Blood relations : the definitive account of Jeremy Bamber and the White House Farm murders /
by Wilkes, Roger.
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BookPublisher: London : Robinson, 2020Edition: Updated edition.Description: 490 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781472145208 (pbk.) :; 1472145208 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 364.1523 WILSubject(s): Bamber, Jeremy, 1961- -- Trials, litigation, etc | Mass murder -- England -- Essex | Mass murder investigation -- England -- Essex | Crime | True CrimeSummary: In the early hours of 7th August 1985, five members of the Bamber family were shot dead with a .22-calibre Anschutz rifle. Sheila Caffell, who was known to have struggled with mental illness, was at first thought to have murdered her twin sons and adoptive parents and then to have turned the gun on herself. Forensic evidence, however, told a different story and raised such questions as how Sheila could have received two shots in an act of suicide. A year later it was Jeremy Bamber, the only survivor, who was convicted of the callous murders of his entire family. He is currently serving a life sentence, but continues to protest his innocence. In this the full account of the case, Roger Wilkes bases his story around specially commissioned forensic research, personal interviews with Jeremy Bamber and previously undisclosed accounts and witness statements.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 364.1523 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003091556X |
Previous edition: 1994.
Includes index.
In the early hours of 7th August 1985, five members of the Bamber family were shot dead with a .22-calibre Anschutz rifle. Sheila Caffell, who was known to have struggled with mental illness, was at first thought to have murdered her twin sons and adoptive parents and then to have turned the gun on herself. Forensic evidence, however, told a different story and raised such questions as how Sheila could have received two shots in an act of suicide. A year later it was Jeremy Bamber, the only survivor, who was convicted of the callous murders of his entire family. He is currently serving a life sentence, but continues to protest his innocence. In this the full account of the case, Roger Wilkes bases his story around specially commissioned forensic research, personal interviews with Jeremy Bamber and previously undisclosed accounts and witness statements.
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