UK - Alesha MacPhail, 6, raped & murdered, Ardbeg, Isle of Bute, Scotland, 2 Jul 2018 -*arrest* #6

[Eve71]

Yeah I tweeted him asking if he

Seems to come back round every time to why he took her, what his original intentions were, and how he took her. I'd be interested to see a floor plan of the flat - I'm sure somebody shared this a long way back.

What i'd be interested to see is if the dealers he asked for weed from responded to him and the exact times. Weed isn't heroin and I don't see why he would go to a house he hasn't ever (allegedly) been inside to ask for or steal weed at that time. He clearly had an interest in the 'perfect crime'. I believe he knew a lot more about the family than we are led to believe through mutual friends on Facebook etc and the inside of the house. It was known that people left their doors open but I am sceptical on this as one just pointed out - how woild he know the key would be left in. I can't get my head round him taking her out of her bed, without any noise, creeping past 4 adults, and she had a creaky door without alerting others or leaving any DNA inside the house.

As someone pointed out Brady kept John Kilbride's (not sure if that's the right victim) location a secret, something he obviously got pleasure from. This lad is a psycopath and most certainly would have gone on to kill more.

For all we know he had tried something similar before. I think he regularly went out late at night and was so warped that he had planned this out to some extent. For all we know he deliberately made those phone calls as a smokescreen.

There is a hell of a lot more to AC's history. So many questions. Is it likely we will hear more once he is sentenced?

I’m certain he went to score, he just couldn’t have known the door was unlocked and had it been locked his plan of abducting Alesha would have failed right there. The grandmother stated that she’d completely forgot to take key out of the door after bringing in washing ,so it doesn’t sound like they habitually left the key in at night time .

The abduction is such a sticking point with this case. Imo , he went to score , found door unlocked, entered, although this again is odd, how did he know everyone was in bed...how would he explain himself had he been seen? Did he knock first and with no reply he confidently entered? Then we have the 3 bedrooms, did he actually go into each one looking for Alesha and all without waking anyone up? That’s a hell of a risk. I do believe that upon finding Alesha , she was in a deep sleep making the actual taking easy . I think she may have woke when the fresh air hit her and that’s when he violently shook her to quieten her. Yet again there is alleged footage of him carrying her on his back along marine parade.

You’re right he most certainly was a habitual prowler. We do know that he had sick fantasies, so maybe jumping from buying weed to murder was not such a stretch for him. I think a lot more will come out after his sentencing, I also expect a book or two.

 

[Rhenish]

I truly believe that Arron Thomas Campbell is a psychopath in every sense of the word. Psychopaths are born, not raised.
I do not assign any guilt toward his family, I am sure Aaron had his juvenile/teenager complaints like most teenagers but in all reality he had a home and a family that supported him and put up with him. I have not seen anything that suggests he was beaten, sexually abused, verbally abused, locked up in chains and starved etc. He appears to me to be a rather pompous controlling spoiled teenage brat that was an attention seeker and unappreciative of what he does-did- have. And, just to add, he had the power of free will, he chose to do what he did. However, it will be interesting to see -if we are privy- what mitigating factors are presented at sentencing to explain away his murderous actions. I am sure there will be some but I believe all of them will be stretching the truth and will be rather weak while trying to explain away his crime. I believe Alesha's mom when she said, in the article posted several posts previous, that he looked at her family and smiled....to me that is very telling of his psychopathy. His defense of blaming Toni was very manipulative and just plain mean but very well thought out. Arron Thomas Campbell is a cunning killer, regardless of his age! IMO, he is truly a psychopath, I am not hung up on his age for any reason whatsoever to cut him any slack. He does not deserve any. He is simply a psychopath born with the propensity to hurt others or act in a manner with zero regard to others and in this case it appears he took pleasure in Alesha's, and her family's, pain.

I, like Alesha's mom, would want to meet with Arron but I would not expect to receive any truthful revelation from him at all. I would expect him to be his manipulative psychopathic self. I would just want to be up close and personal to see him and hear him speak and "get closer or see" the killer that took my daughters life. I would go to the ends of the earth trying to understand and if meeting him in person in anyway would help I would do it, without any real expectations.

 

[nothinonyou]

I really do wonder if there were any signs, something like this doesn't stem from thin air. I expect ex-girlfriends might know more than most. I wonder if he exhibited any strange sexual interests while with them. I'd be so surprised if he didn't. I really hope a documentary is released one day which might shed some more light on this case.

 

[Rhenish]

I really do wonder if there were any signs, something like this doesn't stem from thin air. I expect ex-girlfriends might know more than most. I wonder if he exhibited any strange sexual interests while with them. I'd be so surprised if he didn't. I really hope a documentary is released one day which might shed some more light on this case.

I believe he was born a psychopath so there would have been signs but signs were probably not picked up by anyone before this crime as he had no reason to be under the "microscope" prior to making The Headlines. Any weird stuff was probably noticeable and/or questionable but not necessarily given too much seriousness until his crime, at least within the community-I think mom may have experienced him as a "handful to deal with.". I agree "something like this doesn't stem from thin air", because I believe it stems from psychopathy and age doesn't matter. The people most likely to notice any signs were his family, but the problem with that is they are family and I believe one denies a lot or tolerates a lot within families - or at least excuses away while fingers crossed. It would be interesting to know if he had any perverse sexual interests or fantasies.

I agree that a documentary would be interesting to see and maybe someday Aaron, from behind prison walls, will do an interview to explain "his behavior or crime." Arron will be needing more attention eventually down the road and an interview would keep him in the limelight but I would not trust or bank on anything he would say in an interview for a documentary. The truth is, imo, only Aaron knows and he is not going to play that last and final card because it would be the end to any interest in him.

 

[Yenriac]

It’s possible but I think RM and TM would not be on that list of dealers to call, especially so close to the abduction.

He did call TM. She had missed calls from him.

 

[Eve71]

He did call TM. She had missed calls from him.

Yes I know but wasn’t clear .....I doubt he’d have called them if his motive was to abduct Alesha , other dealers but not them.

 

[Yenriac]

Yes I know but wasn’t clear .....I doubt he’d have called them if his motive was to abduct Alesha , other dealers but not them.

Possibly. Yes. He maybe called her to see if she was awake. Maybe TM was his intended victim? He could have been trying to lure her out. He couldn't get her out and somehow got Alesha instead and this is why he tried to incriminate TM.
My mind is doing overtime with this again.

 

[Eve71]

I believe he was born a psychopath so there would have been signs but signs were probably not picked up by anyone before this crime as he had no reason to be under the "microscope" prior to making The Headlines. Any weird stuff was probably noticeable and/or questionable but not necessarily given too much seriousness until his crime, at least within the community-I think mom may have experienced him as a "handful to deal with.". I agree "something like this doesn't stem from thin air", because I believe it stems from psychopathy and age doesn't matter. The people most likely to notice any signs were his family, but the problem with that is they are family and I believe one denies a lot or tolerates a lot within families - or at least excuses away while fingers crossed. It would be interesting to know if he had any perverse sexual interests or fantasies.

I agree that a documentary would be interesting to see and maybe someday Aaron, from behind prison walls, will do an interview to explain "his behavior or crime." Arron will be needing more attention eventually down the road and an interview would keep him in the limelight but I would not trust or bank on anything he would say in an interview for a documentary. The truth is, imo, only Aaron knows and he is not going to play that last and final card because it would be the end to any interest in him.

I think you’re pretty much spot on. I believe some are simply born wired wrong. It’s obvious he has no empathy at all, not a flicker of remorse in the court room, just a deviant way of trying to deflect responsibility . Even after the crime he went to bed and very likely slept like a baby. He took great pleasure in taunting his friends on snap chat about who’d done it . He’s a complete phychopath. There must have been signs, the islanders were quick to point the finger and A.C stated himself he akways got blamed for everything....I wonder why? I guess the biggest giveaway is his mother...she knew he was the killer as soon as she viewed the CCTV. She’s never defended him and refused to support him in court. That speaks volumes.

 

[Eve71]

Possibly. Yes. He maybe called her to see if she was awake. Maybe TM was his intended victim? He could have been trying to lure her out. He couldn't get her out and somehow got Alesha instead and this is why he tried to incriminate TM.
My mind is doing overtime with this again.

Yes, that’s another possibility. Although I don’t believe TM was involved at all, something doesn’t sit right.

 

[Yenriac]

Yes, that’s another possibility. Although I don’t believe TM was involved at all, something doesn’t sit right.

This case is full of possibilities. I think he tried to incriminate TM because he wanted to hurt TM for whatever reason only known to him. Like i say it's full of possibilities, i may even have thought of a new one by tomorrow

 

[Owlpellet]

He had just had a blazing row with his mother about his sister going off with his mates to get a takeaway. He couldn’t find anyone to sell him cannabis. RM and Toni were apparently ignoring him. Again. He may have gone down the road on the spur of the moment to see if their lights were on, so he’d know for sure if they were ignoring him, or had gone to sleep. If they were awake, maybe he was still hoping to buy cannabis. If they were asleep, who knows? Maybe he knew there were a couple of plants in the house or maybe he was indeed after Alesha.

If it wasn’t clear from outside whether their lights were on (does anyone know if a hall light was left on?) he might have gone up the stairs to have a listen at the door. Then he saw the key in the lock. For reasons known only to him, he opened the door.

As Alesha was scared of the dark, there was probably at least a nightlight somewhere- maybe that was what drew him to her room. Or maybe he found poor Alesha in the hall and she was quickly grabbed to stop her telling anyone or because he had indeed fantasised about this, although the actual abduction that night was unplanned. We’ll probably never know, but he used Alesha as a vehicle for his rage that night. He used her to feel powerful.

I’ll be really glad when he’s sentenced and we can stop thinking about it all. Of course her family and friends never will.

 

[Kikixxxx]

I think the Toni story wasn’t necessarily to get at/hurt Toni more the fact he needed a reason why his semen was found on alesha, how else could he explain this? He had to say he’d been sleeping with Someone so they had access to any condoms they used, there’s literally no one else plausible he could of incriminated to explain his semen on alesha, poor Toni was the only option really.

He’s said whatever he could to try and get away with what he done

 

[Yenriac]

I think the Toni story wasn’t necessarily to get at/hurt Toni more the fact he needed a reason why his semen was found on alesha, how else could he explain this? He had to say he’d been sleeping with Someone so they had access to any condoms they used, there’s literally no one else plausible he could of incriminated to explain his semen on alesha, poor Toni was the only option really.

He’s said whatever he could to try and get away with what he done

You could be right. Why do you think she was the only option?

 

[Kikixxxx]

You could be right. Why do you think she was the only option?

Well he would have had to have slept with someone, who then had access to Alesha to pour the condom on, he couldn’t say he’d been sleeping with rab, or the grandma, the only link between A.C. and alesha would be Toni or rab. I think it would only make sense it was Toni

 

[Yenriac]

Well he would have had to have slept with someone, who then had access to Alesha to pour the condom on, he couldn’t say he’d been sleeping with rab, or the grandma, the only link between A.C. and alesha was Toni or rab. I think it would only make sense it was Toni

Ok. I understand. Sorry i was overthinking so much i couldn't see the obvious.

 

[Eve71]

Genie has said she struggles with the abduction. I believe it is that she wants answers for. She’s asking the same questions as the rest of us .

 

[Kiranerys]

Genie has said she struggles with the abduction. I believe it is that she wants answers for. She’s asking the same questions as the rest of us .

Unfortunately I believe if he agrees to speak to her he will most likely tell her that Toni handed Alesha over.He won't tell her the truth,no matter how clever he thinks the abduction was,because he is a psychopath and it will only be about enjoying Genies pain for him,and keeping that tiny seed of doubt growing now that the idea has been planted(even though we all know it's utter tosh!)

 

[TaylorCallum]

I know I'm going very much against the general consensus here but I'm not sure I fully believe he is a psychopath. Maybe that's just me being very naive and I fully understand why anyone would think he is, what he did was barbaric and there is no doubt something very wrong with him, he clearly has a multitude of deep-seated issues and clear emotional and mental problems. However, I can't definitively say I believe he is a psychopath yet. I wouldn't be surprised if I was proved wrong and I am eager to see a psych report, but for some reason, part of me thinks it may be something else.

 

[Rhenish]

I know I'm going very much against the general consensus here but I'm not sure I fully believe he is a psychopath. Maybe that's just me being very naive and I fully understand why anyone would think he is, what he did was barbaric and there is no doubt something very wrong with him, he clearly has a multitude of deep-seated issues and clear emotional and mental problems. However, I can't definitively say I believe he is a psychopath yet. I wouldn't be surprised if I was proved wrong and I am eager to see a psych report, but for some reason, part of me thinks it may be something else.

I agree, it really is so hard to know with so little information released to date. I do strongly lean toward utter psychopath but I really do hope we get to see the results of the psych report or the results of any analysis that may be done on him to hopefully reveal more or discount him/confirm his as a psychopath. I admit that the possibility exists that there could be that "something else" but with what has been revealed to date I just do not see a thing to exonerate him from being anything less than simply "a psychopath".

 

[TaylorCallum]

I agree, it really is so hard to know with so little information released to date. I do strongly lean toward utter psychopath but I really do hope we get to see the results of the psych report or the results of any analysis that may be done on him to hopefully reveal more or discount him/confirm his as a psychopath. I admit that the possibility exists that there could be that "something else" but with what has been revealed to date I just do not see a thing to exonerate him from being anything less that simply "a psychopath".

Yes, that is true. I am considering psychopath now more than I was a few weeks ago, especially with learning about his cold behaviour like smiling at Alesha's family and potentially hinting at his friend to find Alesha's body, things like that. But for some reason, I keep thinking it could be something else. I could be totally wrong like I said though. Like you, I really hope we get some detailed reports or at least some sort of analysis on his psychiatric state. I feel like we might not though, which will be frustrating.