It might not have been the wisest thing. This almost derailed the court case against Halliwell and called into question one of the most important principles of the criminal justice system. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Speaking on To Catch A Serial Killer - With Trevor McDonald, Elaine said: Steve did what I think any family member would want an officer to do for them.. That man is a hero. Former Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher took charge of the case and his team's findings led them to taxi driver Christopher Halliwell, who murdered both women and is currently serving a double life sentence. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. As a result of being found guilty of gross misconduct in January 2014, Steve Fulcher was given a final written warning, which could have led to his dismissal if he'd fallen foul of any more. When cornered by detectives, Halliwell admitted that he had killed Sian and led them to her body. Fulcher's arrest of Halliwell was made into ITV drama 'The Confession' in 2019, and has been the source of much debate. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. I think my job is fairy stressful and I dont have to keep anyone alive so for people that are doing a life and death job, I dont know what the answer is but I think its definitely a shame and seemingly morally unjust that he lost his livelihood and his work here.. But when Sian's body was recovered in nearby Uffington, Steve couldn't get the double murderer to repeat his confession on tape. The evidence Fulcher obtained about Becky Goddens disappearance was ruled inadmissible in court. And whatever the public thinks about it and Im as liberal as the next person theres a very good chance hed have killed other women in the meantime., Fulcher was a lifer in the police force. Why would this not be the biggest, most protracted, most vigorous investigation in the history of British policing? he exclaims. Witness statements were taken that put him near the scene. The press could be relentless, he warned; just look at the innocent Christopher Jefferies, who had become a front-page punchbag after the Joanna Yeates murder a couple of months before. The former Detective Superintendent left the police back in 2014. During the investigation, Detective Steve Fulcher broke police protocol and extracted not one, but two confessions from the killer. That decision cost DS Fulcher his career. And he has a warning. "He was cleaning the rear of his vehicle with blue fluid, depositing items in bins and burning things in the night.". Speaking to Chat magazine, Edwards said: 'Since the trial, our family has kept in touch with Steve Fulcher and his wife Yvonne. She went back to the streets, looking for Becky, and got in touch with the police twice. As seen in the third episode of the ITV series, Fulcher refused Halliwells requests to take him immediately to a police station. You can watch it on Monday nights at 9pm. However, the actions he took to try to save Sian and later Beck Godden-Edwards, cost him his career and reputation. I think we've lost sight of that.". ITV's new drama A Confession tells the story of the disappearance of Sian O'Callaghan - and the determination of DS Steve Fulcher (Martin Freeman) to find the missing 22-year-old. He has now returned to the public eye after throwing his support behind former colleague Mike Rees, 55, who is standing for the role of Police and Crime Commissioner in Wiltshire. The mother of Becky Godden-Edwards, who was murdered by double killer Christopher Halliwell in 2003, has revealed that she's now 'good friends' with the detective who was blamed for the case against her daughter's murderer falling apart. He said: "My view is that I have brought two daughters back to their mothers and Ive prevented other victims resulting from Halliwells continued pursuit of his career as a serial killer. For the fact that Becky was dead not estranged from her family, not wanting-to-be-missing only became apparent when her killer was being questioned about the disappearance of another young woman, 22-year-old Sian OCallaghan, who had failed to return home after a night out in Swindon in March 2011. After Halliwell was arrested in public at an Asda supermarket, he was driven to Barbury Castle where Fulcher met him in person. His campaign page can be found here. Steve was investigating the disappearance of Sian O'Callaghan, who vanished after leaving a Swindon nightclub on 20 March 2011. But Fulcher still feels wronged by senior officers - and believes he may have been able to prise information about more victims from Halliwell if given the chance. We were never going to be able to give Becky the wedding she would have wanted, but I wanted her funeral to reflect that side of her. She wrapped gifts every birthday. Fulcher has worked as a consultant for a private company in Somalia which offers aid from the Foreign Office. 22:03 GMT 30 Sep 2019. Despite Halliwell's conviction being set back by four years by DS Fulcher's error - he was eventually convicted in 2016 when new evidence emerged - Becky's mother reveals she's now struck up a close friendship with the detective and his wife. job, Love Island's Olivia accuses Jessie of 'coming at her' as she's slammed over 'fake' claims, Subscribe to Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror newspapers. In the coming weeks and months, she expected Becky to walk in the door at any moment. The evidence was seen as inadmissible as Fulcher had failed to caution Halliwell and denied him access to a solicitor at the time he had confessed. To order a copy for 6.79, go tobookshop.theguardian.com, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. He believed that if Halliwell was taken to a police station, Sians life would be in even more danger as with the presence of a solicitor, he may refuse to talk to police. In 2016, a judge, Sir John Griffith Williams, decided that the evidence collected by Fulcher about Becky Godden could and should be heard in court. "I'm left with a very bad taste in my mouth - it's the summary of it.". Morally, it seems reasonable.". Becky Godden, 20, was killed by Christopher Halliwell in 2003 but her body lay undiscovered for eight years. March 24, 2011 - Halliwell leads Detective. Steve, 53, from Wiltshire, was a Detective Superintendent and one of the most respected officers in the UK when he managed to catch sadistic taxi driver Halliwell. DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. What I do accept is that you cannot have a situation in which every police officer feels that he can breach Pace and point to me and say: Well, Steve Fulcher did it. But these are very explicit circumstances, recorded in detail at the time and presented fully, transparently and accurately by me to a court, laying myself open to what did happen to me, which is dismissal., Although he is adamant he is not bitter, Fulcher does struggle to keep his emotions in check. he said. He never said: Right Im going to tell you exactly where she is and what Ive done, etc. That isnt how it worked. Detective Sergeant Steve Fulcher resigned from the police force in 2014 after he was found guilty of misconduct for not reading Halliwell his rights when he first confessed to killing Godden-Edward in a remote rural location in 2011. What could I have done? Have something to tell us about this article? We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Its precarious work, but Fulcher was not exactly inundated with job offers. After a few hours, just as Fulcher was about to give up, Halliwell confessed to murdering OCallaghan. Steve Fulcher caught serial killer Christopher Halliwell then resigned from the force as his methods came under question. Episode six of the six-part series will air tonight Monday, October 7 at 9pm on ITV. Any mother would. The mother of murdered Becky Godden-Edwards has revealed she is now good friends with Detective Sergeant Steve Fulcher - the man who helped find her missing daughter's body. Theres a good reason for that, because they are self-serving and hopeless generally speaking., Hell, it appears, hath no fury like a police officer scorned. He invoked 'Emergency Powers' - usually used when there is a threat to life, like a terrorist attack - and asked Halliwell to help. Karen had to fight like a warrior to bring him finally to justice. He resigned from the force in May, 2014, and has admitted he was shunned when trying to find work in the UK because of his actions that led to Halliwell's capture. Killer Chris. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? He brought Becky home if he hadnt done what he did, Halliwell would never have shown him where she was. Halliwell claimed that the police officer had threatened his family, so his confession was elicited under duress. That man is a hero. 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But this time there was silence.. However, the decision Fulcher made led him to the bodies of two of Halliwells victims. Four years later in March 2016, Halliwell was charged with the murder of Godden-Edwards and in September of the same year, he was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order. Sian's disappearance set in motion a series of events which ultimately led to the resignation of investigating officer Steve Fulcher. In the end he links Sian's case to the disappearance of Becky. Satisfied? I could be a very humble and lovely person and do terrible things. "Everything about his MO, everything about the calls he received and made from prison - the notion that 'police are investigating me for eight murders', his own words. The ITV drama started on Monday, September 2, 2019. Wednesday, 1st March 2023See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. A detective who lost his career after catching a double killer says he believes he could have found more victims if given the chance. Repeatedly, Halliwell refused to be drawn, but Fulcher chipped away, telling him that if he didnt co-operate, he would be vilified. Steve is no longer working for Wiltshire police, having left the force back in 2014, but his decision to hand in his notice wasn't one he made lightly. Halliwell was sent down for her murder in 2016, where a judge described the killer as "both calculating and devious". At school, her shyness made her a target for bullies. A Confession on ITV cast: Who stars in A Confession? ", In his interview with The Guardian, he said, "If I'm right, he had a propensity for killing on average once a year You're seriously telling me there's nothing in between or either side [the murders of Becky and Sian]? We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. We are talking about the Sweeney era when suspects would be put in rooms and doors were shut and confessions were beaten out of them, no one wants to go back to that for a second.. In many ways, it was virtuoso policing. A Confession starred actor Martin Freeman as Fulcher, who managed to achieve what no policeman before him had been able to do - bring Becky home and identify her killer - but who was sacked as a result. During the trial, Halliwell also accused the detective of threatening his family during questioning. Its revealed in the article that, at the time, he was working for a private company in Mogadishu, Somalia, as a consultant, subcontracted to deliver aid from Foreign Office and DFID(Department for International Development) programmes outside the green zone. If you were in my position, what would you do? he asks. A Confession on ITV location: Where is A Confession filmed? Halliwells confession to Beckys murder had been given without him being reminded of his rights by DS Fulcher subsequently described, wrongly, as a police blunder meaning he couldnt be held to account for killing Becky. However, between the two judgements, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) in 2014 found Fulcher guilty of gross misconduct for breaches of PACE and ignoring force orders. Horror film legend Ricou Browning who 'played all the bad guys' and starred as Gill-man in Creature from the Another close call! Continuing ITVs long-running penchant for excellent drama series is the newly released A Confession which first hit our screens on September 2nd. CCTV footage showed her getting into a cab of local man Halliwell. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. It was decided that the detective had gone against standard guidelines (PACE) by failing to caution Halliwell during his revelations. Her determination paid off. But there were also dark times. Judge Mrs Justice Cox ruled both of Halliwell's confessions were inadmissable as evidence because Fulcher had breached Police and Criminal Evidence Act guidelines by not cautioning the killer and giving him access to a solicitor. Youre seriously telling me theres nothing in between or either side? Steve Fulcher said: "Halliwell murdered other people without any shadow of a doubt. But for my intervention, Christopher Halliwell would be walking the streets now, says Fulcher. More info. Fulcher believed that if Halliwell was taken to a police station, the detectives would have no chance of finding OCallaghan alive. Martin Freeman, show writer Jeff Pope and director Paul Andrew Williams spoke to the press in London including Express.co.uk about PACE and the consequences of Steve Fulchers actions. Then, suddenly, the police were at the door, with the most devastating news. It would prove to be a costly decision for Fulcher. A Confession: Killer told DS It's a pleasure ruining your career'. Halliwell was formally charged in an Asda car park with the kidnap of Sian, and declined to make any comment. But there was no body and only circumstantial evidence to connect him to her disappearance. Then years. By "But for my course of action Becky would still be in that field, Sian would never be found and Christopher Halliwell would be walking the streets.". He says he was adhering to Article 2 of the Human Rights Act: the victim's life came first. The taxi driver was eventually convicted of the murder of Becky in 2016 when new evidence arose. A Confession concludes tonight (Monday, October 7) at 9pm on ITV. After leading Fulcher to her grave, Halliwell then turned to Fulcher and said: Do you want another one?. I had to I knew she would go anyway, Karen says. "Which ever way you slice it when he asks that question, 'What should I have done?' The act was introduced following the 1981 Brixton riots and the Scarman Report, 1981 which recommended changes in police training, law enforcement and the recruitment of more ethnic minorities. Good luck with that because I can't think of one. Express. "Police stations are closing, resources are lacking and I think the times right for someone to come in, whos got an understanding of what the police service is about. Det Supt Steve Fulcher did not caution taxi driver Christopher Halliwell when he led the police officer to the grave of Becky Godden in 2011. But Mr Fulcher was not prepared for Halliwell's next remark: "Do you want another one?" He then took the investigation team to the exact spot in Gloucestershire, in the remote corner of a field. Steve Fulcher said police uncovered a secret stash of women's clothing, 15 miles from where Halliwell had buried his victim Sian O'Callaghan, which could belong to other women he has targetted. Despite losing his job, Steve has no regrets. In fact, they were the only things to do: Steve Fulcher. But Becky always mattered, too, Karen says. , updated In 2014, he was found guilty of misconduct at a disciplinary hearing. Good Housekeeping participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. View the profiles of people named Steve Fulcher. Hunting the killer: police search the area where Sian OCallaghans body was found. DS Steve Fulcher, played by Martin Freeman in A Confession, resigned from the police after being found guilty of gross misconduct in the Christopher Halliwell case Sians mother Elaine Pickford, played by Sobhan Finneran in the ITV series, was grateful to DS Fulcher. They've actually become good friends of ours.'. Never.. So why didnt he? Since 2015, he has "been on contract in Somalia as the adviser to the federal government". As always you can unsubscribe at any time. His admission took police to the remains of Becky Godden, 20, who had disappeared from the same town in 2003. He used to drive to work in a gunmetal grey Alfa Romeo Spider with a flashy red leather interior. Its like you ask him a question which is perhaps slightly elliptical and off he goes and half an hour later he has given you a potted version of what happened., Martin Freeman, who plays Fulcher added: He is straight back in it.. Despite his tarnished reputation within the force, Fulcher received support from the families of Sian O'Callaghan and Becky Godden. Facebook gives people the power to. In March 2016 Halliwell was charged with the murder of Godden-Edwards and in September of the same year, he was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order, meaning he is not eligible for parole. "If she had been alive and I had walked away, my offence would have been grotesque.". After 28 years in the force, he still believed there was a place in investigations for the policemans gut. Karens dogged campaign to bring Halliwell to justice turned into one of the most astonishing sagas in British legal history. DSI Steve Fulcher Monday 7 October 2019, 5:22pm ITV's The Confession, tells the story of how Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher breached protocols to catch a killer. Halliwell confessed he had also killed prostitute Becky Godden years earlier and left her body at another location, which he then took the police to. She went out for the night and never came home. Its really interesting to be with him to just sort of see and try and understand how ones life can be f****** destroyed by something like this. It is 10 years to the day since Sian O'Callaghan, 22, went missing while walking home from a nightclub. Fulcher had driven the criminal to a beauty spot and pleaded with him to give up Ms Callaghan's location. What Fulcher already knew was that his informal chat with Halliwell was breaching Code C of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (Pace), which was instituted in the early 1980s in the aftermath of the Brixton riots. Afterwards, with a fine and a criminal record, Becky asked her mother to drive her to see a boyfriend. Fortunes turned sour for Fulcher in 2014. So its a fair question: what would you do if you were in Fulchers shoes that day? Halliwell eventually admitted that he had killed Sian, directing the police to where he had buried her body. "His trophy store at Ramsbury with 60 items of women's clothing, everything about his history and behaviour indicates that we haven't, and probably never will, get to the bottom of his full offending. She convinced her local Asda to let her stand outside the store to engage with shoppers. Following on the success ofManhunt, A Confession is another crime drama which deals with a real-life case. Fulcher opened up on the case last year on ITV documentary To Catch A Serial Killer - With Trevor McDonald. Later that year, he resigned, his police career over. By then, all Beckys ambitions of becoming a vet had gone and she dropped out of school. EXCLUSIVE: It is exactly 10 years to the day since Sian O'Callaghan, who was murdered by Christopher Halliwell, went missing while walking home from a nightclub in Swindon - an investigation which ultimately cost Steve Fulcher his career. Of course Pace should be there. This was because Halliwell's confession was regarded as inadmissible as evidence by Judge Mrs Justice Fox. Born in April 1982, a little sister for Steven, Becky was a sensitive child who was deeply affected when her parents split up when she was six. At just 4ft 11in tall and slightly built, Becky was no match at all for Halliwell the man who decided to kill her and dump her body in a Gloucestershire field. Email us attips@the-sun.co.ukor call 0207 782 4368 . What happened to him? It had a devastating effect on my family, as I was in a dark place for a long time, he admits. He has also written a book, 'Catching a Serial Killer', and featured in the 2018 documentary To Catch a Serial Killer with Trevor McDonald on ITV. With its microscopic analysis of a single crime, the book has the gripping allure of long-form podcasts, such as Serial. Someone else said she was running a club in Bristol. Sian was always the good girl in this story and we were kind of dismissed. What happened to him? "And that in turn means there are any number of mothers and fathers who will never find their daughter again. But in 2014, Fulcher resigned from the service. That hed got away with killing Becky? "You've got to go back to the basic role of a police officer. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Steve now works as a security contractor in Somalia as he has been unable to find work in the UK since the scandal surrounding his dealings with the convicted killer. Halliwell admitted to murdering Becky, and took Fulcher to the where he had disposed of Becky's body. In the end he links Sian's case to the disappearance of Becky Godden-Edwards after Halliwell owned up to a second body. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. She tried to keep her off the streets, too, supporting her when Becky insisted she was going to get clean. However, Fulcher did receive praise from Karen Edwards, the mother of Becky Godden-Edwards who went missing in 2003, whose body was found as a result of the Halliwell confession that Fulcher managed to ascertain. "If your daughter went missing tomorrow, I would not be confident that the police would do the right thing in preserving your daughter's life. Steve was found guilty of gross misconduct for breaching Code C of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE), which protects the rights of individuals during questioning and detention. The ITV drama is based on the controversial true story of how a detective caught a serial killer. Givn him an alternative of what he should have done and got those girls back. He said: "I'm still bitter and angry - nothing's changed. Sian OCallaghan, a popular 22-year-old from Swindon, had been reported missing the previous Saturday, five days earlier. Can you have a police force that simply ignores a serial killer?, Fulcher would also like to see amendments made to Pace that take into account exceptional positions that investigators sometimes find themselves in. Martin Freeman played Detective Steve Fulcher (Image: ITV) Elaine O'Callaghan Halliwell had pleaded guilty to the murder Sian O'Callaghan on October 19, 2012. Afterwards, I know everyone was asking how a clever girl from a loving family could end up as a sex worker, in a shallow grave in a field, and Ive asked that question myself a million times. So far, so police procedural. Not once has Karen, a beautician, blamed the detective for jeopardising the pursuit of justice for Becky. Rather than question Halliwell under caution at a police station, Steve decided to grill the cabbie at the Wiltshire beauty spot, without any legal representation and with nothing on tape. I could not believe it was happening not to my little girl, says her mother. The manner in which Steve gained Halliwells confessions breached police procedure by failing to caution him and denying access to a solicitor. She had a white wicker coffin and Stargazer lilies. The music played as they said farewell to Becky was Coldplays Fix You, an apt choice. Sian vanished as she walked home from a nightclub. "It's one of the times I nearly broke a little bit, and you have to let happen whatever happens "It was Fulcher's fall from grace really that interested me. Night out: Sian OCallaghan, 22, with her boyfriend Kevin Reape. Perhaps his biggest complaint is the failure to investigate further crimes that Halliwell may have committed. Detective Sergeant Steve Fulcher resigned from the police force in 2014 after he was found guilty of misconduct for not reading Halliwell his rights when he first confessed to killing. Throughout the investigation, Steve believed that Sian was alive, so when Halliwell was arrested, rather than taking him to the police station, he was driven to a remote location, along with Steve, in order for the detective to find out where she was. The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal on season 3, Neighbours announces seven more returning cast. He knew that Sian was dead, which meant that his argument regarding preservation of life was no longer relevant. Fulcher didnt think so and when Halliwell was seen under surveillance buying an overdose-quantity of pills on the morning of 24 March, he ordered his arrest. It was work that would see Fulcher nominated for the Queens police medal. Beyond his personal circumstances, though, Fulcher is furious about what he sees as regrettable and avoidable problems with British policing. Instead, seeing a window of opportunity, hed driven him to the field where Halliwell claimed another body would be found. Asked if he regrets his actions, he added: "If I've saved a victim as a consequence of sacrificing my career, then I'm happy with that deal. Her boyfriend, Kevin Reape, raised the alarm at 9.45am the following morning when Sian hadn't turned up at . What could I have done? and the best drama gives you the opportunity to insert yourself into a position thinking how would I have played this? and thats what he says a lot: What should I have done? It would soon involve five force areas and 1,000 police officers, not to mention many hundreds of friends and locals who scoured the Savernake Forest, close to the last mast her mobile phone had pinged. When tracking her mobile phone, Fulcher's team. "He seems like a throughly decent man. It was a murder than could have gone unsolved had it not been for the actions of Det Supt Fulcher - but those actions cost him his career. 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