Halliwell admitted to murdering Becky, and took Fulcher to the where he had disposed of Becky's body. After hours of talking, Halliwell finally confessed to killing Sian. Police discovered in excess of 60 items of womens clothing buried in woodland near Marlborough, including Sians brown New Look boots and Beckys cardigan. "If your daughter went missing tomorrow, I would not be confident that the police would do the right thing in preserving your daughter's life. But, between confession and conviction, Fulcher quit the police, after the High Court ruled his actions during the arrest were wrong. He tells Tim Lewis why he'd do it again Tim. Fulcher had never met Halliwell and he wanted to look him in the eye. He invoked 'Emergency Powers' - usually used when there is a threat to life, like a terrorist attack - and asked Halliwell to help. Coincidentally, the mother of Sian OCallaghan, the other girl Halliwell killed, lived just around the corner from Karen. Det Supt Steve Fulcher did not caution taxi driver Christopher Halliwell when he led the police officer to the grave of Becky Godden in 2011. Martin Freeman, who plays Steve Fulcher added: I cant think of what else he could have done. Karen remembers one incident where dog dirt was smeared on her cardigan and she was made to put it on. The mother of murdered Becky Godden-Edwards has revealed she is now good friends with Detective Sergeant Steve Fulcher - the man who helped find her missing daughter's body. At school, her shyness made her a target for bullies. PACE mainly addresses police powers relating to searching an individual or premises the handling of seized evidence and the treatment and rights of suspects in custody, including during the interview stage. She added: 'I never blamed him. DSI Steve Fulcher Monday 7 October 2019, 5:22pm ITV's The Confession, tells the story of how Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher breached protocols to catch a killer. It would prove to be a costly decision for Fulcher. A CONFESSION: Where was Sian OCallaghan found? It doesn't even sound true.". Although not technically fired, the stress led Fulcher to take leave from work and he began taking antidepressants and sleeping pills. What should have been a straightforward double murder investigation became much more complicated as the trial got underway. Sian OCallaghan, a popular 22-year-old from Swindon, had been reported missing the previous Saturday, five days earlier. But for my intervention, Christopher Halliwell would be walking the streets now, says Fulcher. I did these things because they were the right things to do in these circumstances. "It's very upsetting to be on the receiving end of that [scene]," the Sherlock star recalled. It's pretty easy to see this from his point of view. Any mother would. His admission took police to the remains of Becky Godden, 20, who had disappeared from the same town in 2003. Instead, seeing a window of opportunity, hed driven him to the field where Halliwell claimed another body would be found. job, Love Island's Olivia accuses Jessie of 'coming at her' as she's slammed over 'fake' claims, Subscribe to Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror newspapers. Tonight (October 7) marks the final episode of ITV's A Confession, a drama based on the real-life police investigation into the disappearance of 22-year-old Sian O'Callaghan in 2011, and subsequently Becky Godden-Edwards (also known as Rebecca Godden), who was 20 when she was reported missing in 2007. But heres where Fulcher tossed away the script. Martin Freeman played Detective Steve Fulcher (Image: ITV) Elaine O'Callaghan Halliwell had pleaded guilty to the murder Sian O'Callaghan on October 19, 2012. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Despite Halliwell being jailed for Sian's murder in 2012, his evidence concerning Becky was inadmissible in court because of the way Steve obtained it. This was because Halliwell's confession was regarded as inadmissible as evidence by Judge Mrs Justice Fox. They've actually become good friends of ours.'. Sian was always the good girl in this story and we were kind of dismissed. A detective who lost his career after catching a double killer says he believes he could have found more victims if given the chance. Fulcher believed OCallaghan was still alive and argued that if the suspect, Christopher Halliwell was taken to a police station, he would be given a solicitor and would have the right to say no comment to any questions asked. You can watch it on Monday nights at 9pm. In 2016, Halliwell was given a full life term for the sexually motivated murder of Becky Godden, four years after being jailed for killing Sian. Senior Investigating Officer Steve Fulcher is in charge of handling the case and firmly believes that Sian is still alive. Ahead of the shows premiere, actor Martin Freeman, show creator Jeff Pope and director Paul Andrew Williams spoke to press in London, including Express.co.uk about Detective Fulcher and what happened to him. Fulcher had published his book, Catching a Serial Killer: My hunt for murderer Christopher Halliwell, which served as the foundations of Jeff Popes A Confession on ITV. Night out: Sian OCallaghan, 22, with her boyfriend Kevin Reape. Later that year, he resigned, his police career over. More info. When we meet for a hot dog and beer in London, I ask Fulcher if he had ever been professionally reprimanded before the Halliwell episode. Her grandfather insisted he had seen her on a bus and shed got off and given him a hug. The six-part series follows Martin Freeman as former detective Fulcher, who led the investigation into the disappearance of 22-year-old Sian O'Callaghan in Swindon after she failed to return home after a night out. "The tragedy for me is that, quite clearly - and it's not my romanticism - quite clearly there are other victims. The evidence Fulcher obtained about Becky Godden's disappearance was ruled inadmissible in court. Jeff Pope's new ITV drama A Confession stars Martin Freeman as Detective Steve Fulcher, whose hunt for missing 22-year-old Sian O'Callaghan led him into an extraordinary situation in 2011. In the end he links Sian's case to the disappearance of Becky. Why would we?'" 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So he definitely killed Sian in March 2011, he definitely killed Becky early 2003. He used to drive to work in a gunmetal grey Alfa Romeo Spider with a flashy red leather interior. I also think the way police reacted to one of their own was spiteful. Before she was 12, Becky had attempted suicide, was self-harming and had been referred to a child psychologist. "And I think it would be a terrible shame to put in a binary thing of well you either think they were right in which case you think Pace is wrong. Paul Andrew Williams, who directed A Confession told press in London, including Express.co.uk: You can really sort of see the damage that has been done to him and sort of observing him you can see. He said: "What should have been a triumph became a disaster. Steve, 52, was investigating the disappearance of Sian O'Callaghan, 22 . That was the source of Becky's father's complaint. He was given a final written warning at a disciplinary tribunal and in May 2014, Fulcher resigned from Wiltshire Police. "We interviewed over 100 prostitutes working in the Swindon area and found several of them to have had near misses with Halliwell taking them to Savernake Forest. Rather than question Halliwell under caution at a police station, Steve decided to grill the cabbie at the Wiltshire beauty spot, without any legal representation and with nothing on tape. Following on the success ofManhunt, A Confession is another crime drama which deals with a real-life case. The manner in which their daughters disappearances were treated, however, could not have been more different. 14 Aug 2019. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. When cornered by detectives, Halliwell admitted that he had killed Sian and led them to her body. Steve Fulcher (played by Martin Freeman) violated PACE Code C by interviewing Christopher Halliwell (Joe Absolom) without the presence of a solicitor. In fact, they were the only things to do.. Detective Sergeant Steve Fulcher resigned from the police force in 2014 after he was found guilty of misconduct for not reading Halliwell his rights when he first confessed to killing. As a result, Halliwell was found guilty by a jury and his sentence increased to life imprisonment, meaning that he will never be released. "But for my course of action Becky would still be in that field, Sian would never be found and Christopher Halliwell would be walking the streets.". What Fulcher already knew was that his informal chat with Halliwell was breaching Code C of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (Pace), which was instituted in the early 1980s in the aftermath of the Brixton riots. STEVE Fulcher was a detective who uncovered the crimes of a twisted double murderer before resigning from the force. A spade, removed from Halliwells home, was, years later, found to contain soil samples linking it to the field where Becky lay. Theres the track that takes you through to chief constable level and to do that you need to avoid being a detective for any length of time, certainly avoid cases like this. Steve now works as a security contractor in Somalia as he has been unable to find work in the UK since the scandal. That man is a hero. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. They left her vulnerable to monsters like Halliwell.. But because there had been supposed sightings of her, the police said they couldnt register her as a missing person.. Fulcher had driven the criminal to a beauty spot and pleaded with him to give up Ms Callaghan's location. And in general, right now, we will not get your daughter back., Fulcher wearily shakes his head, We wont get your daughter back., Catching a Serial Killer by Stephen Fulcher is published by Ebury at 7.99. It is 10 years to the day since Sian O'Callaghan, 22, went missing while walking home from a nightclub. However, the second murder charge against Halliwell, regarding the death of Godden-Edwards was dropped due to an error in the police handling in the case. A Confession on ITV: Viewers distracted by camera work in drama, PACE stands for Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, By not following PACE, Fulcher extracted two confessions, A Confession: Sickening thing murderer did to throw police off scent. Mandalorian's return has already made big mistake. During the investigation, a complaint was made against him by Becky's father John, which resulted in a disciplinary hearing. Former Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher took charge of the case and his team's findings led them to taxi driver Christopher Halliwell, who murdered both women and is currently serving a double life sentence. Same situation, what would. He added: PACE was brought in in 1984 for good reasons, which he [Fulcher] agrees with, he is not proposing a change to PACE. Back in June 2017, Steve was interviewed for The Guardian in a piece titled 'How I caught a serial killer and lost my career in the police'. Why would this not be the biggest, most protracted, most vigorous investigation in the history of British policing? he exclaims. I had to let her go. He says he was adhering to Article 2 of the Human Rights Act: the victim's life came first. So many times I had tried to fix Becky, and I couldnt. It was work that would see Fulcher nominated for the Queens police medal. It was decided that the detective had gone against standard guidelines (PACE) by failing to caution Halliwell during his revelations. Its a decent point. You can unsubscribe at any time. Despite his tarnished reputation within the force, Fulcher received support from the families of Sian O'Callaghan and Becky Godden. Its a decent point. 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