DocMaker article on Milbank

[Hardy Boy]

Well the police never found a silencer in WHF did they, HB?
At least thats the official narrative!

Steve’s saying you mean on the morning, do you mean they never found one,  like I said it’s common knowledge that the relatives found the silencer.

This issue has been raised millions of times, they were never looking for a silencer, why should they look for a silencer when initially it was Sheila who shot everyone and then killed herself.   

[Adam]

Well, possibly, Adam, but the funny part is that the silencer was spoken about by JB, the relatives and the police in the first few days after the murders yet no one bothered to accertain its whereabouts.
Astonishing really! Quite quite astonishing! WHY?

When was it spoken about?

Believe the police did an inventory of the gun cupboard. One item would be 'silencer in it's box'. But they would not notice any blood or paint inside it.

[Steve_uk]

When was it spoken about?

Believe the police did an inventory of the gun cupboard. One item would be 'silencer in it's box'. But they would not notice any blood or paint inside it.

Wasn't it supposed to be propped up against a box?

[Hardy Boy]

When was it spoken about?

Believe the police did an inventory of the gun cupboard. One item would be 'silencer in it's box'. But they would not notice any blood or paint inside it.

It was raised during his Questioning on the day, he replied that it had to be removed to fit in the gun cupboard. 

[Hardy Boy]

Optimistic to think the police would find the silencer on the first morning. It was murder/suicide and the silencer was not part of the crime scene.

The Judge at the trial made the remark that the Senior crime Examination was Perfunctory, I couldn’t agree more with this.

[Adam]

Wasn't it supposed to be propped up against a box?

It was in it's box. Believe behind a dart board.

[Hardy Boy]

Wasn't it supposed to be propped up against a box?

No it was inside a box Steve, a brown cardboard box. The Police admitted they wasn’t looking for a silencer, and even if they had examined the Gun Cupboard thoroughly and found one, they doubt they would have found the significance with it?  As far as they were concerned it was murder then Suicide, case closed.

[Hardy Boy]

It was in it's box. Believe behind a dart board.

No the dart board was to the  left hand corner of the cupboard and the box with the silencer in was to the back right of the cupboard.

[Adam]

No the dart board was to the  left hand corner of the cupboard and the box with the silencer in was to the back right of the cupboard.

Remember Wilkes mentions a dart board.

Going by the state of WHF, suspect the gun cupboard had a lot junk in. The silencer in amongst it.

[Hardy Boy]

Remember Wilkes mentions a dart board.

Going by the state of WHF, suspect the gun cupboard had a lot junk in. The silencer in amongst it.

Yes the dart board was behind a box containing several boxes of cartridges and  to the left corner. I agree about the junk especially around the house.

[Steve_uk]

No it was inside a box Steve, a brown cardboard box. The Police admitted they wasn’t looking for a silencer, and even if they had examined the Gun Cupboard thoroughly and found one, they doubt they would have found the significance with it?  As far as they were concerned it was murder then Suicide, case closed.

Yes, I just checked in Chapter 27 of CAL. What confused me was the silencer was standing upright, but it was in the box. In Chapter 6 of Claire Powell it says the box was wedged beneath one of the shelves, so maybe Bamber thought nobody would notice it there.

[Adam]

Yes, I just checked in Chapter 27 of CAL. What confused me was the silencer was standing upright, but it was in the box. In Chapter 6 of Claire Powell it says the box was wedged beneath one of the shelves, so maybe Bamber thought nobody would notice it there.

Sadly for him, the relatives went on a search.

[snow66!]

Yes, I just checked in Chapter 27 of CAL. What confused me was the silencer was standing upright, but it was in the box. In Chapter 6 of Claire Powell it says the box was wedged beneath one of the shelves, so maybe Bamber thought nobody would notice it there.

Why was he trying to hide it, Steve?

[Jane]

I may be wrong, but I think Snow66!'s point is that the silencer evidence would have carried more weight had it been found by police that first morning.

But it was all sown up, Steve. On that first morning it was murder/suicide. Why would they be looking for anything/anyone else?

[ILB]

 The two things that have always blared out to me in the case.

The police's failure even to discover the silencer in a cursory search. On the morning of 7.8.85.

And Jeremy Bamber alleging police foul play prior to any arrest. Ref the Gerard Wiggins WS.