I think the initial investigation was poor, and I'm not a big fan of how the Met conducted themselves in the 80s, but I think they got there in the end with JC.
It certainly fits his MO - predatory male, linked , though not proven, with the midlands house for sale rapes circa 1979/80 and a man was seen in SR with a bottle of champagne, a known JC seduction device, long before he became the Met’s prime suspect.
Agreed. Still think the canal should be properly dredged to prove / disprove the “Dave” theory. JD was adamant in the recent docs the deposition area hadn’t been dredged
There's nothing whatsoever to suggest that those crimes were committed by JC. Any of the victims would have been able to identify him. We would certainly have heard about it if they had.
I haven't seen anything to connect him to the House for Sale attacks. Other than being a known rapist in the general proximity, during the right time period.
i agree. there is no evidence he even knew SL. he only got out of the scrubs 3 days earlier. did he go straight to his mothers house in sutton coldfied after his release on friday 25th july 1986. if so he is not the infamous mr kipper.
He had a lot of freedom of movement for a few months before his official release.
That's the issue though its well documented that the CPS say JC and SJL cannot be placed together, JC doesn't need to explain where he was , I guess after leaving the bail hostel he wasn't required to account for his movements .
JC may have known where he was, but was pretending to be mr kipper.
I think he was well past playing games by 2010. You never really know with a weirdo like JC though so I might be wrong.
there was a girl JC was talking to the day SL vanished. this was in sutton coldfield, and she confirmed what JC had to say. i think this was his alibi, but the girl was interviewed in 1988, and she appeared to be confused about the day she was with JC, so despite being able to verify JC alibi, she was not sure about the day it took place.
Can you recall when this conversation took place?
i think it was 1988, but i could be wrong. i know it was years after SL vanished which is why they could never pin down the actual date. i will check my notebooks which are filled with info on SL case. if it was the 28 july 1986 when JC was with the girl, then he was staying with his mother in SC. this means his alibi checks out. i will check my notes and get back to you.
LE completely missed the boat with JC, they messed up big time back in 86. They were too busy on another big case , then didn’t do the basics.
Depends when the police questioned the girl, I’d guess it was some considerable time later. JC often mixed up events to make a alibi, knowing that the people involved might recall him, but not the exact day.
this is what happened. the girl was interviewed yrs after, so could not remember the date.
