Found Deceased UK - William "Bill" Taylor, 70, Gosmore, Hertfordshire, 3 June 2018

[Alyce]

I'll see if I can link to this tweet which has a short video showing current pictures of the evil pair.

Herts Police on Twitter

Wow, she never looked great in her FB pics but she's looking very rough in that photo.

 

[jaejae]

Here is a Sky News report about the verdict in this case:

Wife and lover guilty of murdering her husband after violent fantasies about torture

Here is a report from the BBC:

Wife and lover guilty of farmer's murder

 

[chimpface]

Great result!

Paul cannon looks older than Bill Taylor!

Horrible creatures the both of them. They'll be old and decrepid before any chance of release, Rip Bill.

 

[tresir2012]

Wife and lover found guilty of murdering Gosmore farmer William Taylor

I was just checking and found the Comet report. I see other media has been posted too. Glad to see justice done.

From the link -

William Taylor, photographed with his eldest son Richard. Picture: Herts police
William's eldest son Richard Taylor spoke on behalf of his family after the trial and said: "With the return of the guilty verdict today, the truth we have always known has finally come out.


"We are so grateful to the police and prosecution team for their hard work, dedication and determination in getting justice for my father William (Bill) Taylor.

"This senseless act that has destroyed my family is finally coming to an end, it will never be truly over but we can now start to grieve/mourn our loss knowing justice has been done."

The result comes after a jury considered the evidence in the eight week murder trial for two days, and found the pair guilty of murder this afternoon at St Albans Crown Court.

 

[Tortoise]

St Albans Crown Court 1 T20187324
Angela Taylor
Paul Timothy Cannon
Details: For Sentence - Case Started - 10:19
For Sentence - Case Closed - 10:52

 

[Tortoise]

A wife and her lover who shared twisted fantasies of having sex in her multi-millionaire husband’s blood have been jailed for 21 years for murdering him.

Wife and lover jailed for killing wealthy farmer

 

[Legally Bland]

A SEX-mad ex-wife and her lover have been caged for murdering her millionaire farmer husband after they sent depraved texts about romping in his blood.

Angela Taylor, 53, and grave digger partner Paul Cannon, 54, hatched a grisly plot to kill 69-year-old Bill Taylor after developing a "venomous hatred" for him.

[...]

They have now been jailed for 21 years at St Albans Crown Court.

Sex-mad wife & lover jailed for murdering farmer after bloody romp texts

 

[Tortoise]

Is grave digger a euphemism for murderer or is he really a grave digger?

I love the term "caged" !

 

[Legally Bland]

Just seen Ellie Gould's killer is getting sentenced today too. Will have to dig that thread out.

 

[Alyce]

Is grave digger a euphemism for murderer or is he really a grave digger?

I love the term "caged" !

me too, such a great expression.

I think he was a farm worker at one time, helping on Bill's farm, shifting soil

 

[Alyce]

21 years - could have hoped for a bit longer but still that will keep them out of circulation for a good length of time.

 

[Tortoise]

I can't remember if they serve the full time or get parole after half?

 

[Alyce]

I can't remember if they serve the full time or get parole after half?

I just re checked. Definitely was a life sentence so they have to do the full 21 ( 22 minus a year already served )

 

[Legally Bland]

I can't remember if they serve the full time or get parole after half?

You don't get parole with a life sentence till you've served the minimum. So they'll be locked up for at least 21 years.

 

[Alyce]

Passing sentence at a packed St Albans Crown Court on Friday at the end of a two-month trial, judge Michael Kay QC said: “Only Paul Cannon and Angela Taylor and perhaps an unknown accomplice know what happened that night.

“The evidence suggests that, having been lured out of his house, William Taylor was attacked in the farmyard and killed there by means of strangulation or suffocation.



Wife and lover jailed for killing wealthy farmer - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk




I have wondered if PC had some assistance

 

[Alyce]

The jury of eight women and four men convicted Taylor and digger driver Cannon on Monday after little more than 11 hours of deliberations.





Wife and lover jailed for killing wealthy farmer - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk


I wonder if that helped the Prosecution in her choice of words

 

[Alyce]

The pair were jailed for 22 years minus the 343 days already spent in custody, meaning they will spend a minimum of 21 years and 22 days in jail before they can be considered for parole.

They were also sentenced to two years after being convicted of arson for torching Mr Taylor’s Land Rover, to be served concurrently.

The judge said he saw “no reason to distinguish between the defendants” and acknowledged that, while Taylor was probably not involved in the physical killing, she was the “driving force behind it”.

He added: “If and when they are released, they will be subject to licence for life.”


Wife and lover jailed for killing wealthy farmer - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

 

[Tortoise]

Thanks for that refresher. Following cases from around the world has addled my brain!

Yes, did he sell his vehicle to raise some cash, as a pay-off, or to hide potential DNA evidence I wonder.

 

[Tortoise]

The pair were jailed for 22 years minus the 343 days already spent in custody, meaning they will spend a minimum of 21 years and 22 days in jail before they can be considered for parole.

They were also sentenced to two years after being convicted of arson for torching Mr Taylor’s Land Rover, to be served concurrently.

The judge said he saw “no reason to distinguish between the defendants” and acknowledged that, while Taylor was probably not involved in the physical killing, she was the “driving force behind it”.

He added: “If and when they are released, they will be subject to licence for life.”


Wife and lover jailed for killing wealthy farmer - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

Perfect.

 

[Tortoise]

It would be nice if she had to forfeit the farms he gave her as well. I don't think any of the children are still minors and they would probably benefit under his will anyway.