3am - 'I've not slept all night, there is something wrong at the farm. Everything is going well'.
A few hours later 'A police car is coming to pick you up'
From then on Julie or her families life will never be the same again. Being whisked over to WHF, Eastbourne, Amsterdam, London and Champagne funerals. Sometimes against her wishes as Bamber insisted on also bringing jolly up buddy Brett along. Her (second) degree and work having to be left behind, indefinitely.
After a month of soul searching, confiding to several friends and hearing Bamber ask another woman out, she approached the police. Risking serious perjury charges if proved to be lying. Which has never been proved.
A harrowing trial followed for a 21 year old woman. For both Julie and her family. Julie not retracting a word of her 'ring of truth' WS and having to answer questions on an unrelated 1984 joint minor cheque book fraud.
Bamber had already tried to sell his life story and distasteful pictures of Sheila to the Sun. And drove a hard bargain with the NOTW. Complaining to his lawyers about his fee.
The NOTW approached Julie after getting inside knowledge that Bamber was guilty. Julie accepted their offer.
Bamber was hoping to make money from the massacre of his family. Julie accepted an offer regarding a massacre of people she was not related to. Having nothing to do with the massacre on the night.
Even 30 years later people post all sorts of nasty things about Julie. Jeremy's OS has a whole chapter on her & the campaign team posted an 8 minute Youtube video on her in 2014. One of several distasteful videos about her.
Julie has kept a dignified silence after the NOTW interview. Refusing to get drawn into a war of words with Bamber. Preferring to focus on her family and successful teaching career. Even Wilkes couldn't get her to speak.
Did Julie deserve £25,000 ?
