Alleged Miscarriages of Justice => Siôn Jenkins and the murder of his adopted daughter Billie-Jo. => Topic started by: John on July 21, 2012, 09:04:43 PM
Title: Sion Jenkins and the murder of Billie Jo - The man of mystery with a fake CV
Post by: John on July 21, 2012, 09:04:43 PM
The man of mystery with a faked CV.
Lois was just 19 when she met Jenkins in London. She was training as a nurse and he was working as a sculptor and supply teacher. They were introduced by a friend who went to the same church as Lois.
The fact that he didn't share much about his past life with her was curiously attractive - it gave him an "air of mystery", she said. Jenkins was 24, ruggedly handsome and - unlike Lois - confident.
He came from a wealthy background, and was, on the face of it at least, well educated. He told her he had gained a degree in art and English from a university in Kent.
It was only after he was arrested - when almost his entire CV was exposed as a deceitful fiction - that she realised the university didn't actually exist, and that his main qualifications were low-grade O-levels and a teaching certificate from a PE college. Friends told her they didn't think the relationship was a good idea. "I was never quite sure why I ignored their advice."
After a 12-month courtship, however, they married in December 1982.
When he was upset or stressed, Jenkins would become violent. Two years ago at the Appeal Court, Mrs Jenkins gave detailed testimony under oath about his explosive temper and what she described as his terrifying, violent outbursts. That part of her evidence was ruled unreportable at the time, and was never put before the trials that ended with hung juries. "The early years of our marriage were quite traumatic because Sion would suddenly become aggressive when he was upset," she said.
"He slapped me in the face on a few occasions but he would quickly calm down and behave as though nothing had happened. I got used to his unusual temper and I found ways of adapting to it."
Despite this, it was also an exciting time in her life. "My four daughters were born within the first six years of our marriage and I threw myself into motherhood."
Title: Re: Sion Jenkins and the murder of Billie Jo - The man of mystery with a fake CV
Post by: puglove on August 09, 2015, 11:45:00 AM
Passer -by......Hallo!! 8()-000(
Can I ask you your views on the Sion Jenkins case?
Thanking you!
Title: Re: Sion Jenkins and the murder of Billie Jo - The man of mystery with a fake CV
Post by: sika on August 09, 2015, 06:28:18 PM
Do we know anything about the forensic evidence in this case? In particular, was there a significant amount of blood found on Sion's clothing, consistent with a frenzied attack?
Title: Re: Sion Jenkins and the murder of Billie Jo - The man of mystery with a fake CV
Post by: Angelo222 on August 09, 2015, 06:39:22 PM
Do we know anything about the forensic evidence in this case? In particular, was there a significant amount of blood found on Sion's clothing, consistent with a frenzied attack?
The prosecution determined that there was and that is one of the reasons the trials went ahead but the juries were never convinced. In the end it was agreed that the blood spatter on Sion's clothing came from Billie Jo spluttering out blood when he lifted her.
Title: Re: Sion Jenkins and the murder of Billie Jo - The man of mystery with a fake CV
Post by: sika on August 10, 2015, 11:35:03 AM
The prosecution determined that there was and that is one of the reasons the trials went ahead but the juries were never convinced. In the end it was agreed that the blood spatter on Sion's clothing came from Billie Jo spluttering out blood when he lifted her.
Cheers Angelo. I'm guessing then, that if his clothing was spattered as he bludgeoned her, this would have been masked when he subsequently cradeled her?
As he was alleged to have killed Billy Jo prior to making the trip to the DIY store, would his clothing not have been blood stained as he made this trip?
Title: Re: Sion Jenkins and the murder of Billie Jo - The man of mystery with a fake CV
Post by: Passer-by on August 19, 2015, 01:18:12 AM
Cheers Angelo. I'm guessing then, that if his clothing was spattered as he bludgeoned her, this would have been masked when he subsequently cradeled her?
As he was alleged to have killed Billy Jo prior to making the trip to the DIY store, would his clothing not have been blood stained as he made this trip?
A good point.
Title: Re: Sion Jenkins and the murder of Billie Jo - The man of mystery with a fake CV
Post by: Brigadier on July 26, 2016, 07:45:07 PM
Cheers Angelo. I'm guessing then, that if his clothing was spattered as he bludgeoned her, this would have been masked when he subsequently cradeled her?
Hi Sika, to put the blood splatter into context, it was a very fine mist. It was only detected under close forensic examination. The total number of droplets on his clothing amounted to less than one drop of blood.
Title: Re: Sion Jenkins and the murder of Billie Jo - The man of mystery with a fake CV
Post by: Brigadier on July 26, 2016, 07:48:20 PM
Do we know anything about the forensic evidence in this case? In particular, was there a significant amount of blood found on Sion's clothing, consistent with a frenzied attack?
No there wasn't a significant amount of blood. The droplets on his clothing amounted to less than one drop of blood. In addition the defence argued against the prosecution case by pointing out that there was no blood on his hands, forearms or back splatter. This is what commonly occurs when an attacker uses a blunt instrument such as in this case. This is all explained in Sion's book.
Title: Re: Sion Jenkins and the murder of Billie Jo - The man of mystery with a fake CV
Post by: Brigadier on July 26, 2016, 08:02:42 PM
The man of mystery with a faked CV. It was only after he was arrested - when almost his entire CV was exposed as a deceitful fiction - that she realised the university didn't actually exist, and that his main qualifications were low-grade O-levels and a teaching certificate from a PE college.
Not true. He did hold qualifications. He admits to exaggerating slightly on his cv in one point in particular, unfortunately I can't recall what exactly. But then frankly, who doesn't do this to a greater or lesser extent during their careers? He was on the cusp of being promoted on the basis of his experience and recommendations from colleagues when the tragedy happened.
The man of mystery with a faked CV. Friends told her they didn't think the relationship was a good idea. "I was never quite sure why I ignored their advice."
Not true either. Prior to the wedding, both parties went out to dinner together and all attended the ceremony itself. There was no suggestion from either side to suggest that it was a bad match.
The man of mystery with a faked CV. When he was upset or stressed, Jenkins would become violent. Two years ago at the Appeal Court, Mrs Jenkins gave detailed testimony under oath about his explosive temper and what she described as his terrifying, violent outbursts. That part of her evidence was ruled unreportable at the time, and was never put before the trials that ended with hung juries. "The early years of our marriage were quite traumatic because Sion would suddenly become aggressive when he was upset," she said.
"He slapped me in the face on a few occasions but he would quickly calm down and behave as though nothing had happened. I got used to his unusual temper and I found ways of adapting to it."
Despite this, it was also an exciting time in her life. "My four daughters were born within the first six years of our marriage and I threw myself into motherhood."
So why did Lois who was working as a social worker never report any of this before? What's more why was it that at her suggestion they applied to foster the two Jenkins children? Why did social services not pick up anything wrong when considering their application? Why did none of the live in nannies report anything? Why did Billie-Joe not raise any concerns during any of her regular meetings with social workers? Why did their natural daughters refute these claims to the extent that Lois had to gag them and prevent them from giving testimony at the original trial?
Lois may well be convinced of her claims still to this day. But it would not be the first demonstrated case of false memories. Or worse still, it would not be the first time someone has lied and given false testimony whilst under oath.
Title: Re: Sion Jenkins and the murder of Billie Jo - The man of mystery with a fake CV
Post by: Myster on August 05, 2016, 05:54:38 AM
I haven't studied this case in detail and like the juries in the two retrials, undecided. For those interested in examining the murder of Billy-Jo Jenkins further, a couple of Appeal Court Judgements from 1999 and 2004 below...
Not true. He did hold qualifications. He admits to exaggerating slightly on his cv in one point in particular, unfortunately I can't recall what exactly. But then frankly, who doesn't do this to a greater or lesser extent during their careers? He was on the cusp of being promoted on the basis of his experience and recommendations from colleagues when the tragedy happened.
Not true either. Prior to the wedding, both parties went out to dinner together and all attended the ceremony itself. There was no suggestion from either side to suggest that it was a bad match.
So why did Lois who was working as a social worker never report any of this before? What's more why was it that at her suggestion they applied to foster the two Jenkins children? Why did social services not pick up anything wrong when considering their application? Why did none of the live in nannies report anything? Why did Billie-Joe not raise any concerns during any of her regular meetings with social workers? Why did their natural daughters refute these claims to the extent that Lois had to gag them and prevent them from giving testimony at the original trial?
Lois may well be convinced of her claims still to this day. But it would not be the first demonstrated case of false memories. Or worse still, it would not be the first time someone has lied and given false testimony whilst under oath.
Jenkins is a cheat and a liar. He invented qualifications to obtain a senior teaching post. He denied disciplining his daughters yet his wife and daughters have stated he lied. The murder of Billie-Jo is still an unresolved murder enquiry.
Siôn Jenkins might have been acquitted after three trials but the High Court refused him compensation on the basis that his innocence has not been established beyond doubt.
Title: Re: Sion Jenkins and the murder of Billie Jo - The man of mystery with a fake CV
Post by: Angelo222 on August 05, 2016, 10:24:09 AM
Many thanks for posting those videos Myster. I can understand why the police were immediately suspicious of Jenkins. His attempts to justify what he did in the interview with TMcD were futile imo.
Title: Re: Sion Jenkins and the murder of Billie Jo - The man of mystery with a fake CV
Post by: Brigadier on August 28, 2016, 09:36:36 AM
No more than anyone else. Far more lies have been spoken about Sion than ones he has delivered himself. While he cannot be claimed to be a saint – after all who is? – He is most certainly not the pathological cheat and liar he is being made out to be. He admits to telling the one and only lie that the law courts held against him. Sion has explained why he told this one lie and his motivation behind it.
He invented qualifications to obtain a senior teaching post.
As I thought I made clear in my previous post, he falsified one qualification in amongst an otherwise accurate and factual cv. The media and public speculation have depicted his cv as containing a solitary island of truth in a sea of lies; whereas the reality is the other way around. It was one lie amongst a history of relevant qualifications and experience.
At the time of the tragedy, he was on the cusp of being promoted to headmaster based not on his cv, but on the years of dedication he had put to his job and the school as well as personal recommendations. The old cv was largely an afterthought.
To suggest that a completely unqualified individual could worm their way all the way to the post of headmaster suggests a total lack of competence on the part of the local educational authority. Background checks on qualifications and references would have picked up anything amiss long ago. Besides which an inability to teach would have been realised right from the beginning. Never mind enable them to be promoted to the position of headmaster. So are you accusing Hastings local educational authority of gross incompetence?
Regardless, considerations on whether or not his cv is accurate is a moot point anyway. It simply has no bearing on Sion’s whereabouts and actions on the day. Discussing it to the nth degree is a waste of effort and a distraction from anything relevant on the matter.
He denied disciplining his daughters yet his wife and daughters have stated he lied.
What he denies is using corporate punishment. The suggestion that a father could raise five children (including Billie) without having to instil some level of discipline is somewhat ludicrous. The only question is whether this discipline was appropriate and proportional. I was surprised to see the quote at the end of the video clip with the statement from the two younger girls. I had not seen this interview before, so thank you to Myster for bringing it to everyone’s attention. It is a shame that we only have one on screen sentence as opposed to them being interviewed as well. Then they could go into more detail such as when? How often? What punishments did Sion apply and for what sort of misdemeanours? After all they are young women in their own right now, so should be able to speak for themselves.
This leaves us with an impasse that on the face of it we have Sion stating that he did not heavily discipline his family, and they claiming that he did. As a means to resolve this we can remind ourselves that the social services were placing a very close eye on the Jenkins family. Throughout the time that Billie was fostered with the Jenkins she was still officially in the care of social services. She had private meetings with her own social worker checking how she was getting on. But no concerns were raised. What’s more around the time of the tragedy Billie herself had asked for them to adopt her. In order to go through this process, the Jenkins’ were exposed to even more scrutiny. Again nothing of concern was found. It beggars belief that nothing untoward was found by anyone from Hastings social services. If it were, it would have been flagged up very quickly. To suggest that Sion was able to pull the wool over all of their eyes and dupe so many people is beyond the realm of credibility. But even if that were not enough, Lois was herself working as a social worker. If Sion was as remotely brutal as she later claimed him to be, the more appropriate course of action she should have taken was to leave him, taking their four children to a safer environment. Or at the very least report the behaviour she later reckoned was so terrible. It’s not as if she would have known how to go about it. But she does neither. Instead it is at her instigation that the Jenkins’ bring a new child – Billie – into their lives. For her to bring a vulnerable young life into a supposedly violent and abusive environment is contrary to any maternal instinct, highly irresponsible and even guilty of professional misconduct.
The murder of Billie-Jo is still an unresolved murder enquiry.
Yes we know. The killer is still out there somewhere. The years and resources focused on convicting Sion are largely due to the efforts of Lois. If she had not effectively gagged the two daughters, they could have been defence witnesses and the original trial may never even have gone ahead in the first place. A prime suspect has never been interviewed.
Siôn Jenkins might have been acquitted after three trials but the High Court refused him compensation on the basis that his innocence has not been established beyond doubt.
Compensation can be claimed by defendants that are able to prove they are clearly innocent. It is not paid out automatically to those whose convictions are quashed on appeal. This is a principle that is in contrast to the prima facie basis of law. I.e. a defendant is ‘innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt’.
Title: Re: Sion Jenkins and the murder of Billie Jo - The man of mystery with a fake CV
Post by: Brigadier on August 28, 2016, 05:12:55 PM
Many thanks for posting those videos Myster. I can understand why the police were immediately suspicious of Jenkins. His attempts to justify what he did in the interview with TMcD were futile imo.
The police were not suspicious of Sion from the outset. It was only when the preliminary report from the forensics suggested that the blood splatter could be consistent with spray from a blunt instrument. It was only then that they turned their attention on to Sion and ignored all other lines of enquiry.