Swindon, England 19th March 2011 at 2.53 a.m. CCTV showed 22-year-old Sian O’Callaghan leaving a nightclub then later getting into a taxi. Little did she know her cab driver was a ruthless killer. Sian never returned home … 47-year-old Christopher Halliwell had brutally stabbed and strangled her then dumped her body. It turned out the friendly cabbie had killed before. Britain’s Most Evil Killers s3e10: Christopher Halliwell, Pick TV 2019
Hunting a suspected serial killer. He’s murdered two women but are there more? Faking It: Tears of a Crime s4e4: Christopher Halliwell
Swindon, March 19th 2011 2:52 a.m.: A young woman leaves a nightclub, turns out of the door then heads home, then vanishes. Her name, Sian O’Callaghan. ibid.
‘Other CCTV around in the area showed a green Toyota Avensis with a taxi label on the side.’ ibid. rozzer
The car was tracked back to a 47-year-old local taxi driver. His name: Christopher Halliwell. ibid.
By 2015 Halliwell had been convicted of Sian’s murder. ibid.
What did Halliwell want protection from? ibid.
‘Will clearing this up be enough to stop everything else?’ ibid. Halliwell to rozzer
A terrible discovery in a remote field … He had the blood of more than one victim on his hands. Forensics: Catching the Killer s2e3: The Minicab Murders, Sky Crime 2022
Becky Godden-Edwards had lived in Swindon until her disappearance in 2003. ibid.
The man who had led them to the field in the first place – his name was Christopher Halliwell. And he was already begin held by police for the murder of another young local woman. ibid.
In 1990 a 52-year-old woman who owned an antique shop completely disappeared: Trevaline Evans. In the Footsteps of Killers s2e6, Channel 4 2023
30 years later there’s still no body and still no leads. ibid.
‘It feels more like a murder investigation.’ ibid. rozzer
‘Christopher Halliwell … was thought to be living in Lancashire at the time of Mrs Evans’ disappearance … Trevaline had a resemblance to his mother.’ ibid. journalist
HAMBURG, BARBARA: Murder at Middle Beach TV -
March 23rd 2010: We start with breaking news in Madison tonight where a body has been found in a waterfront home there. Police are treating it as a homicide. Murder on Middle Beach I, Channel 8 news report, HBO 2020
She was stabbed, terrible head wounds … ibid. sister
She had a life that I had no idea she had … There’s obviously more to the story than any of us really know. ibid. husband
I always knew she had secrets that were dark secrets. ibid. Barbara’s aunt
It seems to me that your father was in a position to lose the most if she lived. ibid.
The couple divorced in 2005 followed by years of legal wrangling, and he owed back child support. ibid. Channel 8 news
There isn’t a definitive answer to this murder. So I don’t want to lose you because I don’t know, you know. Murder on Middle Beach II, Madison, victim’s son
Nobody bothered to figure out what really happened … People were losing their money [pyramid scheme: gifting tables]. I don’t know if your mother was implicated or not, but her name came up. Somebody testified they thought that she was murdered because of that. ibid. husband
After the divorce, that’s when her drinking started becoming a problem. She started plunging downhill. She said she was drinking until she passed out every night. ibid. relative
When women were invited to these Tuesday night events which were typically in someone’s home, they would be told not to tell you’re drinking, not to tell anyone about it afterwards. It was just women getting together and it was all cash based. ibid. WDRC radio
‘Make sure the party is fun for everyone’ … Position One: appetizer … Position Two: soup & salad … Position Three: entrée … Position Four: dessert … ibid. old introductory video to gifting tables
There were complainants. There were enough complainants that it was really having an impact. We felt strongly that we had to act to protect others, if only to warn others. The likelihood of their actually making money here was very very remote. What struck me about the gifting table was the abuse of trust: women were enticed to join with the promise of sisterhood and bonding. ibid. Senator Richard Blumenthal
Was there a third dimension to this? Was there something else going on in your mum’s life that nobody knows that she kept a secret? Was there something that we’re missing? ibid. rozzer
We’re all coming up with theories, you must understand. What bothered me was they couldn’t determine whether or not she was coming home or going out. Murder on Middle Beach III, sister discovered body
I remember them fighting a lot. Mum would always drink quite a lot … I heard a lot of screaming. A lotta lotta screaming. ibid. daughter
There were numerous puncture wounds on the head, throat, and back of neck … defensive wounds on both hands … broken arm … broken ribs … blow to the skull … ibid. autopsy
He [husband] threatened me that if anyone, government or not, came after him, I would go down with him. Murder on Middle Beach IV, victim’s letter to lawyer
Madison: Did he [father] ever take investment from the family for business deals?
Madison’s grandmother: … several times … the last time we never see again … ibid.
HAMER, MICHAEL: Jo Frost on Britain’s Killer Kids TV -
At 7 p.m. on March 1st 2006 police and volunteers in Bury, Greater Manchester, began searching for a missing 11-year-old … He had been bludgeoned and stabbed to death: the killer was 14-year-old Michael Hamer, a pupil at the same school. Jo Frost on Britain’s Killer Kids s1e4: Michael Hamer, CI 2017
Sentenced to a minimum of 12 years for the murder of Joe Geeling. ibid.
Michael had brutally murdered Joe and hidden his body nearby in Whitehead Park. But was this killing premeditated or was it a fit of rage? ibid.
HAMILTON, ADAM: Forensics: Catching the Killer TV -
Detectives on the hunt for a vicious murderer … ‘She [Karen Doubleday] was found at 8.30 a.m. by a man walking his dog … Her clothing had been partially removed … A lot of stamp marks on the face … She had been strangled.’ Forensics: Catching the Killer s3e5, rozzer, Sky Crime 2024
To trace the killer of the 41-year-old shop assistant … She had suffered a savage beating. ibid.
Detectives traced Karen’s movements on the day before her body was found … ‘Karen had been out on the Friday night … with her boyfriend … Adam Hamilton.’ ibid. rozzer
‘There was an obvious dirt stain on one of the knees [jeans].’ ibid.
A pollen and soil fingerprint of the soil where Karen was found. ibid.