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NARRATOR: In July 1993,

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a loving mum and keen student
with high hopes for the future

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a loving mum and keen student
with high hopes for the future

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was reported missing by her husband.

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She's always a good attender
at college, never missed anything.

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She's always a good attender
at college, never missed anything.

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And all of a sudden,

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she doesn't come in.

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Very quickly, it, it was clear
there was something not right.

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Very quickly, it, it was clear
there was something not right.

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Hassan Al Shatanawi's story

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about his wife Laura's disappearance

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quickly unravelled,

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as detectives uncovered
lie after lie.

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as detectives uncovered
lie after lie.

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MAN: He had a family

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that he hadn't told
the police about,

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a secret mistress and a child.

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WOMAN: He was one of those people

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WOMAN: He was one of those people

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where lies are just like a language.

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You just open your mouth

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and it's part of the language
you use to manipulate.

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and it's part of the language
you use to manipulate.

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Decades later,

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the truth of what really happened
to Laura Al Shatanawi

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is still unknown.
Just tell us what happened.

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is still unknown.
Just tell us what happened.

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Tell us where she is.
Tell us what's happened.

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For murdering his loving wife
in cold blood,

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and depriving their son of a mother,

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and depriving their son of a mother,

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Hassan Al Shatanawi
has proven himself to be

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one of Britain's most evil killers.

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(THEME MUSIC)

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(THEME MUSIC)

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The story of a missing mother
in a seaside town like Hartlepool

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The story of a missing mother
in a seaside town like Hartlepool

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made big waves in 1993.

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HENDERSON:
It's quite a small community.

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HENDERSON:
It's quite a small community.

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Everybody knew what's going on.

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And at that time,

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to have a missing mother
is quite big news

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Detectives used every tool
at their disposal

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Detectives used every tool
at their disposal

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searching for 36-year-old mother
Laura Al Shatanawi.

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BUCKWELL:
If there's a missing person

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the police usually
turn to the public to help.

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the police usually
turn to the public to help.

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And they do that
by going through the media.

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Hassan Al Shatanawi
was only too keen

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Hassan Al Shatanawi
was only too keen

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to play the role
of the concerned husband.

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GROVES: He went on the local tv

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and appealed for help in trying
to find where his wife was.

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and appealed for help in trying
to find where his wife was.

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MONCKTON: Police
would've encouraged him

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to do that as well.

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to do that as well.

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Get his face out there,

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get any witnesses,
who might not know

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about Laura going missing,

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getting them to see this man
on the TV.

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getting them to see this man
on the TV.

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The strategy
brought in a flood of calls

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from good Samaritans

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including several who exposed
37-year-old Hassan Al Shatanawi

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including several who exposed
37-year-old Hassan Al Shatanawi

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as a man with many secrets.

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That was really his downfall

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That was really his downfall

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when he decided to put his face

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into the public domain.
The more information we got

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the more suspicious you got

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that this isn't exactly
who he appears to be.

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that this isn't exactly
who he appears to be.

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This killer's story
begins in the Middle East

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on the 2nd of January 1946.

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on the 2nd of January 1946.

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Hassan Aissa Salome Shatanawi

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was his full name,
and he was born in Jordan.

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WANSELL: We don't know very much
about his early life,

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WANSELL: We don't know very much
about his early life,

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simply that he'd studied medicine.

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MCCULLOCH: We think
he commenced medical school

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or some sort of medical training
on two occasions,

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or some sort of medical training
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but never actually took any exams.

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By 1983,

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37-year-old Hassan Al Shatanawi

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was a post-graduate student
in clinical biochemistry

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was a post-graduate student
in clinical biochemistry

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living in Cairo, Egypt.

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He was ready to settle down,

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and he knew
exactly what kind of a woman

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he wanted to meet.

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WANSELL: He put an ad

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WANSELL: He put an ad

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in a lonely hearts column,

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which said 'Doctor wants to meet
English Princess'.

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The lady who replied
was called Laura May Vaughn.

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The lady who replied
was called Laura May Vaughn.

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26-year-old Laura
was from the port town of Hartlepool

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26-year-old Laura
was from the port town of Hartlepool

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in the north east of England.

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WANSELL: She'd been to Cairo before.

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She liked travelling,
and she replied to the ad.

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She liked travelling,
and she replied to the ad.

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Many of her friends

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actually did describe her
as an English rose.

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Open faced, warm, gentle.

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Open faced, warm, gentle.

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MONCKTON: And she goes out to Egypt,

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and they start a relationship,

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and it all happened quite quickly.

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and it all happened quite quickly.

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HENDERSON: She was
a very likeable person.

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nobody had a bad word
to say about Laura.

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Maybe a bit naive. She wanted love.

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Maybe a bit naive. She wanted love.

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I think that's what Laura wanted,
really, was love.

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And she thought
she'd found it with Hassan.

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Two years later,

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the couple were back
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the couple were back
in Laura's hometown,

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living with her father, Donald.

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It was a terraced house

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off the main town centre road.

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So it was within two minutes' walk
to Hartlepool's town centre.

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So it was within two minutes' walk
to Hartlepool's town centre.

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MONCKTON: Laura's father

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described Shatanawi

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as a real gentleman.

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as a real gentleman.

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It does conjure up a picture

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almost of this perfect man

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who had a very strong moral code.

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who had a very strong moral code.

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And perhaps a gentleman

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would take control,

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look after their family.

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It's quite
an old-fashioned term to use.

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It's quite
an old-fashioned term to use.

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So we...

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We get back then

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to that English princess,
real gentleman.

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This whole relationship

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This whole relationship

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appears to me to be presenting

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as some kind of romantic fairytale.

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The couple married,

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and in August 1985,

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Laura and Hassan Al Shatanawi

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welcomed a baby son, Rasheed.

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welcomed a baby son, Rasheed.

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RASHEED: I was born in Hartlepool.

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I lived in Hartlepool
with my granddad, my mam,

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and my dad.

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and my dad.

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Rasheed's earliest memories

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betray nothing out of the ordinary

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about his family life.

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My childhood was...

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My childhood was...

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..bit like any other childhood
really, you know.

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Played out. Went to parties.

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Played out. Went to parties.

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Went to friends' at school.

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I remember me, my mam, my uncle,

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I remember me, my mam, my uncle,

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and my auntie
all going to Rhodes for the week.

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I've got some photographs of...

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I've got some photographs of...

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..me, my mam, and my dad
in... in Egypt.

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Hassan Al Shatanawi

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told people he'd been a GP

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in Jordan and Iraq,

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in Jordan and Iraq,

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but once living in the UK,

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he did not practise medicine.

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HENDERSON: For someone

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that professed to be a doctor,

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that professed to be a doctor,

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he'd never studied it,
never practised it

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in this country.

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BUCKWELL: He may not have had
the UK qualifications required,

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but he took up property developing.

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I think he owned a few houses
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and he also bought houses

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to do up for renting.

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to do up for renting.

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Entrepreneurial Al Shatanawi

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had numerous
money-making projects on the go.

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RASHEED: He had a carpet shop.

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RASHEED: He had a carpet shop.

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He had a garage.

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He'd bought

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a big plot of land, up Oakenshaw,

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to plant Christmas trees on.

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to plant Christmas trees on.

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Meanwhile, Rasheed's mother Laura

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had ambitions of her own.

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had ambitions of her own.

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She was studying travel and tourism.

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And she loved travelling.

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GROVES: She was working

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for a local Co-op Travel Agency

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for a local Co-op Travel Agency

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and as a result of that,

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was attending Hartlepool
College of Further Education,

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doing tourism.

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doing tourism.

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She was quite a bit
of a character in, in the town,

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particularly throughout
the travel agents.

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She would always fantasise about
where she was going on holiday.

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She would always fantasise about
where she was going on holiday.

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She wanted to visit here, and
she wanted to visit somewhere else,

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always very exotic places.
And she came across

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as a very nice person who was,
who was wanting to better herself.

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as a very nice person who was,
who was wanting to better herself.

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In June 1993, when Laura was 36,

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and her son Rasheed
just seven years old,

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and her son Rasheed
just seven years old,

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her hopes for the future stalled

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in a way no one could have foreseen.

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WANSELL: On June the 15th,

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Laura takes her son Rasheed
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Laura takes her son Rasheed
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and goes off to college

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to take an exam.

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BUCKWELL: She was due to meet
her husband Hassan,

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BUCKWELL: She was due to meet
her husband Hassan,

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after the exam.

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According to Hassan Al Shatanawi,

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Laura never showed up.

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Laura never showed up.

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The last time
she was seen by anybody

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was sitting the exam
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Though her car was found parked

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in its normal spot
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in its normal spot
near the family home,

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Laura didn't return that night.

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Hassan Al Shatanawi

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told her father she was working late.

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told her father she was working late.

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Days passed with no sign of Laura.

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But when her father and brother
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Hassan Al Shatanawi
told them not to worry.

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Hassan Al Shatanawi
told them not to worry.

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HENDERSON: He said he was concerned
she hadn't come home,

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but he wasn't concerned
about her safety.

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but he wasn't concerned
about her safety.

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He believed she'd gone on holiday

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and would return very shortly.

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MCCULLOCH: She's gone away to Egypt

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or wherever, or somewhere in the,
in the, in the Middle East,

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or wherever, or somewhere in the,
in the, in the Middle East,

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and I've never heard from her
and I don't know anything about it.

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No one doubted

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that Laura had the travel bug.

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that Laura had the travel bug.

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But the idea of her taking off alone

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seemed unlikely.

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My mam always took me,
no matter where she went...

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My mam always took me,
no matter where she went...

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..I was always with her.

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So it was...
it was just out the character,

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So it was...
it was just out the character,

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her supposedly
going on holiday without me.

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Weeks passed
and Hassan Al Shatanawi

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Weeks passed
and Hassan Al Shatanawi

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received no phone call,

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no postcard,

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no contact at all from his wife.

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no contact at all from his wife.

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MONCKTON: Laura's friends and family
were very concerned

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about her suddenly disappearing,

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even with his story

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even with his story

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about this impromptu holiday.
And they were pushing him

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and pushing him to say,
"You've got to report her missing."

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But he resisted that.

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But he resisted that.

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He really, really didn't want to.

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On Thursday the 8th of July 1993,

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On Thursday the 8th of July 1993,

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Hassan Al Shatanawi

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finally reported his wife missing.

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With over three weeks having passed
since she vanished,

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With over three weeks having passed
since she vanished,

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the police
would have their work cut out

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to follow her trail.

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On Friday the 9th of July 1993,

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detectives John Groves
and Iain Henderson

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detectives John Groves
and Iain Henderson

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from Hartlepool Police

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visited 47-year-old
Hassan Al Shatanawi at his home

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to find out more
about his wife Laura's disappearance.

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to find out more
about his wife Laura's disappearance.

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HENDERSON: We interviewed Hassan

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HENDERSON: We interviewed Hassan

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and took
a lengthy statement off him

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to see what his account
of Laura, lifestyle,

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how they'd met.

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He was very plausible, very polite,

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and he was never disrespectful,

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and he never talked badly of Laura.

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and he never talked badly of Laura.

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GROVES: He thought
that she may have gone on holiday,

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although when questioned,
she'd never ever

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been on holiday
with anybody else before,

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been on holiday
with anybody else before,

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other than the family.

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She'd never spent a night
away from home before.

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This was not the only thing

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This was not the only thing

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that stood out for the CID officers.

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It wasn't the demeanour

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you would expect
of somebody whose wife was missing.

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He was very calm.

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He was very calm.

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There were no tears,

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there was no such sense of urgency

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in what he was telling us.

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in what he was telling us.

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The alarm bells were ringing

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Detectives began
the methodical process

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of searching for 36-year-old Laura.

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of searching for 36-year-old Laura.

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We wanted
to put the bigger picture together.

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You start back at the beginning

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and the beginning's
always where she lived

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with her husband.
The house was searched

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with her husband.
The house was searched

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with the consent
of Hassan and the father.

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BUCKWELL: They went
to local travel agents.

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BUCKWELL: They went
to local travel agents.

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If you were gonna buy a ticket
somewhere abroad,

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you would, you would be doing it

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through a travel agent, most likely.

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There was nothing to suggest,
that they could see,

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There was nothing to suggest,
that they could see,

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that Laura had gone abroad.

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WANSELL: There's no evidence
that her passport has been used.

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There's no evidence
that her bank cards have been used.

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There's no evidence
that her bank cards have been used.

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There's no evidence of her leaving
any port in the British Isles.

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So where is she?

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The police could not find anyone

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who could say with certainty
they had seen Laura

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since the 15th of June.

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since the 15th of June.

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MCCULLOCH: So all sightings

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or all of her normal activity ceased

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on that particular day.

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on that particular day.

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Very quickly investigators realised
that something was very wrong.

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She's left her son behind,

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which isn't normal.
There's nothing to suggest

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which isn't normal.
There's nothing to suggest

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that she would disappear.

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Clearly there's something untoward
and, there's no doubt about it

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that Laura Shatanawi
come to son harm.

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that Laura Shatanawi
come to son harm.

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And it was a matter of finding out

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what harm that was
and who's responsible.

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Hassan Al Shatanawi

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was invited
to the local police station

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was invited
to the local police station

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to give a full account

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of the circumstances
surrounding his wife's disappearance.

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It was a comprehensive statement.

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It was a comprehensive statement.

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That statement ended up
at nearly 50 pages.

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So halfway through

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Mr Shatanawi said,

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Mr Shatanawi said,

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"I'm sorry, I've got
a prior appointment. I must leave."

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"And I'll come straight back."

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Suspicious from the start

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about Al Shatanawi's
version of events,

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about Al Shatanawi's
version of events,

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detectives wondered

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if this was the moment

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he would lead them
to his missing wife.

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HENDERSON: What was decided

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HENDERSON: What was decided

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we'd put surveillance on him,
to see where he went.

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So Mr Shatanawi
leaves the police station.

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He's gone into the town centre area.

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He's gone into the town centre area.

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He's gone on a local bus,
which was to Seaton Carew,

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which was also boarded
by the surveillance team.

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which was also boarded
by the surveillance team.

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Seaton Carew

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is a small town just three miles
down the coast from Hartlepool.

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He was followed to Seaton Carew

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He was followed to Seaton Carew

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where he got off the bus,

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crossed the road

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to the bus stop and got on the bus

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and came back to Hartlepool.

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and came back to Hartlepool.

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It was a journey that made no sense

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to the plain clothes officers

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following Al Shatanawi.

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Over the next couple of days,

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Over the next couple of days,

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they constantly kept eyes on him.

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It would've taken a lot of staff

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to do surveillance, really,

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to do surveillance, really,

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because if he's on a bus
they'd work in pairs

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and they've gotta be inconspicuous.

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And when he's on a bus every day,
we'd have to be different people.

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And when he's on a bus every day,
we'd have to be different people.

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He never appeared

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to become suspicious
or aware of the surveillance,

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which continued

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which continued

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for probably a couple of weeks.

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On Monday the 12th July,

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Hassan Al Shatanawi

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Hassan Al Shatanawi

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met with local journalists,

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telling them of his hopes
for Laura's safe return,

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claiming that he'd wanted
to report her missing much sooner,

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claiming that he'd wanted
to report her missing much sooner,

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but had been put off by her family.

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MCCULLOCH:
He was in the Hartlepool Mail,

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the local media, appealing for her
to come forward and saying,

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the local media, appealing for her
to come forward and saying,

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"Well, I think she's gone on holiday
somewhere without me."

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As a result of the media report,
we had an awful lot of people

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00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:00,920
As a result of the media report,
we had an awful lot of people

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saying, "I've seen a woman
I think is Laura Shatanawi."

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Any sighting that came in,

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00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:08,000
we would dispatch a team

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00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:08,640
we would dispatch a team

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to that location,

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and try and find anybody else

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to confirm that she'd been there,

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and nobody could.

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Increasingly sure

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Increasingly sure

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that Laura HAD met
with some kind of foul play,

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00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,800
the police
kept her husband Al Shatanawi

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firmly in their sights.

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firmly in their sights.

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Within a couple of days,
the costly operation

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brought them a lead.

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He took the surveillance team

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all over Durham and Cleveland

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all over Durham and Cleveland

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whilst he was travelling on the bus.

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So inquiries were made
in all these locations.

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And whilst we were doing
these inquiries,

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And whilst we were doing
these inquiries,

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one of the things that we found out

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that he did have an allotment
at Seaton Carew.

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Al Shatanawi's green fingers

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Al Shatanawi's green fingers

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were news to the police.

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He had failed to mention
in his lengthy statement

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the existence of an allotment.

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Other holes were also appearing

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Other holes were also appearing

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in the Jordanian's account.

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We realised that he was living

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a bit of a fantasist life.
He called himself

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a bit of a fantasist life.
He called himself

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Dr Hassan Al Shatanawi, but we know

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that he had
no medical qualifications.

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We actually spoke
to his doctor at the time,

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We actually spoke
to his doctor at the time,

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and they questioned

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whether he had been
fully medically qualified.

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He would tell different stories too

480
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about how he was making his living,
what he'd done, where he'd been.

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about how he was making his living,
what he'd done, where he'd been.

482
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There was just little bits
of information

483
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that came in that this, this person
isn't all he appears to be.

484
00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:28,560
that came in that this, this person
isn't all he appears to be.

485
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The secret allotment
seemed like a promising lead

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in Laura's disappearance.

487
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Detectives thought

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it might explain
Al Shatanawi's fleeting visit

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it might explain
Al Shatanawi's fleeting visit

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to Seaton Carew

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the day they started following him.

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The surveillance team noted
that he was interested

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00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:53,480
The surveillance team noted
that he was interested

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in what was going on
in the allotment when he went past.

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Our supposition then

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was he was there

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to see
if there's any police activity.

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to see
if there's any police activity.

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00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:05,640
But an initial search
of Al Shatanawi's plot

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failed to yield any clues.

501
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failed to yield any clues.

502
00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:10,600
We identified the allotment,

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a warrant was obtained,

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00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:14,280
and it was searched,

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with a negative result at the time.

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with a negative result at the time.

507
00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:20,120
By Thursday the 15th of July,

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a month after she was last seen,

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the police still had no clues

510
00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:24,800
the police still had no clues

511
00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:27,480
as to Laura Al Shatanawi's
whereabouts.

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That day, her husband
made another emotional appeal

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via the media.

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via the media.

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Mr Shatanawi went on the local TV,
and appealed for help

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00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:38,720
in trying to find
where his wife was.

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There were some tears shed
on the TV.

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There were some tears shed
on the TV.

519
00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:43,400
MONCKTON: The police

520
00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:45,880
would've been watching him
like a hawk.

521
00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:47,400
We know, don't we,

522
00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:48,000
that a lot of killers
have gone and done press conferences

523
00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,040
that a lot of killers
have gone and done press conferences

524
00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:53,200
and have revealed themselves

525
00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:54,800
in those press conferences.

526
00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:56,000
Nothing in Al Shatanawi's
words or behaviour

527
00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,640
Nothing in Al Shatanawi's
words or behaviour

528
00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:01,000
gave anything away that day.

529
00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:03,560
But very quickly,

530
00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:04,000
the calls from TV news viewers

531
00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,840
the calls from TV news viewers

532
00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:08,560
began to pour in.

533
00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:10,040
People started

534
00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:12,000
contacting the incident room
to say that,

535
00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:13,120
contacting the incident room
to say that,

536
00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:14,360
"I know this person,"

537
00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:16,520
but they don't call him
Hassan Shatanawi.

538
00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:18,280
"I know him as something else."

539
00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:20,000
He seems to say he doesn't drive,

540
00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:20,680
He seems to say he doesn't drive,

541
00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,680
somebody else came in and said,
"I've seen him driving this car."

542
00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:26,400
So, the more information
we got result of him putting himself

543
00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:28,000
in the public domain,
the more suspicious you got

544
00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,000
in the public domain,
the more suspicious you got

545
00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:31,560
that this isn't exactly
who he appears to be.

546
00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:39,000
With the help of the public,

547
00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:42,240
the Hartlepool police incident room

548
00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:44,000
was building up a picture
of a husband who was a liar

549
00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:45,000
was building up a picture
of a husband who was a liar

550
00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:47,040
and a fantasist.

551
00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:49,200
The next call that came in

552
00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:51,360
would prove that he was also...

553
00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:54,800
..a killer.

554
00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:07,440
After Hassan Al Shatanawi's TV appeal

555
00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:08,000
for the safe return

556
00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:08,800
for the safe return

557
00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:10,800
of his missing wife Laura

558
00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:14,400
on the 15th of July 1993,

559
00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:16,000
a local tradesman
called the incident room

560
00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:17,000
a local tradesman
called the incident room

561
00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:18,640
at Hartlepool police.

562
00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:24,000
HENDERSON: He'd been approached
by Hasan Shatanawi,

563
00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:25,400
HENDERSON: He'd been approached
by Hasan Shatanawi,

564
00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:28,200
to get rid of a shed
that he had in the allotment.

565
00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:32,000
GROVES: He'd said,
"That chap there,"

566
00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:32,560
GROVES: He'd said,
"That chap there,"

567
00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:36,400
"he paid me an amount of money
to take the shed away and burn it."

568
00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:39,560
This had happened
around the 21st of June,

569
00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:40,000
a week or so
after Laura went missing.

570
00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,880
a week or so
after Laura went missing.

571
00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:44,840
The police quickly discovered

572
00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:47,520
the shed had only been built

573
00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:48,000
around the 14th of June.

574
00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:49,120
around the 14th of June.

575
00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:50,920
BUCKWELL: The shed had cost,

576
00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:54,200
you know, quite a sum, £250.

577
00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:55,480
The shed was brand new.

578
00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:56,000
It had no windows in it,
just a door.

579
00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,160
It had no windows in it,
just a door.

580
00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:00,760
It was an astounding development.

581
00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:03,600
Hassan Al Shatanawi had paid someone

582
00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:04,000
to build a shed the day before
his wife's disappearance,

583
00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,920
to build a shed the day before
his wife's disappearance,

584
00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:08,880
then asked someone else

585
00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:11,040
to destroy it just a week later.

586
00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:12,000
MCCULLOCH: Who would want
a shed building, immediately,

587
00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,160
MCCULLOCH: Who would want
a shed building, immediately,

588
00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:17,600
with no windows, and then
pay somebody 50 pounds to burn it.

589
00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:19,480
That's just not normal.

590
00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:22,200
The existence of the shed

591
00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,480
was a significant development,

592
00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:27,520
but detectives knew
that if it had been burned,

593
00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:28,000
any forensic evidence it held

594
00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,200
any forensic evidence it held

595
00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:31,840
would have gone up in smoke.

596
00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:34,720
MONCKTON: They would've wanted
that shed back

597
00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:36,000
against all odds.

598
00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:36,640
against all odds.

599
00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:39,240
That's what
they would've been looking for.

600
00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,880
Even if it was in pieces,
it wouldn't matter

601
00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:44,000
because every contact
leaves a trace.

602
00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:44,560
because every contact
leaves a trace.

603
00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:46,320
That's the mantra in forensics.

604
00:21:46,360 --> 00:21:48,280
But, in an incredible stroke of luck,

605
00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:51,520
the workman hadn't carried out
the job he'd been paid to do.

606
00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:52,000
When he went to see it,
it was brand new.

607
00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,240
When he went to see it,
it was brand new.

608
00:21:55,120 --> 00:21:57,080
It was far too good to burn.

609
00:21:57,120 --> 00:21:59,040
So, "I took it apart"

610
00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:00,000
"and I sold it to a guy
over in Middlesborough."

611
00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:02,480
"and I sold it to a guy
over in Middlesborough."

612
00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:04,840
So, we found the address

613
00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:08,000
and we hot-footed it to this
gentleman's house in Middleborough.

614
00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:08,160
and we hot-footed it to this
gentleman's house in Middleborough.

615
00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:10,200
The shed had been rebuilt

616
00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:11,920
in the buyer's garden,

617
00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:15,480
but it would soon
be on the move once more.

618
00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:16,000
Piece by piece, forensics officers

619
00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,080
Piece by piece, forensics officers

620
00:22:18,120 --> 00:22:20,680
dismantled the shed
and took it to their lab.

621
00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:23,320
Investigators realised immediately

622
00:22:23,360 --> 00:22:24,000
it would be
a crucial piece of the puzzle.

623
00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,440
it would be
a crucial piece of the puzzle.

624
00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:32,000
The floorboards
in the centre of the shed

625
00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:33,400
The floorboards
in the centre of the shed

626
00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:35,640
had been gouged out quite crudely

627
00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:37,320
with probably a hammer and chisel

628
00:22:37,360 --> 00:22:39,480
to about half of the depth
of the wood.

629
00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:40,000
The damaged section

630
00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:41,040
The damaged section

631
00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:44,360
had been painted
with a thick layer of creosote.

632
00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:47,200
Officers suspected
the work had been done

633
00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:48,000
to hide something.

634
00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:49,240
to hide something.

635
00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:52,680
Further examination
by the Scenes Of Crime

636
00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:56,000
revealed some head hairs
and some blood between the laths

637
00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:56,120
revealed some head hairs
and some blood between the laths

638
00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:58,120
on the floor of the shed.

639
00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:00,400
HENDERSON: It showed
significant blood loss,

640
00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:01,640
not just a cut,

641
00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,000
something very serious
had happened in that shed.

642
00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:04,680
something very serious
had happened in that shed.

643
00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:11,280
Within a week,
a brand-new shed had been built,

644
00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:12,000
stained with blood,
painted, and dismantled.

645
00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,240
stained with blood,
painted, and dismantled.

646
00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,640
It was a turning point
in the investigation,

647
00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:20,000
one which dashed any hopes
of finding Laura Al Shatanawi alive.

648
00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,320
one which dashed any hopes
of finding Laura Al Shatanawi alive.

649
00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,000
Our assumption from that
was that, you know,

650
00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:27,640
this has been the murder scene.

651
00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:28,000
And she's been murdered here,

652
00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:29,560
And she's been murdered here,

653
00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:31,720
and this is the remnants
of the blood

654
00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:33,960
and he's gouged it out

655
00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:36,000
to try and get rid of it.

656
00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:36,280
to try and get rid of it.

657
00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:39,000
What investigators
couldn't prove just yet,

658
00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:42,080
was that
the large quantities of blood

659
00:23:42,120 --> 00:23:43,960
definitely belonged to Laura.

660
00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:45,400
MONCKTON: 1993

661
00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:48,640
was quite early for DNA analysis.
I think...

662
00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:51,120
..probably started using it

663
00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:52,000
in criminal justice around 1986.

664
00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,120
in criminal justice around 1986.

665
00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:57,080
Attempts to extract a DNA profile

666
00:23:57,120 --> 00:24:00,000
from the strands of hair
found in crevices of the shed floor

667
00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:01,200
from the strands of hair
found in crevices of the shed floor

668
00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:02,840
were unsuccessful.

669
00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:05,000
But, while efforts continued,

670
00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:08,000
detectives felt they had enough
to bring Al Shatanawi into custody.

671
00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:09,840
detectives felt they had enough
to bring Al Shatanawi into custody.

672
00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:12,040
HENDERSON: Hassan was arrested.

673
00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:13,640
Even then, he was very polite.

674
00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:16,000
There was no fear in him
or anything like that.

675
00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:16,360
There was no fear in him
or anything like that.

676
00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:20,840
Al Shatanawi may have been calm,

677
00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:22,880
but for seven-year-old Rasheed,

678
00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:24,000
already missing his mother,

679
00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:25,280
already missing his mother,

680
00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:27,400
it was a watershed moment.

681
00:24:29,120 --> 00:24:32,000
When I first really knew about it
was when my mam's best friend

682
00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:32,920
When I first really knew about it
was when my mam's best friend

683
00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:35,240
come to pick us up from school.

684
00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:38,360
That's when it really,
the alarm bells started ringing.

685
00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,000
I knew there was summat up,
but I didn't know what.

686
00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:41,480
I knew there was summat up,
but I didn't know what.

687
00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:45,400
And we went back to my mam's friends

688
00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:46,720
and the police were there.

689
00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:48,000
I was feeling scared, not knowing
what, what was happening.

690
00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:50,080
I was feeling scared, not knowing
what, what was happening.

691
00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:55,040
While Rasheed was being sheltered
by his mother's friend,

692
00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:56,000
his father was denying any knowledge
of Laura's whereabouts

693
00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:58,640
his father was denying any knowledge
of Laura's whereabouts

694
00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,520
to interviewing officer John Groves.

695
00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:03,480
GROVES: He answered some questions,

696
00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:04,000
and we decided we'd produce
the photographs of the shed floor.

697
00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:07,000
and we decided we'd produce
the photographs of the shed floor.

698
00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:11,440
When Shatanawi saw the photographs

699
00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:12,000
he was, he was taken aback.

700
00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:13,840
he was, he was taken aback.

701
00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:16,400
He was visibly shocked.
You could see

702
00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:19,080
he didn't think, for one moment,

703
00:25:19,120 --> 00:25:20,000
that the police would ever recover
this shed floor,

704
00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:21,440
that the police would ever recover
this shed floor,

705
00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:25,200
that he had paid a workman
to dispose of and to burn.

706
00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:27,880
With Hassan Al Shatanawi

707
00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:28,000
refusing to answer further questions,

708
00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,080
refusing to answer further questions,

709
00:25:30,120 --> 00:25:33,520
the police took their case
to the Crown Prosecution Service.

710
00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:35,920
The circumstances

711
00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:36,000
which we found the shed,

712
00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:37,720
which we found the shed,

713
00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:40,200
the fact that he hadn't
reported her missed for 23 days

714
00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:43,200
when she'd never ever
spent a day from home before.

715
00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:44,000
All circumstantial,
but put it all together...

716
00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:45,840
All circumstantial,
but put it all together...

717
00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:49,800
And CPS thought we had enough
to, to charge him, which we did.

718
00:25:54,120 --> 00:25:57,520
Charged on the 19th of July
with his wife's murder,

719
00:25:57,560 --> 00:26:00,000
Al Shatanawi was remanded in custody.

720
00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:01,040
Al Shatanawi was remanded in custody.

721
00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:05,520
In the meantime, the search
for Laura's body continued.

722
00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:08,000
Recovery of the body was obviously
paramount to the investigation.

723
00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:08,600
Recovery of the body was obviously
paramount to the investigation.

724
00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:11,600
We believe
that she was killed in the shed.

725
00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:12,920
We don't know

726
00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:15,640
where her body parts
or body was disposed of.

727
00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:16,000
There were several avenues...

728
00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:17,640
There were several avenues...

729
00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:19,800
..chased.

730
00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:22,240
There was a report
that he dismembered her,

731
00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:24,000
and he'd taken her
to the skips in, in Stockton.

732
00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:24,400
and he'd taken her
to the skips in, in Stockton.

733
00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:27,080
There were stories

734
00:26:27,120 --> 00:26:29,160
that she'd been fed to the pigs.
People would say,

735
00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:31,680
"Oh, 'cause he was
a doctor in Jordan he'd be aware"

736
00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:32,000
"of how to dismember people."

737
00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:33,640
"of how to dismember people."

738
00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:36,520
MCCULLOCH: It's quite possible
he knew how to dismember a body

739
00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:39,240
because the first year at university
if you wanna be a doctor

740
00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:40,000
you actually dissect a body.

741
00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:41,000
you actually dissect a body.

742
00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:44,680
It was one of many theories
the police worked on

743
00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:47,480
as they explored
every line of enquiry.

744
00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:48,000
I don't know
whether that's true or not.

745
00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:49,520
I don't know
whether that's true or not.

746
00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:53,600
You do get people phoning in
with false stories.

747
00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:55,680
And again,
you've still gotta chase them

748
00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:56,000
to see whether
they're right or or not.

749
00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:57,880
to see whether
they're right or or not.

750
00:26:57,920 --> 00:26:59,720
Without Laura's body,

751
00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:02,000
the police and prosecutors knew

752
00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:04,000
convicting Al Shatanawi
for her murder

753
00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:04,840
convicting Al Shatanawi
for her murder

754
00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:07,160
would be much more difficult.

755
00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:10,680
They were also struggling
to identify a motive.

756
00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:12,000
He never disclosed anything
other than a normal relationship.

757
00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:15,200
He never disclosed anything
other than a normal relationship.

758
00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,680
And, as far as he was concerned,
it was a happy relationship.

759
00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:20,000
The answer, when it came,

760
00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:21,720
The answer, when it came,

761
00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,960
was a bombshell
from an unexpected source.

762
00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,160
MONCKTON: The police found

763
00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:28,000
that Shatanawi
was actually living a double life.

764
00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,680
that Shatanawi
was actually living a double life.

765
00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:33,320
We understood from social services

766
00:27:33,360 --> 00:27:36,000
that Mr Shatanawi had been involved
with another woman.

767
00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:37,320
that Mr Shatanawi had been involved
with another woman.

768
00:27:37,360 --> 00:27:38,840
WANSELL: Hassan

769
00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:41,200
has started a second relationship

770
00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:43,720
with a woman

771
00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:44,000
whom he met at a bus stop in 1988

772
00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:45,920
whom he met at a bus stop in 1988

773
00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:47,680
and indeed,

774
00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:50,360
she becomes pregnant
with Hassan's child.

775
00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,200
In the early days
of their relationship,

776
00:27:57,240 --> 00:28:00,000
Al Shatanawi told his new partner

777
00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:00,080
Al Shatanawi told his new partner

778
00:28:00,120 --> 00:28:01,600
he was single.

779
00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:03,960
Even when he admitted
to being married,

780
00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:06,800
he insisted it was in all but name,

781
00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:08,000
the marriage was effectively over.

782
00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:09,240
the marriage was effectively over.

783
00:28:09,280 --> 00:28:11,560
The other woman
had some health problems.

784
00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:16,000
And as a result,
social services were involved

785
00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:16,360
And as a result,
social services were involved

786
00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:21,440
and they were intent
on taking the, the child

787
00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:23,000
from the other woman.

788
00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:24,000
Al Shatanawi was faced
with his secret child

789
00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:26,240
Al Shatanawi was faced
with his secret child

790
00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:28,000
entering the care system,

791
00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:29,840
something he could not accept.

792
00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:32,000
There was a court case
at Leeds Family Court

793
00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:33,640
There was a court case
at Leeds Family Court

794
00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:37,560
where Shatanawi attended

795
00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:40,000
and gave evidence
to say that his wife

796
00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:40,400
and gave evidence
to say that his wife

797
00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:44,160
knew all about the affair,
knew all about the other child,

798
00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:46,680
and he was willing to...

799
00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:48,000
..look after this other child.

800
00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:48,760
..look after this other child.

801
00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:52,480
Neighbours of the Al Shatanawi family

802
00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:53,680
would later report

803
00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:56,000
that, shortly before
Laura disappeared,

804
00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:56,160
that, shortly before
Laura disappeared,

805
00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:59,560
they'd heard
an almighty, and unusual, row

806
00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:01,400
coming from the home,

807
00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:03,920
something which may tally
with a memory

808
00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:04,000
the couple's son Rasheed

809
00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:06,040
the couple's son Rasheed

810
00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:08,800
now re-lives in his nightmares.

811
00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:12,000
RASHEED: I just remember my dad,

812
00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:13,440
RASHEED: I just remember my dad,

813
00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:14,960
like, attacking my mam.

814
00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:16,440
Then he set about me.

815
00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:18,680
So...

816
00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:20,000
on one hand he could be
this nice caring person.

817
00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:21,640
on one hand he could be
this nice caring person.

818
00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:23,560
Then on the other hand

819
00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:26,480
he could be a psychopath.
But luckily, I only saw him

820
00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:27,640
do it the once.

821
00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:28,000
In hindsight, Rasheed wonders
if this was the day

822
00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:31,480
In hindsight, Rasheed wonders
if this was the day

823
00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:34,560
Hassan Al Shatanawi's
two world's collided,

824
00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:36,000
when Laura found out
about her husband's mistress.

825
00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:37,520
when Laura found out
about her husband's mistress.

826
00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:42,560
I think that's why
my mam died that day.

827
00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:44,000
'Cause I think she might
have found out what had happened.

828
00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:46,520
'Cause I think she might
have found out what had happened.

829
00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:49,120
A couple of days
after the alleged fight,

830
00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:50,920
Laura disappeared.

831
00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:52,000
Two days after that,

832
00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:53,440
Two days after that,

833
00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:55,360
Hassan Al Shatanawi
met with his lover,

834
00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,240
and a social worker,

835
00:29:57,280 --> 00:30:00,000
to say he was ready to move in
with his second family.

836
00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:00,640
to say he was ready to move in
with his second family.

837
00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:04,080
The thoughts
of the investigating team were...

838
00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:05,800
..well, was this motive?

839
00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:07,960
MONCKTON: It is quite possible...

840
00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,520
..that it had come to the point

841
00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:14,840
where Laura HAD to know

842
00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:16,000
and it's quite possible

843
00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:16,640
and it's quite possible

844
00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:18,760
that she decided

845
00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:20,280
to leave him at that point.

846
00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:24,000
If he killed his wife,

847
00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:24,520
If he killed his wife,

848
00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:26,960
he's still got both his sons.

849
00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,880
It tells us an awful lot about...

850
00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:31,800
..Shatanawi's mindset.

851
00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:32,000
Having custody of those boys

852
00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,840
Having custody of those boys

853
00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:38,520
meant more to him
than anything else.

854
00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:40,000
The women
were expendable, disposable.

855
00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:42,160
The women
were expendable, disposable.

856
00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:44,040
These were HIS sons.

857
00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:51,720
It was a strong motive

858
00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:54,560
to take to trial.
But as the court date approached,

859
00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:56,000
Laura's body was still missing.

860
00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:57,680
Laura's body was still missing.

861
00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:00,120
In fact, detectives
still couldn't prove

862
00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:03,600
the blood in the shed was even hers.

863
00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:04,000
Would they be able to convince a jury

864
00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:05,680
Would they be able to convince a jury

865
00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:08,000
that Hassan Al Shatanawi was...

866
00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:11,760
..a cold-blooded killer?

867
00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:24,240
On the 13th of October 1994,

868
00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:27,640
48-year-old Hassan Al Shatanawi

869
00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:28,000
stood trial in Newcastle

870
00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:29,320
stood trial in Newcastle

871
00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:32,160
for his wife Laura's murder.

872
00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:40,360
HENDERSON: The trial was at Moot
Hall in the centre of Newcastle.

873
00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:42,320
It was the old Crown Court building.

874
00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:44,000
Moot Hall is a traditional

875
00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:44,080
Moot Hall is a traditional

876
00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:47,400
old-fashioned Victorian court.

877
00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:51,120
It's how everybody imagines
a Crown Court to be

878
00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:52,000
from the olden days.

879
00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:52,960
from the olden days.

880
00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:54,920
It's quite daunting really.

881
00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:05,800
Sitting in the dock,
the medic-turned-property developer

882
00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,000
exhibited the same
smooth plausibility

883
00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:09,520
exhibited the same
smooth plausibility

884
00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:15,200
he'd presented to police officers
like Hamish McCulloch from day one.

885
00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:16,000
His demeanour throughout the trial

886
00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:17,440
His demeanour throughout the trial

887
00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:20,160
was very sure of himself
that he was not going

888
00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:22,680
to be convicted.
he didn't look concerned,

889
00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:24,000
he didn't look worried

890
00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:24,640
he didn't look worried

891
00:32:24,680 --> 00:32:26,680
because he knew
we didn't have a body.

892
00:32:26,720 --> 00:32:29,040
And without a body,
it's very hard to get a conviction

893
00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:32,000
Though 36-year-old Laura's body
had not been recovered,

894
00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:33,600
Though 36-year-old Laura's body
had not been recovered,

895
00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:35,720
investigators had no doubt

896
00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:39,240
that her husband had killed her.

897
00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:40,000
BUCKWELL: The prosecution
was centred on his character

898
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:42,480
BUCKWELL: The prosecution
was centred on his character

899
00:32:42,520 --> 00:32:45,320
and behaviour.
I mean, here was a man that had not

900
00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:47,240
reported his wife missing initially.

901
00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:48,000
She'd gone missing without,
apparently, telling anyone

902
00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:49,840
She'd gone missing without,
apparently, telling anyone

903
00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:52,320
where she was going.
And we were relying only on him

904
00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:54,240
that she'd gone on holiday.

905
00:32:54,280 --> 00:32:56,000
There was a suspicious nature
of his visits to the allotment,

906
00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:57,520
There was a suspicious nature
of his visits to the allotment,

907
00:32:57,560 --> 00:32:59,440
then the discovery of this shed,

908
00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:02,120
which he'd bought
and disposed of very quickly.

909
00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:04,000
One of the most amazing moments
of the trial

910
00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:05,520
One of the most amazing moments
of the trial

911
00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:08,720
was when the police
reconstructed the shed

912
00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:10,400
in the courtroom.

913
00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:12,000
To show the jury

914
00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:12,320
To show the jury

915
00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:15,680
exactly what the police had found

916
00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:18,520
so it was built and was taken apart

917
00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:20,000
and showed them the, the wood

918
00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:20,200
and showed them the, the wood

919
00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:21,920
where it had been gouged out

920
00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:24,520
and where it had been creosoted.

921
00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:27,240
Can you imagine
what the jury must have thought

922
00:33:27,280 --> 00:33:28,000
looking at the shed?

923
00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:28,440
looking at the shed?

924
00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:30,840
Was this
where Laura May met her end?

925
00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:33,480
We said it was premeditated.

926
00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:35,640
Building the shed,
getting the shed made

927
00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:36,000
ready for that particular day.

928
00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,480
ready for that particular day.

929
00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:39,320
He'd organised everything

930
00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:41,360
and then he thought 23 days

931
00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:42,880
would give him time

932
00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:44,000
to get rid of the shed

933
00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:45,040
to get rid of the shed

934
00:33:45,080 --> 00:33:46,440
but I'm afraid he was wrong.

935
00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:52,000
The prosecution argued
that Al Shatanawi's motive for murder

936
00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:55,520
The prosecution argued
that Al Shatanawi's motive for murder

937
00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:57,840
was his secret partner and child,

938
00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:00,000
whom he had promised to move in with

939
00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:02,600
shortly after Laura went missing.

940
00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:05,000
MONCKTON: The trial
must have been difficult

941
00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:06,240
for so many people.

942
00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:08,000
And especially the other woman

943
00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:09,800
And especially the other woman

944
00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:11,320
who could so easily

945
00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:14,520
have been the victim in this.

946
00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:16,000
And of course,
a murder trial of this type

947
00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:17,760
And of course,
a murder trial of this type

948
00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:21,400
is gonna bring all sorts
of press and media interest.

949
00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:24,000
Going back into her history,
putting her in the limelight

950
00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:24,720
Going back into her history,
putting her in the limelight

951
00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:26,960
and her son, it must have been

952
00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:29,160
absolute torture for her.

953
00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:32,000
Even worse,
detectives had also discovered

954
00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:32,480
Even worse,
detectives had also discovered

955
00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:37,520
that even this second relationship
was not sacred to Al Shatanawi.

956
00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:39,200
MCCULLOCH: He wasn't a stranger

957
00:34:39,240 --> 00:34:40,000
to advertising in publications
to meet other women.

958
00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:42,600
to advertising in publications
to meet other women.

959
00:34:42,640 --> 00:34:46,120
He put an, an advert
in Farming Weekly or something,

960
00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:48,000
wanting to meet
a, a farmer's daughter

961
00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:48,200
wanting to meet
a, a farmer's daughter

962
00:34:48,240 --> 00:34:50,960
or somebody of that nature
in, in Ireland.

963
00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:54,200
The prosecution's circumstantial case

964
00:34:54,240 --> 00:34:56,000
against Hassan Al Shatanawi
was strong.

965
00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:57,600
against Hassan Al Shatanawi
was strong.

966
00:34:57,640 --> 00:35:00,800
And they had another card to play.

967
00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:04,000
For over a year, forensic scientists
had been trying to prove

968
00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:04,160
For over a year, forensic scientists
had been trying to prove

969
00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:07,480
that the blood
found in the slats of the shed floor

970
00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:09,120
belonged to Laura.

971
00:35:09,160 --> 00:35:10,800
The police...

972
00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:12,000
..had some challenges

973
00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:13,920
..had some challenges

974
00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:17,400
to match forensic samples
from the shed

975
00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:19,280
to Laura.

976
00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:20,000
WANSELL: There is no conclusive DNA

977
00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:22,400
WANSELL: There is no conclusive DNA

978
00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:24,640
from the blood in the shed,

979
00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:27,320
and there is no conclusive DNA

980
00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:28,000
from the hairs.

981
00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:28,760
from the hairs.

982
00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:30,920
In September 1994,

983
00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:33,840
just one month
before Al Shatanawi's trial,

984
00:35:33,880 --> 00:35:35,600
the UK Home Office

985
00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:36,000
had approved a new technique
for obtaining DNA.

986
00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:38,960
had approved a new technique
for obtaining DNA.

987
00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:41,240
At long last, scientists had managed

988
00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:43,880
to successfully extract a DNA profile

989
00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:44,000
from the blood,

990
00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:45,120
from the blood,

991
00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:47,680
but they had
no confirmed sample of Laura's

992
00:35:47,720 --> 00:35:49,480
to compare it to.

993
00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:52,000
BUCKWELL: What they did
was take DNA from her son, Rasheed

994
00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:52,400
BUCKWELL: What they did
was take DNA from her son, Rasheed

995
00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:53,880
and her father.

996
00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:57,200
Cross-examined the results

997
00:35:57,240 --> 00:35:59,760
and came up with a positive result.

998
00:36:02,800 --> 00:36:06,080
We share around 50% of our DNA

999
00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:08,000
with siblings and children,

1000
00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:08,400
with siblings and children,

1001
00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:11,480
so it was a strong indication
that the blood in the shed

1002
00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:12,920
belonged to Laura.

1003
00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:15,400
Neither Rasheed nor his grandfather

1004
00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:16,000
had ever been inside the shed.

1005
00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:18,200
had ever been inside the shed.

1006
00:36:18,240 --> 00:36:22,200
But the prosecution
wanted to be even more sure.

1007
00:36:22,240 --> 00:36:24,000
They asked Laura's father
for mail she'd sent him,

1008
00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:25,800
They asked Laura's father
for mail she'd sent him,

1009
00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:27,480
and he found something

1010
00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:29,720
from five years earlier.

1011
00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:32,000
Laura had sent a postcard home

1012
00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:33,320
Laura had sent a postcard home

1013
00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:37,120
to her parents
from a holiday she'd taken in Malta,

1014
00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:39,200
and she'd licked the postage stamp.

1015
00:36:39,240 --> 00:36:40,000
Once again,

1016
00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:40,240
Once again,

1017
00:36:40,280 --> 00:36:44,200
the new technique
for analysing DNA was employed.

1018
00:36:44,240 --> 00:36:47,520
They got the postage stamp
and were able

1019
00:36:47,560 --> 00:36:48,000
to extract DNA

1020
00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:49,560
to extract DNA

1021
00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:52,760
from the gum of the stamps
that had been licked by Laura.

1022
00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:55,880
And that gave them
a much clearer match,

1023
00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:56,000
with the DNA from the blood
found in the shed floor.

1024
00:36:56,000 --> 00:37:00,320
with the DNA from the blood
found in the shed floor.

1025
00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:02,120
So, this was a huge breakthrough

1026
00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:04,000
in terms of proving
Hassan Shatanawi's guilt.

1027
00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:05,400
in terms of proving
Hassan Shatanawi's guilt.

1028
00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:08,160
Incredibly, DNA from beyond the grave

1029
00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:10,600
had given Laura a chance of justice.

1030
00:37:10,640 --> 00:37:12,000
But the job wasn't done just yet.

1031
00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:13,320
But the job wasn't done just yet.

1032
00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:15,160
Al Shatanawi's defence lawyers

1033
00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:18,000
brought up the many
well-intentioned phone calls

1034
00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:19,840
from citizens who insisted

1035
00:37:19,880 --> 00:37:20,000
they'd seen Laura alive and well

1036
00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:22,360
they'd seen Laura alive and well

1037
00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:23,760
over the last year.

1038
00:37:23,800 --> 00:37:26,240
HENDERSON: It was used
by the defence to say,

1039
00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:28,000
"Well, she's not dead.
People have seen her."

1040
00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:28,360
"Well, she's not dead.
People have seen her."

1041
00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:31,000
"Blood in the shed,
doesn't prove that she's dead."

1042
00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:35,240
It's not for the defence
to prove that he DIDN'T kill her.

1043
00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:36,000
It's for the prosecution
to prove that he did kill her.

1044
00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:37,520
It's for the prosecution
to prove that he did kill her.

1045
00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:39,840
After a five-week trial,

1046
00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:41,600
on the 21st of November,

1047
00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:44,000
1994, it was time to find out

1048
00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:45,160
1994, it was time to find out

1049
00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:47,880
if the prosecution
had proved their case.

1050
00:37:49,320 --> 00:37:51,480
MCCULLOCH: The jury retired

1051
00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:52,000
to decide their verdict.
And it took them quite some time.

1052
00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:54,760
to decide their verdict.
And it took them quite some time.

1053
00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:56,960
I remember
they were out a long time.

1054
00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,520
I've been at many murder trials
and you, you look

1055
00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:00,000
at the juries
and you try to work out

1056
00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:01,400
at the juries
and you try to work out

1057
00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:03,600
what way the, what way
the juries are thinking.

1058
00:38:03,640 --> 00:38:04,920
And you don't know.

1059
00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:08,000
After two days of deliberation,

1060
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:09,200
After two days of deliberation,

1061
00:38:09,240 --> 00:38:12,040
the jury were ready
to deliver their verdict.

1062
00:38:12,080 --> 00:38:13,440
BUCKWELL: One member of the jury

1063
00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:15,360
had fallen ill,

1064
00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:16,000
and they accepted
a majority verdict.

1065
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:17,600
and they accepted
a majority verdict.

1066
00:38:17,640 --> 00:38:20,280
WANSELL: They decide
by a majority of 10 to one

1067
00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:22,400
that Hassan is guilty
of the murder of Laura May.

1068
00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:24,000
Sentencing Hassan

1069
00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:25,400
Sentencing Hassan

1070
00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:27,960
to life
with a minimum of 16 years.

1071
00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:30,480
The judge said "You deprived
your son of his mother."

1072
00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:32,000
"This is a wicked crime."

1073
00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:32,440
"This is a wicked crime."

1074
00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:36,440
It's a bittersweet sort of result.

1075
00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:38,280
You're happy
that we've got the result,

1076
00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:40,000
but then underneath it all,
there's always the family.

1077
00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:40,840
but then underneath it all,
there's always the family.

1078
00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:42,880
You know, they haven't got a result.

1079
00:38:42,920 --> 00:38:45,960
They then know
that their mother, daughter,

1080
00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:48,000
sister, is dead.

1081
00:38:48,040 --> 00:38:49,840
But they've still got no answers.

1082
00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:52,000
They don't have any closure
for what happened.

1083
00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:53,680
Al Shatanawi's conviction

1084
00:38:53,720 --> 00:38:56,000
confirmed he had killed his wife

1085
00:38:56,040 --> 00:38:58,880
in an act
of cold-blooded premeditation.

1086
00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:01,400
On the face of it
he was quite polite.

1087
00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:03,160
It was all a cover.

1088
00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:04,000
He was evil. He was a horrible man.

1089
00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:05,720
He was evil. He was a horrible man.

1090
00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:08,680
MCCULLOCH: He's planned
to get rid of his wife Laura,

1091
00:39:08,720 --> 00:39:12,000
and he's had no thought
about his son

1092
00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:15,800
and how he's going to miss out
on his mother bringing him up.

1093
00:39:15,840 --> 00:39:19,880
The guilty verdict
ended a tumultuous time

1094
00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:20,000
in Rasheed's young life.

1095
00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:21,800
in Rasheed's young life.

1096
00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:24,200
Aged just nine,

1097
00:39:24,240 --> 00:39:26,720
he would have to live his life

1098
00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:28,000
knowing his father
had murdered his mother.

1099
00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:29,800
knowing his father
had murdered his mother.

1100
00:39:29,840 --> 00:39:32,080
RASHEED: To me,
both my parents had gone.

1101
00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:34,600
I lost both my parents that day.

1102
00:39:34,640 --> 00:39:36,000
Although my dad
was alive and well...

1103
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,040
Although my dad
was alive and well...

1104
00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:40,400
..he couldn't do

1105
00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:42,880
what normal fathers do.

1106
00:39:42,920 --> 00:39:44,000
He was locked up.

1107
00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:44,680
He was locked up.

1108
00:39:44,720 --> 00:39:47,040
Rasheed moved to Durham

1109
00:39:47,080 --> 00:39:49,120
to live with his great aunt.

1110
00:39:49,160 --> 00:39:52,000
I had to, like,
rebuild my life, you know?

1111
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:52,440
I had to, like,
rebuild my life, you know?

1112
00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:54,160
I went to a new place to live.

1113
00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:55,400
I had to make new friends.

1114
00:39:55,440 --> 00:39:58,600
I had to go to a new school,
fit in there,

1115
00:39:58,640 --> 00:39:59,720
what wasn't easy.

1116
00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:00,000
For years and years,
I was having nightmares.

1117
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:02,800
For years and years,
I was having nightmares.

1118
00:40:02,840 --> 00:40:06,560
The hardest thing for Rasheed
and the rest of Laura's family

1119
00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:08,000
is that her body
has never been found.

1120
00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:08,960
is that her body
has never been found.

1121
00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:11,040
I just want to know where my mam is.

1122
00:40:11,080 --> 00:40:14,040
That's all I want. I just want
to finally bury her, you know.

1123
00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:16,000
Like, my grandad went to his grave
not knowing where she is.

1124
00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:18,280
Like, my grandad went to his grave
not knowing where she is.

1125
00:40:19,160 --> 00:40:22,720
My uncle, who passed away
a couple of years ago,

1126
00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:24,000
he... he kept on trying.

1127
00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:25,840
he... he kept on trying.

1128
00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:28,280
He's gone to his grave not knowing.

1129
00:40:29,160 --> 00:40:32,000
So I think it's only right
we try and...

1130
00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:33,160
So I think it's only right
we try and...

1131
00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:34,760
..just try and get it done.

1132
00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:37,840
Just for my mam's friends as well

1133
00:40:37,880 --> 00:40:40,000
and the rest of the family.

1134
00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:40,080
and the rest of the family.

1135
00:40:40,120 --> 00:40:43,400
People would visit him in jail
to ask, after he was convicted,

1136
00:40:43,440 --> 00:40:45,480
would he disclose where the body was

1137
00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:47,880
and he wouldn't.
He showed no remorse.

1138
00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:51,440
He never showed any empathy

1139
00:40:51,480 --> 00:40:54,040
to the family, to his son,

1140
00:40:54,080 --> 00:40:56,000
who he's left without a mother,
to Laura's brother who asked.

1141
00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:58,240
who he's left without a mother,
to Laura's brother who asked.

1142
00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:02,080
And they begged him
to say where it was.

1143
00:41:05,520 --> 00:41:10,280
Hassan Al Shatanawi
continued to protest his innocence,

1144
00:41:10,320 --> 00:41:11,560
and has never revealed

1145
00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:12,000
where his wife's remains
can be found.

1146
00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:14,800
where his wife's remains
can be found.

1147
00:41:14,840 --> 00:41:16,040
Over the years,

1148
00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:18,640
efforts have continued
to locate Laura.

1149
00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:20,000
BUCKWELL: 2005, more than 20 years

1150
00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:21,720
BUCKWELL: 2005, more than 20 years

1151
00:41:21,760 --> 00:41:25,000
after, uh, Laura's disappearance,
the police received a tip off,

1152
00:41:25,040 --> 00:41:26,880
that she may have been disposed of

1153
00:41:26,920 --> 00:41:28,000
in Seaton Carew golf course.

1154
00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:28,760
in Seaton Carew golf course.

1155
00:41:29,720 --> 00:41:31,200
GROVES: Somebody had phoned in

1156
00:41:31,240 --> 00:41:33,440
to say that round about
the time of the murder

1157
00:41:33,480 --> 00:41:35,120
the disappearance of Laura,

1158
00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:36,000
somebody was seen carrying

1159
00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:36,880
somebody was seen carrying

1160
00:41:36,920 --> 00:41:39,560
what appeared to be a body
over the golf course.

1161
00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:43,080
The search team were brought out

1162
00:41:43,120 --> 00:41:44,000
and they exhumed
what they thought was the body,

1163
00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:46,480
and they exhumed
what they thought was the body,

1164
00:41:46,520 --> 00:41:48,880
which transpired to be, uh,
those of dog.

1165
00:41:50,360 --> 00:41:52,000
In January 2013,

1166
00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:52,160
In January 2013,

1167
00:41:52,200 --> 00:41:54,600
Rasheed got a phone call

1168
00:41:54,640 --> 00:41:57,080
that shook his family
and dashed their hopes

1169
00:41:57,120 --> 00:41:58,440
of finding Laura.

1170
00:41:59,760 --> 00:42:00,000
I'd just come in from work

1171
00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:01,520
I'd just come in from work

1172
00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:03,520
and the phone was ringing.

1173
00:42:03,560 --> 00:42:05,040
So I answered it

1174
00:42:05,080 --> 00:42:07,040
and it was the probation service.

1175
00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:11,520
And they'd they'd been notified
off the police that my dad

1176
00:42:11,560 --> 00:42:13,240
had been deported.

1177
00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:15,280
And it, it just happened that quick.

1178
00:42:15,320 --> 00:42:16,000
WANSELL: He was freed,
even though the parole board

1179
00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:17,760
WANSELL: He was freed,
even though the parole board

1180
00:42:17,800 --> 00:42:19,920
had said he was still dangerous.

1181
00:42:19,960 --> 00:42:22,000
And the Home Office decided

1182
00:42:22,040 --> 00:42:24,000
that he should be deported
back to Jordan

1183
00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:24,480
that he should be deported
back to Jordan

1184
00:42:24,520 --> 00:42:26,240
without any hesitation,

1185
00:42:26,280 --> 00:42:28,040
which is indeed what happened.

1186
00:42:28,080 --> 00:42:32,000
That annoyed the family
who felt that he was dangerous

1187
00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:32,320
That annoyed the family
who felt that he was dangerous

1188
00:42:32,360 --> 00:42:34,040
and that they still didn't know

1189
00:42:34,080 --> 00:42:36,680
what happened to Laura May's body.

1190
00:42:36,720 --> 00:42:40,000
MONCKTON: Even when
his son has, you know,

1191
00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:40,520
MONCKTON: Even when
his son has, you know,

1192
00:42:40,560 --> 00:42:44,040
implored him to give some answers,

1193
00:42:44,080 --> 00:42:45,480
he hasn't.

1194
00:42:45,520 --> 00:42:48,000
He doesn't really want
to take responsibility for this.

1195
00:42:48,000 --> 00:42:48,800
He doesn't really want
to take responsibility for this.

1196
00:42:48,840 --> 00:42:52,720
He still maintains
his, his innocence

1197
00:42:52,760 --> 00:42:54,000
and for him,

1198
00:42:54,040 --> 00:42:56,000
I suppose it's a way

1199
00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:56,520
I suppose it's a way

1200
00:42:56,560 --> 00:42:59,360
of being the victim in this
rather than the killer.

1201
00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:04,000
Having lost touch with his father,
and lacking the answers he craves,

1202
00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:05,320
Having lost touch with his father,
and lacking the answers he craves,

1203
00:43:05,360 --> 00:43:07,200
Rasheed and his young son

1204
00:43:07,240 --> 00:43:10,200
have their own way
of remembering Laura.

1205
00:43:10,240 --> 00:43:12,000
We've got a headstone now
with a name and that on.

1206
00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:13,200
We've got a headstone now
with a name and that on.

1207
00:43:13,240 --> 00:43:15,280
We do go and we let a balloon off

1208
00:43:15,320 --> 00:43:17,480
and we put
some flowers and that down.

1209
00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:25,720
In 1983,

1210
00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:28,000
Laura Vaughan was a young woman
with a passion for travel,

1211
00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:29,560
Laura Vaughan was a young woman
with a passion for travel,

1212
00:43:29,600 --> 00:43:31,480
and a desire
to find the love of her life.

1213
00:43:31,520 --> 00:43:33,440
Just 10 years later

1214
00:43:33,480 --> 00:43:35,320
she'd been murdered

1215
00:43:35,360 --> 00:43:36,000
by the man she'd fallen in love with.

1216
00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:38,320
by the man she'd fallen in love with.

1217
00:43:39,640 --> 00:43:41,040
An arch manipulator

1218
00:43:41,080 --> 00:43:44,000
who lied as easily as he breathed,

1219
00:43:44,000 --> 00:43:44,840
who lied as easily as he breathed,

1220
00:43:44,880 --> 00:43:47,080
Hassan Al Shatanawi

1221
00:43:47,120 --> 00:43:52,000
was finally proved to be
one of Britain's most evil killers.

1222
00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:52,480
was finally proved to be
one of Britain's most evil killers.

1223
00:43:52,520 --> 00:43:55,960
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