Justice for Colette

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Murder, True Crime
Cover of the book Justice for Colette by Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark, John Blake
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark ISBN: 9781857827040
Publisher: John Blake Publication: January 27, 2012
Imprint: John Blake Language: English
Author: Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark
ISBN: 9781857827040
Publisher: John Blake
Publication: January 27, 2012
Imprint: John Blake
Language: English

When Jacqui Kirby’s 16 year-old daughter Colette went missing just minutes after leaving home, her mother knew instinctively that something was very wrong. Colette had left to walk to her boyfriend’s home but never arrived. The following morning her body was found by her elder brother Mark. Colette’s body had been arranged in a provocative pose and left by a hedgerow. What Mark saw that cold October morning would haunt him for the rest of his life. The police launched one of the biggest manhunts ever seen and the inquiry was to last over a quarter of a century. Colette’s killer, Paul Hutchinson, not only managed to evade capture but also led a double-life, slipping back into a respectable position in the community as a charity and children’s worker. After Jacqui appeared on Crimewatch to appeal for information the police were provided with many leads but still no killer. While the investigation continued Jacqui was tormented by ghoul hunters and pranksters who taunted her family with crank calls. Paul Hutchinson even sent police “ripper” style letters in which he wrote "you’ll never catch me." But the police did catch him, using a relatively new technique of DNA profiling. The chance arrest of Paul’s son, for a minor motoring offense, years after Colette’s murder led cold-case detectives directly to Paul’s door. After 26 years he was now cornered. Colette’s murder not only robber Jacqui of her daughter, but also her marriage and, at times, her sanity, but she never gave up hope. This is her remarkable story of how she never gave up on getting justice for Colette.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

When Jacqui Kirby’s 16 year-old daughter Colette went missing just minutes after leaving home, her mother knew instinctively that something was very wrong. Colette had left to walk to her boyfriend’s home but never arrived. The following morning her body was found by her elder brother Mark. Colette’s body had been arranged in a provocative pose and left by a hedgerow. What Mark saw that cold October morning would haunt him for the rest of his life. The police launched one of the biggest manhunts ever seen and the inquiry was to last over a quarter of a century. Colette’s killer, Paul Hutchinson, not only managed to evade capture but also led a double-life, slipping back into a respectable position in the community as a charity and children’s worker. After Jacqui appeared on Crimewatch to appeal for information the police were provided with many leads but still no killer. While the investigation continued Jacqui was tormented by ghoul hunters and pranksters who taunted her family with crank calls. Paul Hutchinson even sent police “ripper” style letters in which he wrote "you’ll never catch me." But the police did catch him, using a relatively new technique of DNA profiling. The chance arrest of Paul’s son, for a minor motoring offense, years after Colette’s murder led cold-case detectives directly to Paul’s door. After 26 years he was now cornered. Colette’s murder not only robber Jacqui of her daughter, but also her marriage and, at times, her sanity, but she never gave up hope. This is her remarkable story of how she never gave up on getting justice for Colette.

More books from John Blake

Cover of the book Jamie Oliver: King of the Kitchen - The biography of the man who revolutionised the way Britain eats by Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark
Cover of the book My Kirsty by Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark
Cover of the book Magic of Angels by Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark
Cover of the book Pretty Boy - If I Come After You Beware 'Cos Hell's Coming With Me by Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark
Cover of the book The Crossbow Cannibal by Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark
Cover of the book Messi (Ultimate Football Heroes) - Collect Them All! by Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark
Cover of the book Gleeful - A Totally Unofficial Guide to the Hit TV Series Glee by Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark
Cover of the book In For A Pound - My Journey From a Market-Stall to Three Hundred High Street Stores by Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark
Cover of the book Hercules the Bear - A Gentle Giant in the Family by Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark
Cover of the book Too Brave to Live, Too Young to Die by Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark
Cover of the book Crap Days Out by Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark
Cover of the book Chris Tarrant's Extreme Railway Journeys by Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark
Cover of the book A Love Like No Other - Diana and Me by Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark
Cover of the book Harry Kane - England's Hero by Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark
Cover of the book Mel Gibson - Man on a Mission by Jacqui Kirby, Veronica Clark
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy