The circumstantial evidence is extensive in this case and taken as a whole clearly supports the conviction of Jeremy Bamber, I have seen nothing or been made aware of anything over the years which will change that situation. The sound moderator forensics are not the Holy Grail in this case which some believe them to be, there is a wealth of other information which first of all establishes who the culprits could be and secondly narrow it down to two individuals, namely Jeremy Bamber and Sheila Caffell. This is established fact beyond all shadow of any doubt.
From this position the way forward is easily determined. One has to find evidence which links either suspect to the murder scene. This task is made all the more difficult because both suspects had valid reasons for being in White House farmhouse.
Armed with the forensic evidence gathered from the farmhouse it is a relatively simple task to work out what happened, who was shot first, where the fight took place etc etc... the MEANS. One then has to look to the two suspects, their physical attributes, their state of mind etc... It soon becomes clear that there is no tangible evidence that Jeremy Bamber carried out the killings. Certainly he knew how to get to the farm without attracting attention, he knew how to get into and out of the farmhouse even when it appeared locked and secure. His presence would not have disturbed the farm dog or set it off barking. He had no alibi for the night of the murders, he thus has OPPORTUNITY.
One then has to look to Jeremy's adoptive sister Sheila for answers. The scene which confronted the police when they entered the master bedroom suggested that Sheila had committed suicide by shooting herself twice in the neck. Indeed, they went with this scenario initially before further evidence came to their attention. If Sheila had fired off 25 rounds, reloaded the rifle and had a scuffle with her adoptive father Nevill Bamber in the kitchen, there would have been forensic evidence in abundance in the form of fingerprints, gunshot residues, blood and blood spatter. The evidence however tells a very different story.
Sheila Caffell had none of the forensic indicators either on her or on her clothing associated with the events which we know took place, you could say she was forensically clean. There is no possible way Sheila could have committed those dreadful murders and come out of it as cousin David Boutflour succinctly put it, "Without a single hair out of place".
One then has to look to other evidence in order to build up a case, Julie Mugford eventually came forward and filled in the missing pieces of the puzzle, the MOTIVE was easily established.
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