GUILTY UK - Helen Bailey, 51, Royston, 11 April 2016 #1

[Satchie]

I wonder if he had found her secret stash of money and had been dipping into it or stolen it completely. Then maybe Helen found out, threatened to go to police so he killed her to silence her? He might have secret debts or a gambling addiction, and if so maybe he needed more money so he accessed her bank account abroad and police pounced.

True, sometimes there is a surprising story emerges once LE investigate everything going on with the person going back a few years. They'll certainly look at his financial situation.

In Canada, a case like this would take almost 3 years to go to trial, I'm glad this will be tried fairly soon.

 

[faybradshaw]

I agree.

I believe he has given us the answer anyway, in his appeal. "we promised each other 30 years - please keep that promise.." I don't think he could resist it, I think his anger was still simmering when he wrote that. He could not handle rejection IMO and I think Helen had either said she wasn't sure about their future, or that it was over and she wanted a separation.

I'm still not sure if this was a loss of control, or something he thought about for a day or two beforehand. I rather think it was the latter, because of the lack of trace evidence of Helen or Boris, as well as her phone being turned off so that she couldn't be traced to the house. It involved moving cars, an absolutely unthinkable and cold dispatch, pretending everything was normal and no sign of what had happened, plus a plan of how Helen had gone without a conversation.

Lack of blood traces leads me to predict it was suffocation/strangulation.

MOO.

I think you're spot on, Tortoise - 'we promised each other 30 years'. She was going to break that promise...

 

[Tortoise]

Although he may be cash poor, he does have assets in the form of the house and his MG. We dont know how much of the property he owned - assume 50% - and that would provide him with a healthy chunk of money to pay for his defence.

When he appeared at Hatfield Remand Court he was represented by Ged Colbon solicitor, of the firm Healey Colbon. Their website advertises 24 hour free police station call outs.

It sounds to me as if has taken advantage of this free service, rather than seeking out someone with a top reputation. That could change of course before trial.

" The hearing was less than five minutes long and took place shortly after 9.30am. His solicitor was Mr Ged Colbon and Mr Bill Khindey was prosecuting. The magistrate present was Mr Andy Birch."[FONT=open_sans]
Read more at http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/man...9519478-detail/story.html#Zm0lIvlHSuYVXMAB.99

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[Alyce]

When he appeared at Hatfield Remand Court he was represented by Ged Colbon solicitor, of the firm Healey Colbon. Their website advertises 24 hour free police station call outs.

It sounds to me as if has taken advantage of this free service, rather than seeking out someone with a top reputation. That could change of course before trial.

" The hearing was less than five minutes long and took place shortly after 9.30am. His solicitor was Mr Ged Colbon and Mr Bill Khindey was prosecuting. The magistrate present was Mr Andy Birch."[FONT=open_sans]
Read more at http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/man...9519478-detail/story.html#Zm0lIvlHSuYVXMAB.99

http://www.healeycolbon.com/about-us.html[/FONT]

If I remember correctly he was re arrested on the Friday, July 15, after Helen and Boris bodies had been discovered. He was charged on the Friday night and had the court appearance on the Saturday morning, so at that point, I think his only choice was to take one of the firms who offer that free 24 hour service.
I have no doubt he will be looking for a top lawyer for his trial. Unless of course he is going for a guilty plea, but somehow I don't think so.

 

[Alyce]

Having a scroll around and I note that Ged Colbon was not the on call duty solicitor on Friday July 15
He was however the duty solicitor on Tuesday July 12.
So perhaps IS had used him, as the duty sol, on the Tuesday and asked for him again when he was re arrested on the Friday

 

[suzyjackson]

The other question I have about taking the money out of an ATM is why/how could he have her bank card? People don't have spare debit cards they keep at home. If he used her debit card then that's proof she didn't take it with her, and yet it hadn't shown up during previous searches.

I have a possible theory that he wanted it to look like Helen had removed money from her account, and he did this when he supposedly went to Majorca. It would have been easy for him to go somewhere else, where the ATM's don't have cameras (or he didn't think they did), and withdraw the money. Idea was police would believe Helen was in Croatia or something. But LE were able to prove it was him, and not Helen, withdrawing the money. As I say, just a theory. The other options is he is in serious financial difficulty, or that he'd become tired of trying to cover up and just wanted it to be over.

I think this is a key question, why risk everything by taking the money. He must have realised that this would raise alarm bells.

It doesn't fit with what else we know, I can't come up with an explanation

 

[snoopydog]

New here so Hiya!

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[mrazda71]

Welcome Snoopydog

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[Paulas88]

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Poor IS! he's so exhausted. I think HB caught up with a psychopath, and when the veil started to slip,
she most likely saw glimpses of the true IS, I'm betting he was looking for a vulnerable widow, when he met HB.

 

[mrazda71]

Exactly my thoughts. Poor IL, he's so exhausted. I think HB caught up with a psychopath, and when the veil started to slip,
she most likely saw glimpses of the true IL. I'm betting he was looking for a vulnerable widow, when he met HB.

Sorry to correct but it's IS not IL and myself, I just write Ian, there's no rules about not using names and especially when those initials actually make a word, I find it gets a bit confusing

 

[Paulas88]

Sorry to correct but it's IS not IL and myself, I just write Ian, there's no rules about not using names and especially when those initials actually make a word, I find it gets a bit confusing

Oh gosh, of course... I corrected initials. Thank you.

 

[Alyce]

:welcome: snoopydog and what a great first post.

Very interesting and informative insight into his mind - many thanks

 

[Tortoise]

Welcome snoopydog.

And thanks for posting that.

I don't think Helen was the first. His explanation is misplaced and how can I describe it, gratuitous? That's all I'm saying.

 

[Alyce]

http:sykic.co.uk/andbeyond

I found Page 2 of particular interest

 

[mrazda71]

http:sykic.co.uk/andbeyond

I found Page 2 of particular interest

Did you mean this?

 

[Alyce]

Did you mean this?

no , that's page one ............. keep going

 

[mrazda71]

no , that's page one ............. keep going

Aha!!! Film star and his dowdy menopausal woman?

And Boris is a mutt?

 

[suzyjackson]

no , that's page one ............. keep going

Are you looking at the top left post?

 

[Alyce]

Are you looking at the top left post?

That's the one

 

[suzyjackson]

Aha!!! Film star and his dowdy menopausal woman?

And Boris is a mutt?

Very odd, some posts seem to have been written by Helen, some by IS but I assume she must have known about them, maybe it was an in-joke between them