0000001422 00000 n He was given a life sentence and must serve a minimum of 24 years, concurrent to his current sentence. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? It was a journey, sadly, that she did not complete.. "To my mind, as a layperson, it's difficult to understand how someone could not remember doing something so horrific. Read about our approach to external linking. The body of 17-year-old Claire Woolterton was found dumped in the River Thames. United Kingdom, UK. Nobody was arrested or charged with Miss Woolterton's murder during the original investigation. Key punch operator Claire Woolterton had gone to an Ealing amusement arcade after her days work on Thursday, August 27th, 1981. "Claire's murder had a shocking and distressing permanent effect on our lives. Scientific advances meant it was possible to find evidence of Campbell's DNA profile from adhesive tapings taken from Miss Woolterton's body. His mother's pitiful public apology. PETER HITCHENS: Now we know for sure that our leaders lost their heads over Covid. She had initially been attacked at another, unknown location and her body showed physical signs consistent with having been partially asphyxiated and rendered unconscious. The naked body of London teenager Claire Woolterton was found beside the River Thames at Windsor last August. This is the story of the investigation into Claire Woolterton's brutal murder. Claire's clothes were never found. He had also been involved in the original investigation as a detective constable. She had. Our website accepts all major credit/debit cards via Secure Trading and PayPal. 0000005434 00000 n 0000049840 00000 n Ruth Bowskill, temporary chief Crown prosecutor for Thames and Chiltern Crown Prosecution Service, said: Claire Woolterton, who was making her way home in west London after a night out, had the misfortune to come across Campbell. In 1981, her body was found dumped in the River Thames in Windsor. "We knew from other investigations nationally that potentially they could provide critical evidence. "We knew from other investigations nationally that potentially they could provide critical evidence. The police dragnet was intense, but it yielded nothing. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? But, the reopening of a police "cold" case 30 years later would eventually see him brought to justice. %%EOF She had. [1] However, subsequent parole board hearings found that he was too dangerous to be released. The teenager's naked body was found on the promenade by the River Thames . After driving her to nearby Hayes, Campbell strangled Miss Sainsbury before dumping her mutilated body near a golf course in Denham, west London. Mark John Phillips Jason Redshaw Stephen Wood. Campbell, formerly from West London, was arrested in November last year and found guilty of Claires murder by a majority verdict today, Thames Valley Police said. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. But Mr Wright told the jury: Sadly, on this night, she and he having had a disagreement, she decided to make her own way home and set off at around about 10 o'clock that evening. [1], At his trial in 2013, a now 66-year-old Campbell claimed he did not know Woolterton. Can Nigeria's election result be overturned? In 1981, the naked body of 17-year-old girl Claire Woolterton was found by the River Thames in Windsor. 0000006008 00000 n Claire Woolterton's naked body was found by the River Thames in Windsor. Pete Beirne was the principal investigator of Thames Valley Police's Major Crime Review Team when the case was reopened in 2011. was convicted of the murder of teenage nanny Yolande Waddington, Snow warnings for Scotland and north of England, Scottish bakery Morton's Rolls 'ceases trading', Kuenssberg: Sunak can't escape past Tory horrors, Messages show Hancock reaction after kiss photo, Johnson faces 'punishment' and his 'stitch-up', Walkie Talkie architect Rafael Violy dies aged 78. Claire Woolterton The 17-year-old girl had been so savagely attacked that it was impossible for doctors to determine whether she had been raped. Thirty years later, small strips of adhesive tapings, about two-inches thick, daubed on the body of Claire by scene of crime officers to remove potential fibres, became key to the reinvestigation. Following the verdict, Pete Beirne, head of Thames Valley Police's major crime review team, said: Campbell has at no time shown any remorse for his actions and has delayed proceedings, adding to the strain on Claire's family and delaying the judicial process. [1] The judge said that while the conclusion was that he had killed with diminished responsibility, Campbell still constituted a danger to the public and ordered him to return to prison, with release only being possible through the parole process. "I'm very happy we ran a very professional, detailed investigation. 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[1] After he was arrested he confessed to killing her after he had made a sexual advancement on her but claimed he had killed her because he had suffered an epileptic fit. 0000000016 00000 n Advances in DNA profiling and analysis convicted Colin Campbell of the 1981 murder of Claire Woolterton, Claire Woolterton was sexually assaulted and had her throat cut, Colin Campbell also killed Deirdre Sainsbury in 1984, Claire Woolterton's body was found on Barry Avenue, Windsor, on 28 August 1981, Pete Beirne led the police review of Claire Woolterton's murder. Read about our approach to external linking. 0000001944 00000 n Prosecution counsel Peter Wright QC told the jury the 29-year-old's killing bore strong similarities to that of Claire's. How can parents appeal over school places? CLAIRE WOOLTERTON | Police interview | Murder | Crime | TN-81-005-013 - YouTube THAMES NEWS 28.8.81Claire Woolterton murder Interview Det. When asked why his DNA had been found on Miss Woolterton's body, Campbell could not explain how it might have happened. By 2011, he had been downgraded to a Category D prisoner status and was being allowed out into the public on licence for five days every month, before he was arrested over Miss Woolterton's death. Ch Insp Turner contacted Miss Hoeoek's family in 2012 ahead of a fresh appeal and reinvestigation. She had been sexually assaulted and her throat was cut. 107 38 Can Nigeria's election result be overturned? Her mother said she was rather prudish, and would never willingly have got into a car with a stranger. Colin Campbell, 66, who is already serving a life sentence for the manslaughter of Deirdre Sainsbury, killed Claire Woolterton three years earlier, in August 1981. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. [1] Two witnesses came forward to say they had seen a girl being bundled into a car that night on the Uxbridge Road, and the police theory was that, since she had been found on one side of a stone wall right next to the River Thames, her killer may have parked their car there in the darkness and dumped her body over the wall, thinking it would go into the river. My eldest son suffered a nervous breakdown from which he never recovered.". "Colin Campbell is a dangerous individual who cut short the lives of two young women in their primes and has never accepted any responsibility for his actions. "Scientists who then examined the evidence stated there was a one in a million chance of it being anyone else. She said that despite their job title "we must remember police are humans" and they "need to offload" and talk to someone about their feelings. Campbell is serving life for the manslaughter of a 29-year-old female hitch-hiker he picked up in west London December, 1984, and whose body was also dumped in Thames Valley and is clearly an extremely dangerous man. [5] When this DNA profile was uploaded onto the national DNA database, it was found that the DNA belonged to Colin Campbell. Claire Woolterton's body was found on Barry Avenue, Windsor, in August 1981 . 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The jury of four men and eight women at Reading Crown Court had been deliberating since Friday morning before convicting Campbell of murder by majority verdict. Campbell was a convicted killer serving a life sentence for the manslaughter of Deirdre Sainsbury, from Greenham, in December 1984. Travelling salesman Colin Campbell thought he had got away with the violent, frenetic murder and mutilation of a teenage girl in 1981. That was when the mutilated body of teenager Claire Woolterton was discovered on a promenade in Barry Avenue by the River Thames in Windsor. Her body was discovered by her father just 300 yards from their home in 1997. This will haunt us forever. This is the story of the investigation into Claire Woolterton's brutal murder. He argued he was not in control of his faculties and could not recall the events of August 1981. What's the least exercise we can get away with? Three years later, in December 1984, he murdered 29-year-old Deidre Sainsbury. Nobody was arrested or charged with Miss Woolterton's murder during the original investigation. VideoRussian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, Xi Jinping's power grab - and why it matters, Snow, Fire and Lights: Photos of the Week. It was a case that obsessed police for more than three decades as they struggled to prove who had committed such a depraved act on an innocent young girl. A scuffed copy of the Koran. Mr Wright said Campbell, who pleaded guilty to hitch-hiker Ms Sainsbury's manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, killed the 29-year-old in December 1984. But the former detective is not aware of any other crimes similar to the two murder cases. 0000041827 00000 n What's the least exercise we can get away with? However, he added: "The hurt will continue for the rest of their lives.". She died in a field gateway from stab wounds to her chest, neck and back. 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In December 1966, the body of 20-year-old Tuula Hoeoek was found at the entrance to a field at Rue Laurens in St Clement, Jersey. [1][3] Having already been convicted of the very similar murder of Deirdre Sainsbury only three years later in 1984, lead detective Beirne said that he "immediately knew who he was" when the match was revealed to him. All of the information I have gathered has been from several different sources online all of which are linked below. A convicted killer who allegedly murdered and mutilated a teenage girl was arrested 30 years later after his 'terrible secret' was discovered following a DNA match, a court has heard. Ch Insp Turner said he felt a "huge sense of responsibility but also a huge sense of pride" working on the case. "Knowing that the family still has not had closure on this tragedy for nearly 50 years provides further motivation for seeking answers they've painfully awaited for so many years.". He was given a life sentence and must serve a minimum of 24 years, concurrent to his current sentence. 0000003564 00000 n [6][1] The lead detective publicly stated that the murderer was clearly a very sadistic kind of person, and was the kind of offender who could strike again (which turned out to be accurate as Campbell would kill again in the area in 1984). Usually after meeting her he drove her home, dropping her off nearby. In 1981, her body was found dumped in the River Thames in Windsor. She had been stripped of her clothes and sexually assaulted and then murdered by having her throat cut, a trial at Reading Crown Court heard. [5] However, the forensic scientists said that the type and location of the evidence meant that this was not a possibility, since the DNA found could not have come from the minimal contact Campbell described. Claire Woolterton: The story of 17-year-old Claire Woolterton. Read about our approach to external linking. In 2013 he was sentenced to life for murdering and mutilating Ms Woolterton. Tel: +44(0) 20 8778 0514 Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. "It is extremely difficult to switch off on leaving work in the evening. Her mutilated body was also found to have several slash wounds and incisions around her vaginal area, jurors were told. In fact, for me, some of the clearer thinking came from time away from the investigation room. Thanks to the work carried out by the major crime review team, working closely with our partners LGC Forensics and the Crown Prosecution Service, we were able to use modern-day technology to identify significant forensic evidence linking Campbell to the murder, which led to his arrest in November 2012. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? Season 3. The best beach in Britain that you've never heard of: Seaside town is braced for tourism boom after Kate Garraway reveals Derek's heartbreaking words when they thought he had just minutes left to live. [3] It was also celebrated for being another successful case of DNA finally solving an infamous cold case, following the recent solving of the murder of Yolande Waddington in 1966 using DNA. Statement released by the family of Deirdre Sainsbury after his conviction for Woolteton's murder, 2013[4]. But she added: "Although it is all over, it doesn't bring Claire back. The judge made it clear to Campbell in his sentencing for Woolterton's murder that he would not get away this time with the defence that his epilepsy had caused him to murder. Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. 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Stayed tuned - Alex Murdaugh's sordid tale is just getting started, Alex Murdaugh's head is shaved as he is booked into South Carolina prison fortress for weeks of evaluation before being sent to a maximum security facility housing the 'worst of the worst', At least 10 dead as wild storms lash the U.S: Tornadoes and golf ball-sized hail topples trucks and leaves one million without power in Kentucky, Alabama and Arkansas - after dumping 17 feet of snow in California, 'You should resign in disgrace': AOC is mocked on Twitter for celebrating Amazon job cuts after behemoth announced it was halting construction of second HQ in Northern Virginia. [5][1] By this time, Campbell had been downgraded to a Category D prison while serving his sentence for Sainsbury's killing, and was being openly allowed out into the public on licence for five days every month in preparation for a possible release. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. [5][6] At 6am the next morning, a member of the public walking along Barry Avenue in Windsor heading towards the nearby train station spotted what he thought was a mannequin's body on the footpath, which turned out to be the body of Woolterton. At the time of Claire's murder an extensive investigation was carried out, an investigation I was part of, and at that time Campbell did not feature in our inquiries. Miss Sainsbury's family said: "We all still think of Deirdre every day and this trial has brought a lot of the emotions back for us, which were felt when Campbell was tried for his crime all those years ago. Usually after meeting her he drove her home, dropping her off nearby. The killer of Claire (left), sister of Nick Woolterton (right), was found because of advances in medical science. trailer When Campbell's DNA profile was found Mr Beirne, a retired officer working on unsolved murders, was "incredibly excited" and described it as "one of the highlights of my 39 years in the police". GO TO THIS LINK: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ivAmxiDGdDVzVziYSnXlRQqZmJEhrRJvD-ycKCdG1Aw/edit?ts=5d149c52CRIME TIME PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiICDWM9EF0S_FjE005VtCg**DISCLAIMER**I just want to clarify that it is NEVER my intent to offend or upset anyone that may have been involved with these cases. Scientific advances meant it was possible to find evidence of Campbell's DNA profile from adhesive tapings taken from Miss Woolterton's body. Harry: I always felt different to rest of family, US-made cheese can be called 'gruyere' - court, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus, AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress, Canadian grandma helps police snag phone scammer. He was convicted of her murder in 1985. [5] Campbell's claims were rejected by the jury and he was found guilty of her murder in December 2013. Prosecutor Peter Wright QC said the teenager had been initially attacked at another, unknown, location and was found to show physical signs consistent with having been strangled into unconsciousness. "We are left with a sense of complete helplessness when we think about the absolute terror and suffering that Claire had to endure at the hands of this ruthless man. Colin Campbell was also convicted of a killing in 1984, Claire Woolterton's body was found in Windsor in August 1981, Colin Campbell also killed Deirdre Sainsbury in 1984. Published: 20:59 GMT, 14 November 2013 | Updated: 20:59 GMT, 14 November 2013. 0000006533 00000 n A CONVICTED murderer has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of teenage girl Claire Woolterton 32 years ago. Pete Beirne was the principal investigator of Thames Valley Police's Major Crime Review Team when the case was reopened in 2011. 0000001077 00000 n Stop Animation Movie; Student Spotlight on Laurie G. - 'GRANDDAD' - AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT SERIES; Student Spotlight on Clarise Creary - 'Grandma's Old Time Caribbean Cooking Blog' 0000050058 00000 n [1] At a retrial in 1999, Campbell pled guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and this plea was accepted by the prosecution. Colin Campbell, already serving life for manslaughter of Deidre Sainsbury, is accused of murdering Claire Woolterton in 1981. He was sufficiently concerned about her to offer her a lift home, which she declined. She was picked up in Campbell's car while hitchhiking on the South Circular Road in Roehampton. 02:35AM, Friday 22 November 2013. His defence centred around his condition as an epileptic. Thames Valley Police reopened the case in 2011. [4][1], "Colin Campbell is a dangerous individual who cut short the lives of two young women in their primes and has never accepted any responsibility for his actions." She had. 0000007121 00000 n The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 0000002604 00000 n On August 28, 1981, Colin Campbell murdered 17-year-old Claire Woolterton and dumped her body by the River Thames. <<74746E06DCD21D42A0A7CC3037CDD5CC>]/Prev 130760/XRefStm 1422>> [1][5], The conviction for the Woolterton murder was noted in the media for the 32-year-gap between the murder and the killer being identified. Can Nigeria's election result be overturned? It is also unlikely that Dr Fenwick and Professor Fenton would have been able to support such a defence, given the content of Dr Fenwicks report dated 5th November 2013 in which he said that if you were found to have killed Claire Woolterton "the fact that he had committed two similar crimes would significantly weaken the possibility that the factors that we determined about his epilepsy at Broadmoor Hospital could have played the central role that was suggested in the case of the Deirdre Sainsbury killing. She had been sexually assaulted and her throat was cut. Campbell and the solving of the Woolterton case continue to be the subject of various documentaries: Other (active) UK cold cases where the offender's DNA is known: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title.
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