Double-jeopardy rules had seemed to eliminate any possibility that Bishop might one day face a new trial for the murders, but new legislation in 2005 meant that a criminal could face a new trial for a crime if substantial new evidence came to light. [24] In September 2006, the High Court decided that there was not enough evidence for Bishop to face a second trial for the murders. [18] Multiple eye witnesses saw the men jump from a bus and meet her that afternoon, with one recalling her walking arm in arm with 19-year-old Field as the three headed in the direction of the Crumbles at around 4pm. Uncovered foot leads boy to grim discovery that sparked murder probe On September 4, Field and Gray were charged with murder. Jailhouse claims undermine killers' claims Kyle Swenson (11 December 2018). "A bungled case let a child killer go free. Police waited 32 years for another chance". The Washington Post . Retrieved 11 December 2018.

Russell Bishop jailed for 1986 Babes in the Wood murders". BBC News. 11 December 2018 . Retrieved 11 December 2018. Under questioning, Bishop denied that the sweatshirt belonged to him, but his girlfriend, Jennifer Johnson, alleged the clothing was Bishop's. Prosecution hoped this would undermine Bishop's credibility and portray him as a liar who was trying to distance himself from a crucial piece of evidence. However, at the trial Johnson changed her story, telling the jury she had never seen the top before. [21] Johnson also gave statements to defence counsel alleging that she had never made her witness statement confirming Bishop's ownership of the sweatshirt, and that it had been fabricated by the police and her initials forged. [20] Cheshire Live (24 June 2009). "Ellesmere Port Babes in the Wood dad Barrie Fellows will face no action following sexual abuse arrest - Cheshire Live". Chesterchronicle.co.uk . Retrieved 10 December 2018. A Sussex police spokesperson said that postmortem examinations had been scheduled to take place in the next week to confirm the causes of death for the couple. He added that the victims’ families were being supported.Louise Kay was also killed by Peter Tobin, Mark Williams-Thomas claims (Family handout) (Image: Family handout)

Forest in Stanmer Park half a mile from her home in Coldean Road [42] 50°51′55″N 0°06′19″W / 50.865152°N 0.105142°W / 50.865152; -0.105142Jessie was found by chance and Louise has not yet been found, but what are the chances of a serial killer living a few miles away from where two very similar victims are murdered and both linked to Beachy Head?

A gold ring was removed from her finger and the cowardly men buried her four foot deep but left one of her feet exposed above the ground.Babes in the Wood: Killer's ex-girlfriend jailed for perjury". BBC News. 19 May 2021 . Retrieved 19 May 2021. Five days later on 13 June, Brown messaged old school friend Elizabeth Howard: "I'm going to bevery careful how I word this - it happened again, not very long ago when disposing of something. Pathologist Sir Bernard Spilsbury and his assistant with police officers making an examination in the garden of the bungalow The Babes in the Wood Murders were the murders of two nine-year-old girls, Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway, on 9 October 1986, by a 20-year-old local roofer, Russell Bishop in Wild Park, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, Sussex, England. [1] Bishop was tried and acquitted in 1987. The case remained open [2] [3] until 10 December 2018, when Bishop was found guilty of the murders in a second trial. [1] The investigation into the two girls' murders is the largest and longest-running inquiry ever conducted by Sussex Police. [4] Father of 'Babes in the Wood' murder victim arrested". Telegraph.co.uk . Retrieved 25 October 2016.

A salesman who stopped for a rest discovered Mr Thurgood slumped by the side of a car with gunshot wounds to his head and chest. The failure to treat the case as murder when Jessie's skeleton was found in 1989 meant that the key piece of evidence, the bra, was destroyed.The breakthrough came when a sailor, William Putland, saw an image of Irene in a newspaper and told his commanding officer he had seen her in the company of two men while on leave in Eastbourne. a b c "Babes in the Woods murder accused claims he was 'bullied' into false account". ITV News. 23 November 2018 . Retrieved 24 January 2022.