It was reported this week that he has confessed to the murder of Elizabeth Chau, a student who vanished from Ealing, west London, in 1999. Michael Stone's lawyer, Paul Bacon, says killer had confessed in a four-page statement with details he claimed only the killer would know. Bellfield, who is serving life for killing schoolgirl Milly Dowler and two others, has revealed chilling details of the Russell murders it is thought only the killer would know. 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Other items belonging to the student were found by a family organised public search. I have no doubt that he carried out other attacks and I would say that with Bellfield anything is possible. He first claimed responsibility for the murders last year before later retracting his statement. In 1996, Lin, 45, her two daughters, nine-year-old Josie and Megan, six, as well as their dog Lucy, were tied up and savagely beaten with a hammer in the brutal attack. Mr Bacon said he would be forwarding the Bellfield statement to the CCRC and the police. 1981: His first conviction was for burglary, 1990: Convicted of assaulting a police officer, October 14, 2001: Anna-Marie Rennie, 17, was attacked in Hospital Bridge Road, Witton, southwest London. He killed Marsha McDonnell, 19, in Hampton, South West London in 2003 and Amelie Delagrange, 22, in Twickenham in 2004. I apologise to Stone and to the Russell family for my heinous acts. He wrote a signed statement and he gave it to me.. She said: "I have passed it to the police. (modern). Bellfield, who was jailed for life, killed Milly Dowler, 13, in Surrey in 2002. Another man, Michael Stone, has twice been found guilty of the murders of Ms Russell and her six-year-old daughter in Kent in July 1996. An inside look at the housing crisis. The CCRC has been approached for comment by the BBC. "My first intention was to just attack Lin, but I quickly changed my mind due to the screams and was worried she would fight back given the children were with her. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. Follow BBC South East on Facebook, on Twitter, and on Instagram. He's just revealed some information recently that's come to me through lawyers. She was battered with a hammer and found on Twickenham Green with severe head injuries. To make sure you never miss out on your favourite NEW stories, we're happy to send you some reminders, Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications, .css-o3g03s{color:black;}Published9:31,27 April 2023 BST.css-1aaqh7x{color:#666666;}@media (min-width:1024px){.css-1aaqh7x{color:#666666;}}| Last updated12:45,27 April 2023 BST. Lin Russell, 45, was tied up, blindfolded and beaten with a hammer along with daughters Josie, nine, and Megan, six. August 2004 - Amelie Delagrange was a 22-year-old French student who had been living in Twickenham for a few months. David Lammy However, one of Bellfield's ex-partners - who gave evidence against him in court - has previously insisted she was with him on the day of the Russell murders and the pair were "nowhere near Kent". 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. In a signed statement, Bellfield reportedly confessed to killing Lin, 45, and her daughter Megan Russell, six, in a vicious hammer in Kent in 1996. Josie survived but suffered life-threatening head injuries, though she recovered and makes textile landscapes. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. In 2017 his legal team said they had seen evidence of a full confession by Bellfield, something he denied at the time. The Russell family did not wish to comment on Bellfields claims. In April 1999, a 19-year-old student, Elizabeth Chau, left Thames Valley University and was caught on CCTV walking home along the Uxbridge Road near Ealing police station. She was never seen again. Stone was first found guilty of two counts of murder and one of attempted murder in 1998 and again in 2001, after the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction due to doubts over a prosecution witness. It comes after he Serial killer Levi Bellfield has reportedly confessed to a double murder from 1996 and signed awritten statement with 'information only the killer would know', Michael Stone, who is serving three life sentences for the murders of Lin Russell and her six-year-old daughter Megan, believe a reported new confession from Levi Bellfield could lead to his own release. Her body has not been found. Hes adamant that he did it. The CCRC said: "This case is currently under review and no final decision has yet been reached on the application.". He was raised by both parents until (Age 10), his mother until adulthood. The confession document will now be sent to watchdog the Criminal Cases Review Commission which has the power to order re-trials and is considering an appeal by Stone, 61. One retired police detective said Bellfield had torn down his alibi after making the confession in However, while the statement may have shone a new light on the case, it should be noted that Bellfield previously claimed responsibility for the two murders but later retracted the statement. Bellfield, who murdered 13-year-old English schoolgirl Milly Dowler back in 2002, signed a written confession claiming responsibility for the killings of Lin Russell and her daughter Megan, which horrified the nation 27 years ago. Bellfields solicitor has said her client is adamant he is responsible for the murders of Lin Russell, 45, and her daughter Megan, five, in Kent in July 1996 and feels he needs to take responsibility. ", A CCRC spokesman said of Stones case: "This case is currently under review and no final decision has yet been reached on the application.". Lawyers for I committed a crime and another person has been arrested for it. February 2012: Bellfield loses a Court of Appeal bid to challenge his conviction for Milly's kidnap and murder. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Her sister, Bic-Hang, her Lin Russell, 45, her two daughters, six-year-old Megan (above with her mother) and nine-year-old Josie, were tied up and savagely beaten with a hammer in the brutal attack in 1996, Michael Stone (pictured) is currently imprisoned after twice being convicted of the Russell murders. Had she screamed I would have attacked her and left not harming the children. Best-selling author Jane Green gives some 'brutal love' to a woman with nowhere left to turn, What it's REALLY like being married to a healthy-eating fanatic: Dr Chris van Tulleken banned ready meals, tuts at his wife's favourite Pret sandwich - and then he came for her peanut butter, Is North West going to the Met Gala? The document means Michael Stone convicted of the Russell murders in 1998 could have suffered a miscarriage of justice. She remembered Levi An application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) in 2010 was rejected and an attempt to seek a judicial review of the decision also failed in 2011. Detectives believe it was while he was out searching that he came across the killer on the road in Walton where she had vanished just hours earlier on March 21 2002. Stone went on to say: "His crimes have hurt a lot of people, not just the people he murdered and their families. LADbible has reached out to Kent Police for comment. On the day of the murders, Dr Shaun Russell was told that he had lost his whole family. Mr Bacon added: "I genuinely think if the police visit Levi Bellfield in prison, he will make a full statement under caution, and I believe if he's charged he'll plead guilty and the matter will be resolved.". They have also asked to meet the forces commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, who has vowed to clean up the scandal-hit Met. Bellfield will die in prison as he is serving a whole-life sentence. The family of a 19-year-old woman whom the serial killer Levi Bellfield claims to have murdered two decades ago have accused the Metropolitan police of failing to take the case seriously because of their race and the alleged victims gender. Stone, 62, has alleged that Bellfield's shock statement contains key information about the gruesome hammer attack which only the killer would know about. In an exclusive interview from HMP Frankland, he told the Mirror: "Ive been in prison for 26 years for a crime I did not commit. The family have discovered the traumatic fact that Milly could still have been alive when her uncle saw Bellfield on the night of the day she was abducted, Sign up to our free email newsletter for daily roundups of the biggest headlines as well as all the latest breaking news. In a signed statement, Bellfield reportedly confessed to killing Lin, 45, and her daughter Megan Russell, six, in a vicious hammer in Kent in 1996. 1997: Police arrested and charged 37 year-old Stone. 2017: Bellfield allegedly claimed he was behind the murders of Lin and Megan. June 2011: Bellfield yawns as he is found guilty of Milly's murder. LEVI Bellfield has finally made a formal confession to the hammer murders of mum and daughter Lin and Megan Russell and revealed chilling details of the killings. Stone was first found guilty of two counts of murder and one of attempted murder in 1998 and again in 2001, after the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction due to doubts over a prosecution witness. May 2011: Bellfield goes on trial at the Old Bailey after he denies abducting and murdering Milly. She was never seen again, Her sister, Bich, (pictured left at a press conference with her mother Lam-Pheng on 16 April 1999) has never given up hope of being reunited with her sibling. SERIAL killer Levi Bellfield was given a whole life sentence for the murders of three young women and attempted murder of another. Causing one of the biggest manhunts in British history, Bellfield has been locked up since 2008. His mother, Jean, still lives in Feltham, west London, and has always believed her son is innocent. 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. Milly was snatched from the street while on her way way home from school. Lin Russell and her six-year-old daughter Megan did not survive the attacks, Levi Bellfield will never be released from prison after being convicted of three murders and one attempted murder, Michael Stone was convicted of two counts of murder and one of attempted murder, Shaun Russell's wife Lin was murdered with daughter Megan (centre) and nine-year-old Josie (right) was badly injured, The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. Levi Bellfield: serial killer makes fresh confession to Lin and Megan Russell murder, McDonalds offered Met police cheap burgers and free drinks during XR protests, Is the conviction sound? 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. 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. The killer also says in his statement that he is responsible for the murder of Judith Gold, a mother of three found battered to death in Hampstead, north London, in 1990. His version of events is especially traumatic for the family because it means she could have been alive when her uncle spotted Bellfield on the night of the day she vanished in March 2002. The Chau family met police last month to discuss the confession. Milly's devastated parents Bob and Sally have disclosed for the first time that Bellfield claimed to have kept the terrified girl alive overnight before strangling her. He tried to murder Kate Sheedy, 18, in 2004. She said she wanted him, to "rot in hell" in a 2011 interview with BBC News. WebDominique Delagrange, the mother of Amelie Delagrange, speaks at a press conference outside the Old Bailey Court where 39 year old Levi Bellfield Kate Sheedy, who survived For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Levi Bellfield has confessed to the murders of mum and daughter Lin and Megan Russell, Dad Shaun Russell and mum Lin with daughters Megan, six, and Josie, nine, Bellfield made the confession in a letter with chilling details of the killings, The last photo of Megan Russell with sister Josie, who was left severely injured by the attack, Michael Stone was convicted of the murders of the Russells, The murders took place in the Kent countryside when the family were walking their dog, Levi Bellfield was convicted of the murder of schoolgirl Milly Dowler in 2011, serving life for the murder of schoolgirl Millie Dowler, Michael Stone convicted of the Russell murders in 1998, previously admitted being in the Chillenden area of Kent, In 2017 Stones solicitors identified Bellfield as a suspect, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Levi Bellfield is a serial killer currently serving two whole-life sentences for the murder of three people and is jailed in HMP Frankland in County Durham. 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. Josie Russell was left with horrific brain injuries following the attack. Video, The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, made a statement last year in which he admitted killing, they had seen evidence of a full confession, MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo dies, NFL player's daughter, aged two, drowns in pool, Banana artwork in Seoul museum eaten by visitor, Trevelyan relative 'would consider' famine payment, Indian 'killer' elephant relocated to tiger reserve, Ding becomes China's first male world chess champion. Only Josie survived, sustaining horrific injuries. 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. She dies of head injuries. Yet again, there has been no police action until a third party came to us and we raised the alarm. 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. Michael Stone is serving life for murder in 1996 of mother and daughter but has always maintained his innocence. While Bellfield is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of schoolgirl Millie Dowler. He had a long list of convictions, including using a hammer to rob and cause grievous bodily harm. Updated: 22:57, 5 Feb 2022. 2021: Bellfield issues a statement putting himself near the scene of the crimes - but denies murder. The past always catches up with you VideoThe past always catches up with you 2023 BBC. 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. While jailed murderMichael Stone believes that the new confession from Milly Dowler's killer will lead to his own release. Their brutal deaths in the picturesque Kent countryside on a sunny day shocked the nation. In my car I had a screwdriver, a lock knife, a hammer, yellow marigold gloves and a very long black bootlace. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. He was subsequently found guilty at a retrial in 2001. We are the ones that located and gathered the CCTV images showing her last moments. The Chau family says some details in the four-page written statement from Bellfield are not in the public domain, and may only be known to someone present when she disappeared. The police will be speaking to him., Clark said the confessions were Bellfields idea: It was at his instigation. "He was a person who did exactly what he wanted to do," said Mr Sutton. But she survived and had to learn to talk again. ", Call for British public to swear allegiance to King Charles just an 'invitation, ', Lambeth Palace clarifies after mockery, Camilla took private jets to meet Charles overseas during Diana marriage, ex-royal, Arctic blast sets off government's Cold Weather Payment - but are you eligible for the, Late Queen's confidante given lifelong home by King Charles days after being 'turfed, Harry's visit to the UK for King Charles's coronation 'will be rapid trip lasting less, 'Why can't it be a person of the people? The deaths in the picturesque village of Chillenden, Kent, 26 years ago shocked the nation. "The Criminal Cases Review Commission commenced an extensive re-examination of the murder investigation in 2017 and has had access to all forensic evidence, documentation and exhibits from the original investigation, the review by Hampshire Police, details of the two Crown Court trials and appeals to the High Court.". Scotland Year launched an appeal for information on Elizabeth Chau's disappearance in 2012, 13 years after her disappearance, offering a 15,000 reward. Michael Stone was jailed in 2001 for life for the murders. CCRC reported that there was no forensic evidence to connect Bellfield to the crimes some months after the first confession in June of last year. We have no comment to make., Suresh Grover, of the Monitoring Group, who has helped the Chau family since 1999, said: There have been so many opportunities in this case for police to act professionally and transparently but none have been taken. He was also convicted of the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy, while the detective in charge of the Delagrange investigation told Sky News last year that he believes Bellfield is behind "dozens" of other crimes. Crime correspondent A spokesperson for the CCRC said: "Mr Stone's current application is being reviewed and we remain in regular contact with his legal representatives. Cllr Cheyne told Get Surrey: "It was a difficult time for everybody and the whole community pulled together. The confessor in question, Levi Bellfield, has since triggered a mammoth investigation conducted by the Criminal Cases Review Commission. Serial killer Levi Bellfield has confessed to the notorious hammer murders of mother and daughter Lin and Megan Russell 26 years ago, a lawyer has told Sky News. Mr Bacon told Sky News: "It is a full and frank confession. Explore in 3D: The dazzling crown that makes a king. In his confession, Bellfield is said to have confessed to a 'blitz' of five attempted murders and attacks against the then 17-year-old Jessie Wilson in south west London, Sarah Spurell, 23, in Hastings in 2004, and Sonia Salvatierra, 26, in Twickenham, west London. Bellfield's initial four-page long confession was released in February 2022 but, when it became publicised, the criminal completely denied his claims. I was not well in the head during my reign of violence. "We are aware they are planning to send in further information, and when received, we will thoroughly analyse it and make any appropriate enquiries. He told the Mirror: "[Bellfield's] crimes have hurt a lot of people, not just the people he murdered and their families. In 2017 Stones solicitors identified Bellfield as a suspect in the murders and claimed he had made his own prison confession. LEVI Bellfield was finally convicted of two murders and one attempted murder in 2008. He killed Marsha McDonnell, 19, in Hampton, South West London in 2003 and Amelie Delagrange, 22, in Twickenham in 2004. Bellfield disappeared for nine hours that night and later stripped bedding and removed a mattress from his flat. May 2004 - Kate Sheedy, 18, spots Bellfield's car parked with blacked-out windows in Isleworth, west London. Theresa Clark, Bellfield's solicitor, said the new confession was more detailed, handwritten and signed by him. He was also convicted of the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy, 18. 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. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map.
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