UK UK - Carole Packman, 40, murdered by husband, body missing, Bournemouth, 1985 *Guilty* *paroled 2023*

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Carole Packman murder: Grandson urges Parole Board not to free killer

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Carole Packman murder: Grandson urges Parole Board not to free killer
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''Aviation engineer Causley moved his lover Patricia Causley - whose surname he took after they had an affair while he was married to Mrs Packman - into the family home on Ipswich Road, Bournemouth, in 1984.
The day before her disappearance in 1985, Mrs Packman - then aged 40 - had visited a solicitor to inquire about a divorce.
She was later reported missing by their teenage daughter Samantha, who had witnessed Causley physically and psychologically abusing her mother.
However, Dorset Police reported that Mrs Packman had turned up at a police station to say she was safe and to stop searching for her.
Detectives involved in the case have since admitted the force made a "major mistake" by not making basic identity checks and now believe the woman at the police station was not Mrs Packman.
The case was then closed for nearly a decade, when Causley was caught trying to claim £790,000 in life insurance in 1993 after faking his own death on a boating trip.
He was convicted of murder in 1996 before the conviction was quashed in 2003. A retrial the following year found him guilty again and he was jailed for life.''

 

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Carole’s family have been denied a dignified burial (Photo: Neil Gillingham)

Sept 10 2020
Grandson of murdered Carole Packman says killer's release proves 'we need open parole hearings'
''Carole Packman murder: ‘The release of my killer grandfather Russell Causley proves we need open parole hearings’
Neil Gillingham, whose grandfather Russell Causley has never revealed where his wife’s remains are, says we need more transparency over decisions and calls for judges to rule over releases of controversial prisoners''

''Causley is serving a life sentence for killing 40-year-old Carole – whose official name was Veronica – after she disappeared in the summer of 1985, just 12 months after her husband had moved his lover into their home in Bournemouth.''

''After killing his wife, Causley evaded justice for a decade after faking his own death as part of an elaborate insurance scam. The 78-year-old has changed his account of the murder multiple times. He initially denied the crime before later admitting to it while in prison, then retracted his confession.''

Mr Gillingham said Causley’s continued refusal to deny his family a burial has “tortured” them, and his refusal to take full responsibility for the murder proved he was “still evil and a threat to society”.

 

[Legally Bland]

The decision to release a murderer who has never revealed the whereabouts of his wife's body will be reviewed after his family lodged an appeal.

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Causley's grandson, Neil Gillingham, said: "We welcome the intervention and hope common sense prevails."

Mr Gillingham, 30, told the BBC: "Russell Causley is an evil and calculating killer who should not be allowed to be released while he so arrogantly refuses to say what he did with my grandmother's body.

Carole Packman murder: Russell Causley parole to be 'reconsidered'

 

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Wife-killer seen 'burning object in woods' weeks after she died
9 OCT 2020
''New witness Jay said he was biking through New Forest when he saw the burning fire containing a rug wrapped around a mystery item.

He says he is "100% sure" the man he saw was Causley, because of his ginger hair.

Jay identified him after watching a documentary about Carole Packman's murder.''

''Jay led detectives to the scene and Carole’s daughter Sam Gillingham, 51, is calling for police to excavate but police say the evidence is not strong enough.

Yesterday it was announced Causley, 77, will be freed within days.''
''Causley has twice been convicted of murder – once following a retrial – and was jailed for life for a minimum of 16 years.


But last month Parole Board judges approved him for release after ruling he no longer posed a risk to the public.''

 

[MajorHoople]

Not much prison time for murder, is it?

 

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Oct 30 2020
Police to go to woodland spot where witness said he saw Russell Causley 'burning something' | Daily Mail Online
''Police will visit the woodland spot where a witness said he saw wife killer Russell Causley 'burning something in a rug' in 1985 after the murderer was freed despite not revealing where his victim's body is.

Russell Causley, 78, killed his wife Carole Packman, 40, in Bournemouth in 1985, and evaded justice for almost a decade after she went missing, before becoming the first person in British legal history to be convicted of murder without a body.

Witness Jay Fellows, 49, said he was cycling through the New Forest at the time as a teenager when he saw a rug wrapped around an item being burned at a firepit by a man he was '100 per cent sure' was Causley.''

''Justice Secretary Robert Buckland had asked the Parole Board to reconsider its decision last month to release Causley.

Mrs Packman's family also opposed the move, saying the killer posed an ongoing risk to their safety.

But earlier this month the Parole Board said a senior judge had reviewed the case and had concluded the original panel had been right to recommend Causley's release.

They said he was in poor health and unlikely to be able to cause harm.''

 

[EmMaBu]

I am sickened he is being released without at least revealing the truth. This country's legal system is a joke. I can't even begin to imagine what Samantha has been through or how she copes.

 

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The murder of Carole Packman, killed by husband Russel Causley, to feature on TV show

THE murder of Carole Packman, killed by her husband Russel Causley after she went missing in 1985, is to feature on a TV documentary.

Quest Red will document the murder in an episode of The Killer in My Family where the family will discuss the impact of the crimes and their campaign to find the body of Mrs Packman.

 

[Resourceress]

Russel Causley is back in prison now for not engaging with his parole conditions

There's an article below of his grandson talking about it ;

'I want him to die in prison': Murderer's grandson blasts parole board 'ineptitude'

Carole Packman murder: Russell Causley returned to prison

 

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Murderer Russell Causley to face first public parole hearing in UK history

The first public parole board hearing in UK history is due to take place on Monday.

Parole judges are set to decide whether a man who murdered his wife and never revealed where he hid her body can be freed from jail in the first hearing of its kind not to be held behind closed doors after changes in the law.

Russell Causley was handed a life sentence for killing Carole Packman, who disappeared in 1985 – a year after he moved his lover into their home in Bournemouth, Dorset.

He was freed from prison in 2020, after serving more than 23 years for the murder, but was sent back to jail in November last year after breaching his licence conditions. He has never disclosed the location of Ms Packman’s body.

 

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Russell Causley says he disposed of wife's ashen remains in hedges

Russell Causley told Britain's first public parole hearing that he burned his wife's body in his garden and disposed of the remains along roadsides and hedgerows around Bournemouth.

Causley, 79, was handed a life sentence in 1996 for killing Carole Packman, who disappeared in 1985 - a year after he moved his lover into their home in Bournemouth, Dorset.

Up until now he had never disclosed the location of Ms Packman's body, though he has confessed and retracted claims about his wife's death before.

He initially evaded police by faking his own death as part of an insurance fraud eight years after Mrs Packham disappeared, his parole hearing was told.

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[ctaylor]

Double post, sorry

 

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Dec 11 2022

Murderer who faked own death in first UK public parole hearing TODAY

Russell Causley (pictured) was jailed for life for killing Carole Packman, who disappeared in 1985 - a year after he moved his lover into their home in Bournemouth, Dorset.

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''Today Causley, who has still not revealed the location of her Ms Packman's body, will face the UK's first parole board hearing to be held in public after the law was changed and following a campaign from her family.''



''Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said: 'Pulling back the curtain on the parole process by allowing hearings to be heard in public is a major step forward for victims who want to see justice being done first-hand.

'It marks the first step in our reforms to overhaul the system - putting victims and public protection front and centre of the process.'

 

[ctaylor]

Just looking through newspaper archives just to see if there was anything in the media at the time Carole disappeared. I could not see anything but did find a TV preview from the Observer in 2000 about a documentary that their daughter Samantha did called Murder in the Family. There's nothing new here but it sounds even just from this that she had a terrible childhood. I remember watching the 4 part programme on this case but can't remember much about Samantha's current life from it but with everything she had gone through, I hope she has found happiness in later life.

 

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Just looking through newspaper archives just to see if there was anything in the media at the time Carole disappeared. I could not see anything but did find a TV preview from the Observer in 2000 that their daughter Samantha did called Murder in the Family. There's nothing new here but it sounds even just from this that she had a terrible childhood. I remember watching the 4 part programme on this case but can't remember much about Samantha's current life from it but with everything she had gone through, I hope she has found happiness in later life.
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''Left alone in Canadian malls'', meaning that they all came to Canada at some point, if so could Carole P have returned here? speculation.

 

[ctaylor]

''Left alone in Canadian malls'', meaning that they all came to Canada at some point, if so could Carole P have returned here? speculation.

Yes, definitely a possibility. Would like to see the documentary from 2000 but unfortunately doesn't appear to be online anywhere.

 

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''May 13, 2020
Carole Packman who vanished in 1985 from her family home in Bournemouth. Her husband, Russell Causley is currently serving life for Caroles Murder. The story has been subject of multiple documentaries of the years including The Investigator: A British Crime Story where Carole was the focus of Series 1. Their daughter, Samantha and grandson, Neil speak to BBC Breakfast concerning their story following the parole boards recent decision to release convicted killer Ian Simms.''

2022

 

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rbbm Jan 5 2023

Carole Packman murder: Russell Causley to be released from prison

Russell Causley murdered his wife Carole Packman in 1985 but has never revealed where her body is.

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''Russell Causley, the murderer who was questioned at the UK's first public parole hearing, is set to be released from prison.
The 79-year-old murdered wife Carole Packman in Bournemouth in 1985 but has always refused to reveal the whereabouts of her body.
The Parole Board confirmed it was satisfied that Causley was suitable for release.
It added his level of risk "could be managed by the proposed release plan".
The decision comes after the hearing was held in London last month, when Causley told judges it was his ex-lover Patricia Causley, whose name he took, who carried out the killing.
Ms Causley was never tried over the killing. Under questioning, Causley agreed that he was a "habitual liar".

''Former aviation engineer Causley claimed he burned Mrs Packman's body in a fire, in his garden, that lasted "three or four days".

''Mrs Packman's family previously said they feared Causley had used his release as an opportunity to visit her body and have since campaigned for him to remain behind bars.''

 

[AcbMurders]

Carole’s daughter is such a brave woman…

My father Russell Causley killed mum in 1985 - he still won't say where she is

For 38 years, Sam Gillingham has wanted to know how her father killed her mother and where her body is.

www.bbc.co.uk