New Yorker podcast

[ngb1066]

The long awaited New Yorker podcast about the Jeremy Bamber case is now scheduled for release on 28th October.  Here is a link to a press release with details and a short trailer:

https://www.newyorker.com/news/press-room/in-the-dark-releases-blood-relatives-an-examination-of-a-notorious-british-crime

It looks as if it is going to be detailed because it is in six parts.  It will be very interesting to hear this.  The trailer includes a small clip of Milbank speaking.

[Adam]

The only interesting thing will be hearing Millbank speak. If it is Millbank & not an actor saying aledged quotes from him.

Millbank receiving a 999 call from WHF and the caller not saying anything is refuted by Burrell's WS. But was the only new claim The New Yorker made. 

[Adam]

Six episodes sounds huge just to repeat what has already been said hundreds of times before since 1985.

But no surprise considering how long the 2024 article was.

[ILB]

Must admit will be interesting to hear Milibanks voice.

Fruitless though moving forward wise as the bloke is deceased.

[BarefootDanC]

Must admit will be interesting to hear Milibanks voice.

Fruitless though moving forward wise as the bloke is deceased.

That depends, because if what he said in the interview, taken in context, is clear that a 999 call was made then the Campaign Team would be right, but if taken in context he said something else then it would prove that Heidi had been taken in by the Campaign Team.

The contemporaneous evidence shows that at 6:09, "999" was just being used to listen in.

[Bubo bubo]

That depends, because if what he said in the interview, taken in context, is clear that a 999 call was made then the Campaign Team would be right, but if taken in context he said something else then it would prove that Heidi had been taken in by the Campaign Team.

The contemporaneous evidence shows that at 6:09, "999" was just being used to listen in.

It also shows that the line status at WHF changed from off the hook to engaged at 05.47.

[ILB]

That depends, because if what he said in the interview, taken in context, is clear that a 999 call was made then the Campaign Team would be right, but if taken in context he said something else then it would prove that Heidi had been taken in by the Campaign Team.

The contemporaneous evidence shows that at 6:09, "999" was just being used to listen in.

Dont know how much it would amount to, if its just an audio clip it could be anybody speaking and also as Mr Milibank is no longer with us it cant be challenged by a respondant KC at any subsequent appeal hearing.

Any layman especially the judiciary would be highly skeptical.

[David1819]

Thanks for bringing this to our attention Neil.

[Adam]

Main points of episode 2 -

DB spoke. As usual.

AE & PE did not speak. As usual.

DB said Jeremy & June had a poor relationship.

Jeremy liked to go to strip clubs.

RB believed Sheila slept through the massacre and was woken by Jeremy.

DB & AE are not on good terms.

RB believed Jeremy may have worn a wet suit. As it would be easy to wash blood off.

DB repeated that Jeremy had asked Nevill to leave the cash in the caravan office safe. A few hours before he broke in.

[Adam]

Episode 3 was interesting. As it was interaction between Heidi & Bamber.

Hearing him cry & talking about 'mum's engagement ring' made me agree he 'should have been an actor'.

[Adam]

Bamber agrees he asked the police to enter WHF straight away. The podcast says the police believe this was because he wanted everything done and dusted as soon as possible. With the minimum of fuss & attention.

I always thought he would have preferred a siege situation to have arisen. But either could have worked for him.

He probably suspected the first handful of officers who arrived would not go into WHF after he gave them his narrative. So was prepared for a long wait outside.

[Adam]

Bamber's reason for not dialling 999 makes no sense - 'I didn't know if it was an emergency'.

So why call Chelmsford Police?

[Steve_uk]

Bamber's reason for not dialling 999 makes no sense - 'I didn't know if it was an emergency'.

So why call Chelmsford Police?

Exactly, especially as he knew Nevill would want the incident hushed up, which was the reason for Jeremy's assertion his father telephoned him in the first place.

[Adam]

On the night - Nevill rang me as he didn't like to involve the authorities. So I called them!

In 2010, Nevill did call the police.

[ILB]

Listened to episode 3

Maybe Heidi should have thrown in the AM question.