The murders and the long-running investigation shocked the small and very rural community in east Kent. He's just revealed some information recently that's come to me through lawyers. The Met declined to comment. They have also asked to meet the forces commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, who has vowed to clean up the scandal-hit Met. Will Neal Sunday 23 Apr 2023 2:06 pm. It comes after he 'admitted' to killing a 19-year-old student last week. The award-winning thriller Guilt returns for its third and final outing Martin Lewis shares his money saving tips, Join lafur Arnalds on a journey through all forms of classical and ambient music, 'Find a way to turn it into a dance or game', Christopher McDougall tells Joe Wicks how to make running fun. But she survived and had to learn to talk again. He has also been convicted of murdering Marsha McDonnell and Amlie Delagrange and the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy, and will never be considered for parole. Their brutal deaths in the picturesque Kent countryside on a sunny day shocked the nation. He was also convicted of the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy in May 2004. Milly was snatched from the street while on her way way home from school. In interviews with the Guardian, Chaus relatives, including her sister, Bic-Hang, 48, her brother Minh-Vu, 51, and her mother, Phung, 76, said they were fully aware the serial killer could be manipulative and lying. In my car I had a screwdriver, a lock knife, a hammer, yellow marigold gloves and a very long black bootlace. For other inquiries, Contact Us. His mother, Jean, still lives in Feltham, west London, and has always believed her son is innocent. Her sister, Bic-Hang, her I apologise to Stone and the Russell family for my heinous acts.. He first claimed responsibility for the murders last year before later retracting his statement. 1998: Michael Stone was found guilty of the murders and an attempted murder. "Elmbridge is supposed to be, and is, one of the safest places in the country to live but sometimes things like this happen.". They say police did not tell them of Bellfields confession, first made verbally in October 2022. His father, Joseph Rabetts, died of a heart attack, Levi (Age 10). All evidence from the examinations on the shoelace were recorded and disclosed to the CCRC.". Levi Bellfield has 'admitted' to a 19-year-old student's murder in a 'written confession' and is set to be quizzed by police again, it has been reported. Bellfield, 53, is serving a whole-life sentence for murdering Milly Dowler, French student Amelie Delagrange and 19-year-old Marsha McDonnell. Why are the police so indifferent to Elizabeths tragedy and why dont they care about our loss?, Minh-Vu said his mother and father still cling on to hope: The parents have been hanging on to hope she is unharmed and she will come through the door., Bellfields solicitor Theresa Clark said: I can confirm that Levi Bellfield has made a statement where he has admitted the murder of Elizabeth Chau and other offences. "He was a person who did exactly what he wanted to do," said Mr Sutton. 1983: Stone received a four-and-a-half year sentence for stabbing a friend while he slept and latertried to wound a police officer in the eye after being arrested. My client says I did it, I need to take responsibility for what Ive done.. He later retracted his confession and has never been charged. For the first time, the monster serving life for the murder of schoolgirl Millie Dowler has told how he killed Lin and daughter Megan, six, and tried to kill Josie Russell, nine, in 1996. Follow BBC South East on Facebook, on Twitter, and on Instagram. He then fled on holiday to Turkey with his then-girlfriend but returned after just a few days to have the beige Ford Sierra he was driving the day he says he killed the Russells cleaned because it was full of their DNA. Josie, then nine, survived the attack near Chillenden, Kent. I didnt look out of place.. The family have only been able to speak out about his account now detectives have eliminated a suspected accomplice from their inquiries. Levi Bellfield has made a signed and written confession to the kidnap, rape, assault and murder of Elizabeth Chau. 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He has consistently insisted his innocence, and Bellfield's statement could mean he has suffered a miscarriage of justice, Stone has twice been found guilty of their murders and is serving three life sentences, but no scientific or identification evidence links him to the scene. He described Bellfield as a conniving "narcissist" who displayed "complete arrogance and complete self-centredness" - often turning his chair around and laying back with his feet on the wall during police interviews. "I know that he [Bellfield] did those murders. Bic-Hang said: When we reported Elizabeth missing in April 1999, the police didnt listen nor act swiftly. Her remains are found six months later 25 miles away. Two witnesses allegedly said they saw him at the scene. August 2004: Amelie Delagrange, 22, is battered to death by Bellfield after she gets off at the wrong bus stop and is attacked walking across Twickenham Green. But two decades on, a chilling four-page confession has emerged from serial killer Levi Bellfield responsible for three murders including that of Millie Dowler, a 13-year-old schoolgirl, in 2002. She was calm. Bellfield has given broad details of a west London site where he says Chaus body was secreted after her murder, and offered to show detectives the exact spot. Crime correspondent He has also been convicted of murdering Marsha McDonnell and Amelie Delagrange, and of the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy, and will never be considered for parole. "In my car I had a screwdriver, a lock knife, a hammer, yellow marigold gloves and a very long black bootlace. VideoWho will get out unscathed? He's just revealed some information recently that's come to me through lawyers. His solicitor has said he has confessed to the killing of Lin and Megan Russell after engaging with prison psychologists. ", A CCRC spokesman said of Stones case: "This case is currently under review and no final decision has yet been reached on the application.". But he was found guilty once more and sentenced to three life-sentences. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. They added: Bellfield told the police that after abducting Milly and assaulting her at his flat a few yards from Walton station, he then drove her to his mothers house. On his return to his home in Twickenham, South West London, Bellfield says he got changed and went to work. Serial killer Levi Bellfield has signed a confession to a brutal double murder of a woman and her daughter. Is Indian Predator: The Diary Of A Serial Killer based on a true story? He even reveals that he took a hair scrunchie as a macabre souvenir and that he killed the family dog after it bit him. 10am - 1pm, David Lammy is Leading Britain's Conversation, Use the Global Player app to listen to live radio for LBC & LBC News, 27 April 2023, 00:07 | Updated: 27 April 2023, 07:05. He told the Mirror: "[Bellfield's] crimes have hurt a lot of people, not just the people he murdered and their families. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Stone has always denied responsibility for the killings. Levi Bellfield, the serial killer, has confessed to the double murder of a mother and daughter after speaking to prison psychologists, his solicitor has said. The mother was with her two young daughters at the time, nine-year-old Josie and Megan, six, who were also attacked. VideoThe world's most endangered jobs. We did the polices job., Bic-Hang, has worked for the Crown Prosecution Service for over two decades and said: After 24 years you want to hang on to hope and get answers where your sister is., The Met said: We are not prepared to provide an ongoing commentary. Her son was given a whole-life sentence for the brutal slaughter of the teenager, but had never admitted killing or raping her until last year when he spoke to female police officers. But two decades on, a chilling four-page confession has emerged from serial killer Levi Bellfield responsible for three murders including that of Millie Dowler, a 13-year I think it's built up and he wants to get it off his chest. Until today he knew nothing about this. She said: "I have passed it to the police. I used bottled water. Bellfields solicitor, Theresa Clark, told the BBC: At the end of the day, the instruction from my client is clear. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. The family's dog was also killed. Please, Another man was jailed for killing the mother and daughter in 1996, Michael Stone, left, was convicted for the murders which Levi Bellfield, right, has now confessed to. Bellfield disappeared for nine hours that night and later stripped bedding and removed a mattress from his flat. Most populous nation: Should India rejoice or panic? I have no doubt that he carried out other attacks and I would say that with Bellfield anything is possible. Bellfield ends his statement, saying: Something like this has never happened to me, in the sense Ive committed a crime and another person has been arrested for it. His defence team has submitted a four page written confession from Bellfield, 54, made in February last year. Though he and his girlfriend were house-sitting in west London, he returned to their flat in the early hours of the morning saying he wanted a lie-in, his trial heard. I was not well in the head during my reign of violence. "We all sympathise with the family - they said it brings a certain amount of closure, but can one ever say it's closed? 1986: He was sentenced to ten years' imprisonmentfor two armed robberies in Maidstone, Kent and Brighton during the same week. The confession is believed to have been referred to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. The 53-year-old is already serving life for the deaths of Millie, 13, Amelie Delagrange, 22, and 19-year-old Marsha McDonnell. Follow BBC South East on Facebook, on Twitter, and on Instagram. The Sun reports Bellfield has written a 'signed confession' to killing Ms Chau, 'bundling her in a van' and also detailing 'where she is buried' as well as admitting five other murder attempts. However, Bellfield later denied being involved, and the CCRC later was reported to be on the verge of finding that there was no forensic evidence connecting him to the killings. Read about our approach to external linking. VideoAn inside look at the housing crisis, The world's most endangered jobs. Read about our approach to external linking. Lin Russell, Megan, six, and Josie, nine, were attacked on 9 July 1996 as they walked down a country lane in Chillenden in Kent after having been at a swimming gala. Josie survived but suffered life-threatening head injuries, though she recovered and makes textile landscapes. We told last May how Bellfield who claims he has never met Stone was being investigated over the Russell killings by the Criminal Cases Review Commission. The statement goes on to detail how he killed Lin and Megan and left Josie for dead with appalling injuries. Lin Russell, 45, was tied up, blindfolded and beaten with a hammer along with daughters Josie, nine, and Megan, six. Stone is currently serving three life sentences for the murders but last year Stone's solicitor said he has received a 'genuine' four-page statement from Bellfield in which he details his involvement in the killings - until he withdrew it. Bellfield made the 14-paragraph statement to solicitor Paul Bacon, who represents Michael Stone the man currently serving life after being convicted of the killings. Levi Bellfield: His former partner Johanna Collings, the mother of one of his 11 children, insists that he was with her throughout the day of the 9 July 1996. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Since October 2022, the police have known that a serial killer is willing to confess to Elizabeths abduction and murder and tell them where he buried her. Bellfield, who was jailed for life, killed Milly Dowler, 13, in Surrey in 2002. She was never seen again. He was also convicted of the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy in May 2004. The Honourable Mr Justice Blake ordered that permission for the application should be refused. Stone launched another appeal, which failed in 2004. Lawyers for 1996: Mother and daughter Lin and Megan Russell were murdered along with the family dog as they walked home after a swimming gala around 4pm on Tuesday, July 9, 1996. "Stone made an application to apply for a Judicial Review in respect of his conviction in September 2012. Michael Stone is serving life for murder in 1996 of mother and daughter but has always maintained his innocence. The man serving life for the murder of schoolgirl Milly Dowler has made a fresh confession over the deaths of a mother and daughter, his lawyer said. A spokesperson for the CCRC said: "Mr Stone's current application is being reviewed and we remain in regular contact with his legal representatives. Chaus family told the Guardian they had been living in agony since the computer studies student at Thames Valley University went missing without trace on 16 April 1999. She said she wanted him, to "rot in hell" in a 2011 interview with BBC News. "I guess if I'm honest it was a relief. She said: 'We want Liz to know that we love her and miss her very much.'. She asked me not to harm her children. It's information that he would only know if he had done it.". Read about our approach to external linking. 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", A Crown Prosecution Service spokesperson said: "This is currently not a matter for the CPS but we stand by to assist with either a new police investigation or a CCRC referral.". I used my T-shirt to clean myself and wipe my shorts. Stones solicitor, Paul Bacon, has said Bellfields new signed confession should spur on the police to investigate these crimes afresh after his clients 26 years in jail. He has previously admitted being in the Chillenden area of Kent at the time of Lin and daughter Megans killings. A huge search for the 13-year-old is launched, but her remains are found six months later in woods in Hampshire. Levi Bellfield made Det Chief Supt Lucy Morris, from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, said: "Following two trials at which he was found guilty by a jury on both occasions, and an appeal to the High Court, Michael Stone remains convicted of the murders of Lin and Megan Russell and the attempted murder of Josie Russell in 1996. Stone's police record dates back to 1971 when he was 12 years old and continued into his adult life, serving three prison sentences in the 1980s and 1990s. "He's not doing this because he's friendly with Stone, it's more for the families and Josie Russell," she added. "At the end of the day, the instruction from my client is clear," she told the BBC. This week, the family of a 19-year-old woman whom Bellfield claims to have murdered two decades ago accused the Metropolitan police of failing to take the case seriously because of their race and her gender. Chaus family believe police bungled her case, from her disappearance through to the emergence of Bellfields claims to be responsible for her death, which added to their trauma. Winner makes history on TV talent show Project Icon, Final show for famous dance music venue Printworks. March 2010: Bellfield is charged with killing Milly. Bellfield has already been convicted of three murders: those of 13-year-old Milly Dowler in March 2002; Marsha McDonnell, 19, in February 2003; and Amlie Delagrange, 22, in August 2004. Had she screamed I would have attacked her and left not harming the children. Had she screamed I would have attacked her and left not harming the children. Bellfield, 53, will never be released as he is serving a whole-life sentence for murdering Milly Dowler, French student Amelie Delagrange and 19-year-old Marsha McDonnell in southwest London from 2002 to 2004. Bellfield has made a signed and written confession to the kidnap, rape, assault and murder of the university student Elizabeth Chau, who disappeared from a west London street in 1999, his solicitor confirmed. She said the confession had been passed to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. 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