I always had it in my mind that JM was born and largely bred in Manchester probably because her WS states she attended Altrincham Grammar School for Girls. She then attended Colchester High School for Girls sixth form as her parents relocated. Listening to the new vid it suddenly dawned on me that she is without any regional accent more Home Counties. She presents well for a 21/22 year old perhaps helped by some presentation training as part of her teachers' training course.
According to JB's WS her parents were separated and she had a step-father so I assume her mother remarried. Although I don't think her WS makes ref to any of this.
I'm less inclined to see her as a woman scorned. If she wanted to snare JB then why not get herself up the duff? I understand JB's former girlfriend Suzette Ford had several miscarriages. SC had two unplanned pregnancies. There's no record of any pregnancies between JB and JM. It seems to me JM was set on completing her studies, qualifying as a teacher and keeping herself up the duff free. So if she wasn't a woman scorned and she's BSing why? I think pressure was brought to bear by DS Jones in terms of threats of accomplice and perjury. Plus possibly the lesser charges of OCP, distributing cannabis and cheque book fraud.
I'm not sure what the status of her interviews were ie under caution etc? There doesn't seem to be any record of anyone else in attendance eg solicitor? Are the interviews held under PII? According to JB she didn't get on with her step-father (he apparently beat her) which perhaps explains why no male was present at trial just her mother.
In the 'New Evidence' vid she states:
"I wasn't actually ever frightened of Jeremy. I didn't think he'd actually do anything to hurt me but as I kept on saying to him that I had to say something and I couldn't keep this in and questioning him he became frightened of me which is what made me become frightened of him."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i2CjYDJGTo&feature=youtu.be&t=19m45sIn the 'Killing Mum and Dad' vid DS Jones states:
"Knowing that he'd committed all these murders but trying to play ball with me job. I had to just pray something else would come up very shortly to prove I was right".
Narrator: "Stan sensed that Julie Mugford new the truth but no matter how often he interviewed her she was still too frightened to talk".
JM: "I didn't think that at that stage anyone would believe me and Jeremy was also so terribly confident that nobody could do anything about it that he said there was nothing I could do anyway".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcTvqLk0MWU&feature=youtu.be&t=27mA mass of contradictions in the above:
1. JM wasn't ever frightened of JB then she was frightened of him?
2. DS Jones says he knew JB had committed the murders then in the next breath says he prayed something (else ?) would turn up to prove he was right? If he didn't have any proof how did he know he was right?
3. DS Jones sensed JM knew the truth but no matter how many times he interviewed her she was too frightened too talk. Thought she said she wasn't frightened?
4. JM didn't think anyone would believe her and yet she must have known DS Jones would so why did he have to interview her so many times?
Based on the above and DS Jones' claim that JB told Mary Mugford he intended killing his family to fast forward his inheritance I think the whole JM 'evidence' is complete and utter BS. There's no evidence JB discussed anything of the sort with MM. If he had she would have supported her daughter by fessing up at trial and it would have been two consummate actresses at trial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcTvqLk0MWU&feature=youtu.be&t=40mJB was the polar opposite of DS Jones: well spoken, articulate, attractive looking, well educated and in line for a substantial inheritance. Did envy and jealousy play a part? JB certainly did himself no favours by showing a lack of respect during his interviews although I can understand why.
