Philip Glenister delves into the mindset of a murderer and explores their actions, starting with the disappearance of children's author Helen Bailey.
Philip Glenister delves into the shocking story that unfolded in the aftermath of mother-of-four Saima Khan's tragic murder in her Luton home.
Geoff Seggie was reported missing by his youngest son and ex-wife. When police knocked down the door at his home in Mackworth, Derbyshire, they discovered he had been brutally murdered in his home. Enquiries revealed his eldest son Daniel, with whom he lived, was nowhere to be seen, and Geoff’s car was missing. Using CCTV, police investigators followed Daniel movements in the immediate aftermath of his father’s murder where he stayed in his home for two days with Geoff’s undiscovered body as Daniel went about his usual business including eating a Chinese takeaway in the house, heading to A&E to have his cut finger tended to, visiting McDonald’s for dinner and pretending to be Geoff by texting his brother and mother from his dad’s phone. After two days Daniel went on the run with Geoff’s car and remained so for seven days as he travelled across to Cardiff and then Glasgow. Police eventually found Daniel in Glasgow after he contacted his girlfriend Zoe telling her his whereabouts. In the ensuing police interviews, Daniel offered no explanation for stabbing his father 60 times and striking him with a hammer on more than 20 occasions before pleading guilty to murder in court. The reason and motive as to why Daniel killed Geoff remain unsolved.
Hotelier Bei Carter was found dead in her Bridlington guest house by her husband Terry. With only three guests at the hotel, two of whom were accounted for at the time of the murder, police attention turned to John Heald, who had just checked in to the B&B. After Bei’s murder, John Heald went on the run for seven days, making his way back to his native South Yorkshire, where several public sightings had been reported to the police. However, after evading police capture by lying low in woodland near Rotherham, John surfaced at a nearby café where the owner recognised him and reported him to the police, who arrested him soon after. Police discovered that killer John was already on the run from police in South Yorkshire after he faced rape charges. During the court hearing, John Heald admitted to Bei’s murder but stated it was not deliberate or pre-meditated. However, before he could be sentenced John hanged himself in his cell.
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