In November 2007 Adrian and Kate Prout prepared to host a shoot on their 276 acres of land. But by the time it got underway, she was dead. Faking It: Tears of a Crime s6e4: Adrian Prout
On searching the house, police found Kate’s clothes, shoes, handbag, purse and passport all still there. ibid.
If the police were taken about by Prout’s apparent lack of concern, they were even more surprised to learn why he’d called 999. ibid.
So the reason why he actually called was because other people were calling him saying they were concerned. ibid. Dawn
Prout finally stood trial for murder at Bristol Crown Court. Despite the absence of Kate’s body, he was found guilty and jailed for Life with a minimum of 18 years. ibid
* Cliff: He’s clamped up, tense, manipulating, upper chest breathing & head shake no to claim of having concerns, more headshakes no
Two exceptional women, one manipulative man. The visual clues. The verbal slips. And the medical breakthrough that finally trapped the two-time killer. Faking It: Tears of a Crime s6e5: Ian Stewart
Now in 2010 Diane was reported to be dying. The caller her husband, Ian Stewart. He was careful to pinpoint the cause [fit]. But the truth was it had been a long time since Diane’s last epileptic fit. He seemed reluctant to resuscitate his dying wife. ibid.
‘This was a cold calculating murder.’ ibid. woman
He’d been very keen for her to be cremated. ibid. Kerry
Ian Stewart came to meet Helen Bailey because he was also bereaved. He was a widower. ibid. Kerry
Ian Stewart and Helen moved in together using her money to buy a £1.2 million home in Hertfordshire. Just 4 miles from the house where Stewart had killed his wife 3 years earlier. ibid.
Helen also rewrote her will making Stewart sole beneficiary of her £4 million estate. ibid.
Then all of a sudden Helen disappears. ibid. Kerry
It took Ian Stewart 4 days to report her missing. ibid.
Next, that trip to the tip. ibid.
* Dawn: Uses past tense,
* Cliff: He seems unconcerned but anxiety in body: breathing from upper chest
* C: 5 indicators: 8 rapid blinks & manipulators many, disfluences & headshake no, micro shoulder shrug
* C: Duping delight at end of interview
* C: Micro headshake, a confession
*C: (back of rozzers’ car) panic, fear eyes, upper chest breathing, single sided shoulder shrug when saying ‘what a load of crap’
3 May 2016 4:06 p.m. Yes, my love. My daughter’s been missing for 48 hours. We have just been up to Milton Keynes, to her partner, and he says he doesn’t know where she is. It’s Natalie Hemming. Faking It: Tears of a Crime s7e1: Paul Hemming
Immediately, Natalie’s mother knew that there was something very very wrong here. For her daughter to go missing, there’s got to be some foul play at work, and there’s only one person that would spring to mind: Paul Hemming. ibid. Kerry
His body language struggled to hide the truth. ibid.
After a decade of violent abuse, Natalie Hemming had finally had enough. ibid.
Paul Hemming was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life. ibid.
* Cliff: Tension, gestural retreat, micro headshake no, fake upset: brows down, no tears, tries to poke eyes,
* Dawn: No concern & volume drugs
* C: Micro headshake x6, checks officer, mouth getting drug, bpm gets angry with rolling in of lips, pathetic story, gestural retreat
Cliff: There’s a piece of CCTV footage and you’ll see two characters. One wearing blue in front and she’s walking towards us – that’s Heather. And at the back, we have someone in the shadows in dark clothing with a hood over his head, and that’s Martin Corns. He was lurking in the background. He’s like the Grim Reaper. Faking It: Tears of a Crime s7e1: Martin Corns
Heather Jordan leaves home for her early-morning cleaning shift at a nearby shop. Her route takes her through the local park. ibid. captions
‘She was overpowered and she was strangled.’ ibid. man
Martin Corns was 52, so 18 years older than Heather, and he was divorced, and he also rented out a room to Heather’s father. ibid. Kerry
He continued to pursue her in ways that were fixated and intrusive. So he sent her over 2,000 text messages. ibid. Kerry
And then Martin Corns’ behaviour became even more disturbing. ibid.
He strangles her to death. ibid. Kerry
* Cliff: Props of phone & ciggie, leaning back & single-sided handshrug & headshake no = not true & upper chest breathing & pause & pitch increase & checks officer
* Dawn: Multiple ‘she’ instead of using her name
December 2020 and two young boys dance happily for the camera. An apparent scene of domestic bliss. But one that masked a terrible secret. Seven months on, one child would be facing a life behind bars, and the other would be dead, the victim of a crime that shamed the nation. His name: Logan Mwangi. Faking It s7e2: Behind Closed Doors
July 21st 2021: 999 call … She’s the one who made the phone call … It feels as though she’s performing.’ ibid. Dawn
13th February 2021: ‘I admit it all … I should have stabbed him a bit more.’ Faking It: Tears of a Crime s7e3: Penny Jackson
Police are called to a quiet coastal village in Somerset where Penny Jackson has stabbed her husband David three times. David Jackson’s condition deteriorates as paramedics arrive. ibid.
‘I admit it all … I should have stabbed him a bit more.’ ibid. Penny
This smile of pleasure is all over her face. Mission accomplished. ibid. Cliff
‘She said she’d been pushed to the brink by being in this relationship with this controlling, coercive abusive husband.’ ibid. man
And she took her case to the Court of Appeal. ibid.
September 18th 2019: Rap artist Aitch’s emotional tribute to a young female fan. Her name Keeley Bunker. Faking It: Tears of a Crime s7e3: Wesley Streete
While Keele was at the concert, CCTV recorded a young man boarding a train heading to Birmingham. ibid.
With evidence stacking up against his story, Wesley Streete was questioned in the back of a police car. ibid.
‘Physical evidence that he’d had sexual intercourse with her.’ ibid. rozzer
More women came forward alleging he’d sexually assaulted them. ibid.
* Cliff: Anger, lips rolled in, single-sided shoulder shrug & eye closure, squirming and squeezing fingers
* Fear and anxiety, fists, leg tremble