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Strongly agree. I'd go further - we have pretty strong grounds to believe BG engaged in stalking behaviour, with weapons, on a regular basis over many years, especially in this area of West London. This is effectively the counterpart to your 500 dice rolls. Yes, it was unlikely that he succeeded...

"Knowing exactly what happened" is far too strong a test for deprioritising implausible theories. The phone hacking you refer to was conducted by a private detective agency. It was also limited to voicemail interception. This worked for trawling for stories over weeks and months - you get a...

It's obviously right that a foreign government wouldn't typically announce an operation of that kind. But the problem with this theory is there just isn't any evidence for it! The Met have well established liaison channels with the agencies which they used extensively on this case, and no...

Seems like one of those cases where the chances of the lead suspect (BG) doing it are above 50%, but not close enough for a sound conviction. I think we can say now that the "contract killer" theory doesn't stack up. The weapon, crime scene, and delivering the shot at close range with physical...

Sure. But even the cell location data (without GPS) is going to locate within a few miles in Swindon, if that report above is accurate. Realistically no police force is going to get a case past the CPS unless they have some evidence that Halliwell was apart from his phone for a few days, and...

I do agree, Lizzy that this type of deception (falsifying CCTV and leaving misleading mobile phone trails) is possible. But we know it is very rare that lone violent offenders can pull off this sort of thing successfully in practice. It's something you'd associate with organised crime...

Many thanks. But the police reviewed the Halliwell idea in 2016 and found he hadn't any local connections. They made a statement to that effect in early October 2016. Think that was a response to Fulcher saying that Halliwell's father lived "a few streets away" from Heworth - which was shown to...

The attempted kidnapping report is interesting, although difficult to assess its credibility. More generally, the geography in this article isn't very convincing. York isn't conveniently located for any of Huddersfield, Middlesbrough or Sheffield! These are all long drives or train journeys...

I also listened to the 2019 Sky Storycast series. It's interesting that in its earlier episodes it focuses on wild theories, like some sort of rendition connection. But by the end, is leaning towards suicide as an explanation. It does raise questions though, both about the unexplained aspects of...

It's a good documentary. There are some puzzles in this case (the bruising, drowning as a suicide method, the freshwater microbes, the apparently missing phone records). But the mental health angle comes across very strongly from the evidence, with money trouble exacerbating that. I wonder if...

The BBC series is a good job - they are laying out the reasons to draw a connection between the fraud and the murder. But are not giving their own view on that, at least directly. My guess is that during the murder trial the prosecution didn't want to draw a connection, because they were...

Interesting new potential angles. Although on the heavy water connection I'm not sure the dates make sense. The relevant heavy water transactions occurred around 1960. By as early as 1966 it was plausible that Israel had a functioning weapon. So it's not clear that these activities had a...

There are known connections. Gavin Jones was convicted of perverting the course of justice for arson on Whall's Land Rover. Jones did odd jobs for Wyn Lewis. Jones and Whall were arrested for fighting at the house of Wyn Lewis. And the police discovered that Whall had a tracking app that was...

It is reported that the police are reasonably confident that she came to harm between around 2230 and 0100. And that there was another incident with her (by then presumed dead) around 0430. Has there been any open source explanation for those beliefs on timing?

If she was involved in international intelligence, them her approach was remarkably sloppy. Her dress, behaviour, multiple identities (too many), and poor English and German all draw attention. And if the target was missile activity, she seemed to have no obvious technical expertise or technical...

I lean towards some sort of group involvement, for two reasons. First, the effectiveness of the crime - immaculate body disposal and no other meaningful evidence. This happens, but it's usually done by gangs or groups - it is really difficult for someone working alone to pull this off. Second...

I'm not sure about the 19th. The Galloway investigation certainly fixated on this, and specifically the idea that she was abducted when walking to work. The Mallyn team much less so - think their focus and communication was much more open on this question. It is true though that if Alleyman...

I've always thought the simplest explanation of Alleyman's behaviour is a scouting job. By checking whether lights on, he can establish whether she is there and awake. And then act accordingly, or provide the info to others to take action.

Yes, a serial killer is akin to an unfortunate encounter with a wild animal. It removes the complicated human elements.

I see what you mean. A factor where all suddenly realise they are bound to each other, and silence, for life.