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To think Jeremy Bamber might be innocent

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KimberleyClark · 07/12/2025 11:37

Or that at the very least his conviction wasn’t safe and there needs to be a retrial? Ihe was convicted in 1985 of murdering his adoptive parents, sister and her twin sons at his parents’ farmhouse. It was at first deemed to be murder-suicide by the sister, Sheila Caffell, who was a diagnosed schizophrenic. Bamber had been on full life tarriff ever since and still protesting his innocence. I always assumed he was guilty until I listened to a podcast called Blood Family. There was a lot of evidence the jury didn’t hear, it seems the police mucked up the crime scene, his cousins had a financial motive for framing him and a police officer in the control room apparently took a 999 nonspeaking call from the farmhouse while Bamber was outside with the police, which would indicate someone was still alive at that point.

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Peridot2 · 27/06/2026 13:44

And another thing I’d be interested to know … I believe the farm secretary said she felt the finding of the silencer was possibly staged for her benefit. Also present that day it seems from Colin cafell’s book was Basil Cock who was the executor of Neville’s estate. Colin says Basil was distracted by all the fingerprint dust everywhere. But Essex Police said they hadn’t fingerprinted the house by this date?? I wonder if the farm secretary was ever asked whether she saw the dust too on that date

Nicki101 · 29/06/2026 06:29

Hohofortherobbers · 25/06/2026 18:04

OK, finished all the podcasts and I think there is reasonable doubt. It struck me when they raked about the Agatha Christie effect. When we look for the implausible explanation when the truth is usually the most straightforward.

I dont 100% believe his innocence, but i think there's enough reasonable doubt. The jury queried with the judge whilst deliberating if the blood on the silencer could have been anyone else's and the judge incorrectly said no, it could only be Sheila's. I think if the judge had acknowledged then the blood could also belong to 2 other family members the jury would not gave convicted him.

Have you watched the recent one ‘Jeremy Bamber Proof of Innocence’? I think it’s the best one yet.
There is definitely reasonable doubt. It’s unbelievable to me that he has been inside for 40 years.
The Boutflours rented there house from the Bambers. Had Jeremy inherited the lot, he would have thrown them out and they knew that. They hated Jeremy and the feeling was mutual. How convenient they found a silencer sitting in a cupboard with the same blood type as theirs and Shiela’s. Not to mention the question of why would Jeremy have left it in the house after pulling off such a crime where he left no evidence whatsoever.

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