.instructions{ Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Former Soham Village College caretaker Ian Huntley, 28, has been charged with the girls' murders and is being held at Rampton high- security hospital under the Mental Health Act. November 3th: Old Bailey trial of Huntley and Carr begins. 'We will never forget Holly but life does move on - it has to - and the intensity of your grief does diminish as the years pass.'. Holly and Jessica It was the 4th of August, 2002, when 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman were attending a barbecue at Holly's home in Redhouse Gardens, Soham. Holly's parents left the house where she had spent her last day, having a barbecue with her family and her best friend Jessica, who had hurried over after getting back from a trip overseas. eval("page" + id + " = window.open(URL, '" + id + "', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=auto,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=485,height=370,left = 312,top = 100');"); Chris Young - PA Images/PA Images/Getty Images, schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman were murdered. We will never forget Holly but life does move on it has to. MORE:7 best crime documentaries on Netflix that are a must-watch, MORE:This Netflix true crime series is making a comeback - but fans all have the same complaint. 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Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the discovery of the 10-year-olds' burnt bodies near an air base at Mildenhall in Suffolk. We have her pictures in and around the house, but its not a shrine we dont live in the past.. 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Parents of murdered Soham girl Holly Wells have become grandparents The girls, best friends and classmates at their primary school in the Cambridgeshire village of Soham, were playing together at Holly's home on the afternoon of August 4th, 2002, when they changed into matching red Manchester United football jerseys, had their photograph taken and then, after dinner, went for a walk to buy some sweets. We hope [the databases] use will mean other families dont suffer the same loss and heartbreak as we did, they said per the Evening Standard. HOLLY AND JESSICA | Who were Holly and Jessica? - BBC News The documentary was about Holly's parents after 10 years and Jessica's were not involved, therefore I did not expect much to be said about her. The families made a series of public appeals. England soccer captain David Beckham appeals for girls to come home. "It is very much a time for the families.". "If you thought that the defendant's account of Holly's death was plainly unbelievable, bearing in mind that the burden is on the prosecution to make you sure that his account is not the truth, if you thought his account of what led him to turn to Jessica was plainly unbelievable, then - but it is a matter for your judgment - you may think he was not telling the truth about the death of Jessica.". BBC suspends presenter and contacts police over claims star paid teen 35k for sexually explicit photos - as Jeremy Hunt 'denied a bank account by Monzo' with Chancellor joining other politicians in being blocked due Three hidden lists on your phone that show EVERYTHING Google knows about you - be prepared to be shocked, Do YOU know how much to tip abroad? An ambulance carrying the two bodies has left the Lakenheath site for Addenbrooke's Hospital, in Cambridge where further forensic examination will be carried out. Jo Joyner and Rachel Shenton star in the series. Receive newsletters with the biggest and breaking TV and showbiz news by signing up here. Play it now! A service for Jessica, whose family asked for her body to be cremated, was held at the same church on Monday, attended by her parents Leslie and Sharon, close friends and family. The pair were dressed in matching. While Kevin and Nicola have remained together since the unimaginable death of their daughter, they struggled for quite some time. The photograph of them in the matching jerseys was plastered like an icon across Britain and around the world. The grisly discovery ended a two-week hunt to find the girls after they disappeared from a family barbecue in Soham, Cambridgeshire. Arriving in style! February 2, 2023 by Hemanta Advertisement Jessica Chapman and her companion were lured away from home and murdered in 2002 when she was just ten years old. Agony of Holly and Jessica's parents. The murder took its toll on their marriage for a while, the pair have admitted. Huntley is now 15 years into serving two life sentences. Sifting through lies would be the jury's most arduous task, the judge said, and no less so in judging Carr. On 4th August as the friends enjoyed a barbeque at Jessica's family home, they set off to buy sweets from the local shop but never returned. HOLLY AND JESSICA: Parents told. - Free Online Library He luredthem into his house under the pretence that his girlfriend Maxine Carr was home, but in reality, she was miles away visiting her mother in Grimsby. Its strange being three of us, when there used to be a fourth.. During his time there he became engaged to Maxine Carr, who was employed as a teaching assistant in Holy and Jessica's school, forming his connection with the girls. If youd like to join in, please sign in or register. ': Watch the excruciating moment a FLASH MOB breaks out on the first tee of LIV Golf's latest event in London, LIV Golf's civil war rages on as Matthew Wolff hits back at 'heartbreaking' criticism from his captain Brooks Koepka who claimed he'd 'given up' on 'wasted talent', Who double kisses their wife? The parents of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman have long been commended for their dignity and grace during what can only be described as unimaginable heartbreak. Ever wondered what those little dots at the top of your iPhone screen are? sympathy to the parents. And on Sunday afternoon the car wash at Q8 petrol station, south of Soham, was also cordoned off by police. Murder suspects Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr, gave voluntary statements to the police on Friday before they were arrested a few hours later at 0400 BST on Saturday. Now, almost 20 years on, Channel 5 tonight (March 10) continues its documentary series Soham: The Murder of Holly & Jessica. Holly was killed with her best friend Jessica Chapman in 2002 when the schoolgirls were both ten years old. She pointed dramatically towards him and referred to him as "that thing," but appeared unable to accept the possibility that Huntley had been motivated by sex. ",
