I could do was try to keep him talking.. 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. Common sense did not win the day. And a high-heeled boot Sian was wearing before she was abducted on her way home from a nightclub in 2011. 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. The decision almost derailed the case against the killer in court, and ultimately cost the detective his job. But Beckys family was having to wait for justice. Latest weather models confirm that a bitter cold snap is on the way for Ireland. DS Steve Fulcher resigned from the police force in May 2014, He was played by Martin Freeman in the ITV series, DS Fulcher was found guilty of gross misconduct. An investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission in 2013 found the police officer had a case to answer for gross misconduct for ignoring force orders. Their sentiments, however, are not shared by the police or the legal system. But he later moved her to Uffington, where he pushed her body into the 12ft deep overgrown ravine. POLICE unearthed the stash of trophies just 15 miles from where serial killer Christopher Halliwell had led them to Sian OCallaghans body. Episode six of the six-part series will air tonight Monday . 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. He [was] kind of crawling up the walls. If Sian was still alive, she probably wouldnt survive the 96 hours we could keep him in custody if he refused to co-operate.. Halliwell had been spotted buying a large quantity of pills, so officers were sent in to arrest him. Officers observed Halliwell. This investigation damaged Fulcher's career as a senior police officer, and despite keeping his job with a final written warning in January 2014, he resigned from the force in May of that year. By now, the search for Sian centred round the nearby Iron Age fort of Barbary Castle. 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. Instead, seeing a window of opportunity, hed driven him to the field where Halliwell claimed another body would be found. However in a new one-off ITV documentary, To Catch a Serial Killer, DS Fulcher insists he did the right thing, saying: 'My view is that I have brought two daughters back to their mothers and I've prevented other victims resulting from Halliwell's continued pursuit of his career as a serial killer. Thankfully, circumstantial and forensic evidence ensured Halliwell, 52, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2012 for killing Miss OCallaghan. Fulchers once distinguished career, meanwhile, lies in ruins. Buried around the pond were more items of womens clothing. This is the central thrust of the ITV drama, starring Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton and. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. AN early suspect in Sians murder was one of Steves bosses Deputy Chief Constable of Wiltshire Dave Ainsworth. There had been years of endless worry as they investigated me. That decision cost DS Fulcher his career. How Christopher Halliwell was brought to justice. Sian wasnt murdered until 2011. 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.. We might never find out who 'another one' is. Sophie Rundle: Motherhood has made me too tired to people-please', The Witch Trials of JK Rowling makes sensible points. PACE is there for a reason. January 2003 - Becky Godden, then aged 20, is last seen alive after getting into a taxi outside Destiny & Desire nightclub in Swindon. If the evidence in the trophy store suggests a truth that still lies hidden, then Halliwell had a prolific propensity to murder perhaps as often as once or twice a year so lives were saved after his arrest.. 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. Her name would not be discovered for some days, after her DNA was checked. As the criminal proceedings were thrown into jeopardy, Det Supt Fulcher faced gross misconduct hearings. 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. Martin Freeman - plays Supt Det Steve Fulcher. It's a very dodgy road to go down, I think, for us as a society.'. Martin Freeman plays DS Stephen Fulcher in new ITV drama A Confession. What happened in the interim eight years?". The force arranged for an independent misconduct panel to convene. 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. This is a charge that usually applies to corrupt officials, not someone dealing with a serial killer.. This almost derailed the court case against Halliwell and called into question one of the most important principles of the criminal justice system. It was a fitting tribute for a man who prided himself on putting victims and their families first. 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. 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".'. Monday 7 October 2019, 5:22pm. When you have a body in a ditch you have a reactive investigation as the harm has been done. He has written a memoir 'Catching A Serial Killer' upon which "A Confession' is partly based. 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. 'He showed me a list of girls' names that he kept in his phone of those that trusted him as a taxi driver. 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. However, DS Fulcher, played by Martin Freeman in the ITV drama series, was found guilty of gross misconduct and given a final disciplinary warning. That changed when officers reported Halliwell had visited a chemist and bought what Fulcher calls an overdose quantity of pills. , updated It has been devastating for everyone, he says quietly. Another potential victim is prostitute Sally Ann John, 24, who vanished from Swindon in 1995. This, despite the fact he had caught Halliwell, a murderer and possible serial killer. Natalie Corner For Mailonline It is a colossal effort. He quit in 2014 after a disciplinary hearing, but the Hobbit star has defended Fulcher's actions, telling the Series Linked TV podcast:'There aren't enough police on the ground. 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. 'He had done what I considered to be the right thing. 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. Im terrified for that poor baby. But there is only no evidence because they havent spoken to the witness.. 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. Was there ever a more woeful example of flawed justice? 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. Det Supt Sean Memory, the senior investigating officer in the Godden case, said after he was convicted in 2016 that Halliwell may have killed others. In March 2011, Sian OCallaghan vanished on a night out in Swindon. Look no further! Indeed, it was only thanks to Fulchers instincts honed from 25 years of painstaking investigations and cat and mouse detective work that two young murder victims had been found. The senior echelons arent police officers at all. But CCTV showed him driving around the town for another 90 minutes. Its a simple moral issue, he told the Guardian. 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. On 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. 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.. 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. Steve is convinced Halliwell murdered others after he revealed he had buried Becky Godden in a 5ft hole. And then, out of the blue, the taxi driver said: "Do you want another one?". View our online Press Pack. ITV's The Confession, tells the story of how Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher breached protocols to catch a killer. Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher speaks at a press conference at Gablecross Police Station in Swindon on the murder of Sian O'Callaghan, MARTIN FREEMAN as Steve Fulcher and JOE ABSOLOM as Christopher Halliwell, Elaine Pickford, played by Sobhan Finneran, was grateful to DS Fulcher. It seemed astonishing to me they were not pursing lines of enquiry. He was only convicted of Becky's murder in 2016 after a new detective took over the investigation. She was a drug addict and sex worker, and after she disappeared her mother Karen Edwards (played by Imelda Staunton) had spent years hoping she would return. What are the real-life events behind ITV's true crime drama A Confession? But whats the true story behind Steve Fulcher? 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. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The programme explores whether Steve's actions were brilliant detective work, or arrogance and recklessness which ultimately cost him his job. 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. Once Halliwell was in custody, Fulcher was hailed by his superiors. 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. March 26, 2011 - Halliwell is charged with Miss O'Callaghan's murder. In January 2014, Fulcher was found guilty of gross misconduct and given a final written warning by a disciplinary tribunal. 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. 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. Got Christopher Halliwell to confess to 2nd murder . Here was a man who indicated he might have more victims. Catching a double killer led to Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher being hailed a hero by the families and twice nominated for a Queens Police Medal. Yet no one was interested.. 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. Effectively unemployable by British police, he now works as a consultant on policing in Somalia, taking him away from home for long periods. The investigation into her murder was headed up by DS Fulcher who charged cab driver Chris Halliwell with the abduction of the office worker. 23:33 GMT 23 Sep 2016 He was an experienced police officer who knew what he was doing. The judge said I acted in good faith, he says. After a nail-biting drive, Halliwell guided the police to an isolated lane running alongside the White Horse near Uffington, close to the Berkshire border, where he said Sians body was lying in the open. It turned out to be the remains of Becky. Enjoy this party classic with an updated RT twist - fun for all the family! By effectively acting to ensure Halliwells life was preserved, I was potentially going to cause the death of his victim, he recalls. But forensic evidence that has been used to convict [Halliwell] was available back in 2011. There wasnt an alternative that wouldnt involve ruining my chances of Halliwell opening up.. Rebecca Godden-Edwards, aged 18, also known as Becky, whose remains were found by police investigating the murder of missing nightclubber Sian O'Callaghan. Ultimately, Halliwell confessed to two murders to Fulcher and led the police to the bodies of both Sian and Becky. Which was quite odd, actually I felt the sense of gratitude. Steve Fulcher confronted by killer Christopher Halliwell in A Confession finale teaser. I couldnt believe it, he says. 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. The detective and suspect met at Barbury Castle, an Iron Age hill fort near Swindon, where Fulcher believed Halliwell may be keeping Sian alive. Christopher Halliwell, 54, is serving two whole life terms after killing 20-year-old Becky Godden and Sian O'Callaghan, 22. They also seized his green Toyota Avensis. Lara Keay For Mailonline, 'These dinosaurs are meant to be EXTINCT! With his name so closely associated with the story he has found it hard to branch out, though in 2017 he was working for a private company in Mogadishu, Somalia. Having guided them to the remote spot where he had dumped her body, Halliwell had suddenly confessed: Im a sick f***er. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. And where had they gone next? He was found guilty in January 2014 and given a final written warning by a disciplinary tribunal. Well the ramifications are clear. But then Halliwell had a second horrific confession. The trace on her phone was tracked to the nearby Savernake Forest by Steve's team. 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. BBC reporter Steve Brodie said of the detective's actions: 'At that stage there's absolutely no doubt under PACE [the Police and Criminal Evidence Act], Christopher Halliwell should have been charged on suspicion of murder, taken back to a police station and given access to a solicitor.'. At this point, Fulcher still hoped to find Sian alive. All rights reserved. But on that same afternoon, Halliwell was observed buying a large quantity of pills. She and Halliwell lived on the same street. I gave [Halliwell] a cigarette and he asked to talk to me. The delay in Halliwells trial with all the resulting trauma was entirely down to an obsession with procedure, rather than the pursuit of justice. ", A Confession will air on ITV in September 2019, Try 12 issues for 1 today - never miss an issue. Wiltshire Police have since issued a statement saying, There is no evidence whatsoever to link him to any other murder in this country. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Sick cabbie Christopher Halliwell is serving life for murdering two women, Steve Fulcher, the detective who put him behind bars, says there could be dozens more victims, Police unearthed a 'stash of trophies' 15 miles from Sian O'Callaghan's body, The fiend also revealed where cops could find the body of Becky Godden, Potential victim Claudia Lawrence has been missing since March 19, 2009, The disappearance of Thi Hai Nguyen, 20, has been linked to the killer, Along with mother-of-three Tina Pryer, 39, who was last seen in 2001, Last September Halliwell was convicted of killing Becky and burying her body in a field at Eastleach, Gloucs, The killer, defending himself in court, gloated about how he had ruined the detective's career, A spade recovered from Halliwell's shed after he was found guilty of murdering Becky Godden, Twisted Christopher Halliwell could have raped and killed dozens more women as cops look into trophy store, Frogmore eviction shows King Charles has drawn a line with Harry - now he must do two more things with the spoilt brat, Harry's vicious attacks on Camilla could not be forgiven by King Charles - he had to hit back, Constance Marten: Baby's body found after massive police search, as cops question runaway aristocrat & Mark Gordon, Rishi Sunak to finally unveil delayed small boats law next week after Brexit win, Ministers vow to never use draconian spy law to jail journalists, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). It took a jury just two hours to find him guilty. 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. 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. Fulcher himself spent hours questioning Halliwell at Barbury Castle, breaking down his defences and sharing his cigarettes and forming a connection. As he rose through the ranks, he enhanced his professional accomplishments with a postgraduate diploma and subsequent masters in Criminology. Fulcher's career was left in tatters when he was found guilty of misconduct after prompting a second murder confession from Sian O'Callaghan's killer Christopher Halliwell. So on a lonely windswept hill in Wiltshire he tore. By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. Its taken all this time for Beckys case to come to court, he says. 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. She had been brutally beaten and stabbed. So I thanked him and explained that he would be given his rights, taken back to the police station, 'I interpreted "you and I should have a chat" as some quid pro quo, I thought he would want the deal in terms of me catering for his family who would be affected by his incarceration.'. 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. He maintains that he would not have persuaded Halliwell to confess had he not taken this gamble. He had murdered before. However, Fulcher was eager not to lose the opportunity to elicit another confession, so he went with Halliwell to the site where the remains of Becky Godden, 20, were discovered. When OCallaghan was reported missing on 19 March 2011, DS Steve Fulcher of Wiltshire Police was brought in to lead the case. Later that year, he resigned, his police career over. Former detective superintendent Steve Fulcher has now told his side of the story With compelling circumstantial evidence, Fulcher authorised covert surveillance. The CPS should have appealed. 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 ", Why? 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. Martin Freeman plays Det Supt Fulcher, Imelda Staunton is Karen Edwards, Beckys mother, Siobhan Finneran features as Elaine Pickford, Sians mother. Theres no question in my mind Halliwell murdered other girls, Fulcher says. 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. He had killed her two minutes after she got in his cab. Five days after her disappearance and desperate to find Sian alive, police had closed in on suspect Halliwell. Anticipating Halliwells suicide risk, Fulcher arranged an interview team to conduct a Safety Interview, under caution, at the scene of his arrest. 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. 12:23 GMT 20 Sep 2018. 10:35 GMT 03 Sep 2019 In January 2012, at a preliminary hearing, Mrs Justice Cox ruled the confession obtained by Fulcher was inadmissible at trial. Christopher Halliwells lawyers argued successfully that the confession should not be put before a jury. Only two of the items have ever been identified a cardigan worn by Becky, who disappeared in Swindon in 2003. I offered to give them full and frank disclosure immediately. Fulcher was disciplined for misconduct and later resigned, losing his 500,000 police pension and selling his house. His career was in tatters. 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. 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