Myths & Facts

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It was impossible for Sheila to have overpowered Nevill Bamber

It was not impossible at all as Nevill Bamber had been shot a number of times already, over powering him would have been easy. New testimony has also surfaced from both the doctor at the scene and the pathologist, Dr Vanezis, who noted that he "did not find it surprising that woman of that build, in possession of a weapon possibly in a deranged stated, could cause the injuries present." When later asked if he thought that Jeremy had carried out the killings he stated that Sheila Caffell would have needed to have been drugged beforehand to lay down so peacefully (But tests showed that she had not been). He thought the idea of Jeremy as the murderer was "almost too incredible to believe" based on his findings at the post mortem. He also detailed that two shots to a person in a case of suicide is not unlikely as he had seen four or five cases in his time. 

Jeremy Bamber is a psychopath that's why he passed a lie detector

No, Jeremy Bamber has had 27 psychological reports made in 26 years all showing he has no psychopathic traits at all and never has. He passed a lie detector because he is telling the truth. 

What forensic evidence was connecting Jeremy Bamber to the killings?

None.
 
What about the Sound Moderator didn't he use it to kill the family?

No there was never a moderator on the gun in this case. It was used by the prosecution to suggest that an enzyme found in Sheila's blood was inside the moderator, therefore she couldn't have killed herself and put the moderator back in the cupboard. But this moderator was found over a month after the killings by Jeremy's relatives who benefited from his conviction. It could not be proven that the blood in it came from Sheila, (there wasn't enough to group it) as the enzyme found inside it is also present in many humans and animals. At the 2002 appeal it was proven there was no DNA from Sheila present in the moderator, but that didn't mean that is never was present, it could just have been 'swabbed' away by the scientists.

Julie Mugford had no motive to lie
 
Julie Mugford was heartbroken that Jeremy had cheated on her and when she realized he didn't want to be with her any longer (over a month after the killings) she went to the police with her tale. She had already committed cheque book fraud and the evidence suggests that she was given immunity from prosecution in exchange for her testimony. An investigation into this deal was carried out, the allegation was denied and the DPP report on this has been placed under Public Interest Immunity. Julie was a student teacher and would never have been allowed to teach if she had a criminal record. Julie employed a solicitor to negotiate with the press on her behalf and reaped in a cool 25k from the News of The World upon Jeremy's conviction. She also told the court that the 'dead speak to her.' She also identified the the bodies of the Bamber family after offering to do so. She stated that she wanted Jeremy dead 'so that he would always be with me' and admitted stabbing a teddy bear he had bought for her, smashing a mirror in fury that he dared to speak to another woman on the phone in her presence and she also stated that she tried to smother him with a pillow.
 
The Dickinson Report illustrates that Jeremy murdered the family
 
No, the Dickinson report carried out in 1986 had been given fabricated accounts. Essex Police withheld 10 exhibits from the enquiry for a start. The report details a tiny fraction of crime scene photographs contradicting the number that the CCRC were given by Essex Police. Dickinson also states that Jeremy lied about the spare telephone being broken when he actually just said it was a spare the testimony of Jean Boutell illustrates this. This document also states that Jeremy had swapped the phones - there is no evidence to support this at all. Anyone using this document as a source to write articles is using secondary material which contradicts with the original statements, trial transcripts, photographs and exhibits in the case. There was only a report released from this enquiry and there were two versions written at that, all of the statements from the Dickinson investigation (sometimes known as the Barrat investigation) were put under Public Interest Immunity.
 
Why did the police move Sheila's body it doesnt make sense?
 
The police drafted in a number of officers to carry out training exercises at the farm. These are called 'informatives' they practiced taking the gun on and off of her body, pictures show the gun in at least 4 different positions on her body and it was moved to the window during the photographing.
 
Jeremy left the gun out on the table

No, Jeremy left the Anshultz rifle on the settle in the scullery next to the kitchen.
 
Sheila Caffell was shot more than twice
 
Sheila was shot twice. The police didn't think there was anything odd about the way she was found because they knew she had killed herself as they had been in conversation with her that morning while Jeremy was with them.

Nevill kept his guns in a locked cupboard  

Nevill Bamber left guns around all over the house they were hardly ever locked away in the gun cupboard which was not a metal cabinet but a built in cupboard. There was a gun in almost every room this was how farmers lived 25 years ago before the gun laws were tightened. There are statements showing that Nevill Bamber did leave guns around, but they were never known to the jury. 

Jeremy hated farming 

Jeremy always enjoyed farming and he worked on a farm when he went to Australia so if he hated farming so much why did he bother doing it abroad? Friends of Jeremy made statements saying that he talked about farming a lot contrary to what Julie Mugford said

Did Jeremy own the Vauxhall Astra he was driving that night?

Yes he did.

The Anshultz rifle used in the killings was it owned by Jeremy?

No it was owned by Nevill Bamber.  Jeremy newer owned a gun, he only had an air rifle.

Did they keep livestock on the farm?

No it was an arable farm, but Nevill kept a few bullocks.

There was a conspiracy to murder the Bamber family through a link with Nevill Bamber and the Secret Service.

I don’t think we need to say that this is just nonsense. Jeremy has never suggested that this was a possibility. Why would an assassin use an Anshultz rifle to carry out the killings? And why on earth would someone want to assassinate a farmer and his family? There is no reasoning for this.

Jeremy claims that there is a ‘big conspiracy’ from the whole establishment or Freemasonry involvement in setting him up

No, this is not the case. Jeremy has never said there was a ‘big conspiracy’. Jeremy says that his relatives fabricated evidence and that documents were backdated by police. This crime is known as ‘conspiracy to pervert the course of justice’. Conspiracy theories have no place in this case only solid evidence. Claims made by Jeremy are always substantiated by evidence.

Sheila Caffell didn’t know how to fire a gun

Sheila grew up on a farm where there were a number of guns around the house every day. There is absolutely no question that she was familiar with firearms and had been out with shooting parties. Just because she knew how to load and fire a gun does not make her a good shot. The family were all killed at close range, the furthest shot away was 3 feet, she couldn’t have missed.

Sheila could not have fired a gun and reloaded it with long fingernails

This is a very poor argument by the prosecution of course anyone with long fingernails could load and reload and fire a gun.

There was an aircraft dropping its cargo over a field nearby to White House Farm and Jeremy would pick up the drop.

This is just a load of nonsense, completely unrealistic. This very idea is just laughable and there is no evidence to suggest otherwise.