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Ann Widdecombe thread part 3

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LuckyHazelFox · 15/07/2026 07:09

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CypressGrove · 21/07/2026 23:24

TemporarilyCantDoMyself · 18/07/2026 15:46

I don't normally get involved in this sort of speculation but in the later pic he seems to have more hair in the sense of it has receeded less than in earlier pic. So unless he's had a hair transplant is it really the same man? I don't think it looks like him even apart from the hair, but the hairline just looks really different. And his face, what can be seen of it.
RIP Ann, I didn't agree with her on most things but she didn't deserve this kind of suffering and I've been struck by how people from all over the political spectrum say she was lovely and kind to them. We all have some bonkers views but how we actually treat others counts. So I may even have revised my view of her.

The 'picture' of him with the car is AI generated from grainy CCTV so where his hairline is in that picture is completely irrelevant.

Parsley4321 · 21/07/2026 23:15

@Gengha no I haven’t have I and neither will I let’s just see what happens

Gengha · 21/07/2026 23:13

Parsley4321 · 21/07/2026 23:09

@Gengha thank you for your observation let’s just see how this pans out

Yes, shall we

I see you’ve made zero comment on any of the relevant information that’s been released publicly, nor given any view as tio why this would be being set up, as you are inferring

Choux · 21/07/2026 23:09

I sometimes watch Murder on CCTV on Red and quite a few times the police find that the time on the CCTV is out. So he may have left Rotherham earlier than just before 8am.

I also noticed a discrepancy in the DM’s reporting today. Again this could be because the time on the CCTV at Ann’s house is incorrect. Or perhaps the DM have mis written the time he entered the house as 12.01pm (and therefore left at 12.03). Because we have previously been told she was sending WhatsApp messages to TV staff till 12.20. Perhaps the time should be 12.31?

https://mol.im/a/15993127

Ann Widdecombe thread part 3
Parsley4321 · 21/07/2026 23:09

@Gengha thank you for your observation let’s just see how this pans out

Gengha · 21/07/2026 23:06

Parsley4321 · 21/07/2026 23:02

@KerryWeaversSpecs no left bias here 😜
you can put whatever you want into Google to get a journey time but when you actually do it it’s a different story. I did this journey for 10 years Rotherham to Glos and then her destination is 2hours from here and if anyone on this thread had done it they would know what I’m talking about it may well say 4 hours 10 minutes but in reality it’s not ever. I don’t know of any conspiracy theory but I do know the journey time doesn’t add up which makes me suspicious

Seriously just stop. No one cares about your driving from Gloucester to Rotherham and you sound ridiculous.

ChocolateCinderToffee · 21/07/2026 23:05

WonderfulSmith · 21/07/2026 22:48

But assuming he knew that he was going to do this I would expect him to want to avoid being pulled over.

You’re assuming he was rational.

He probably drove like a maniac because he’s a maniac.

KerryWeaversSpecs · 21/07/2026 23:04

Ilovecrispytofu · 21/07/2026 23:02

Well I’m on the left and can see that the evidence against this guy currently looks overwhelming. I think we can agree that vile psychopaths are fairly well represented across the political spectrum.

Agree. I haven't seen anyone on the left doubting that it is the right person. Not even Little Owen Jones.

Ilovecrispytofu · 21/07/2026 23:02

ForeverNowWithin · 21/07/2026 22:47

It could be that, but it could be that people on the left refuse to believe this crime been committed by someone with a very left wing/progressive/liberal political because that's just awkward and embarrassing. So they are hinting that this was a contract killing on AW at a time that would be very useful to a certain person who has been given 5m to spend on his own personal security and might be in need of a very timely reason to prove why he needs it. Possibly.

Well I’m on the left and can see that the evidence against this guy currently looks overwhelming. I think we can agree that vile psychopaths are fairly well represented across the political spectrum.

Parsley4321 · 21/07/2026 23:02

@KerryWeaversSpecs no left bias here 😜
you can put whatever you want into Google to get a journey time but when you actually do it it’s a different story. I did this journey for 10 years Rotherham to Glos and then her destination is 2hours from here and if anyone on this thread had done it they would know what I’m talking about it may well say 4 hours 10 minutes but in reality it’s not ever. I don’t know of any conspiracy theory but I do know the journey time doesn’t add up which makes me suspicious

oviraptor21 · 21/07/2026 22:54

No idea why PP is so adamant it's impossible to drive from Rotherham to Haytor in the time specified. I've just entered the details into Google Maps with a departure time of 8am on a Wednesday and they typical minimum time is 4hrs and 10 mins. Clearly there were no delays and perhaps he was speeding too but there's no question that it's perfectly possible.

KerryWeaversSpecs · 21/07/2026 22:53

ForeverNowWithin · 21/07/2026 22:47

It could be that, but it could be that people on the left refuse to believe this crime been committed by someone with a very left wing/progressive/liberal political because that's just awkward and embarrassing. So they are hinting that this was a contract killing on AW at a time that would be very useful to a certain person who has been given 5m to spend on his own personal security and might be in need of a very timely reason to prove why he needs it. Possibly.

I don't think the people casting doubt on the journey time etc. are on the left tbh. I certainly don't think @Parsley4321 is and I am sure she will confirm this!

1dayatatime · 21/07/2026 22:49

Parsley4321 · 21/07/2026 21:03

It’s not speculation I drove from Glos to Rotherham twice a week for 10 years the time line is an impossibility and anyone who’s taken in by the narrative has obviously never travelled that path. It is a minimum 3.5 hours from here going through Birmingham then getting past Bristol from here just forget it it didn’t happen it’s impossible

Well if you put into Google maps Rotherham to Haytor it comes out at 4 hrs 30 mins, taking into account traffic, speed limits etc.

He left at 07:51 and is believed to have committed the murder at around 12:30. So 4 hours 39 minutes.

The attack is alleged to have lasted 2 minutes.

He then leaves Haytor to return to Rotherham before 6 pm.

All perfectly possible, unless you are desperate for a conspiracy theory.

Ann Widdecombe murder probe: What we know so far https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vyqkqkvr9o

A police officer looks down at a sheert of paper while wearing uniform next to a bush and police van outside Widdecombe's home on Friday.

Ann Widdecombe murder probe: What we know so far

The former MP was found dead at her home in Haytor, Devon, on Thursday morning.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vyqkqkvr9o

WonderfulSmith · 21/07/2026 22:48

Dontgetstuckinthepast · 21/07/2026 22:35

I doubt that violent men stick to the speed limit.

But assuming he knew that he was going to do this I would expect him to want to avoid being pulled over.

ForeverNowWithin · 21/07/2026 22:47

KerryWeaversSpecs · 21/07/2026 22:40

Very true! But there will be people trying to explain that away too.

My guess is that there is some conspiracy theory doing the rounds on the murkier parts of SM that an immigrant or some other minority the far right hate committed the crime and the police are fitting this chap up. It's like the conspiracy theory about Ukranian rent boys torching Starmer's property.

It could be that, but it could be that people on the left refuse to believe this crime been committed by someone with a very left wing/progressive/liberal political because that's just awkward and embarrassing. So they are hinting that this was a contract killing on AW at a time that would be very useful to a certain person who has been given 5m to spend on his own personal security and might be in need of a very timely reason to prove why he needs it. Possibly.

ForeverNowWithin · 21/07/2026 22:41

Parsley4321 · 21/07/2026 21:36

Ok 3.5 hours from Rotherham in rush hour getting past Birmingham then 2 hours from here getting through Bristol is 5.5 hours with no delay it’s impossible you cdnt drive 50 miles an hour let alone 100 miles a hour. Something about this doesn’t add up 5.5 hours minimum in a car that hadn’t been driven for a year dream on it didn’t happen

Every time I read the online comments in response to this man's arrest I keep hearing this. There seems to be a conspiracy theory brewing but no-one is saying explicitly what it is. Just lots of hints about things not adding up...and another car (a VW Golf) being parked nearby around the time of her death that witnesses reported as being unusual, but the police have apparently failed to take sufficient interest in.

The suggestion would appear to be that this man has been framed for some reason, or that he is covering for the real murderer. Although why someone would even do that I have no idea.

Who is doing all this conspiracy theorising and more importantly, why? What is their agenda?

There will presumably be plenty of CCTV evidence to come out in court that will show the journey was done exactly as described. Very tight, but not impossible. Unless of course you believe that the police are also complicit in this fit up and are fabricating evidence to frame this man. But why? And if so then who should we be pointing the finger at?

CrazyMidget · 21/07/2026 22:41

4t4 · 21/07/2026 22:20

Regardless of any politics, she was a 78yo woman eating lunch in her kitchen. My mum just died of cancer at the exact same age. The thought of an older person like her being hammered 21 times is so unbelievably horrible and sickening.

I agree; completely sickening. And that fucking coward knew full well she was an old lady.

I'm really sorry about your mum. 💐

KerryWeaversSpecs · 21/07/2026 22:40

Additup · 21/07/2026 22:35

Not if there's actual footage of him at the house commiting murder and the gloves/hammer he used covered with dna in his bin !!! I would think its impossible to argue against that evidence.

Very true! But there will be people trying to explain that away too.

My guess is that there is some conspiracy theory doing the rounds on the murkier parts of SM that an immigrant or some other minority the far right hate committed the crime and the police are fitting this chap up. It's like the conspiracy theory about Ukranian rent boys torching Starmer's property.

CrazyMidget · 21/07/2026 22:39

I strongly disagreed with Ann's politics, but I am horrified by the new details that have come out today. I would never, ever have wished that on her. Poor Ann; what a dreadful way to go. An ignominious end for a woman who, even though you might have hated her politics, was still impressive and made a big contribution to public life. I might not have liked the shade of her contribution, sure, but I think she deserved respect for the length of her engagement in politics. I hope they throw the book at the culprit. You can't go around murdering people because you don't like their beliefs!!

Additup · 21/07/2026 22:35

KerryWeaversSpecs · 21/07/2026 22:25

But as pp says the police have evidence etc. The CPS needs a certain level of evidence to agree to a charge. What are you suggesting?

Eta: if it is a physical impossibility to drive fron Rotherham to Ann's house within the tinescale concerned, then the murder's defence barrister will be able to blow the prosecution's case apart in a instant.

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Not if there's actual footage of him at the house commiting murder and the gloves/hammer he used covered with dna in his bin !!! I would think its impossible to argue against that evidence.

Dontgetstuckinthepast · 21/07/2026 22:35

I doubt that violent men stick to the speed limit.

KerryWeaversSpecs · 21/07/2026 22:25

Parsley4321 · 21/07/2026 21:03

It’s not speculation I drove from Glos to Rotherham twice a week for 10 years the time line is an impossibility and anyone who’s taken in by the narrative has obviously never travelled that path. It is a minimum 3.5 hours from here going through Birmingham then getting past Bristol from here just forget it it didn’t happen it’s impossible

But as pp says the police have evidence etc. The CPS needs a certain level of evidence to agree to a charge. What are you suggesting?

Eta: if it is a physical impossibility to drive fron Rotherham to Ann's house within the tinescale concerned, then the murder's defence barrister will be able to blow the prosecution's case apart in a instant.

LagerLady · 21/07/2026 22:20

If convicted, he will spend the rest of his life in prison

4t4 · 21/07/2026 22:20

Regardless of any politics, she was a 78yo woman eating lunch in her kitchen. My mum just died of cancer at the exact same age. The thought of an older person like her being hammered 21 times is so unbelievably horrible and sickening.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 21/07/2026 22:14

There are some seriously weird posts on these threads, the previous one had a poster who believed that because AW didn't have children nobody would bother to pursue justice for her and this one has a poster that seems to be implying that the police are trying to fit up.an innocent man, in spite of a wealth of evidence.