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JEREMY BAMBER CASE => Jeremy Bamber Case Discussion => Topic started by: anglosaxon on February 23, 2014, 11:16:PM

Title: brett collins
Post by: anglosaxon on February 23, 2014, 11:16:PM
hi from nz.  my name is marc payne. i knew brett in nz years before he left for europe and shared a flat with him in sydney when he returned. the bamber case was not big news down here, not many people would know about it. the only reason i do is because of brett telling me about it.   if you have questions about brett please get in touch.
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: guest154 on February 23, 2014, 11:17:PM
His middle name?  :) ;)
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: anglosaxon on February 23, 2014, 11:22:PM
i have no idea   i wouldn,t know the middle names of most of the people i know tho
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: curiousessex on February 23, 2014, 11:25:PM
What did Brett tell you about the case?

Does Brett think Jeremy to be innocent or guilty?
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: Roch on February 23, 2014, 11:27:PM
What did Brett tell you about the case?

Does Brett think Jeremy to be innocent or guilty?

I'll be amazed if anglo saxon's answer is innocent
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: anglosaxon on February 23, 2014, 11:41:PM
it was 1986 but i do remember brett telling me about the saga,how could i not remember something like that!  brett told me the sister was mad and jeremy did not do it.  but thats not really what i want to contribute to the forum. what i would like to contribute is my thoughts and opinion of the character of brett. he really was a very interesting man, in his way.  a gay guy who acted pretty straight and a used car salesman who gave the appearance of being a yuppie financier or  born with a silver spoon in his mouth type. 

 
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: grahameb on February 23, 2014, 11:44:PM
Welcome to the forum Marc.
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: Roch on February 23, 2014, 11:45:PM
it was 1986 but i do remember brett telling me about the saga,how could i not remember something like that!  brett told me the sister was mad and jeremy did not do it.  but thats not really what i want to contribute to the forum. what i would like to contribute is my thoughts and opinion of the character of brett. he really was a very interesting man, in his way.  a gay guy who acted pretty straight and a used car salesman who gave the appearance of being a yuppie financier or  born with a silver spoon in his mouth type. 

 


Well that's me amazed.  By the way, he sounds like a player / chancer.
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: curiousessex on February 23, 2014, 11:55:PM
it was 1986 but i do remember brett telling me about the saga,how could i not remember something like that!  brett told me the sister was mad and jeremy did not do it.  but thats not really what i want to contribute to the forum. what i would like to contribute is my thoughts and opinion of the character of brett. he really was a very interesting man, in his way.  a gay guy who acted pretty straight and a used car salesman who gave the appearance of being a yuppie financier or  born with a silver spoon in his mouth type. 

 

Did Brett know Sheila?

I thought Brett was Jeremy's friend from Jeremy's trips abroad when Sheila remained in the UK.
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: anglosaxon on February 24, 2014, 12:11:AM
a gay ocker would be th term    he was good at making money and completly obsessed by it and people who had it.    also he always looked as tho he had lots of it but really he had none. he drove a porsh but lived in a rented flat.     me, im differant, im not even sure if i spelt porsh right.    people thought he was charming when they first met him but like all players he burned thru people. me?  i thought he was a bit of a kunt but i liked him, like i said the guy really did have character.... maybe not the most genuine, but still a character. do you remember the tv series 'minder'  he was like arthur only he was good looking and looked like terry.
       
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: Caroline on February 24, 2014, 12:20:AM
a gay ocker would be th term    he was good at making money and completly obsessed by it and people who had it.    also he always looked as tho he had lots of it but really he had none. he drove a porsh but lived in a rented flat.     me, im differant, im not even sure if i spelt porsh right.    people thought he was charming when they first met him but like all players he burned thru people. me?  i thought he was a bit of a kunt but i liked him, like i said the guy really did have character.... maybe not the most genuine, but still a character. do you remember the tv series 'minder'  he was like arthur only he was good looking and looked like terry.
     

Hi AngloSaxon it's Porsche but we're not the spelling police!!  ;D ;D ;D ;D Any idea what he's up to now?
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: anglosaxon on February 24, 2014, 12:31:AM
no idea   but i have been told he died of aids in the late 90s    and then again ive been told he came back to nz and was selling cars, well kinda cars,  it was importing car parts and then paying some young boguns a few dollars to put them together again to form a car.  i dont know but this is what i was told and he had a bit of trouble with the authorities over that         
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: Caroline on February 24, 2014, 12:33:AM
no idea   but i have been told he died of aids in the late 90s    and then again ive been told he came back to nz and was selling cars, well kinda cars,  it was importing car parts and then paying some young boguns a few dollars to put them together again to form a car.  i dont know but this is what i was told and he had a bit of trouble with the authorities over that       

Cheers!! Did he ever mention anything about the theft of two Cartier watches?
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: anglosaxon on February 24, 2014, 12:41:AM
not to me    but he wore a cartier watch and he always had jewellry for sale  estate type jewellry   he loved the stuff wore rings and necklaces and and an earing,   but then again it was the eighties and he was gay.
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: Caroline on February 24, 2014, 12:44:AM
not to me    but he wore a cartier watch and he always had jewellry for sale  estate type jewellry   he loved the stuff wore rings and necklaces and and an earing,   but then again it was the eighties and he was gay.

Kind of answers my question. It's been alleged that Jeremy Bamber stole two Cartier watches while in NZ, they were most like fake and perhaps acquired from  Brett Collins. I will move this topic onto the main main board (if you have no objections?) as it's relevant to the case and more people might see it.
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: anglosaxon on February 24, 2014, 12:53:AM
yes his watches would have been fake
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: Caroline on February 24, 2014, 12:56:AM
I'm moving the topic to Jeremy Bamber Case Discussion. I'm sure there will be lots of questions for you tomorrow!! ;D Welcome by the way!!  :)
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: anglosaxon on February 24, 2014, 12:56:AM
the theft of two cartier watches would have been big news in nz in the eighties      a stolen lawn mower would be featured on crimewatch..... that is no joke.
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: tyler on February 24, 2014, 12:59:AM
Who didn't have fake watches in the eighty's? I had a "Gucci" one. Once the battery had ran out,there was no way of removing the back of the watch so as to replace it. It was sealed shut! They were the days! Lol. Welcome to the forum anglosaxon.
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: Caroline on February 24, 2014, 01:19:AM
the theft of two cartier watches would have been big news in nz in the eighties      a stolen lawn mower would be featured on crimewatch..... that is no joke.

There are many myths on the forum, it's always good when you can put them to bed!
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: Jane on February 24, 2014, 08:55:AM
Anglosaxon, good morning and welcome. I'm beginning to see that Jeremy and Brett must have been drawn to each other like moths to flame. It sounds as if each had something the other craved. I can see Jeremy yearning to be more like Brett, all charm, frivolity, in your face bling, total disregard for convention, no restraints. Brett, on the other hand, would, I imagine, have liked some of Jeremy's innate assurance which comes from always being cushioned by wealth, his ability to command deference which would have come from his background and education. I think it was a case of opposites attract. I think they formed a strong, if transient, bond. I don't believe either was QUITE what the other thought and I think they were as bad for each other as they were good for each other.
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: susan on February 24, 2014, 09:14:AM
Morning april

excellent post and I cannot really add to it. I would have thought they both needed each other for different reasons Brett was a new character to Jeremy but I am sure Jeremy would have got bored wth him given time he was maybe a novelty.  I am sure Brett was a nice guy and I can imagine just what he was like. The mysterious feather probably came from him. ;D  Wonder if they kept in touch after the trial.
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: Jane on February 24, 2014, 09:46:AM
Morning april

excellent post and I cannot really add to it. I would have thought they both needed each other for different reasons Brett was a new character to Jeremy but I am sure Jeremy would have got bored wth him given time he was maybe a novelty.  I am sure Brett was a nice guy and I can imagine just what he was like. The mysterious feather probably came from him. ;D  Wonder if they kept in touch after the trial.


Susan HELLO :) I see Brett as a great guy, always good for a laugh, up for whatever's going, fun personified, However, I'm also of the opinion that he wasn't big on commitment and at the first sign of trouble he wouldn't be seen for dust.
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: susan on February 24, 2014, 09:51:AM
Hello april yes you are right again (are you ever wrong ;D) he seemed to disappear and think he could have have left with a trail of dust just in case he was dragged into it.  Seem to remember Mason Doyle said on the forum his investigation took him to Australia will go and check ;D
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: susan on February 24, 2014, 09:57:AM
Hello April  got it wrong he visited New Zealand not Australia ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: susan on February 24, 2014, 10:16:AM
Morning tyler

not a word on the book I am sure we will see it soon xxx
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: grahameb on February 24, 2014, 10:25:AM
no idea   but i have been told he died of aids in the late 90s    and then again ive been told he came back to nz and was selling cars, well kinda cars,  it was importing car parts and then paying some young boguns a few dollars to put them together again to form a car.  i dont know but this is what i was told and he had a bit of trouble with the authorities over that       
That would have cost him more than the original car was worth?
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: Jane on February 24, 2014, 10:47:AM
Hello april yes you are right again (are you ever wrong ;D) he seemed to disappear and think he could have have left with a trail of dust just in case he was dragged into it.  Seem to remember Mason Doyle said on the forum his investigation took him to Australia will go and check ;D



Susan dear, get me off this b****y pedestal. It's cold and lonely :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: susan on February 24, 2014, 10:51:AM
april my dear I will not allow you to be lonely I will put Adam on there with you now do you feel all warm and secure ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: brett collins
Post by: lookout on February 24, 2014, 11:06:AM
I'm sure this guy had a porn site. Bit of a lad,he is/was,,as most gays,they are very extrovert.
Because Jeremy had a somewhat sheltered life,,he'd have seen Brett as someone who could talk the talk and liven up any conversation. He was the life and soul who brought Jeremy " out of himself ",and I'm sure Jeremy would have been tickled pink at having a gay friend much to the annoyance of everyone.
Brett did not believe that Jeremy carried out the murders,nor did he think he was capable of doing so,,and at the time he'd offered his services in saying so, to the powers that be,,but not sure if it fell on deaf ears or not,like a lot of other testimonials did.
When you have cops going from door to door telling everyone that Jeremy murdered his family,,what chance does anyone stand ? They're going to believe the law and not the poor soul who's pleading his innocence.