Maybe someone can help me with this?
In Jeremy's original statement he claimed that the call from his father was at 3.10am. He then stated that he called Julie BEFORE the Police, though he then appears to have changed his mind and at trial claimed he called the Police first. Not 999, but on an exchange number found in the phone book.
He claimed that the call to Julie was at about 3.30 though this was disputed by the prosecution and there was good testimony from several flat mates that the call was closer to 3am.
At the 2002 appeal, Jeremy's team tried to use notes made by Mrs Eaton to show that indeed this call was made at 3.30. This was rejected (as were ALL the appeal points) but never the less, Jeremy's team put a lot of effort into fixing the time at 3.30, because that would put Jeremy's call to the Police at 3.26 BEFORE he called Julie.
We are now led to believe that his father called the Police at 3.26 and that Jeremy didn't call them until 3.36, yet again putting the call to Julie BEFORE the call to Police.
In Jeremy's audio interview of 2010 he now claims he wasn't woken until 3.15-3.30, where as in his original statements he was more certain that it was at 3.10.
-As an aside, In his original statement he also said he went to bed at 11pm but that has also now shifted to midnight.-
What is known is that Jeremy arrived at the farm at approx 3.50am, just after the police car CA7 which was despatched at 3.35 and which arrived at 3.48.
If he called the Police at 3.36, and remember there was a 2nd conversation with Police where Jeremy complained they were not moving quickly enough, his father sounded "terrified", and he was overtaken by Police on their way to the farm before 3.48, then it simply is impossible that he called Julie AFTER calling the Police and highly unlikely he would have had time for the 2nd conversation with Police which has never been disputed.
If he called the Police at 3.36 then surely the police would have reassured him that help was already on its way? During the 2nd call with the Police, when Jeremy was more agitated, they surely would have informed him that by that time, not one, but two cars were already on route?
When Jeremy arrived at Whitehouse, and during the wait for entry to the house, Jeremy was asked why his Father had called him and not the Police. Why would that question have been asked if it wasn't the case and that CA7 had indeed been responding to a call from his Father? Please remember that at this time there was absolutely no suspision of Jeremy and is undisputed that the question was asked. Jeremy's answer was well documented and not disputed.
So, we have various statements from Julie's flatmates saying that the call to their house was between 2.59 and 3.30. The Jury believed and the appeal court believe it to be around 2.59-3.02 (3.12 minus the 10 mins set fast). Jeremy maintained it was at 3.30, AFTER his call to the Police at 3.26, which has now moved backwards in time to 3.36.
This would conveniently remove any lingering doubt that Jeremy would ever have been able to phone anyone from his phone if his father had indeed called him "and the line went dead". It would also lessen the seemingly casual reaction to his "terrified" Father, compressing his reaction time.
There are now three timelines to consider for this sequence of events;
Jeremy's original version.- Call from Father 3.10. Call to Police 3.26. Call to Julie 3.30, Further conversation with Police, overtaken approx 3.46, arrive Whitehouse 3.50.
Jury believed - No call from Father, call to Julie 3.00approx, Call to Police 3.26, further conversation With Police, overtaken 3.46, arrive Whitehouse 3.50.
New evidence version- Call from Father 3.15-3.30 (Father called Police at 3.26), call to Julie 3.30, call to Police at 3.36, further conversation with Police, arrive Whitehouse 3.50.
Which version should we believe?
