The 1995 Essex Range Rover gangland murders.

[Adam]

Michael Steele and Jack Whomes were convicted of this famous gangland crime. Shooting 3 people while they were in a range rover on a country lane.

There conviction was based on no forensic evidence. The only witness was Darren Nicholls. A convicted theif and self confessed liar. He did not witness the shooting, but said he drove them near to the location and then home again. He only came forward when police caught him for another crime.

However the conviction has stood for the last 22 years. It seems on the basis that there was bad blood between Steele/Whomes & the 3 murdered men, together with Nicholls testimony.

For me there is one thing which makes me believe the right people were convicted. Which I will post below.

With such little evidence in these sorts of cases still being sufficient for a conviction, it does make me wonder what Bamber is complaining about.

[Adam]

"A key piece of evidence in the trial centred on two mobile phone calls made by Whomes to Nicholls just before 7pm on December 6, 1995 – just minutes after he had allegedly shot dead the three victims.

The first call cut off after a few seconds and the next, Nicholls claimed, was Whomes telling him to “come and get me” from Workhouse Lane.

The calls were picked up on two different transmitters, meaning Whomes must have been using his mobile phone in an area overlapped by them – and Workhouse Lane was in the centre of it"

[Roch]

Their crime scene and post mortem photographs are particularly gruesome.

[Adam]

Their crime scene and post mortem photographs are particularly gruesome.

The 'Rise of the foot solider' was a decent low budget film on this.

[Adam]

For me the mobile phone records are crucile.

It shows Whomes called Nicholls at a location near where the murders took place.  At around the time when the murders took place. If Wholmes or Steele have no alibi, then it's bad news.

I don't know why Steele and Whomes needed a driver. They could have just left the car out of site and walked back to it.

[Roch]

The 'Rise of the foot solider' was a decent low budget film on this.

Wasn't there an urban myth that EP firearms killed them, in response for Leah Betts' death?

[Adam]

Wasn't there an urban myth that EP firearms killed them, in response for Leah Betts' death?

Yes the film gives three scenarios. One being the police shot them. Which I cannot believe.

They were hardened criminals  but none of them had any direct involvement in Leah Betts death. 

[Stephanie]

And Jack Whomes maintains he is innocent

[Adam]

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/essex_boys_murder_20th_anniversary_convicted_hitman_will_never_give_up_fight_1_4337915&ved=0ahUKEwiS4LTfq7PRAhXD7SYKHUCsCxwQFghKMAw&usg=AFQjCNGZ5TUlhtmQnZxO6Yex0fbVtES1Pw

His mum certainly thinks he is innocent.

[Adam]

The only other theory is other drug dealers carried out the massacre. To make a statement as the three murdered men owed money.

But there is no evidence or a witness.

[David1819]

Michael Steele and Jack Whomes were convicted of this famous gangland crime. Shooting 3 people while they were in a range rover on a country lane.

There conviction was based on no forensic evidence. The only witness was Darren Nicholls. A convicted theif and self confessed liar. He did not witness the shooting, but said he drove them near to the location and then home again. He only came forward when police caught him for another crime.

However the conviction has stood for the last 22 years. It seems on the basis that there was bad blood between Steele/Whomes & the 3 murdered men, together with Nicholls testimony.

For me there is one thing which makes me believe the right people were convicted. Which I will post below.

With such little evidence in these sorts of cases still being sufficient for a conviction, it does make me wonder what Bamber is complaining about.

Nicholls testimony is backup up by telephone records.

"At trial the prosecution adduced detailed evidence of telephone calls to and from land lines and mobile phones which belonged to Nicholls, Steele, Whomes, Tate and his associates. The telephone companies provided details as to the time and duration of calls. In addition, this was one of the first cases in which the position of the makers and recipients of mobile phone calls was identified by the location of the cell sites through which the phones had sent or received the call. There was a great deal of factual and expert evidence on this subject at the trial."

I believe they are guilty. However if they are guilty I don't understand why they protest their innocence. Everyone wanted those men dead. I would have thought people from those walks of life would brag of having carried out such an assassination.

[Adam]

Nicholls testimony is backup up by telephone records.

"At trial the prosecution adduced detailed evidence of telephone calls to and from land lines and mobile phones which belonged to Nicholls, Steele, Whomes, Tate and his associates. The telephone companies provided details as to the time and duration of calls. In addition, this was one of the first cases in which the position of the makers and recipients of mobile phone calls was identified by the location of the cell sites through which the phones had sent or received the call. There was a great deal of factual and expert evidence on this subject at the trial."

I believe they are guilty. However if they are guilty I don't understand why they protest their innocence. Everyone wanted those men dead. I would have thought people from those walks of life would brag of having carried out such an assassination.

That's what I said in reply 1.

They were given long sentances. So have nothing to lose by protesting their innocence. But appeals have failed.

[Adam]

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.bestgore.com/murder/1995-triple-rettendon-murders-crime-scene-photo-video/&ved=0ahUKEwi29IaUzbPRAhVcFMAKHdmLC8QQFggkMAE&usg=AFQjCNG5wQCpC5XFucZGHrS1v4o_OGEsYA

Gruesome photos here.

People are able to murder people in cold blood in a pre planned calculated way.

[David1819]

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.bestgore.com/murder/1995-triple-rettendon-murders-crime-scene-photo-video/&ved=0ahUKEwi29IaUzbPRAhVcFMAKHdmLC8QQFggkMAE&usg=AFQjCNG5wQCpC5XFucZGHrS1v4o_OGEsYA

Gruesome photos here.

People are able to murder people in cold blood in a pre planned calculated way.

They had it coming IMO

[Adam]

The mistakes they made was having a driver (Nicholls). Which they did not need. And Whomes phoning Nicholls  using his mobile.

Steele was already in the car with the 3 soon to be murdered men. Whomes ambushed the vehicle after Steele left the car to open a farm gate. Steel then joined in with the massacre using a second rifle.

All Whomes had to do was drive himself and park ten minutes away from the planned massacre location.

It just takes one or two mistakes.