UK UK - Julie Pacey, 38, Grantham, Lincs, 26 Sept 1994

[zwiebel]

An actor who played the suspect in the 1994 sexual assault and strangulation of Grantham, UK mother Julie Pacey has now had a dna sample taken after the 'Crimewatch' show was re-aired. 53-year-old Steve Watson, who lived only 15 miles from the crime scene, bears a startling resemblance to the police sketch issued at the time.

Watson says he was told back in '94 that his face would not be shown but a glimpse of it was and he was immediately accused by locals of being a killer and an officer even tried to arrest him during filming. After the show aired again last month as part of a cold-case investigation, people called in with his name.

Watson says he was happy to provide police with the dna sample as they are only doing their job - butt he wishes he had been warned the show was being aired and guesses he will be a suspect until the results are in and clear him.

The photo shows Watson acting the role.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ctor-murder-suspect-reconstruction-aired.html

 

[zwiebel]

Here's the sketch of the suspect issued in 1994:

http://metro.co.uk/2015/09/10/murde...ppeared-in-crimewatch-reconstruction-5385686/

 

[STANDREID]

That would be a real bummer if you didn't do it. Trying to help (presumably) and that's the thanks you get.

 

[wfgodot]

Startling resemblance alright.

 

[jane_tennison]

From my casual television watching observation, most actors hired to portray suspects really don't resemble the suspect that closely...but are more anecdotal in appearance. I think it's extremely strange to have an actor re-enacting a crime that looks nearly identical to the sketch of the suspect.