Brett Collins's published interview with The Sun:

[Caroline]

What do you think she was thinking? If your boyfriend told you he'd had his entire family murdered, would you not be a little bit worried about your own life? Would you continue to be alone with him? Of course you wouldn't.

I've tried to put myself in her place, I really have. I've tried to go back to when I was that age, and thought about what I would have done. I would have made excuses not to see him, I would have told someone, I would have not gone to the funerals, I would have been in a horrible state. She did none of those things, and she continued to go to places and do things which reminded her the whole time of what he did.

You can't put yourself in her place, no more than I can and because of that, you can't know what she was thinking. People do all kinds of things that seem odd to others. Battered women go back to their violent partners time after time and I guess unless we walk a mile in their shoes, we'll never understand. Do I think it's odd she stayed with him? Most certainly! I'd have dumped his backside the first time he talked about killing his family but that's me.

[Adam]

What do you think she was thinking? If your boyfriend told you he'd had his entire family murdered, would you not be a little bit worried about your own life? Would you continue to be alone with him? Of course you wouldn't.

I've tried to put myself in her place, I really have. I've tried to go back to when I was that age, and thought about what I would have done. I would have made excuses not to see him, I would have told someone, I would have not gone to the funerals, I would have been in a horrible state. She did none of those things, and she continued to go to places and do things which reminded her the whole time of what he did.

She didn't want to do go to the funerals. Or do other things. Read her WS & testimony.

Anyway, you believe you would have acted differently. So what ?

[nugnug]

cuddling a guy at a funeral when you know hes not really grieving at all.

offering to indeiy body of dead kids you know your boyfriends killed you cant get much worse than that.

[Caroline]

She sought his company though. She said she was upset about it, and yet she continually went around with him, and stayed at his house!

She did and they ended up talking about the murders most of the time which shows it was on her mind. He was the only person she could talk to about it so no wonder he sought him out. I think he looked at her as a bit of a drag, always going on about it - he just wanted to forget and put it behind him. Now that's odd!

[Kaldin]

She didn't want to do go to the funerals. Or do other things. Read her WS & testimony.

Anyway, you believe you would have acted differently. So what ?

Then why did she go? She made a big effort to dress up - I was surprised by that veil. She clung onto his arm, she didn't just trail along behind him. I don't believe she didn't want to go, or that she didn't want to do any of those things she did. She wasn't beholden to him, she lived elsewhere, and it would have been easy for her to make excuses not to see him.

So what? I don't know - I'm merely giving my opinion because some people admire her for coming forward, and I don't.

[Caroline]

Then why did she go? She made a big effort to dress up - I was surprised by that veil. She clung onto his arm, she didn't just trail along behind him. I don't believe she didn't want to go, or that she didn't want to do any of those things she did. She wasn't beholden to him, she lived elsewhere, and it would have been easy for her to make excuses not to see him.

So what? I don't know - I'm merely giving my opinion because some people admire her for coming forward, and I don't.

She hid behind the veil.

[nugnug]

She did and they ended up talking about the murders most of the time which shows it was on her mind. He was the only person she could talk to about it so no wonder he sought him out. I think he looked at her as a bit of a drag, always going on about it - he just wanted to forget and put it behind him. Now that's odd!

why would she be cuddling him at the murders if she knew he wasn't really grieving at all.

[Kaldin]

cuddling a guy at a funeral when you know hes not really grieving at all.

offering to indeiy body of dead kids you know your boyfriends you cant get much worse than that.

She even let him pay for the dress which she wore to the funeral.

[Kaldin]

She hid behind the veil.

It wasn't that kind of veil, it was a "fashion" veil.

[Adam]

Then why did she go? She made a big effort to dress up - I was surprised by that veil. She clung onto his arm, she didn't just trail along behind him. I don't believe she didn't want to go, or that she didn't want to do any of those things she did. She wasn't beholden to him, she lived elsewhere, and it would have been easy for her to make excuses not to see him.

So what? I don't know - I'm merely giving my opinion because some people admire her for coming forward, and I don't.

Because Bamber pleaded with her. He rang her 3 times on the massacre night & whisked her to WHF. What would you expect ?

Dressed up for a funeral. She wore a dark dress.

[Kaldin]

Because Bamber pleaded with her. He rang her 3 times on the massacre night & whisked her to WHF. What would you expect ?

Dressed up for a funeral. She wore a dark dress.

What would I expect? I'd expect to be in a state, but I'd think it was maybe a coincidence after all he'd said, and that maybe Sheila had done it. After he told me that he hired someone to do it, I wouldn't be running off to him, I'd be running the other way. He clearly wasn't pleading with her to see him later because he dumped her.

It's the veil - it was just a fashion accessory too far.

[nugnug]

She even let him pay for the dress which she wore to the funeral.

and if story is to be believed.she attending the funreal purely to make the event look normal so her boyfriend can put on his act.

[Kaldin]

and if story is to be believed.she attending the funreal purely to make the event look normal so her boyfriend can put on his act.

Whichever way you look at it, she covered up for a murderer, she helped him evade justice for several weeks, and she planned to keep doing so. They're not the actions of a good person.

Either that or she made the whole thing up when they split up.

[Roch]

It's the veil

When you look beyond the veil - her actions were beyond the pale   

Alternatively it's just made up rubbish, cobbled together over many meetings between Julie and DS Stan Jones, with a bit of truth thrown in.   What is it they say about the best lies?

[nugnug]

When you look beyond the veil - her actions were beyond the pale   

Alternatively it's just made up rubbish, cobbled together over many meetings between Julie and DS Stan Jones, with a bit of truth thrown in.   What is it they say about the best lies?

if she was lying that actully piants a better picture of her than if she was telling the truth.