Whitehall 1212
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Hi, Whitehall 1212. A general query: I would like to know whether scope exists within the prison/parole rules for an imprisoned criminal like JC - who appears to be nearing his end - to be granted privileges or supervised freedom in exchange for revealing his secrets? Presumably a Home Secretary could order such an approach.
I'm a very basic student of this case, having the same access to sources as, I guess, most of us here: the AS and Berry-Dee books; documentaries; blogs etc. I haven't read DV's book yet because of its aliens-are-here approach, but I've gone back into some newspaper archives and copied the more informative articles, from the Evening Standard particularly, durng the ensuing 2-3 year period after July 1986. You get closer e.g. to what Harry Riglin actually saw and said at the time. Beyond that, I don't know what else there is to usefully uncover. It seems we're near the end of discoverable information now. Some forum speculation now appears rooted in imagination more than fact and the discussion flies off at tangents accordingly. My question is, how can a case be sensibly progressed given the absence of fresh information, definitively solved in some way ideally, without the assistance of the perpetrator himself?
Hi @EddietheEagle,
Both Reggie Kray and Ronnie Biggs were released on compassionate grounds, so the Home Secretary does have the authority to make such decisions.
However, I can't see Priti Patel being compassionate and certainly not with an offender like JC, who even with a terminal illness may still present a risk to others. PP certainly isn't one to do 'bargains' with the likes of JC.
The 'I want to show you where the body is' game was played by Myra Hyndley and Ian Brady in the late 1980's. It was a hideous spectacle. MH and IB no doubt enjoying a day out on the moors! Nevertheless Pauline Reade's body was located but sadly not Keith Bennett's.
If JC did feel compelled to clear his conscience and indicate where SJL's body is, which is highly unlikely, then the police would take a view as to it's reliability, based on the investigation and what they know of JC.
I do hope that SJL is found, if only to return her to her family, which will heal a lot of pain.
The evidence required is that which directly links SJL with JC on 28th July 1986 or after. It will need to be forensic evidence from the body of SJL and/or the area of the deposition site.
The big question is 'what is the likelihood of forensic evidence being preserved from 1986'? It would depend very much on the site of deposition, but after nearly 40 years I think the forensic opportunities would be very limited.
Therefore, I don't hold out much hope that the evidence required will now be found and the dreadfully sad disappearance of SJL will go unsolved.
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