Good morning campers,
Everything came down to Mugford's word.
Mugford said that the content of Jeremy's call on the morning of 7th August included
'Everything is going well'
'I haven't had any sleep all night'
It's Mugford v Bamber
On the evening of 7th of August Mugford asks Jeremy if he did it.
His answer is that McDonald did it. This is the first time he has mentioned it according to her.
It's Mugford v Bamber
Mugford later tells the police that part of the plot was for McDonald to phone out to Goldhanger from WHF.
Thus creating an alibi - captured on memory redial.
Mugford tells the police that Jeremy told her that McDonald had got Shelia to lie down and shoot herself.McDonald ( for whatever reason ) tells someone in a houseshare that this was how it happened.
McDonald says ( for whatever reason ) that he was still there when the police arrived.
McDonald says ( for whatever reason ) that he was watching the police outside.
McDonald states ( for whatever reason ) that the old fella put up one hell of a fight.
If the police believe Mugford it's become
Bamber / McDonald
Myall's statement 'unidentified male at the window' may refer to McDonald
If the police bite on the alibi that McDonald has given
Well then it still leaves them with
Bamber
I think this is a scenario that the police alluded to when they said you don't have to pull the trigger to be implicated in murder.
If Mugford had knowledge of a plot to kill prior to 6th August and that a hitman had been hired then she was facing a long prison term.
Which leads to a cameo from the said phone call Bamber to Mugford
namely
'Something is wrong at the farm'
What could this mean?
Had the hitman been delayed in making the phone call to Goldhanger?
Of course, as others so rightly say
Mugford changed her story on a number of occasions.
By the time Mugford mentioned the McDonald link family members may have had an opportunity to influence her. I'm not sure on this though.
By my understanding McDonald had no alibi as such.
The mystery to me is this.
If the police thought that an unidentified male had been seen in the window then the immediate version of 4 murders and a suicide would never have been released.
Maybe Jeremy hadn't slept all night.
And maybe Mugford hadn't either.
There is a hint of a plot between Bamber and Mugford.
As they had already conspired in the past they were effectively partners in crime - but on what scale?
So it comes down to this
Mugford v Bamber
or Mugford and Bamber
( and possibly the hitman ).
The caravan park robbery was a big mistake.
The other crimes, some known to Essex Police and some unreported were a big mistake too.
With that kind of track record you leave yourself wide open.
This will be my last post or a while so save the insults for another time - Christmas will do nicely.
xxx
Oh, really? A plumber walks into your home in the middle of the night and tells you to lie down and shoot yourself - and you just do it?!
He must have had some extraordinary persuasive skills!
And ngb is very right. You don't stroll around bragging about having killed little kids. Child killers rank as the lowest of the low. All this information isn't plausible in my opinion, Sparks. I wouldn't trust a word that comes out of that source's mouth. She probably doesn't want to disappoint you, and gathers she has to give you "something", so she adds bits and pieces and whole chunks.
Sparkfilms, sorry to say it, but I think you rely on unsubstantiated gossip in this case. It seems a bit naive on your part.
