[4][1] Her body had been mutilated and she was found naked. He argued he was not in control of his faculties and could not recall the events of August 1981. Had it not been for his arrest for that offence, Campbell may never have been brought to justice for Claire's murder. Play it now! "After the initial grieving, which was traumatic and immense, you spend your life searching, not trusting, trying to cope with not only your life but your family's life, watching them in their grief and struggling," said Carol Woolterton. "These were also the days before CCTV and mobile phones. Colin Frederick Campbell, 65, denies murder, and his trial commenced at Reading Crown Court on Thursday last week. Miss Woolterton's stepfather Terry Pearce described her as a "lovely girl", who was "very precious" to the family. He was convicted of her murder in 1985. "Our family would like to extend its deepest sympathy to the relatives of Claire Woolterton and we are pleased their long wait for justice is finally over. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Following the verdict, Pete Beirne, head of Thames Valley Police's major crime review team, said: Campbell has at no time shown any remorse for his actions and has delayed proceedings, adding to the strain on Claire's family and delaying the judicial process. Read about our approach to external linking. Burgess' trial, 46 years after the murder, contained evidence obtained through advances in DNA analysis. [1], In 2013, it materialised that Campbell had in fact already murdered by the time he killed Sainsbury, when he was convicted of the 1981 murder of teenager Claire Woolterton, revealing he was a double killer and indicating that epilepsy was not the reason why he had murdered Sainsbury. Claire Woolterton's body was found on Barry Avenue, Windsor, on 28 August 1981 "We asked for certain exhibits seized in the original investigation (into Claire Woolterton's death) and now stored . Key to the 66-year-old west Londoner's conviction were advances in forensic analysis and DNA profiling, the like of which were unimaginable to crime scene investigators in August 1981. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Key to the 66-year-old west Londoner's conviction were advances in forensic analysis and DNA profiling, the like of which were unimaginable to crime scene investigators in August 1981. You want these people off the streets. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. ", Pete Beirne, the principal investigator when the case was reopened, said: "What we've managed to achieve today obviously won't bring Claire back, but hopefully it's a small comfort to [her family] that Campbell has been in custody since 1984.". "It opened up so many wounds. [5] Campbell's claims were rejected by the jury and he was found guilty of her murder in December 2013. Pete Beirne was the principal investigator of Thames Valley Police's Major Crime Review Team when the case was reopened in 2011. . 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Killer: Colin Campbell pictured by police in 1981 is already serving a life sentence for the manslaughter of Deirdre Sainsbury but denies murdering Claire, Victims: Deirdre Sainsbury, left, was murdered in December 1984 and her body dumped on a golf course in Buckinghamshire, it is believed that Campbell may also have killed Claire Woolterton, right three years earlier. Her murderer Colin Campbell went on to kill Deirdre Sainsbury in 1984, for which he is serving a life sentence. startxref Can Nigeria's election result be overturned? Despite about 50 people coming forward with fresh information, her murder remains unsolved. Campbell was subsequently arrested and charged. Detectives said that had he not been caught, Campbell would have potentially become a serial killer, a term usually used to describe a repeat killer who has killed at least three victims. Claire's clothes were never found. Are they dead? 0000001594 00000 n [6][1] The lead detective publicly stated that the murderer was clearly a very sadistic kind of person, and was the kind of offender who could strike again (which turned out to be accurate as Campbell would kill again in the area in 1984). ", After Campbell was convicted she said she felt "upset, angry and relieved he wasn't able to do the same to anyone else". Stephen Bear revenge porn prison term 'sends clear message', 'Money can't buy you a better cheeseburger', Billionaire Bill Gates talks to Amol Rajan about wealth, conspiracies and controversy, The meteoric rise and dizzying fall of tycoon Arif Naqvi, Inside the factory where supercars are made, Meet the people behind McLaren's latest model, There's something for everyone on BBC iPlayer. Tel: +44(0) 20 8778 0514 A convicted killer has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering and mutilating a 17-year-old girl in 1981. He was convicted of her murder in 1985. [4][1], "Colin Campbell is a dangerous individual who cut short the lives of two young women in their primes and has never accepted any responsibility for his actions." The comments below have been moderated in advance. It's part of my life as well. trailer Her body was found in a wooded area of Denham Golf Course in Buckinghamshire, after Campbell picked her up in his car in Upper Richmond Road, Roehampton, on the evening of December 22. A "heavy implement" had been used to kill the Finnish au pair. Snow, Fire and Lights: Photos of the Week, Cricketers hope new league will inspire young women, 'Massive toll' of living in a leasehold property, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus. Ken Linney To license a clip please e. They were the murders of Vikki Thompson (Ascott-under-Wychwood 1995), Yolanda Waddington (Benham, Newbury in 1966), Rachel Manning (Milton Keynes 2000) and Claire Woolterton (Windsor 1981). [5] She had been sexually assaulted. But her killer had left his mark on her body. On August 28, 1981, Colin Campbell murdered 17-year-old Claire Woolterton and dumped her body by the River Thames. The jury of four men and eight women at Reading Crown Court had been deliberating since Friday morning before convicting Campbell of murder by majority verdict. Her throat was slashed, she ha. Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. Thanks to the work carried out by the major crime review team, working closely with our partners LGC Forensics and the Crown Prosecution Service, we were able to use modern-day technology to identify significant forensic evidence linking Campbell to the murder, which led to his arrest in November 2012. "This case was linked to the Kate Bushell killing which happened 12 months before they are pretty unique cases nationally and internationally.". 0000003564 00000 n It was then stored by police for 30 years until the case was reviewed in 2011. So all investigators had was a body dumped in Windsor with the last confirmed sighting the night before in Hanwell. 'Cautious' Duke 'was careful not to attack members of the Royal family' says Royal watcher amid fears he 'He's completely beige drained of all his feisty ginger life-blood': JULIE BURCHILL'S verdict on Prince 'I felt different to the rest of my family - and my mum felt the same': Prince Harry opens up on his 'broken 'Hallucinogens have helped me to clean the windscreen of my troubled mind': Prince Harry extols the use of A 14-year-old autistic boy's naive prank. The naked body of London teenager Claire Woolterton was found beside the River Thames at Windsor last August. [1] A witness had seen Sainsbury get into Campbell's car and remembered the registration number, and the car was found to belong to Campbell. %%EOF "To my mind, as a layperson, it's difficult to understand how someone could not remember doing something so horrific. He was already in prison for the 1984 killing of Deirdre Sainsbury . Mr Wright told jurors there were many similarities between the two killings: both women had been mutilated with sharp instruments, both had their clothes removed by their attacker and both bodies had been left in public places where they could easily be found. [3], In December 1984, Campbell abducted 29-year-old Deirdre Sainsbury in his car as she hitchhiked along the South Circular Road in Roehampton in west London, before killing her and dumping her body on Denham golf course. PO Box 735 "Colin Campbell is a dangerous individual who cut short the lives of two young women in their primes and has never accepted any responsibility for his actions. "Our family would like to extend its deepest sympathy to the relatives of Claire Woolterton and we are pleased their long wait for justice is finally over. Miss Sainsbury's family said: "We all still think of Deirdre every day and this trial has brought a lot of the emotions back for us, which were felt when Campbell was tried for his crime all those years ago. Nobody was arrested or charged with Miss Woolterton's murder during the original investigation. Miss Sainsbury had also been picked up in Campbell's car while hitchhiking on the South Circular Road in Roehampton, within miles of the last sighting of Miss Woolterton. Mr Wright went on: 'Sadly, on this night, she and he having had a disagreement, she decided to make her own way home and set off at around about 10 oclock that evening. Usually after meeting her he drove her home, dropping her off nearby. 0000001881 00000 n The best beach in Britain that you've never heard of: Seaside town is braced for tourism boom after Kate Garraway reveals Derek's heartbreaking words when they thought he had just minutes left to live. Nobody was arrested or charged with Miss Woolterton's murder during the original investigation. If it is found that he was present and did carry out the earlier killing then this must raise questions about the significance of epilepsy in the second killing". "Those results were then further analysed by a professor of statistics from University College London (UCL), who stated in his opinion there was a one in a billion chance of it being someone else.". Read about our approach to external linking. A convicted killer has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 24 years after being found guilty of murdering a 17-year-old girl more than 30 years ago. Colin Campbell was also convicted of a killing in 1984, Claire Woolterton's body was found in Windsor in August 1981, Colin Campbell also killed Deirdre Sainsbury in 1984. 144 0 obj <>stream 0000041914 00000 n 0000009464 00000 n What's the least exercise we can get away with? In 2013 he was sentenced to life for murdering and mutilating Ms Woolterton. A convicted killer has finally been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a 17-year-old Northolt girl in 1981. London SE26 5NQ [5] One the evening of Thursday 27 August 1981, she had left her work at an amusement arcade in west London to walk home, but never arrived. Police think she accepted a lift from somebody but she was not seen again until her body was found. She said that despite their job title "we must remember police are humans" and they "need to offload" and talk to someone about their feelings. Colin Campbell, 66, who is already serving a life sentence for the manslaughter of Deirdre Sainsbury, denies murdering Claire Woolterton in August 1981. Colin Frederick Campbell (born 16 September 1947) is a British double murderer who in the early 1980s abducted two random women in west London and killed them in sexually motivated attacks. Claire Woolterton: The story of 17-year-old Claire Woolterton. [5] They contacted their local police force and discovered that the victim was their daughter. Colin Campbell was also convicted of a killing in 1984, Claire Woolterton's body was found in Windsor in August 1981, Colin Campbell also killed Deirdre Sainsbury in 1984. She had been sexually assaulted and her throat was cut. Steven Murphy. Ms Sainsbury's left breast was cut off and never recovered, while her clothes were found in Campbell's garage. 0000002948 00000 n Last November, police arrested and charged Campbell with Miss Woolterton's murder. When the case was reopened in 2011, Campbell was a convicted killer serving a life sentence for the manslaughter of Deirdre Sainsbury, from Greenham, in December 1984. Campbell and the solving of the Woolterton case continue to be the subject of various documentaries: Other (active) UK cold cases where the offender's DNA is known: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. She was picked up in Campbell's car while hitchhiking on the South Circular Road in Roehampton. [1] Instead he decided to defend himself by saying that although he did not remember doing so, he may have once walked into the amusement arcade and she may have sat on his knee, which is why his DNA had been found on her. He told jurors, who were shown photographs of the teenagers body, they would hear evidence 'inevitably distressing and unpleasant to receive by way of detail.'. 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The conviction of Campbell for Woolterton's murder was noted in the media for the decades-long gap between the murder and the killer being identified, and was also celebrated for being another successful case of DNA finally solving an infamous cold case in the UK following the recent solving of the murder of Yolande Waddington in 1966 using DNA. A convicted killer has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 24 years after being found guilty of murdering a 17-year-old girl more than 30 years ago. The teenager's naked body was found on the promenade by the River Thames . [3], As of 2015, Campbell was imprisoned at HM Prison Woodhill. 'For 32 long years the identity of her killer remained unknown, her murder unsolved. ", Pete Beirne, the principal investigator when the case was reopened, said: "What we've managed to achieve today obviously won't bring Claire back, but hopefully it's a small comfort to [her family] that Campbell has been in custody since 1984.". It was then stored by police for 30 years until the case was reviewed in 2011. [5][1] The investigation became one of the UK's biggest manhunts and quickly made the national news and saw a large amount of press coverage. Video, Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims, Harry: I always felt different to rest of family, US-made cheese can be called 'gruyere' - court, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus, AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress, Alex Murdaugh's legal troubles are far from over, Walkie Talkie architect Rafael Violy dies aged 78, Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Sizemore dies at 61. In December 1966, the body of 20-year-old Tuula Hoeoek was found at the entrance to a field at Rue Laurens in St Clement, Jersey. Her body was found in a wooded area of Denham Golf Course in Buckinghamshire, after Campbell picked her up in his car in Upper Richmond Road, Roehampton, on the evening of December 22. 0000018543 00000 n Campbell is serving life for the manslaughter of a 29-year-old female hitch-hiker he picked up in west London December, 1984, and whose body was also dumped in Thames Valley and is clearly an extremely dangerous man. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. At conservative gathering, Trump is still the favourite. This is the tow path in Windsor where Claire was found after being sexually assaulted and murdered. Claire Woolterton's naked body was found by the River Thames in Windsor. Miss Woolterton's stepfather Terry Pearce described her as a "lovely girl", who was "very precious" to the family. [7] In that year he wrote a letter to national prisoners newspaper Inside Time complaining that he was not allowed to buy his bedding from Argos because the prison authorities told him it was a fire risk. Mark John Phillips Jason Redshaw Stephen Wood. The 17-year-old girl had been so savagely attacked that it was impossible for doctors to determine whether she had been raped. For the loved ones of the victim, not knowing who the killer is and why they died can be one of the most difficult things to come to terms with, she added. "Claire was a hard-working girl, who was very kind and would always help people. "Scientists who then examined the evidence stated there was a one in a million chance of it being anyone else. Colin Campbell, 66, who is already serving a life sentence for the manslaughter of Deirdre Sainsbury, killed Claire Woolterton three years earlier, in August 1981. Mr Boarland said he "always goes to where Linda was killed" when he visits the Roseland. These cookies do not store any personal information. Prosecution counsel Peter Wright QC told the jury the 29-year-old's killing bore strong similarities to that of Claire's. It's always on your mind to some extent. Colin Frederick Campbell, I have to sentence you for the brutal murder of Claire Woolterton 32 years ago in August 1981. After his 2013 conviction for murder, the judge said that it had been wrong to downgrade his other conviction to manslaughter and should have remained a murder conviction. "Where is that person? When will the Beast from the East be at YOUR door? She had. [3] It was also celebrated for being another successful case of DNA finally solving an infamous cold case, following the recent solving of the murder of Yolande Waddington in 1966 using DNA. Our website uses cookies to improve your experience as outlined in our Cookie Policy. Desperation led to the use of hypnosis and even clairvoyants until DNA came to the rescue. "All the advice from our profilers was people who kill like this have an offending history," added Mr Boarland. [4], Woolterton was 17 years old and was described as a "normal, happy girl". Colin Campbell, 66, who is already serving a life sentence for the manslaughter of Deirdre Sainsbury, killed Claire Woolterton three years earlier, in August 1981. Campbell, 66, is facing trial for the murder of Claire Woolterton, 17, in 1981 whose body was found in Barry Avenue, Windsor . These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. "Colin Campbell is a dangerous individual who cut short the lives of two young women in their primes and has never accepted any responsibility for his actions. "I'm very happy we ran a very professional, detailed investigation. [5][1] By this time, Campbell had been downgraded to a Category D prison while serving his sentence for Sainsbury's killing, and was being openly allowed out into the public on licence for five days every month in preparation for a possible release. After driving her to nearby Hayes, Campbell strangled Miss Sainsbury before dumping her mutilated body near a golf course in Denham, west London.