Casework in the Media
The Wilmslow Murders
The Lucy Letby Case
The Betting Shop Murder
The Llangolman Deaths
The Wilmslow Murders / The Silver Killer
Cheshire, 1996 & 1999
In this controversial case I concluded that two 'murder-suicides' of elderly couples were in fact double-murders staged to look like murder-suicides. I identified multiple inconsistencies at both crime scenes, as well as significant flaws in the original police investigations.
Independent to my own findings, world-renowned forensic experts also concluded that the crime scenes demonstrated that the males had also been murdered. One of the most compelling pieces of evidence I found, was that the blood patterns effectively proved that the males were lying on the beds at the time that their wives were murdered.
When I wrote my 170+ page review, I was still employed by the police force in question. However, when I raised concerns with them, instead of looking further into my substantiated and evidence-based findings - they decided to investigate me. This was triggered by a former senior police officer leaking my report to the media, without my knowledge or permission. I had become an inadvertent whistleblower. This then led to the termination of my employment with Cheshire Police.
Special thanks goes to Steve Chancellor of Second Look Training and Forensic Consulting for his help and guidance with these cases.
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News Articles:
My Key Observations
The blood pattern distributions at both crime scenes were consistent with the males lying down on the marital bed when their wives were murdered
Both males were subjected to injuries that were not consistent with suicide
Both scenes had signs of deliberate staging, designed to fool the police
The females were left with their nightdresses pulled up, exposing their genitalia
The left arms of the females were repositioned so their wedding rings were on show
Both back doors were left unlocked
Both couples were devoted to each other, were not in ill-health and had no motive to prematurely end their lives - in such violent manners
Podcasts:
CURRENT STATUS OF THIS CASE:
As of May 2026; Cheshire Police still refuse to investigate the substantiated concerns that I raised with them, insisting that the cases are 'still murder-suicides'
Hunting the Silver Killer ITV1 Documentary, March 2026
YouTube Interview with @LLAnalysis, March 2026
Daily Mail Article, March 2026
YouTube Interview with Stuart Gilham, April 2026
The Sun Article, March 2026
The Lucy Letby Case
I was the first person in Cheshire Police to review the 'spike' in baby deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester, that had occurred between June 2015 and 2016.
In early May 2017, I had just been promoted to Cheshire's Senior Coroner's Officer. The police asked me to attend a Gold Group meeting about a letter that had been received by the Countess of Chester Hospital. I was given the directive to review all baby deaths at COCH during 2015-2016 and to conclude if the causes of their deaths had been sufficiently explained. I had less than three hours to conduct this review...
My Key Observations
During my review I found that the causes of deaths for all babies appeared to be natural causes, where the only common factor between some of the babies was 'prematurity'
However, I identified there appeared to be gaps in a least two of the post mortems, and I concluded to the police that in my opinion, the causes of deaths for the babies were not sufficiently explained
I was later informed that my review was one of the key reasons for the commencement of the police investigation Operation Hummingbird
But since Lucy Letby's trial, I have seen a number of red flags which suggest to me that this is an unsafe conviction
Later in 2025, I notified the Cheshire Senior Coroner of my concerns, as well as the Thirlwall Inquiry. The Coroner acknowledged receipt of my letter, but the Thirlwall Inquiry did not.
In January 2026, I wrote to the Chief Coroner to express concerns with how a retired paediatrician was allowed by Cheshire Police to overturn previous Coronial judicial determinations with respect to the cause and manner of deaths of those children who tragically died at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
I decided that it was in the public interest to raise my concerns about this case, especially as my review had likely played a role in one of the worst miscarriages of justice we have ever seen
The Guardian, July 2025
Channel 4 News, July 2025
Mention in Private Eye Article, Aug 2025
Live YouTube Interview with Sonia Poulton, Aug 2025
YouTube Interview with @LLAnalysis, Sept 2025
CURRENT STATUS OF THIS CASE:
As of May 2026; Lucy remains in prison, pending a review by the CCRC
YouTube Interview with @LLAnalysis, Nov 2025
Conference Presentation, Nov 2025
Telegraph Article, Jan 2026
Lucy Letby Interview - Spoken Injustice, Jan 2026
Lucy Letby Interview - Spoken Injustice Short, Feb 2026
YouTube Interview with @LLAnalysis, Feb 2026
YouTube Interview with @midwifemediator, Feb 2026
Part 1 Lucy Letby Botched Investigation Documentary, Feb 2026
Part 2 Lucy Letby Botched Investigation Documentary, March 2026
Lucy Letby YouTube Interview with Stuart Gilham, April 2026
The Betting Shop Murder,
Liverpool, 1981
I was introduced to Ray via a mutual contact. He needed help to prove he did not commit a murder in Liverpool in 1981. In total he spent 36 years in prison.
At first I didn't think I could assist him, because this appeared to be a 'straight-forward' murder and I was not an expert in police procedures during the 1980s. I had thousands of pages of documents to read and digest before I knew if I could help him. Ray had applied six times previously to the CCRC - but each time he had the door to the Court of Appeal slammed shut in his face.
It was only when I read his confession statements and when I saw the crime scene photos that I realised what had actually happened...
My Key Observations
The death scene had been misinterpreted, and the official accepted sequence of events was likely erroneous
There were signs of crime scene staging at the scene, where a targeted murder was made to look like a theft gone wrong
Somehow this death scene misinterpretation ended up in a vulnerable suspect's confession
Due to this misinterpretation, the original suspect pool was far too narrow - it focused only on suspects with a history of theft
There were aspects at the death scene and the post mortem pathology that were inconsistent with the confessions that Ray had given to the police
The CCRC missed earlier opportunities to conduct a thorough forensic review
YouTube Interview with Shaun Attwood, Nov 2023
ITV1 Granada Reports, June 2025
Liverpool Echo, April 2025
CURRENT STATUS OF THIS CASE:
As of May 2026; We're awaiting a review by the CCRC
Liverpool Echo, July 2025
The Llangolman Deaths, Pembrokeshire, 1976
Considering these deaths occurred nearly 50 years ago, I was incredibly impressed with the detailed police and forensic investigation - in fact it was superior to some of the more recent cases I had reviewed.
The death scene presented an extremely confusing picture, and I can understand why investigators had difficulty establishing what had happened at this scene. At the time, this case was closed as a 'murder-suicide' or a 'murder-accident'. It was assumed that Mr. Thomas had murdered his sister and either took his own life, or accidentally died when he set fire to the property.
In my review, I disagreed with this conclusion...
My Key Observations
The offender was likely not deemed to be a threat, having arrived at the house whilst Miss Thomas was at home alone
Mr. Thomas returned home from the shops and potentially interrupted the offender
Weapons of opportunity were used, rather than weapons being brought to the scene by the offender
The scene indicated chaos and panic, where the deaths were likely an unintended outcome
Mr. Thomas was likely also a murder victim, given the injuries that he had sustained, the amount of his blood that was shed at the scene, and that there was none of his sister's blood transferred onto him
There were two attempted seats of fire - indicating that the aim of the fire was to destroy evidence (as opposed to a suicide method)
S4C Documentary, July 2025
CURRENT STATUS OF THIS CASE:
As of May 2026; We are awaiting the outcome of Dyfed Powys Police Review
