1 00:00:07,540 --> 00:00:08,475 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:08,875 --> 00:00:09,943 - Serial killers 3 00:00:09,976 --> 00:00:13,179 are not uniquely American. 4 00:00:13,213 --> 00:00:15,849 In the UK, 5 00:00:13,213 --> 00:00:15,849 one of the most notorious 6 00:00:15,882 --> 00:00:17,584 is Levi Bellfield. 7 00:00:17,617 --> 00:00:19,419 - He's the most dangerous 8 00:00:17,617 --> 00:00:19,419 individual 9 00:00:19,452 --> 00:00:20,987 I've ever investigated. 10 00:00:21,210 --> 00:00:24,524 - He's one of those very rare, 11 00:00:21,210 --> 00:00:24,524 random killers, 12 00:00:24,557 --> 00:00:27,660 and that makes him 13 00:00:24,557 --> 00:00:27,660 a category one monster. 14 00:00:27,694 --> 00:00:29,696 - He preyed on 15 00:00:27,694 --> 00:00:29,696 young blonde women 16 00:00:29,729 --> 00:00:31,831 and subjected them 17 00:00:29,729 --> 00:00:31,831 to abduction, 18 00:00:31,865 --> 00:00:34,167 assault, rape, and murder. 19 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,536 But his ex-girlfriend knew 20 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,536 all too well 21 00:00:36,569 --> 00:00:38,772 of his violent hatred 22 00:00:36,569 --> 00:00:38,772 of women. 23 00:00:38,805 --> 00:00:42,409 - I found a woman's magazine, 24 00:00:38,805 --> 00:00:42,409 and all the blondes' faces 25 00:00:42,442 --> 00:00:44,778 had been stabbed or slashed. 26 00:00:44,811 --> 00:00:47,947 He raped me. He beat me up. 27 00:00:47,981 --> 00:00:50,250 - But there was no way out. 28 00:00:50,283 --> 00:00:51,818 - You don't go to the police. 29 00:00:51,851 --> 00:00:54,988 You don't tell anyone, 30 00:00:51,851 --> 00:00:54,988 because you are scared. 31 00:00:55,210 --> 00:00:57,457 You cannot reason with crazy. 32 00:00:57,490 --> 00:00:59,693 - What Johanna Collings 33 00:00:57,490 --> 00:00:59,693 didn't know 34 00:00:59,726 --> 00:01:03,663 was that she was living 35 00:00:59,726 --> 00:01:03,663 with a serial killer. 36 00:01:03,697 --> 00:01:04,964 * * 37 00:01:05,650 --> 00:01:07,967 [dramatic music] 38 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:13,606 * * 39 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:15,108 [foreboding music] 40 00:01:15,141 --> 00:01:18,345 4:00 p.m., March 21, 2002, 41 00:01:18,378 --> 00:01:20,113 13-year-old Milly Dowler 42 00:01:20,146 --> 00:01:23,483 vanishes from a bus stop 43 00:01:20,146 --> 00:01:23,483 on her way home from school 44 00:01:23,515 --> 00:01:26,586 in Walton-On-Thames, 45 00:01:23,515 --> 00:01:26,586 South West London. 46 00:01:26,619 --> 00:01:27,854 * * 47 00:01:27,887 --> 00:01:29,422 - She left school 48 00:01:27,887 --> 00:01:29,422 that afternoon 49 00:01:29,456 --> 00:01:31,224 just before 50 00:01:29,456 --> 00:01:31,224 10 to 4:00 that day. 51 00:01:31,257 --> 00:01:34,860 And she would normally 52 00:01:31,257 --> 00:01:34,860 catch the train home. 53 00:01:34,894 --> 00:01:37,364 - She stops in the cafe 54 00:01:34,894 --> 00:01:37,364 in the railway station 55 00:01:37,396 --> 00:01:39,299 with a girl 56 00:01:37,396 --> 00:01:39,299 who's at school with her 57 00:01:39,332 --> 00:01:40,700 and some boys. 58 00:01:40,734 --> 00:01:42,301 She borrows a mobile phone 59 00:01:42,335 --> 00:01:43,737 to ring her father to say 60 00:01:43,770 --> 00:01:45,604 she'll be home soon. 61 00:01:45,638 --> 00:01:48,640 - She left the station 62 00:01:45,638 --> 00:01:48,640 to walk home. 63 00:01:48,675 --> 00:01:50,509 A friend of hers 64 00:01:48,675 --> 00:01:50,509 was at the bus stop 65 00:01:50,543 --> 00:01:53,146 opposite the railway station 66 00:01:50,543 --> 00:01:53,146 and saw her and waved. 67 00:01:53,179 --> 00:01:54,981 And as her school friend 68 00:01:53,179 --> 00:01:54,981 got on the bus 69 00:01:55,150 --> 00:01:56,783 and went down Station Avenue, 70 00:01:56,816 --> 00:01:59,185 she looked around for Milly, 71 00:01:56,816 --> 00:01:59,185 and she had gone, 72 00:01:59,219 --> 00:02:01,870 disappeared 73 00:01:59,219 --> 00:02:01,870 in the blink of an eye. 74 00:02:01,121 --> 00:02:02,880 * * 75 00:02:02,122 --> 00:02:03,456 - After a frantic search 76 00:02:03,490 --> 00:02:05,492 and no response 77 00:02:03,490 --> 00:02:05,492 from Milly's cell phone, 78 00:02:05,525 --> 00:02:07,426 which had run out of battery, 79 00:02:07,460 --> 00:02:10,363 her desperate father contacts 80 00:02:07,460 --> 00:02:10,363 law enforcement. 81 00:02:10,396 --> 00:02:12,432 - Milly had been missing 82 00:02:10,396 --> 00:02:12,432 for about three hours 83 00:02:12,465 --> 00:02:16,102 when around 7:00 that evening, 84 00:02:12,465 --> 00:02:16,102 Mr. Dowler, 85 00:02:16,136 --> 00:02:19,973 her father, 86 00:02:16,136 --> 00:02:19,973 reported his daughter missing. 87 00:02:20,730 --> 00:02:21,408 * * 88 00:02:21,441 --> 00:02:22,976 - This quiet 89 00:02:21,441 --> 00:02:22,976 affluent neighborhood 90 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,780 is considered one 91 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,780 of the safest parts of London. 92 00:02:26,813 --> 00:02:29,582 - A 13-year-old schoolgirl, 93 00:02:26,813 --> 00:02:29,582 just vanishing off the street, 94 00:02:29,616 --> 00:02:31,818 and things like that 95 00:02:29,616 --> 00:02:31,818 just don't happen. 96 00:02:31,851 --> 00:02:32,986 * * 97 00:02:33,860 --> 00:02:34,788 - A massive search begins. 98 00:02:34,821 --> 00:02:38,258 The fear is Milly 99 00:02:34,821 --> 00:02:38,258 has been abducted. 100 00:02:38,291 --> 00:02:40,927 - Everyone here in Walton 101 00:02:38,291 --> 00:02:40,927 wants to play their part 102 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:42,629 in solving this mystery. 103 00:02:42,662 --> 00:02:45,432 But every day that passes 104 00:02:42,662 --> 00:02:45,432 without answers 105 00:02:45,465 --> 00:02:47,300 makes them increasingly fearful 106 00:02:47,334 --> 00:02:50,337 that Milly 107 00:02:47,334 --> 00:02:50,337 may have been harmed. 108 00:02:50,370 --> 00:02:51,871 - If Milly was abducted, 109 00:02:51,905 --> 00:02:54,941 who and where 110 00:02:51,905 --> 00:02:54,941 is the perpetrator? 111 00:02:54,974 --> 00:02:57,410 Local residents are shocked. 112 00:02:57,444 --> 00:02:58,778 - Everyone's heartbroken. 113 00:02:58,812 --> 00:03:00,613 And everyone's, 114 00:02:58,812 --> 00:03:00,613 like, really tearful. 115 00:03:00,647 --> 00:03:02,816 And everyone's so upset 116 00:03:00,647 --> 00:03:02,816 that she's gone missing. 117 00:03:02,849 --> 00:03:04,784 * * 118 00:03:04,818 --> 00:03:06,419 - When Milly disappeared, 119 00:03:06,453 --> 00:03:07,821 many journalists, including me, 120 00:03:07,854 --> 00:03:09,823 went down to the location 121 00:03:07,854 --> 00:03:09,823 where it happened. 122 00:03:09,856 --> 00:03:12,392 We really struggled 123 00:03:09,856 --> 00:03:12,392 to understand 124 00:03:12,425 --> 00:03:16,363 how she could have been 125 00:03:12,425 --> 00:03:16,363 abducted in broad daylight. 126 00:03:16,396 --> 00:03:19,366 - Let the police know 127 00:03:16,396 --> 00:03:19,366 any information. 128 00:03:19,399 --> 00:03:22,202 However small or insignificant 129 00:03:19,399 --> 00:03:22,202 it may seem, 130 00:03:22,235 --> 00:03:24,270 must be vital in this. 131 00:03:24,304 --> 00:03:26,506 We just desperately 132 00:03:24,304 --> 00:03:26,506 need your help. 133 00:03:26,539 --> 00:03:29,709 * * 134 00:03:29,743 --> 00:03:32,912 [soft music] 135 00:03:32,946 --> 00:03:36,249 - One concerned local mother 136 00:03:32,946 --> 00:03:36,249 is Johanna Collings 137 00:03:36,281 --> 00:03:38,451 with two young children 138 00:03:36,281 --> 00:03:38,451 of her own. 139 00:03:38,485 --> 00:03:42,288 She recalls watching the news 140 00:03:38,485 --> 00:03:42,288 about the missing teen. 141 00:03:42,322 --> 00:03:43,723 * * 142 00:03:43,757 --> 00:03:45,225 - A friend of mine, 143 00:03:43,757 --> 00:03:45,225 her daughter 144 00:03:45,258 --> 00:03:47,327 actually went to school 145 00:03:45,258 --> 00:03:47,327 with Milly 146 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,230 and I remember speaking to her 147 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,230 and saying, you know, 148 00:03:50,263 --> 00:03:53,366 God keep an eye on her 149 00:03:50,263 --> 00:03:53,366 and make sure she's okay. 150 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,468 Because, I mean, at the time, 151 00:03:55,502 --> 00:03:58,805 we didn't know 152 00:03:55,502 --> 00:03:58,805 what was happening. 153 00:03:58,838 --> 00:04:01,207 - There'd been a massive 154 00:03:58,838 --> 00:04:01,207 police investigation 155 00:04:01,241 --> 00:04:02,742 into the whereabouts of her. 156 00:04:02,776 --> 00:04:04,411 There'd been a huge 157 00:04:02,776 --> 00:04:04,411 house-to-house inquiry, 158 00:04:04,444 --> 00:04:05,845 knocking on every door 159 00:04:04,444 --> 00:04:05,845 in the area, 160 00:04:05,879 --> 00:04:07,547 speaking to every resident, 161 00:04:07,580 --> 00:04:09,249 taking statements 162 00:04:07,580 --> 00:04:09,249 from all her school friends, 163 00:04:09,282 --> 00:04:10,550 all her family. 164 00:04:10,583 --> 00:04:11,551 Nothing. 165 00:04:11,584 --> 00:04:13,860 Nothing had given 166 00:04:11,584 --> 00:04:13,860 any indication 167 00:04:13,119 --> 00:04:14,788 why she might have run away. 168 00:04:14,821 --> 00:04:18,825 - The search for Milly 169 00:04:14,821 --> 00:04:18,825 continues for six months. 170 00:04:18,858 --> 00:04:21,560 Then on September 18, 2002, 171 00:04:21,594 --> 00:04:26,700 a discovery is made 25 miles 172 00:04:21,594 --> 00:04:26,700 from where she vanished. 173 00:04:26,733 --> 00:04:28,968 - Almost six months 174 00:04:26,733 --> 00:04:28,968 to the day, 175 00:04:29,690 --> 00:04:30,770 there was a couple. 176 00:04:30,804 --> 00:04:34,407 They were mushroom picking 177 00:04:30,804 --> 00:04:34,407 in Yateley in Hampshire, 178 00:04:34,441 --> 00:04:38,178 and they found 179 00:04:34,441 --> 00:04:38,178 the remains of a human skull 180 00:04:38,211 --> 00:04:40,180 and some human bones. 181 00:04:40,213 --> 00:04:43,350 - The news that we have now 182 00:04:40,213 --> 00:04:43,350 found the body of Amanda Dowler 183 00:04:43,383 --> 00:04:44,617 is very distressing 184 00:04:44,651 --> 00:04:46,619 to everyone involved 185 00:04:44,651 --> 00:04:46,619 in this inquiry. 186 00:04:46,653 --> 00:04:48,655 Our worst fears 187 00:04:46,653 --> 00:04:48,655 have been confirmed. 188 00:04:48,688 --> 00:04:51,291 And I can now tell you 189 00:04:48,688 --> 00:04:51,291 that the search for Milly 190 00:04:51,324 --> 00:04:53,460 has changed from 191 00:04:51,324 --> 00:04:53,460 a missing person inquiry 192 00:04:53,493 --> 00:04:56,429 into a murder investigation. 193 00:04:56,463 --> 00:04:59,132 - A forensic investigation 194 00:04:56,463 --> 00:04:59,132 of the crime scene 195 00:04:59,165 --> 00:05:03,870 and the autopsy 196 00:04:59,165 --> 00:05:03,870 revealed nothing. 197 00:05:03,903 --> 00:05:05,338 - We had no evidence. 198 00:05:05,372 --> 00:05:07,540 We had the remains 199 00:05:05,372 --> 00:05:07,540 of a 13-year-old schoolgirl 200 00:05:07,574 --> 00:05:11,544 that was found in a very wet, 201 00:05:07,574 --> 00:05:11,544 damp, wooded area. 202 00:05:11,578 --> 00:05:14,470 We had no DNA. 203 00:05:11,578 --> 00:05:14,470 We had no fingerprints. 204 00:05:14,470 --> 00:05:16,216 We had no CCTV evidence. 205 00:05:16,249 --> 00:05:18,418 We had no witnesses at all 206 00:05:16,249 --> 00:05:18,418 to anything 207 00:05:18,451 --> 00:05:21,621 or no forensic evidence 208 00:05:18,451 --> 00:05:21,621 at this state. 209 00:05:21,654 --> 00:05:25,425 - But who would kill this 210 00:05:21,654 --> 00:05:25,425 teenage schoolgirl, and why? 211 00:05:25,457 --> 00:05:28,528 A wave of national grief 212 00:05:25,457 --> 00:05:28,528 swept through Britain. 213 00:05:28,561 --> 00:05:32,699 * * 214 00:05:32,732 --> 00:05:35,735 But there is one woman 215 00:05:32,732 --> 00:05:35,735 whose past may hold the key 216 00:05:35,769 --> 00:05:38,405 to solving 217 00:05:35,769 --> 00:05:38,405 Milly Dowler's murder. 218 00:05:38,438 --> 00:05:41,207 Johanna Collings has lived 219 00:05:38,438 --> 00:05:41,207 in South West London 220 00:05:41,241 --> 00:05:42,709 her whole life. 221 00:05:42,742 --> 00:05:43,977 In the late 1980s, 222 00:05:44,770 --> 00:05:46,613 she began dating 223 00:05:44,770 --> 00:05:46,613 Levi Bellfield, 224 00:05:46,646 --> 00:05:49,983 a relationship which would 225 00:05:46,646 --> 00:05:49,983 alter her life forever. 226 00:05:50,830 --> 00:05:51,851 [tense music] 227 00:05:51,885 --> 00:05:53,953 Twickenham, South West London. 228 00:05:53,987 --> 00:05:57,323 * * 229 00:05:57,357 --> 00:06:00,260 - I haven't actually been 230 00:05:57,357 --> 00:06:00,260 in this area 231 00:06:00,260 --> 00:06:04,731 for probably about 10 years. 232 00:06:04,764 --> 00:06:08,340 This place on the left here, 233 00:06:04,764 --> 00:06:08,340 that used to be 234 00:06:08,340 --> 00:06:11,604 Stella's nightclub 235 00:06:08,340 --> 00:06:11,604 that we used to go to. 236 00:06:11,638 --> 00:06:15,108 That's where we first 237 00:06:11,638 --> 00:06:15,108 sort of really met Levi. 238 00:06:15,141 --> 00:06:16,509 * * 239 00:06:16,543 --> 00:06:19,112 I first met Levi 240 00:06:16,543 --> 00:06:19,112 when I was 17 or 18, 241 00:06:19,145 --> 00:06:21,181 towards the end of the'80s. 242 00:06:21,214 --> 00:06:23,283 Loved going out at clubs, 243 00:06:23,316 --> 00:06:27,153 partying, 244 00:06:23,316 --> 00:06:27,153 having fun like you do. 245 00:06:27,187 --> 00:06:28,588 * * 246 00:06:28,621 --> 00:06:31,925 Levi was always laughing 247 00:06:28,621 --> 00:06:31,925 and joking, 248 00:06:31,957 --> 00:06:33,326 quite cocky. 249 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:34,961 Everyone knew him. 250 00:06:35,610 --> 00:06:38,465 And you know, he always came 251 00:06:35,610 --> 00:06:38,465 across as a really nice guy. 252 00:06:38,498 --> 00:06:41,735 - Bellfield was a 6-foot, 253 00:06:38,498 --> 00:06:41,735 280-pound body builder 254 00:06:41,768 --> 00:06:44,804 who flexed his muscles 255 00:06:41,768 --> 00:06:44,804 as a nightclub doorman. 256 00:06:44,838 --> 00:06:46,206 * * 257 00:06:46,239 --> 00:06:50,110 - I think the first move 258 00:06:46,239 --> 00:06:50,110 was made by him. 259 00:06:50,143 --> 00:06:54,614 I'd not long lost my dad, 260 00:06:50,143 --> 00:06:54,614 and you're in a low place, 261 00:06:54,647 --> 00:06:56,820 and I was upset. 262 00:06:56,116 --> 00:06:57,884 He'd asked me out 263 00:06:56,116 --> 00:06:57,884 for a drink a few times 264 00:06:57,917 --> 00:06:59,686 and I wasn't really interested, 265 00:06:59,719 --> 00:07:03,123 but I sort of gave in 266 00:06:59,719 --> 00:07:03,123 and agreed to go for a drink. 267 00:07:03,156 --> 00:07:04,424 * * 268 00:07:04,457 --> 00:07:06,126 - When Joe began dating Levi, 269 00:07:06,159 --> 00:07:09,896 she was living with her mother 270 00:07:06,159 --> 00:07:09,896 in South West London. 271 00:07:09,929 --> 00:07:13,500 - At the time, I lived in 272 00:07:09,929 --> 00:07:13,500 Strawberry Hill with my mum. 273 00:07:13,533 --> 00:07:16,803 So he moved in 274 00:07:13,533 --> 00:07:16,803 with me and my mum. 275 00:07:16,836 --> 00:07:19,305 My mum didn't like him 276 00:07:16,836 --> 00:07:19,305 from day one. 277 00:07:19,339 --> 00:07:22,442 She always said 278 00:07:19,339 --> 00:07:22,442 there was something about him. 279 00:07:22,475 --> 00:07:25,245 - Despite her mother's 280 00:07:22,475 --> 00:07:25,245 concerns about Levi, 281 00:07:25,278 --> 00:07:28,214 Joe was enamored. 282 00:07:28,248 --> 00:07:30,850 - The first few months 283 00:07:28,248 --> 00:07:30,850 with Levi was amazing, 284 00:07:30,884 --> 00:07:32,252 absolutely wonderful. 285 00:07:32,284 --> 00:07:34,487 He was a perfect boyfriend. 286 00:07:34,521 --> 00:07:36,560 You know, he took you out. 287 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:37,824 He took you on holiday. 288 00:07:37,857 --> 00:07:42,162 - Soon, Joe and Bellfield 289 00:07:37,857 --> 00:07:42,162 conceived their first child. 290 00:07:42,195 --> 00:07:43,963 - I think I fell pregnant 291 00:07:42,195 --> 00:07:43,963 with my daughter 292 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:47,667 over the first or second time 293 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:47,667 that I'd slept with Levi. 294 00:07:47,701 --> 00:07:50,470 - I think what first attracted 295 00:07:47,701 --> 00:07:50,470 Bellfield to Joe 296 00:07:50,503 --> 00:07:52,806 was the fact that she was 297 00:07:50,503 --> 00:07:52,806 a bit younger than him. 298 00:07:52,839 --> 00:07:55,141 She was in quite 299 00:07:52,839 --> 00:07:55,141 a vulnerable situation. 300 00:07:55,175 --> 00:07:56,643 She'd just lost her father. 301 00:07:56,676 --> 00:08:00,714 So he saw somebody 302 00:07:56,676 --> 00:08:00,714 who he could mold, essentially. 303 00:08:00,747 --> 00:08:03,817 - These relationships often 304 00:08:00,747 --> 00:08:03,817 start in a place of love, 305 00:08:03,850 --> 00:08:07,554 care, excitement, 306 00:08:03,850 --> 00:08:07,554 genuine sort of companionship, 307 00:08:07,587 --> 00:08:10,423 but then something happens 308 00:08:07,587 --> 00:08:10,423 when it gets distorted. 309 00:08:10,457 --> 00:08:12,625 - Less than one year 310 00:08:10,457 --> 00:08:12,625 into the relationship 311 00:08:12,659 --> 00:08:15,261 and shortly after the birth 312 00:08:12,659 --> 00:08:15,261 of their daughter, 313 00:08:15,295 --> 00:08:18,231 Levi's behavior 314 00:08:15,295 --> 00:08:18,231 began to change. 315 00:08:18,264 --> 00:08:19,466 [ominous music] 316 00:08:19,499 --> 00:08:21,701 - It was slow steps. 317 00:08:21,735 --> 00:08:25,138 Like, if your mobile rung, 318 00:08:21,735 --> 00:08:25,138 he'd pick the phone up 319 00:08:25,171 --> 00:08:27,400 so he could see 320 00:08:25,171 --> 00:08:27,400 who was calling. 321 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:30,744 Having a bath, he'd say, 322 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:30,744 "Oh, don't you shut the door?" 323 00:08:30,777 --> 00:08:33,413 At the time, you don't think 324 00:08:30,777 --> 00:08:33,413 about these things, 325 00:08:33,446 --> 00:08:37,417 but when you added it all up 326 00:08:33,446 --> 00:08:37,417 together, you think, 327 00:08:37,450 --> 00:08:40,754 "Wow, how did it escalate 328 00:08:37,450 --> 00:08:40,754 so quickly?" 329 00:08:40,787 --> 00:08:42,889 - Bellfield's behavior 330 00:08:40,787 --> 00:08:42,889 towards Joe 331 00:08:42,922 --> 00:08:45,325 is textbook coercive control. 332 00:08:45,358 --> 00:08:48,461 So when her phone rings, 333 00:08:45,358 --> 00:08:48,461 he will see who's calling 334 00:08:48,495 --> 00:08:51,364 and whether she's allowed 335 00:08:48,495 --> 00:08:51,364 to talk to them. 336 00:08:51,398 --> 00:08:54,401 This contributes to a chipping 337 00:08:51,398 --> 00:08:54,401 away of someone's identity, 338 00:08:54,434 --> 00:08:56,803 their sense of personhood, 339 00:08:54,434 --> 00:08:56,803 their sense of self, 340 00:08:56,836 --> 00:08:59,806 because then they're 341 00:08:56,836 --> 00:08:59,806 much easier to control. 342 00:08:59,839 --> 00:09:04,411 - The controlling became 343 00:08:59,839 --> 00:09:04,411 as in what I was wearing, 344 00:09:04,444 --> 00:09:07,814 what I would do, 345 00:09:04,444 --> 00:09:07,814 who I would talk to. 346 00:09:07,847 --> 00:09:11,840 Once, he actually convinced me 347 00:09:07,847 --> 00:09:11,840 I'd had an affair. 348 00:09:11,117 --> 00:09:12,452 He even named someone. 349 00:09:12,485 --> 00:09:14,200 I can't even remember 350 00:09:12,485 --> 00:09:14,200 the name. 351 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:15,388 And he was like, "Oh, I know 352 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:15,388 you're seeing him. 353 00:09:15,422 --> 00:09:16,623 I know you're seeing him." 354 00:09:16,656 --> 00:09:20,930 And you actually start 355 00:09:16,656 --> 00:09:20,930 to question, 356 00:09:20,126 --> 00:09:21,361 have I done something wrong? 357 00:09:21,394 --> 00:09:24,497 Have I--I know 358 00:09:21,394 --> 00:09:24,497 I haven't had an affair, 359 00:09:24,531 --> 00:09:26,633 but he could convince you. 360 00:09:26,666 --> 00:09:28,868 The more I said 361 00:09:26,666 --> 00:09:28,868 nothing had happened 362 00:09:28,902 --> 00:09:33,340 and I hadn't done anything, 363 00:09:28,902 --> 00:09:33,340 the angrier he got. 364 00:09:33,373 --> 00:09:35,241 And I think that was 365 00:09:33,373 --> 00:09:35,241 one of the first nights 366 00:09:35,275 --> 00:09:37,811 that he really exploded. 367 00:09:37,844 --> 00:09:39,579 * * 368 00:09:39,612 --> 00:09:42,148 - One in three women will 369 00:09:39,612 --> 00:09:42,148 experience domestic violence, 370 00:09:42,182 --> 00:09:44,484 which is actually 371 00:09:42,182 --> 00:09:44,484 a really staggering statistic. 372 00:09:44,517 --> 00:09:46,686 We know that this 373 00:09:44,517 --> 00:09:46,686 is part of a cycle 374 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,122 where we see 375 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,122 paranoid accusations. 376 00:09:49,155 --> 00:09:51,725 We see an escalation 377 00:09:49,155 --> 00:09:51,725 in the violent behavior 378 00:09:51,758 --> 00:09:54,961 and, in some cases, 379 00:09:51,758 --> 00:09:54,961 much, much worse. 380 00:09:55,610 --> 00:09:59,232 - He raped me. He beat me up. 381 00:09:59,265 --> 00:10:01,968 He made me sit on a stool 382 00:09:59,265 --> 00:10:01,968 in the bedroom 383 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:05,338 with no clothes on for hours. 384 00:10:05,372 --> 00:10:08,508 He'd come over, 385 00:10:05,372 --> 00:10:08,508 and where he'd hit you, 386 00:10:08,541 --> 00:10:11,211 if you had bruises, he used 387 00:10:08,541 --> 00:10:11,211 to poke you in the bruises. 388 00:10:11,244 --> 00:10:13,913 And if you cried, 389 00:10:11,244 --> 00:10:13,913 he'd hit you again. 390 00:10:13,947 --> 00:10:15,815 * * 391 00:10:15,849 --> 00:10:19,619 You don't know what to think, 392 00:10:15,849 --> 00:10:19,619 because by then, 393 00:10:19,652 --> 00:10:23,289 he's already started 394 00:10:19,652 --> 00:10:23,289 training your mind to work 395 00:10:23,323 --> 00:10:24,924 how his mind worked. 396 00:10:24,958 --> 00:10:27,694 He is a complete control freak 397 00:10:27,727 --> 00:10:28,962 and maniac. 398 00:10:28,995 --> 00:10:30,697 * * 399 00:10:30,730 --> 00:10:32,232 [dramatic music] 400 00:10:32,265 --> 00:10:34,434 [tires squealing] 401 00:10:35,602 --> 00:10:37,704 - I remember turning to them 402 00:10:35,602 --> 00:10:37,704 and saying, 403 00:10:37,737 --> 00:10:40,974 "This is where 404 00:10:37,737 --> 00:10:40,974 you found Milly, isn't it?" 405 00:10:41,700 --> 00:10:42,409 - This is huge. 406 00:10:42,442 --> 00:10:44,310 This puts him 407 00:10:42,442 --> 00:10:44,310 in these woods here. 408 00:10:44,344 --> 00:10:46,613 - I knew it was 409 00:10:44,344 --> 00:10:46,613 the right thing I had to do. 410 00:10:54,587 --> 00:10:56,623 [dramatic music] 411 00:10:56,890 --> 00:10:58,825 * * 412 00:10:58,858 --> 00:11:01,828 - February 2003, 413 00:10:58,858 --> 00:11:01,828 South West London, 414 00:11:01,861 --> 00:11:03,663 less than one year 415 00:11:01,861 --> 00:11:03,663 after the murder 416 00:11:03,697 --> 00:11:05,932 of schoolgirl Milly Dowler... 417 00:11:05,965 --> 00:11:12,272 * * 418 00:11:12,305 --> 00:11:13,907 19-year-old Marsha McDonnell 419 00:11:13,940 --> 00:11:15,975 has spent the evening 420 00:11:13,940 --> 00:11:15,975 out with friends 421 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:19,612 and caught a late-night bus. 422 00:11:19,646 --> 00:11:22,782 Her stop is a short walk 423 00:11:19,646 --> 00:11:22,782 from home. 424 00:11:22,816 --> 00:11:25,652 * * 425 00:11:25,685 --> 00:11:28,888 - Marsha McDonald traveled 426 00:11:25,685 --> 00:11:28,888 home on a 111 bus 427 00:11:28,922 --> 00:11:32,292 to Percy Road, Hampton. 428 00:11:32,325 --> 00:11:34,194 She can be seen on CCTV 429 00:11:32,325 --> 00:11:34,194 on the bus, 430 00:11:34,227 --> 00:11:35,528 getting off the bus. 431 00:11:35,562 --> 00:11:39,665 * * 432 00:11:39,699 --> 00:11:44,904 - She's about 60 yards 433 00:11:39,699 --> 00:11:44,904 from her own front door 434 00:11:44,938 --> 00:11:50,977 when suddenly, she's attacked 435 00:11:44,938 --> 00:11:50,977 with a blunt object, 436 00:11:51,110 --> 00:11:52,846 probably some kind of hammer. 437 00:11:52,879 --> 00:11:56,850 She's hit over the head 438 00:11:52,879 --> 00:11:56,850 three or four times 439 00:11:56,883 --> 00:11:58,651 and left bleeding 440 00:11:58,685 --> 00:12:01,154 and actually dying 441 00:11:58,685 --> 00:12:01,154 in the street. 442 00:12:01,187 --> 00:12:02,722 * * 443 00:12:02,756 --> 00:12:04,524 - Sadly, Marsha died 444 00:12:04,557 --> 00:12:06,693 a day or two later in hospital. 445 00:12:06,726 --> 00:12:08,428 * * 446 00:12:08,461 --> 00:12:10,960 - Local law enforcement 447 00:12:08,461 --> 00:12:10,960 is shocked 448 00:12:10,130 --> 00:12:11,464 that such a brutal attack 449 00:12:11,498 --> 00:12:13,299 could take place 450 00:12:11,498 --> 00:12:13,299 in their district. 451 00:12:13,333 --> 00:12:14,768 * * 452 00:12:14,801 --> 00:12:16,403 - From my perspective, 453 00:12:16,436 --> 00:12:18,738 as someone who grew up 454 00:12:16,436 --> 00:12:18,738 in that part of the world, 455 00:12:18,772 --> 00:12:21,107 it was slightly 456 00:12:18,772 --> 00:12:21,107 more personal to me. 457 00:12:21,141 --> 00:12:24,778 I've been involved in many 458 00:12:21,141 --> 00:12:24,778 major crime investigations 459 00:12:24,811 --> 00:12:27,347 throughout most parts 460 00:12:24,811 --> 00:12:27,347 of London, 461 00:12:27,380 --> 00:12:28,848 but this is where I grew up. 462 00:12:28,882 --> 00:12:30,550 This is where I went to school. 463 00:12:30,583 --> 00:12:33,353 - There's always a will 464 00:12:30,583 --> 00:12:33,353 on a murder team 465 00:12:33,386 --> 00:12:34,654 to do a good job, 466 00:12:34,688 --> 00:12:37,290 but I think it was even 467 00:12:34,688 --> 00:12:37,290 more significant 468 00:12:37,323 --> 00:12:39,859 'cause the majority of us 469 00:12:37,323 --> 00:12:39,859 on that team 470 00:12:39,893 --> 00:12:42,228 lived in South West London. 471 00:12:42,262 --> 00:12:44,970 - Milly Dowler 472 00:12:42,262 --> 00:12:44,970 and Marsha McDonnell 473 00:12:44,130 --> 00:12:45,765 weren't the only victims. 474 00:12:45,799 --> 00:12:47,867 Other local young women 475 00:12:45,799 --> 00:12:47,867 were also attacked 476 00:12:47,901 --> 00:12:50,870 by someone armed 477 00:12:47,901 --> 00:12:50,870 with a blunt instrument. 478 00:12:50,904 --> 00:12:52,972 - There was 479 00:12:50,904 --> 00:12:52,972 an emerging picture 480 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:54,741 and an emerging situation 481 00:12:54,774 --> 00:12:57,644 of other young women 482 00:12:54,774 --> 00:12:57,644 being attacked. 483 00:12:57,677 --> 00:13:00,413 Young women had been hit, 484 00:12:57,677 --> 00:13:00,413 and they had survived, 485 00:13:00,447 --> 00:13:03,383 but they had no recollection 486 00:13:00,447 --> 00:13:03,383 of what happened. 487 00:13:03,416 --> 00:13:06,686 - There were lone females 488 00:13:03,416 --> 00:13:06,686 attacked from behind. 489 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:09,189 All of them were either 490 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:09,189 at bus stops 491 00:13:09,222 --> 00:13:11,391 or recently got off buses. 492 00:13:11,424 --> 00:13:14,461 It's the same MO, 493 00:13:11,424 --> 00:13:14,461 modus operandi. 494 00:13:14,494 --> 00:13:15,962 - She was walking home 495 00:13:14,494 --> 00:13:15,962 along this road 496 00:13:16,620 --> 00:13:19,466 when she suddenly felt 497 00:13:16,620 --> 00:13:19,466 somebody grab her from behind. 498 00:13:19,499 --> 00:13:22,569 He pinned her arms to her side, 499 00:13:19,499 --> 00:13:22,569 and she tried to scream, 500 00:13:22,602 --> 00:13:24,671 but a hand was placed 501 00:13:22,602 --> 00:13:24,671 over her mouth. 502 00:13:24,704 --> 00:13:26,773 [dramatic music] 503 00:13:26,806 --> 00:13:31,344 - We were aware of 504 00:13:26,806 --> 00:13:31,344 the very real possibility 505 00:13:31,378 --> 00:13:34,748 that one person could be 506 00:13:31,378 --> 00:13:34,748 responsible for them all. 507 00:13:34,781 --> 00:13:35,982 [tense music] 508 00:13:36,820 --> 00:13:37,584 - With the murders 509 00:13:36,820 --> 00:13:37,584 of Milly Dowler 510 00:13:37,617 --> 00:13:39,652 and Marsha McDonnell unsolved, 511 00:13:39,686 --> 00:13:43,523 and now a series of vicious 512 00:13:39,686 --> 00:13:43,523 attacks on other lone women, 513 00:13:43,556 --> 00:13:45,859 the local community 514 00:13:43,556 --> 00:13:45,859 was frightened. 515 00:13:45,892 --> 00:13:46,993 * * 516 00:13:47,930 --> 00:13:48,495 - When people 517 00:13:47,930 --> 00:13:48,495 are being attacked 518 00:13:48,528 --> 00:13:50,697 and you don't know who it is 519 00:13:50,730 --> 00:13:52,332 or what's happening 520 00:13:52,365 --> 00:13:56,169 and, you know, 521 00:13:52,365 --> 00:13:56,169 who could potentially be next, 522 00:13:56,202 --> 00:13:57,737 people don't wanna go out. 523 00:13:57,771 --> 00:13:59,806 They don't wanna be 524 00:13:57,771 --> 00:13:59,806 on their own. 525 00:13:59,839 --> 00:14:02,342 It scares people. 526 00:14:02,375 --> 00:14:04,440 - These attacks 527 00:14:02,375 --> 00:14:04,440 really sent ripples 528 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:05,645 throughout the community. 529 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:08,415 There's a real communication 530 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:08,415 that women are not safe. 531 00:14:08,448 --> 00:14:09,883 And I think 532 00:14:08,448 --> 00:14:09,883 within that backdrop 533 00:14:09,916 --> 00:14:12,652 that really does trigger 534 00:14:09,916 --> 00:14:12,652 a range of emotions, 535 00:14:12,686 --> 00:14:15,880 from fear, from anxiety, 536 00:14:15,121 --> 00:14:17,457 from feeling quite confused. 537 00:14:17,490 --> 00:14:19,392 - The kind of person 538 00:14:17,490 --> 00:14:19,392 who would carry out 539 00:14:19,426 --> 00:14:22,529 these sorts of attacks 540 00:14:19,426 --> 00:14:22,529 is someone who is a predator. 541 00:14:22,562 --> 00:14:26,733 Somebody who enjoys preying 542 00:14:22,562 --> 00:14:26,733 on people who are vulnerable. 543 00:14:26,766 --> 00:14:28,935 - As the community remain 544 00:14:26,766 --> 00:14:28,935 on high alert, 545 00:14:28,968 --> 00:14:31,504 Joe's own relationship 546 00:14:28,968 --> 00:14:31,504 with Bellfield 547 00:14:31,538 --> 00:14:34,174 is also increasingly strained. 548 00:14:34,207 --> 00:14:35,575 He was using his position 549 00:14:35,608 --> 00:14:37,544 as a nightclub doorman 550 00:14:35,608 --> 00:14:37,544 to sleep around 551 00:14:37,577 --> 00:14:40,413 and then cruelly boast 552 00:14:37,577 --> 00:14:40,413 about it to Joe. 553 00:14:40,447 --> 00:14:42,115 - He liked very young girls 554 00:14:42,148 --> 00:14:43,983 who were always queuing up 555 00:14:42,148 --> 00:14:43,983 outside nightclubs 556 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:47,220 he was doorman at, 557 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:47,220 and he could have his pick. 558 00:14:47,253 --> 00:14:49,689 I mean, he used to have 559 00:14:47,253 --> 00:14:49,689 one particular nightclub. 560 00:14:49,723 --> 00:14:52,525 He had a room upstairs 561 00:14:49,723 --> 00:14:52,525 he used to take them to. 562 00:14:52,559 --> 00:14:53,827 * * 563 00:14:53,860 --> 00:14:55,261 - He loved to brag about 564 00:14:55,295 --> 00:14:56,963 all the different women 565 00:14:55,295 --> 00:14:56,963 he'd slept with. 566 00:14:56,996 --> 00:14:58,765 All the ones that he'd, 567 00:14:56,996 --> 00:14:58,765 as he put it, 568 00:14:58,798 --> 00:15:02,669 (BLEEP) in the car park 569 00:14:58,798 --> 00:15:02,669 or in the toilets. 570 00:15:02,702 --> 00:15:05,405 And sometimes you think, 571 00:15:05,438 --> 00:15:06,873 "Well, at least 572 00:15:05,438 --> 00:15:06,873 if he's had it tonight, 573 00:15:06,906 --> 00:15:08,541 I haven't gotta do it." 574 00:15:08,575 --> 00:15:10,143 But then other times, 575 00:15:08,575 --> 00:15:10,143 obviously, 576 00:15:10,176 --> 00:15:12,245 it gave him the taste for it, 577 00:15:12,278 --> 00:15:14,547 and he would want more. 578 00:15:14,581 --> 00:15:15,782 * * 579 00:15:15,815 --> 00:15:18,218 [soft music] 580 00:15:18,251 --> 00:15:20,653 - One of Joe's passions 581 00:15:18,251 --> 00:15:20,653 is horse riding. 582 00:15:20,687 --> 00:15:25,580 She would often visit 583 00:15:20,687 --> 00:15:25,580 a local stable to escape Levi. 584 00:15:25,580 --> 00:15:26,693 * * 585 00:15:26,726 --> 00:15:31,498 - They're very therapeutic 586 00:15:26,726 --> 00:15:31,498 animals, very therapeutic. 587 00:15:31,531 --> 00:15:36,469 When I was going through 588 00:15:31,531 --> 00:15:36,469 all the trouble with Levi, 589 00:15:36,503 --> 00:15:39,806 I'd go to the stables, 590 00:15:36,503 --> 00:15:39,806 and that was my getaway 591 00:15:39,839 --> 00:15:41,540 and my sanctuary. 592 00:15:41,574 --> 00:15:44,544 And I could just be with them, 593 00:15:41,574 --> 00:15:44,544 and I didn't have any worries. 594 00:15:44,577 --> 00:15:46,613 Any hassle. 595 00:15:46,646 --> 00:15:48,782 - The horse offers 596 00:15:46,646 --> 00:15:48,782 a different connection, 597 00:15:48,815 --> 00:15:50,984 because they can 598 00:15:48,815 --> 00:15:50,984 love unconditionally. 599 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:52,552 They can be reliable. 600 00:15:52,585 --> 00:15:54,988 They can offer opportunities 601 00:15:52,585 --> 00:15:54,988 to process trauma. 602 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,491 And so with Joe finding 603 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,491 the horses or the stables 604 00:15:58,525 --> 00:16:00,827 a sanctuary 605 00:15:58,525 --> 00:16:00,827 is a really important element, 606 00:16:00,860 --> 00:16:03,960 because her own home 607 00:16:00,860 --> 00:16:03,960 wasn't a sanctuary. 608 00:16:03,129 --> 00:16:06,320 It was a source 609 00:16:03,129 --> 00:16:06,320 of fear and anxiety. 610 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:09,469 - Joe often took part in 611 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:09,469 the nearby Yateley horse show, 612 00:16:09,502 --> 00:16:13,390 but even with horse riding, 613 00:16:09,502 --> 00:16:13,390 Levi wanted control. 614 00:16:13,390 --> 00:16:16,443 - When we went to shows 615 00:16:13,390 --> 00:16:16,443 and we did well, he loved it. 616 00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:19,646 Obviously, it was something 617 00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:19,646 else to show off about. 618 00:16:19,679 --> 00:16:23,650 Levi tried to take the horses 619 00:16:19,679 --> 00:16:23,650 away from me regularly. 620 00:16:23,683 --> 00:16:26,520 And that was the one thing 621 00:16:23,683 --> 00:16:26,520 I would never ever, 622 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:28,655 ever have given up. 623 00:16:28,688 --> 00:16:31,391 - May 2004, just over a year 624 00:16:31,424 --> 00:16:33,827 after the brutal murder 625 00:16:31,424 --> 00:16:33,827 of Marsha McDonnell, 626 00:16:33,860 --> 00:16:37,464 South West London is beginning 627 00:16:33,860 --> 00:16:37,464 to return to normality. 628 00:16:37,497 --> 00:16:41,568 Then a chilling call 629 00:16:37,497 --> 00:16:41,568 is made to emergency services. 630 00:16:47,173 --> 00:16:48,875 - Is this 631 00:16:47,173 --> 00:16:48,875 an attempted homicide? 632 00:16:48,908 --> 00:16:51,644 If so, is there a connection 633 00:16:48,908 --> 00:16:51,644 with the murders 634 00:16:51,678 --> 00:16:54,547 of Milly Dowler 635 00:16:51,678 --> 00:16:54,547 and Marsha McDonnell? 636 00:17:01,588 --> 00:17:03,590 [dramatic music] 637 00:17:03,857 --> 00:17:04,924 * * 638 00:17:05,250 --> 00:17:06,358 - There's a killer stalking 639 00:17:06,393 --> 00:17:08,928 the streets 640 00:17:06,393 --> 00:17:08,928 of South West London, 641 00:17:09,290 --> 00:17:11,297 targeting young blonde women 642 00:17:09,290 --> 00:17:11,297 near bus stops 643 00:17:11,330 --> 00:17:14,401 and savagely attacking them. 644 00:17:14,434 --> 00:17:17,470 The police are no closer 645 00:17:14,434 --> 00:17:17,470 to finding the perpetrator 646 00:17:17,503 --> 00:17:18,872 when a terrifying call 647 00:17:18,905 --> 00:17:21,641 is picked up 648 00:17:18,905 --> 00:17:21,641 by emergency services. 649 00:17:28,948 --> 00:17:33,186 - Kate Sheedy, 650 00:17:28,948 --> 00:17:33,186 18-year-old girl, 651 00:17:33,219 --> 00:17:38,258 had got off a bus, 652 00:17:33,219 --> 00:17:38,258 was making her way home. 653 00:17:38,291 --> 00:17:39,926 She's crossing the road. 654 00:17:39,959 --> 00:17:43,897 She's aware of a white car 655 00:17:39,959 --> 00:17:43,897 with its lights off, 656 00:17:43,930 --> 00:17:48,268 but its engine running 657 00:17:43,930 --> 00:17:48,268 not far from where she is. 658 00:17:48,301 --> 00:17:50,437 She crosses the road, 659 00:17:50,470 --> 00:17:53,540 at which point, 660 00:17:50,470 --> 00:17:53,540 the car engine revs, 661 00:17:53,573 --> 00:17:56,910 the lights go on, 662 00:17:53,573 --> 00:17:56,910 and the vehicle 663 00:17:56,943 --> 00:17:59,646 drives directly at her 664 00:17:59,679 --> 00:18:01,648 and knocks her down 665 00:17:59,679 --> 00:18:01,648 and runs her over. 666 00:18:01,681 --> 00:18:04,651 [dramatic music] 667 00:18:22,335 --> 00:18:24,637 - My children were 668 00:18:22,335 --> 00:18:24,637 primary school age at the time, 669 00:18:24,671 --> 00:18:27,400 and their head teacher 670 00:18:24,671 --> 00:18:27,400 was Kate's mum. 671 00:18:27,730 --> 00:18:31,311 That attack was even closer 672 00:18:27,730 --> 00:18:31,311 to home, if you like. 673 00:18:31,344 --> 00:18:33,446 - Fortunately, Kate survives. 674 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,448 She has extensive injuries 675 00:18:35,482 --> 00:18:39,819 to her back, her lungs, 676 00:18:35,482 --> 00:18:39,819 but she survives. 677 00:18:39,853 --> 00:18:41,354 * * 678 00:18:41,388 --> 00:18:43,223 She gives 679 00:18:41,388 --> 00:18:43,223 really significant information 680 00:18:43,256 --> 00:18:44,724 about the vehicle involved. 681 00:18:44,758 --> 00:18:47,600 The weapon, effectively. 682 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:52,766 She describes a white van 683 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:52,766 with dark blacked-out windows. 684 00:18:52,799 --> 00:18:55,435 These are vital pieces 685 00:18:52,799 --> 00:18:55,435 of information 686 00:18:55,468 --> 00:18:58,271 that make that vehicle unique. 687 00:18:58,304 --> 00:19:00,640 - She got on a bus 688 00:18:58,304 --> 00:19:00,640 at Twickenham. 689 00:19:00,674 --> 00:19:04,144 And when you look at the time 690 00:19:00,674 --> 00:19:04,144 of night, young blonde girl, 691 00:19:04,177 --> 00:19:05,645 the circumstances 692 00:19:04,177 --> 00:19:05,645 of the attack, 693 00:19:05,679 --> 00:19:09,249 if you substitute the car 694 00:19:05,679 --> 00:19:09,249 for the blunt instrument, 695 00:19:09,282 --> 00:19:11,818 then everything else 696 00:19:09,282 --> 00:19:11,818 is exactly the same. 697 00:19:11,851 --> 00:19:14,421 - When we look at what 698 00:19:11,851 --> 00:19:14,421 happened to Kate Sheedy, 699 00:19:14,454 --> 00:19:16,322 this is something straight out 700 00:19:14,454 --> 00:19:16,322 of a horror movie. 701 00:19:16,356 --> 00:19:18,224 This really does play 702 00:19:16,356 --> 00:19:18,224 on our fears 703 00:19:18,258 --> 00:19:20,226 of predators stalking 704 00:19:18,258 --> 00:19:20,226 the streets. 705 00:19:20,260 --> 00:19:21,861 [tense music] 706 00:19:21,895 --> 00:19:24,397 - The press were very clearly 707 00:19:24,431 --> 00:19:27,330 linking this at the time 708 00:19:24,431 --> 00:19:27,330 and saying, 709 00:19:27,670 --> 00:19:28,435 "Is there a serial killer 710 00:19:28,468 --> 00:19:30,537 on the loose 711 00:19:28,468 --> 00:19:30,537 in South West London?" 712 00:19:30,570 --> 00:19:34,908 - In general terms, Britain 713 00:19:30,570 --> 00:19:34,908 is not a violent country. 714 00:19:34,941 --> 00:19:36,843 And certainly, 715 00:19:36,876 --> 00:19:41,348 in terms of serial killers, 716 00:19:36,876 --> 00:19:41,348 they are quite rare. 717 00:19:41,381 --> 00:19:43,616 - But the facts stood 718 00:19:41,381 --> 00:19:43,616 for themselves. 719 00:19:43,650 --> 00:19:45,218 Two murders 720 00:19:43,650 --> 00:19:45,218 and multiple assaults 721 00:19:45,251 --> 00:19:47,387 on young women 722 00:19:45,251 --> 00:19:47,387 close to bus stops, 723 00:19:47,420 --> 00:19:50,824 all within the same area 724 00:19:47,420 --> 00:19:50,824 of London. 725 00:19:50,857 --> 00:19:52,225 - So he's in my area. 726 00:19:52,258 --> 00:19:53,593 He's killing young women. 727 00:19:53,626 --> 00:19:55,829 He's abducting young girls. 728 00:19:55,862 --> 00:19:58,298 We just simply had to get him. 729 00:19:58,331 --> 00:19:59,833 - While police worked 730 00:19:58,331 --> 00:19:59,833 tirelessly 731 00:19:59,866 --> 00:20:02,168 to find the attacker, 732 00:19:59,866 --> 00:20:02,168 Joe Collings 733 00:20:02,202 --> 00:20:04,337 was becoming 734 00:20:02,202 --> 00:20:04,337 increasingly isolated 735 00:20:04,371 --> 00:20:08,842 in a violent relationship 736 00:20:04,371 --> 00:20:08,842 with Levi Bellfield. 737 00:20:08,875 --> 00:20:10,443 - I think people knew 738 00:20:10,477 --> 00:20:13,513 that it was a bit 739 00:20:10,477 --> 00:20:13,513 of a tricky relationship. 740 00:20:13,546 --> 00:20:16,583 My best friend used to say 741 00:20:13,546 --> 00:20:16,583 to me, "It's not right. 742 00:20:16,616 --> 00:20:18,218 What's going on?" 743 00:20:16,616 --> 00:20:18,218 And I'd say, "Nothing. 744 00:20:18,251 --> 00:20:20,420 Nothing, it's all right." 745 00:20:18,251 --> 00:20:20,420 And he'd say, "Come on. 746 00:20:20,453 --> 00:20:22,322 I know something's not right." 747 00:20:22,355 --> 00:20:23,923 And, "No, no, no, it's fine." 748 00:20:23,957 --> 00:20:25,525 You feel embarrassed 749 00:20:23,957 --> 00:20:25,525 because you're allowing 750 00:20:25,558 --> 00:20:27,627 someone to control you 751 00:20:25,558 --> 00:20:27,627 like that. 752 00:20:27,660 --> 00:20:31,970 - Bellfield taps into 753 00:20:27,660 --> 00:20:31,970 these feelings of shame 754 00:20:31,131 --> 00:20:33,833 that victims of domestic abuse 755 00:20:31,131 --> 00:20:33,833 often have. 756 00:20:33,867 --> 00:20:35,368 They don't wanna be seen 757 00:20:33,867 --> 00:20:35,368 as people 758 00:20:35,402 --> 00:20:38,405 that allow this kind of thing 759 00:20:35,402 --> 00:20:38,405 to happen to them. 760 00:20:38,438 --> 00:20:40,674 So that increases 761 00:20:38,438 --> 00:20:40,674 the humiliation 762 00:20:40,707 --> 00:20:43,343 that's felt by the victim, 763 00:20:40,707 --> 00:20:43,343 which makes them 764 00:20:43,376 --> 00:20:47,747 even less likely to report 765 00:20:43,376 --> 00:20:47,747 their abuse to somebody. 766 00:20:47,781 --> 00:20:52,686 - And now Joe was about 767 00:20:47,781 --> 00:20:52,686 to make a sinister discovery. 768 00:20:52,719 --> 00:20:54,421 [ominous music] 769 00:20:54,454 --> 00:20:59,859 - Sometime in '96, 770 00:20:54,454 --> 00:20:59,859 I was in my garage, 771 00:20:59,893 --> 00:21:05,165 and I found a bin liner 772 00:20:59,893 --> 00:21:05,165 that had a jacket in it, 773 00:21:05,198 --> 00:21:08,835 a balaclava, and a knife, 774 00:21:08,868 --> 00:21:10,603 and a woman's magazine. 775 00:21:10,637 --> 00:21:12,505 And when I'd flick through it, 776 00:21:12,539 --> 00:21:16,242 all the blonde faces 777 00:21:12,539 --> 00:21:16,242 had been stabbed or slashed. 778 00:21:16,276 --> 00:21:19,790 * * 779 00:21:19,790 --> 00:21:22,248 - The slashing of the women's 780 00:21:19,790 --> 00:21:22,248 faces in the magazine 781 00:21:22,282 --> 00:21:23,650 is very significant for me 782 00:21:23,683 --> 00:21:26,286 because our faces 783 00:21:23,683 --> 00:21:26,286 are our identity. 784 00:21:26,319 --> 00:21:28,922 They are our personhood, 785 00:21:26,319 --> 00:21:28,922 and Bellfield 786 00:21:28,955 --> 00:21:30,590 is somebody 787 00:21:28,955 --> 00:21:30,590 who is constantly trying 788 00:21:30,623 --> 00:21:33,159 to remove women's identities 789 00:21:30,623 --> 00:21:33,159 and personhoods 790 00:21:33,193 --> 00:21:37,664 and basically take away their 791 00:21:33,193 --> 00:21:37,664 liberty and their autonomy. 792 00:21:37,697 --> 00:21:39,833 - Despite this 793 00:21:37,697 --> 00:21:39,833 disturbing discovery, 794 00:21:39,866 --> 00:21:42,302 like many victims 795 00:21:39,866 --> 00:21:42,302 of domestic violence, 796 00:21:42,335 --> 00:21:46,106 Joe doesn't turn 797 00:21:42,335 --> 00:21:46,106 to the police. 798 00:21:46,106 --> 00:21:47,741 - You don't go to the police. 799 00:21:47,774 --> 00:21:49,342 You don't tell anyone. 800 00:21:49,376 --> 00:21:51,911 With someone like Levi, 801 00:21:49,376 --> 00:21:51,911 you wouldn't-- 802 00:21:51,945 --> 00:21:55,648 you just wouldn't do it 803 00:21:51,945 --> 00:21:55,648 because you're too scared to. 804 00:21:55,682 --> 00:21:58,518 * * 805 00:21:58,551 --> 00:22:00,920 - Three months since 806 00:21:58,551 --> 00:22:00,920 the attack on Kate Sheedy, 807 00:22:00,954 --> 00:22:04,190 22-year-old French student 808 00:22:00,954 --> 00:22:04,190 Amélie Delagrange 809 00:22:04,224 --> 00:22:06,326 gets off a bus 810 00:22:04,224 --> 00:22:06,326 at Twickenham Green, 811 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:08,161 South West London. 812 00:22:08,194 --> 00:22:10,897 * * 813 00:22:10,930 --> 00:22:12,399 - Twickenham Green 814 00:22:12,432 --> 00:22:16,469 is a triangle-shaped 815 00:22:12,432 --> 00:22:16,469 piece of land 816 00:22:16,503 --> 00:22:21,841 in between 817 00:22:16,503 --> 00:22:21,841 busy suburban streets. 818 00:22:21,875 --> 00:22:23,777 * * 819 00:22:23,810 --> 00:22:25,645 - Amélie misses 820 00:22:23,810 --> 00:22:25,645 her regular stop, 821 00:22:25,679 --> 00:22:27,847 but it's a warm 822 00:22:25,679 --> 00:22:27,847 summer's evening, 823 00:22:27,881 --> 00:22:32,850 and she decides to take 824 00:22:27,881 --> 00:22:32,850 a shortcut across the Green. 825 00:22:32,850 --> 00:22:33,787 [dramatic music] 826 00:22:33,820 --> 00:22:36,122 - Out of the blue, 827 00:22:33,820 --> 00:22:36,122 she's hit over the head 828 00:22:36,156 --> 00:22:40,427 a number of times 829 00:22:36,156 --> 00:22:40,427 and left like a rag doll 830 00:22:40,460 --> 00:22:43,530 lying on the edge 831 00:22:40,460 --> 00:22:43,530 of the cricket square. 832 00:22:43,563 --> 00:22:45,565 * * 833 00:22:45,598 --> 00:22:49,402 - This crime had 834 00:22:45,598 --> 00:22:49,402 an international dimension. 835 00:22:49,436 --> 00:22:52,906 - The white van became 836 00:22:49,436 --> 00:22:52,906 very much the focus. 837 00:22:52,939 --> 00:22:55,342 - I knew Levi was driving 838 00:22:52,939 --> 00:22:55,342 a white van. 839 00:22:55,375 --> 00:22:57,444 - Johanna Collings walked 840 00:22:55,375 --> 00:22:57,444 into the incident room. 841 00:22:57,477 --> 00:23:00,547 - I'm not scared of you. 842 00:22:57,477 --> 00:23:00,547 You're not doing this anymore. 843 00:23:00,580 --> 00:23:02,849 [dramatic music] 844 00:23:08,588 --> 00:23:10,623 [dramatic music] 845 00:23:10,890 --> 00:23:13,930 * * 846 00:23:13,126 --> 00:23:16,429 - 22-year-old French student 847 00:23:13,126 --> 00:23:16,429 Amélie Delagrange 848 00:23:16,463 --> 00:23:18,431 has been viciously attacked. 849 00:23:18,465 --> 00:23:20,233 She is left bleeding to death 850 00:23:20,266 --> 00:23:23,236 on Twickenham Green, 851 00:23:20,266 --> 00:23:23,236 South West London. 852 00:23:23,269 --> 00:23:27,440 * * 853 00:23:27,474 --> 00:23:29,509 - As a result of the injuries 854 00:23:27,474 --> 00:23:29,509 that she received, 855 00:23:29,542 --> 00:23:33,246 which was a blunt force trauma 856 00:23:29,542 --> 00:23:33,246 to her head, 857 00:23:33,279 --> 00:23:34,547 she sadly died 858 00:23:34,581 --> 00:23:37,830 in the early hours 859 00:23:34,581 --> 00:23:37,830 of the 19th, 860 00:23:37,830 --> 00:23:39,719 into the 20th of August. 861 00:23:39,753 --> 00:23:42,555 * * 862 00:23:42,589 --> 00:23:45,792 Amélie Delagrange 863 00:23:42,589 --> 00:23:45,792 was a French girl, 864 00:23:45,825 --> 00:23:47,127 a French national. 865 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:48,795 The media attention 866 00:23:48,828 --> 00:23:51,865 is now really stepping up. 867 00:23:51,898 --> 00:23:56,736 - Suddenly, this crime had 868 00:23:51,898 --> 00:23:56,736 an international dimension. 869 00:23:56,770 --> 00:23:59,305 French media descended 870 00:23:56,770 --> 00:23:59,305 on London. 871 00:23:59,339 --> 00:24:01,641 Amélie's parents came over 872 00:23:59,339 --> 00:24:01,641 and visited, 873 00:24:01,675 --> 00:24:04,644 and their grief 874 00:24:01,675 --> 00:24:04,644 was plain to see. 875 00:24:04,678 --> 00:24:06,880 * * 876 00:24:06,913 --> 00:24:08,848 - The murder 877 00:24:06,913 --> 00:24:08,848 of Amélie Delagrange 878 00:24:08,882 --> 00:24:12,185 fits the profile 879 00:24:08,882 --> 00:24:12,185 of the previous incidents. 880 00:24:12,218 --> 00:24:16,856 The victim is young, 881 00:24:12,218 --> 00:24:16,856 female, blonde, 882 00:24:16,890 --> 00:24:19,893 and attacked 883 00:24:16,890 --> 00:24:19,893 close to a bus stop. 884 00:24:19,926 --> 00:24:22,562 The heat is on 885 00:24:19,926 --> 00:24:22,562 to find the killer. 886 00:24:22,595 --> 00:24:24,831 * * 887 00:24:24,864 --> 00:24:26,166 [suspenseful music] 888 00:24:26,199 --> 00:24:27,834 - A murder team 889 00:24:26,199 --> 00:24:27,834 would generally 890 00:24:27,867 --> 00:24:31,671 be made up of 25 to 30 891 00:24:27,867 --> 00:24:31,671 officers in total. 892 00:24:31,705 --> 00:24:34,174 With this inquiry, 893 00:24:34,207 --> 00:24:35,875 our murder team doubled 894 00:24:34,207 --> 00:24:35,875 overnight. 895 00:24:35,909 --> 00:24:38,244 We had officers drafted in 896 00:24:35,909 --> 00:24:38,244 from all over the Met 897 00:24:38,278 --> 00:24:40,613 to help us at that stage, 898 00:24:40,647 --> 00:24:43,516 because we were very aware, 899 00:24:40,647 --> 00:24:43,516 at that time, 900 00:24:43,550 --> 00:24:46,453 of the other crimes 901 00:24:43,550 --> 00:24:46,453 that had happened. 902 00:24:46,486 --> 00:24:49,389 - By 1997, constant violence 903 00:24:49,422 --> 00:24:53,493 finally forces Joe 904 00:24:49,422 --> 00:24:53,493 to leave Bellfield. 905 00:24:53,526 --> 00:24:55,829 - When it came to an end 906 00:24:53,526 --> 00:24:55,829 with me and Levi, 907 00:24:55,862 --> 00:24:58,231 I was actually pregnant 908 00:24:55,862 --> 00:24:58,231 with my son. 909 00:24:58,264 --> 00:25:00,166 So he came round, 910 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:02,535 and we had a blazing row 911 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:02,535 on my doorstep 912 00:25:02,569 --> 00:25:04,871 'cause I wouldn't let him 913 00:25:02,569 --> 00:25:04,871 in the house. 914 00:25:04,904 --> 00:25:09,409 I got quite a few kicks 915 00:25:04,904 --> 00:25:09,409 and punches and digs. 916 00:25:09,442 --> 00:25:11,644 I'm a lioness, 917 00:25:09,442 --> 00:25:11,644 and they're my cubs, 918 00:25:11,678 --> 00:25:16,449 and to beat me up when I 919 00:25:11,678 --> 00:25:16,449 was pregnant with his son, 920 00:25:16,483 --> 00:25:18,451 that's not happening. 921 00:25:18,485 --> 00:25:20,286 And it was at that point 922 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:22,589 that I thought, 923 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:22,589 "That's enough now." 924 00:25:22,622 --> 00:25:25,580 And I stopped 925 00:25:22,622 --> 00:25:25,580 being scared of him. 926 00:25:25,580 --> 00:25:28,495 [dramatic music] 927 00:25:28,528 --> 00:25:32,599 - August 29, 2004, 928 00:25:28,528 --> 00:25:32,599 10 days since Amélie's murder, 929 00:25:32,632 --> 00:25:35,635 and detectives have been 930 00:25:32,632 --> 00:25:35,635 struggling to find clues. 931 00:25:35,669 --> 00:25:38,571 Now they finally get a break. 932 00:25:38,605 --> 00:25:40,807 * * 933 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:42,442 - We knew Amélie had 934 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:42,442 had a handbag with her 935 00:25:42,475 --> 00:25:45,780 in her possessions 936 00:25:42,475 --> 00:25:45,780 when she was out that night, 937 00:25:45,780 --> 00:25:46,846 but they weren't with her. 938 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:50,150 - Detectives contacted 939 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:50,150 Amélie's cell phone provider. 940 00:25:50,183 --> 00:25:51,685 * * 941 00:25:51,718 --> 00:25:53,987 - We were able to speak 942 00:25:51,718 --> 00:25:53,987 to her phone company, 943 00:25:54,870 --> 00:25:55,655 who told us that her phone 944 00:25:55,689 --> 00:26:00,894 had what they call 945 00:25:55,689 --> 00:26:00,894 an "explicit disconnection." 946 00:26:00,927 --> 00:26:03,430 An explicit disconnection 947 00:26:00,927 --> 00:26:03,430 means that either the battery 948 00:26:03,463 --> 00:26:07,334 was ripped out 949 00:26:03,463 --> 00:26:07,334 or it was submerged in water. 950 00:26:07,367 --> 00:26:09,602 And we knew what time 951 00:26:07,367 --> 00:26:09,602 that had happened. 952 00:26:09,636 --> 00:26:11,438 Seven or eight minutes after 953 00:26:11,471 --> 00:26:13,440 we knew the time 954 00:26:11,471 --> 00:26:13,440 Amélie was attacked. 955 00:26:13,473 --> 00:26:14,808 - The explicit disconnection 956 00:26:14,841 --> 00:26:16,843 reveals the time 957 00:26:14,841 --> 00:26:16,843 the phone went dead, 958 00:26:16,876 --> 00:26:20,460 and crucially, its location: 959 00:26:16,876 --> 00:26:20,460 Walton-on-Thames, 960 00:26:20,460 --> 00:26:24,351 where Milly Dowler vanished 961 00:26:20,460 --> 00:26:24,351 in March 2002. 962 00:26:24,384 --> 00:26:25,485 [tense music] 963 00:26:25,518 --> 00:26:27,530 - We knew there had been 964 00:26:27,870 --> 00:26:28,688 some significant 965 00:26:27,870 --> 00:26:28,688 police activity 966 00:26:28,722 --> 00:26:30,560 down by a bridge 967 00:26:30,900 --> 00:26:31,825 just South 968 00:26:30,900 --> 00:26:31,825 of Twickenham Green. 969 00:26:31,858 --> 00:26:34,394 And I remember we went down 970 00:26:31,858 --> 00:26:34,394 there to get some shots of it. 971 00:26:34,427 --> 00:26:37,630 And we saw police divers 972 00:26:34,427 --> 00:26:37,630 in the water. 973 00:26:37,630 --> 00:26:40,800 - Within hours, police divers 974 00:26:37,630 --> 00:26:40,800 find something. 975 00:26:40,834 --> 00:26:42,268 * * 976 00:26:42,302 --> 00:26:45,238 - And that's when we found 977 00:26:42,302 --> 00:26:45,238 Amélie's keys, 978 00:26:45,271 --> 00:26:48,875 and her mobile phone 979 00:26:45,271 --> 00:26:48,875 was recovered from the scene. 980 00:26:48,908 --> 00:26:51,478 - The cell data reveals 981 00:26:48,908 --> 00:26:51,478 the whereabouts of the killer 982 00:26:51,511 --> 00:26:53,646 at two precise times: 983 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:55,882 Twickenham Green 984 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:55,882 at 10:06 p.m., 985 00:26:55,915 --> 00:26:57,517 when Amélie was murdered, 986 00:26:57,550 --> 00:27:00,453 and 10:22 p.m., 987 00:26:57,550 --> 00:27:00,453 the time her cell phone 988 00:27:00,487 --> 00:27:03,289 was thrown into the river 989 00:27:00,487 --> 00:27:03,289 at Walton-on-Thames. 990 00:27:03,323 --> 00:27:05,158 * * 991 00:27:05,191 --> 00:27:08,328 - So at that point, we knew 992 00:27:05,191 --> 00:27:08,328 the person responsible 993 00:27:08,361 --> 00:27:10,397 must have been in a vehicle, 994 00:27:10,430 --> 00:27:11,765 because it would've 995 00:27:10,430 --> 00:27:11,765 been impossible 996 00:27:11,798 --> 00:27:13,366 to get to Walton Bridge 997 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:15,235 at the time 998 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:15,235 of the disconnection 999 00:27:15,268 --> 00:27:17,303 unless you were using 1000 00:27:15,268 --> 00:27:17,303 a vehicle. 1001 00:27:19,139 --> 00:27:20,440 [dramatic music] 1002 00:27:20,473 --> 00:27:22,275 - Police review 1003 00:27:20,473 --> 00:27:22,275 hundreds of hours 1004 00:27:22,308 --> 00:27:23,643 of CCTV footage, 1005 00:27:23,677 --> 00:27:25,545 hunting 1006 00:27:23,677 --> 00:27:25,545 for the killer's vehicle. 1007 00:27:25,578 --> 00:27:28,114 Finally, they spot something. 1008 00:27:28,148 --> 00:27:29,883 - About two minutes 1009 00:27:28,148 --> 00:27:29,883 before we know 1010 00:27:29,916 --> 00:27:32,452 Amélie would've walked 1011 00:27:29,916 --> 00:27:32,452 across Twickenham Green, 1012 00:27:32,485 --> 00:27:36,523 there's this little white van 1013 00:27:32,485 --> 00:27:36,523 that hadn't been there 1014 00:27:36,556 --> 00:27:38,291 when the last bus passed. 1015 00:27:38,324 --> 00:27:40,593 You look at the next bus, 1016 00:27:38,324 --> 00:27:40,593 and it was there. 1017 00:27:40,627 --> 00:27:43,229 And then the next bus 1018 00:27:40,627 --> 00:27:43,229 that comes past, 1019 00:27:43,263 --> 00:27:45,650 after we know Amélie 1020 00:27:43,263 --> 00:27:45,650 has been attacked, 1021 00:27:45,650 --> 00:27:46,800 it's no longer there. 1022 00:27:46,833 --> 00:27:48,335 - But there is a snag 1023 00:27:48,368 --> 00:27:52,305 identifying 1024 00:27:48,368 --> 00:27:52,305 the suspicious white van. 1025 00:27:52,339 --> 00:27:54,240 - The problem we had 1026 00:27:52,339 --> 00:27:54,240 was whilst they describe 1027 00:27:54,274 --> 00:27:55,875 the CCTV view as being useful, 1028 00:27:55,909 --> 00:27:59,112 it wasn't good enough 1029 00:27:55,909 --> 00:27:59,112 to get a registration number. 1030 00:27:59,145 --> 00:28:00,847 And that was frustrating. 1031 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:03,550 - The search is on 1032 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:03,550 for a small white van, 1033 00:28:03,583 --> 00:28:05,719 but there is a big problem. 1034 00:28:05,752 --> 00:28:08,254 White vans are one of the most 1035 00:28:05,752 --> 00:28:08,254 common vehicles 1036 00:28:08,288 --> 00:28:09,889 on London's streets. 1037 00:28:09,923 --> 00:28:13,293 Thousands of delivery drivers 1038 00:28:09,923 --> 00:28:13,293 use them every day. 1039 00:28:13,326 --> 00:28:18,431 Londoners even have a nickname 1040 00:28:13,326 --> 00:28:18,431 for them: "white van man." 1041 00:28:18,465 --> 00:28:20,600 Joe Collings catches 1042 00:28:18,465 --> 00:28:20,600 the evening news 1043 00:28:20,633 --> 00:28:22,435 and hears 1044 00:28:20,633 --> 00:28:22,435 about the violent attack 1045 00:28:22,469 --> 00:28:25,705 on student Amélie Delagrange. 1046 00:28:25,739 --> 00:28:27,674 A lone blonde female. 1047 00:28:27,707 --> 00:28:29,242 A white van. 1048 00:28:29,275 --> 00:28:31,244 South West London. 1049 00:28:31,277 --> 00:28:33,880 Joe connects the dots. 1050 00:28:33,913 --> 00:28:36,820 - With Amélie Delagrange, 1051 00:28:36,116 --> 00:28:37,650 I don't know why. 1052 00:28:37,684 --> 00:28:40,653 I don't know if it's 'cause 1053 00:28:37,684 --> 00:28:40,653 it was closer to my home, 1054 00:28:40,687 --> 00:28:44,791 but for some reason, 1055 00:28:40,687 --> 00:28:44,791 I just had a gut feeling. 1056 00:28:44,824 --> 00:28:46,526 * * 1057 00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:49,620 I knew he was driving 1058 00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:49,620 a white van. 1059 00:28:49,620 --> 00:28:51,231 * * 1060 00:28:51,264 --> 00:28:54,367 It was like a switch 1061 00:28:51,264 --> 00:28:54,367 had been flicked in me. 1062 00:28:54,401 --> 00:28:57,437 - For Joe, 1063 00:28:54,401 --> 00:28:57,437 this is the last straw. 1064 00:28:57,470 --> 00:29:00,273 She can't ignore her fears 1065 00:28:57,470 --> 00:29:00,273 any longer. 1066 00:29:00,306 --> 00:29:03,643 She decides to report Levi 1067 00:29:00,306 --> 00:29:03,643 to the police. 1068 00:29:03,677 --> 00:29:05,745 - I knew it was 1069 00:29:03,677 --> 00:29:05,745 the right thing I had to do. 1070 00:29:05,779 --> 00:29:08,848 [dramatic music] 1071 00:29:14,487 --> 00:29:16,523 [dramatic music] 1072 00:29:16,790 --> 00:29:18,758 * * 1073 00:29:18,792 --> 00:29:21,261 - The London Met Police 1074 00:29:18,792 --> 00:29:21,261 are desperately searching 1075 00:29:21,294 --> 00:29:23,263 for what they fear 1076 00:29:21,294 --> 00:29:23,263 is a serial killer 1077 00:29:23,296 --> 00:29:25,465 stalking South West London. 1078 00:29:25,498 --> 00:29:26,733 * * 1079 00:29:26,766 --> 00:29:29,690 The latest victim 1080 00:29:26,766 --> 00:29:29,690 is 22-year-old 1081 00:29:29,102 --> 00:29:30,737 Amélie Delagrange. 1082 00:29:30,770 --> 00:29:33,173 Joe Collings has finally 1083 00:29:30,770 --> 00:29:33,173 summoned the courage 1084 00:29:33,206 --> 00:29:35,475 to report 1085 00:29:33,206 --> 00:29:35,475 her violent ex-boyfriend, 1086 00:29:35,508 --> 00:29:38,440 Levi Bellfield, to the police. 1087 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:41,470 - Johanna Collings had walked 1088 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:41,470 into the incident room 1089 00:29:41,470 --> 00:29:42,215 and said, 1090 00:29:41,470 --> 00:29:42,215 "I think you should be looking 1091 00:29:42,248 --> 00:29:44,751 at my ex-partner 1092 00:29:42,248 --> 00:29:44,751 Levi Bellfield." 1093 00:29:44,784 --> 00:29:46,553 - Joe Collings 1094 00:29:44,784 --> 00:29:46,553 had given us a statement 1095 00:29:46,586 --> 00:29:49,155 about her ex-partner 1096 00:29:46,586 --> 00:29:49,155 Levi Bellfield 1097 00:29:49,189 --> 00:29:52,580 that gave us some crucial 1098 00:29:49,189 --> 00:29:52,580 pieces of information. 1099 00:29:52,580 --> 00:29:55,962 - I just said to them, 1100 00:29:52,580 --> 00:29:55,962 "I think it's my ex-boyfriend. 1101 00:29:56,620 --> 00:29:59,632 "He's violent and abusive, 1102 00:29:59,666 --> 00:30:01,134 "he hates blondes, 1103 00:30:01,167 --> 00:30:03,603 "he drives a white van, 1104 00:30:03,636 --> 00:30:05,739 "and he knows the area, 1105 00:30:05,772 --> 00:30:08,141 and I think it's him." 1106 00:30:08,174 --> 00:30:09,642 * * 1107 00:30:09,676 --> 00:30:11,311 - She described 1108 00:30:09,676 --> 00:30:11,311 her relationship with him 1109 00:30:11,344 --> 00:30:13,346 and the type of character 1110 00:30:11,344 --> 00:30:13,346 he was, 1111 00:30:13,380 --> 00:30:15,749 which raised alarm bells 1112 00:30:13,380 --> 00:30:15,749 in his violence, 1113 00:30:15,782 --> 00:30:17,283 in his tendency of violence. 1114 00:30:17,317 --> 00:30:19,953 But she also told us 1115 00:30:17,317 --> 00:30:19,953 that he owned a white van 1116 00:30:19,986 --> 00:30:22,722 and that he hated blonde women. 1117 00:30:22,756 --> 00:30:25,258 - It was then that the final 1118 00:30:22,756 --> 00:30:25,258 piece that a jigsaw 1119 00:30:25,291 --> 00:30:30,463 about one--Joe Collings, 1120 00:30:25,291 --> 00:30:30,463 violent boyfriend, white van. 1121 00:30:30,497 --> 00:30:33,133 - But how to connect Bellfield 1122 00:30:30,497 --> 00:30:33,133 to one of thousands 1123 00:30:33,166 --> 00:30:35,735 of white vans 1124 00:30:33,166 --> 00:30:35,735 in South West London? 1125 00:30:35,769 --> 00:30:37,237 Detective Mark Leach 1126 00:30:37,270 --> 00:30:39,305 painstakingly searches 1127 00:30:37,270 --> 00:30:39,305 a database 1128 00:30:39,339 --> 00:30:41,908 of locally owned white vans. 1129 00:30:41,941 --> 00:30:43,510 - Now, in the incident room, 1130 00:30:43,543 --> 00:30:45,311 I had a number 1131 00:30:43,543 --> 00:30:45,311 of pieces of information 1132 00:30:45,345 --> 00:30:48,748 and a number of dockets 1133 00:30:45,345 --> 00:30:48,748 that were linked to white vans 1134 00:30:48,782 --> 00:30:50,984 that had not been eliminated. 1135 00:30:51,170 --> 00:30:54,754 - One particular vehicle 1136 00:30:51,170 --> 00:30:54,754 not eliminated from the search 1137 00:30:54,788 --> 00:30:57,257 catches Detective Leach's eye. 1138 00:30:57,290 --> 00:30:59,125 - The person 1139 00:30:57,290 --> 00:30:59,125 who bought this van 1140 00:30:59,159 --> 00:31:00,860 had not registered it 1141 00:30:59,159 --> 00:31:00,860 properly. 1142 00:31:00,894 --> 00:31:04,764 It was registered to a company 1143 00:31:00,894 --> 00:31:04,764 that didn't exist. 1144 00:31:04,798 --> 00:31:06,700 * * 1145 00:31:06,733 --> 00:31:08,535 We went to the car dealers 1146 00:31:08,568 --> 00:31:11,538 and asked them who they'd 1147 00:31:08,568 --> 00:31:11,538 sold that vehicle to, 1148 00:31:11,571 --> 00:31:13,373 and they told us 1149 00:31:11,571 --> 00:31:13,373 they had sold it 1150 00:31:13,406 --> 00:31:15,742 to none other 1151 00:31:13,406 --> 00:31:15,742 than Levi Bellfield. 1152 00:31:15,775 --> 00:31:17,143 [dramatic music] 1153 00:31:17,177 --> 00:31:19,512 - The net was closing in 1154 00:31:17,177 --> 00:31:19,512 on Bellfield. 1155 00:31:19,546 --> 00:31:21,981 With Joe's statement, 1156 00:31:19,546 --> 00:31:21,981 the police are confident 1157 00:31:22,820 --> 00:31:24,150 they now have their man. 1158 00:31:24,184 --> 00:31:26,653 - From that point on, 1159 00:31:24,184 --> 00:31:26,653 Levi Bellfield 1160 00:31:26,686 --> 00:31:29,456 was gonna be our target. 1161 00:31:29,489 --> 00:31:31,958 - We were confident 1162 00:31:29,489 --> 00:31:31,958 Bellfield was our man, 1163 00:31:31,991 --> 00:31:35,395 but what we had was 1164 00:31:31,991 --> 00:31:35,395 all circumstantial evidence 1165 00:31:35,428 --> 00:31:38,198 with linking his vehicles 1166 00:31:35,428 --> 00:31:38,198 to the scenes 1167 00:31:38,231 --> 00:31:39,933 and being in the area. 1168 00:31:39,966 --> 00:31:41,334 - We've got, really, 1169 00:31:41,368 --> 00:31:45,105 a circumstantial case 1170 00:31:41,368 --> 00:31:45,105 against him 1171 00:31:45,105 --> 00:31:46,639 possibly being 1172 00:31:45,105 --> 00:31:46,639 at Twickenham Green 1173 00:31:46,673 --> 00:31:47,941 at the right time. 1174 00:31:47,974 --> 00:31:49,676 That doesn't put a weapon 1175 00:31:47,974 --> 00:31:49,676 in his hand 1176 00:31:49,709 --> 00:31:50,944 in the middle of the Green. 1177 00:31:50,977 --> 00:31:52,112 - The detectives don't have 1178 00:31:52,112 --> 00:31:53,413 enough hard evidence 1179 00:31:53,446 --> 00:31:55,415 to arrest Bellfield 1180 00:31:53,446 --> 00:31:55,415 for murder. 1181 00:31:55,448 --> 00:31:58,551 To ensure Bellfield 1182 00:31:55,448 --> 00:31:58,551 cannot be released on bail, 1183 00:31:58,585 --> 00:32:01,755 police turn to Joe Collings 1184 00:31:58,585 --> 00:32:01,755 for a second statement. 1185 00:32:01,788 --> 00:32:05,759 She details years of abuse, 1186 00:32:01,788 --> 00:32:05,759 rape, and battery. 1187 00:32:05,792 --> 00:32:07,394 * * 1188 00:32:07,427 --> 00:32:09,262 - Joe Collings 1189 00:32:07,427 --> 00:32:09,262 had given us a statement, 1190 00:32:09,295 --> 00:32:12,232 which was extremely brave, 1191 00:32:09,295 --> 00:32:12,232 regarding the assault 1192 00:32:12,265 --> 00:32:13,600 and the type of things 1193 00:32:13,633 --> 00:32:15,869 that Levi Bellfield 1194 00:32:13,633 --> 00:32:15,869 had done to her. 1195 00:32:15,902 --> 00:32:19,406 That crucial statement meant 1196 00:32:15,902 --> 00:32:19,406 we could charge him 1197 00:32:19,439 --> 00:32:21,541 with a really serious offense. 1198 00:32:21,574 --> 00:32:23,910 It means Levi Bellfield 1199 00:32:21,574 --> 00:32:23,910 is in prison, 1200 00:32:23,943 --> 00:32:26,179 in custody whilst we build 1201 00:32:26,212 --> 00:32:28,214 this circumstantial case 1202 00:32:26,212 --> 00:32:28,214 for murder. 1203 00:32:28,248 --> 00:32:31,985 In November 2004, 1204 00:32:28,248 --> 00:32:31,985 we made the arrest 1205 00:32:32,850 --> 00:32:35,622 for serious assault 1206 00:32:32,850 --> 00:32:35,622 on Joe Collings. 1207 00:32:35,655 --> 00:32:39,359 - November 22, 2004, 1208 00:32:35,655 --> 00:32:39,359 police surveillance 1209 00:32:39,392 --> 00:32:41,194 pinpoints Bellfield 1210 00:32:39,392 --> 00:32:41,194 to an address 1211 00:32:41,227 --> 00:32:42,762 in South West London. 1212 00:32:42,796 --> 00:32:46,299 Detectives prepare themselves 1213 00:32:42,796 --> 00:32:46,299 for the raid. 1214 00:32:46,332 --> 00:32:48,134 - We were sure 1215 00:32:46,332 --> 00:32:48,134 he was gonna be in there, 1216 00:32:48,168 --> 00:32:51,237 but we went through the door, 1217 00:32:48,168 --> 00:32:51,237 and there was no sign of him. 1218 00:32:51,271 --> 00:32:52,706 So what's gone wrong here? 1219 00:32:52,739 --> 00:32:54,240 Has something failed 1220 00:32:52,739 --> 00:32:54,240 with the surveillance, 1221 00:32:54,274 --> 00:32:56,543 or what's happened? 1222 00:32:56,576 --> 00:33:03,490 We went up into the loft, 1223 00:32:56,576 --> 00:33:03,490 and Bellfield was hiding naked 1224 00:33:03,490 --> 00:33:05,552 under the loft insulation. 1225 00:33:05,585 --> 00:33:09,222 - At last, 1226 00:33:05,585 --> 00:33:09,222 Levi Bellfield is in custody. 1227 00:33:09,255 --> 00:33:11,558 - The nightclub bouncer 1228 00:33:09,255 --> 00:33:11,558 is currently being held 1229 00:33:11,591 --> 00:33:13,560 at a West London 1230 00:33:11,591 --> 00:33:13,560 police station. 1231 00:33:13,593 --> 00:33:15,495 - He is held on suspicion 1232 00:33:13,593 --> 00:33:15,495 of the murders 1233 00:33:15,528 --> 00:33:18,365 of Amélie Delagrange, 1234 00:33:15,528 --> 00:33:18,365 Marsha McDonnell, 1235 00:33:18,398 --> 00:33:20,734 and the attempted murder 1236 00:33:18,398 --> 00:33:20,734 of Kate Sheedy. 1237 00:33:20,767 --> 00:33:22,535 But the work 1238 00:33:20,767 --> 00:33:22,535 of proving his guilt 1239 00:33:22,569 --> 00:33:25,710 to a jury was just beginning. 1240 00:33:25,105 --> 00:33:26,539 Detective Gary Cunningham 1241 00:33:26,573 --> 00:33:30,143 is tasked 1242 00:33:26,573 --> 00:33:30,143 with interrogating Bellfield. 1243 00:33:30,176 --> 00:33:31,745 - Bellfield was remanded 1244 00:33:30,176 --> 00:33:31,745 in custody, 1245 00:33:31,778 --> 00:33:35,715 charged with rapes in relation 1246 00:33:31,778 --> 00:33:35,715 to Johanna Collings. 1247 00:33:35,749 --> 00:33:39,486 We then continued building 1248 00:33:35,749 --> 00:33:39,486 our case against him 1249 00:33:39,519 --> 00:33:40,653 for the murders 1250 00:33:40,687 --> 00:33:42,622 and the attempted murder 1251 00:33:40,687 --> 00:33:42,622 of Kate. 1252 00:33:42,655 --> 00:33:45,358 This was an old-fashioned 1253 00:33:42,655 --> 00:33:45,358 police investigation 1254 00:33:45,392 --> 00:33:47,694 that we had 1255 00:33:45,392 --> 00:33:47,694 circumstantial evidence. 1256 00:33:47,727 --> 00:33:49,963 Now, circumstantial evidence 1257 00:33:47,727 --> 00:33:49,963 is good evidence 1258 00:33:49,996 --> 00:33:51,970 if you have enough of it. 1259 00:33:51,131 --> 00:33:53,333 So we had 1260 00:33:51,131 --> 00:33:53,333 a massive jigsaw puzzle. 1261 00:33:53,366 --> 00:33:55,735 - And law enforcement 1262 00:33:53,366 --> 00:33:55,735 still has no evidence 1263 00:33:55,769 --> 00:33:59,105 linking Bellfield 1264 00:33:55,769 --> 00:33:59,105 to Milly Dowler's murder, 1265 00:33:59,105 --> 00:34:01,741 but under questioning, 1266 00:33:59,105 --> 00:34:01,741 would Bellfield reveal clues 1267 00:34:01,775 --> 00:34:05,578 connecting him 1268 00:34:01,775 --> 00:34:05,578 to the schoolgirl's killing? 1269 00:34:18,458 --> 00:34:20,427 - He spoke on some things, 1270 00:34:20,460 --> 00:34:22,962 but with the murders, 1271 00:34:20,460 --> 00:34:22,962 he wouldn't speak. 1272 00:34:23,630 --> 00:34:24,764 I had three pictures, 1273 00:34:24,797 --> 00:34:28,101 of Marsha, of Kate, 1274 00:34:24,797 --> 00:34:28,101 and Amélie, 1275 00:34:28,134 --> 00:34:29,101 but he's so arrogant. 1276 00:34:29,135 --> 00:34:30,503 He just looked at me, 1277 00:34:30,536 --> 00:34:32,672 picked them up, 1278 00:34:30,536 --> 00:34:32,672 and turned them over. 1279 00:34:32,706 --> 00:34:35,141 I could see the cogs 1280 00:34:32,706 --> 00:34:35,141 going round in his brain. 1281 00:34:35,175 --> 00:34:37,744 He was thinking, 1282 00:34:35,175 --> 00:34:37,744 as I put stuff to him, 1283 00:34:37,777 --> 00:34:39,679 "How am I gonna 1284 00:34:37,777 --> 00:34:39,679 get over this one?" 1285 00:34:39,713 --> 00:34:45,217 His character is so arrogant 1286 00:34:39,713 --> 00:34:45,217 that he thought-- 1287 00:34:45,251 --> 00:34:49,389 even then, he thought he could 1288 00:34:45,251 --> 00:34:49,389 twist this and beat this. 1289 00:34:49,422 --> 00:34:51,757 - But Bellfield's silence 1290 00:34:49,422 --> 00:34:51,757 doesn't help him. 1291 00:34:51,791 --> 00:34:55,161 Painstaking CCTV analysis 1292 00:34:51,791 --> 00:34:55,161 confirms Bellfield 1293 00:34:55,195 --> 00:34:57,664 in the white van 1294 00:34:55,195 --> 00:34:57,664 in Twickenham. 1295 00:34:57,697 --> 00:35:01,334 - That vehicle, not only 1296 00:34:57,697 --> 00:35:01,334 was it unique to being owned 1297 00:35:01,368 --> 00:35:05,739 and sold to Levi Bellfield, 1298 00:35:01,368 --> 00:35:05,739 it was the vehicle 1299 00:35:05,772 --> 00:35:09,743 at Twickenham Green 1300 00:35:05,772 --> 00:35:09,743 at the right time. 1301 00:35:09,776 --> 00:35:11,344 Once you have 1302 00:35:09,776 --> 00:35:11,344 the registration number, 1303 00:35:11,378 --> 00:35:13,546 a whole host of work kicks in 1304 00:35:13,580 --> 00:35:15,482 about what that vehicle's 1305 00:35:13,580 --> 00:35:15,482 been up to. 1306 00:35:15,515 --> 00:35:18,551 This shows camera offenses 1307 00:35:15,515 --> 00:35:18,551 on Twickenham bridge, 1308 00:35:18,585 --> 00:35:19,619 of all places. 1309 00:35:19,652 --> 00:35:21,521 Who's in that photograph? 1310 00:35:21,554 --> 00:35:22,922 Levi Bellfield. 1311 00:35:22,956 --> 00:35:24,157 * * 1312 00:35:24,190 --> 00:35:25,759 These are big stepping stones 1313 00:35:25,792 --> 00:35:29,629 towards building that case 1314 00:35:25,792 --> 00:35:29,629 against Levi Bellfield. 1315 00:35:29,662 --> 00:35:31,765 - Furthermore, 1316 00:35:29,662 --> 00:35:31,765 an investigation 1317 00:35:31,798 --> 00:35:33,133 into Levi's cell phone records 1318 00:35:33,166 --> 00:35:35,402 reveals something 1319 00:35:33,166 --> 00:35:35,402 more damning: 1320 00:35:35,435 --> 00:35:37,237 his cell phone location 1321 00:35:35,435 --> 00:35:37,237 matches 1322 00:35:37,270 --> 00:35:40,507 the location 1323 00:35:37,270 --> 00:35:40,507 of the murders perfectly. 1324 00:35:40,540 --> 00:35:42,750 - His phone was in the area 1325 00:35:40,540 --> 00:35:42,750 at the time. 1326 00:35:42,750 --> 00:35:43,576 There's a lot of phone work 1327 00:35:42,750 --> 00:35:43,576 as well, 1328 00:35:43,610 --> 00:35:46,546 because we can put an 1329 00:35:43,610 --> 00:35:46,546 individual's phone in the area 1330 00:35:46,579 --> 00:35:48,581 even if they're 1331 00:35:46,579 --> 00:35:48,581 not using that. 1332 00:35:48,615 --> 00:35:51,584 - With CCTV footage of the van 1333 00:35:48,615 --> 00:35:51,584 and cell phone data 1334 00:35:51,618 --> 00:35:54,120 connecting Bellfield 1335 00:35:51,618 --> 00:35:54,120 to the crime scenes, 1336 00:35:54,154 --> 00:35:55,855 the detectives had him. 1337 00:35:55,889 --> 00:35:57,357 * * 1338 00:35:57,390 --> 00:36:00,600 - In springtime in 2006, 1339 00:36:00,930 --> 00:36:02,295 he was charged 1340 00:36:00,930 --> 00:36:02,295 with the murder of Amélie, 1341 00:36:02,328 --> 00:36:05,165 the attempted murder of Kate, 1342 00:36:02,328 --> 00:36:05,165 and the murder of Marsha. 1343 00:36:05,198 --> 00:36:07,133 - He'd been charged 1344 00:36:05,198 --> 00:36:07,133 with the other murders, 1345 00:36:07,167 --> 00:36:08,935 but they didn't deem 1346 00:36:09,350 --> 00:36:10,270 there was enough evidence 1347 00:36:10,303 --> 00:36:11,938 for Milly Dowler. 1348 00:36:12,380 --> 00:36:13,540 [dramatic music] 1349 00:36:13,573 --> 00:36:16,543 - After a three-year 1350 00:36:13,573 --> 00:36:16,543 murderous crime spree, 1351 00:36:16,576 --> 00:36:19,746 Levi Bellfield 1352 00:36:16,576 --> 00:36:19,746 has finally been caught. 1353 00:36:19,779 --> 00:36:22,882 A trial date is set, but will 1354 00:36:19,779 --> 00:36:22,882 circumstantial evidence 1355 00:36:22,916 --> 00:36:27,754 be enough to convince a jury 1356 00:36:22,916 --> 00:36:27,754 of his horrific crimes? 1357 00:36:33,526 --> 00:36:36,129 [dramatic music] 1358 00:36:36,529 --> 00:36:38,640 - October 2007, 1359 00:36:38,980 --> 00:36:40,166 Levi Bellfield 1360 00:36:38,980 --> 00:36:40,166 has been charged 1361 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:41,935 with the murder 1362 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:41,935 of Marsha McDonnell, 1363 00:36:41,968 --> 00:36:43,303 Amélie Delagrange, 1364 00:36:43,336 --> 00:36:45,739 and the attempted murder 1365 00:36:43,336 --> 00:36:45,739 of Kate Sheedy. 1366 00:36:45,772 --> 00:36:48,274 There is insufficient evidence 1367 00:36:45,772 --> 00:36:48,274 to prosecute him 1368 00:36:48,308 --> 00:36:50,543 for the murder 1369 00:36:48,308 --> 00:36:50,543 of Milly Dowler. 1370 00:36:50,577 --> 00:36:51,745 * * 1371 00:36:51,778 --> 00:36:53,513 He is brought 1372 00:36:51,778 --> 00:36:53,513 to the Old Bailey, 1373 00:36:53,546 --> 00:36:56,716 England's oldest trial house. 1374 00:36:56,750 --> 00:36:58,752 - Everyone was gathered 1375 00:36:56,750 --> 00:36:58,752 in court. 1376 00:36:58,785 --> 00:37:00,520 All the barristers, 1377 00:37:00,553 --> 00:37:01,755 the journalists, 1378 00:37:01,788 --> 00:37:03,390 the families of the victims. 1379 00:37:03,423 --> 00:37:04,758 The Delagrange family 1380 00:37:03,423 --> 00:37:04,758 were there. 1381 00:37:04,791 --> 00:37:06,459 The McDonald family 1382 00:37:04,791 --> 00:37:06,459 were there. 1383 00:37:06,493 --> 00:37:09,195 And the Sheedy family 1384 00:37:06,493 --> 00:37:09,195 were there. 1385 00:37:09,229 --> 00:37:13,400 Everyone had come 1386 00:37:09,229 --> 00:37:13,400 to finally see justice done. 1387 00:37:13,433 --> 00:37:15,602 - Joe Collings attends 1388 00:37:13,433 --> 00:37:15,602 to give evidence 1389 00:37:15,635 --> 00:37:17,604 about her 1390 00:37:15,635 --> 00:37:17,604 harrowing experiences 1391 00:37:17,637 --> 00:37:20,106 as Levi's former girlfriend. 1392 00:37:20,140 --> 00:37:21,374 [tense music] 1393 00:37:21,408 --> 00:37:25,450 - I remember 1394 00:37:21,408 --> 00:37:25,450 our barrister said to us, 1395 00:37:25,450 --> 00:37:26,713 "Whatever you do, 1396 00:37:25,450 --> 00:37:26,713 don't look at him." 1397 00:37:26,746 --> 00:37:28,581 * * 1398 00:37:28,615 --> 00:37:30,617 But I remember 1399 00:37:28,615 --> 00:37:30,617 just glancing up, 1400 00:37:30,650 --> 00:37:32,519 and we caught eyes, 1401 00:37:32,552 --> 00:37:35,522 and for that split second, 1402 00:37:35,555 --> 00:37:37,757 I went back to that woman 1403 00:37:37,791 --> 00:37:40,760 who was scared stiff 1404 00:37:37,791 --> 00:37:40,760 of her partner. 1405 00:37:40,794 --> 00:37:42,295 And then suddenly, I thought, 1406 00:37:42,328 --> 00:37:43,763 "Actually, 1407 00:37:42,328 --> 00:37:43,763 I'm not scared of you. 1408 00:37:43,797 --> 00:37:45,198 "You're not doing this anymore. 1409 00:37:45,231 --> 00:37:47,267 You're not doing it 1410 00:37:45,231 --> 00:37:47,267 to anyone else, either." 1411 00:37:47,300 --> 00:37:48,735 - Joe gave evidence, 1412 00:37:48,768 --> 00:37:51,438 which was an incredibly 1413 00:37:48,768 --> 00:37:51,438 brave thing to do, 1414 00:37:51,471 --> 00:37:56,176 to stand up there 1415 00:37:51,471 --> 00:37:56,176 in the same courtroom 1416 00:37:56,209 --> 00:37:58,178 as the man that had done 1417 00:37:56,209 --> 00:37:58,178 those things to her. 1418 00:37:58,211 --> 00:37:59,546 [dramatic music] 1419 00:37:59,579 --> 00:38:01,348 - Eyes are such 1420 00:37:59,579 --> 00:38:01,348 an important form 1421 00:38:01,381 --> 00:38:03,830 of our communication 1422 00:38:01,381 --> 00:38:03,830 processes. 1423 00:38:03,116 --> 00:38:04,718 They communicate so much, 1424 00:38:04,751 --> 00:38:06,319 so you can see how, 1425 00:38:04,751 --> 00:38:06,319 in that moment, 1426 00:38:06,353 --> 00:38:08,254 Joe may have felt 1427 00:38:06,353 --> 00:38:08,254 quite trapped. 1428 00:38:08,288 --> 00:38:11,240 However, the courtroom 1429 00:38:08,288 --> 00:38:11,240 may have been a sanctuary. 1430 00:38:11,240 --> 00:38:12,759 It's a symbol of justice. 1431 00:38:12,792 --> 00:38:15,950 It may have actually helped 1432 00:38:12,792 --> 00:38:15,950 give her the strength 1433 00:38:15,128 --> 00:38:17,764 to actually look her abuser 1434 00:38:15,128 --> 00:38:17,764 in the eye 1435 00:38:17,797 --> 00:38:20,600 and actually decide 1436 00:38:17,797 --> 00:38:20,600 to continue to go forward 1437 00:38:20,633 --> 00:38:23,603 withholding him to account 1438 00:38:20,633 --> 00:38:23,603 for his wrongdoings. 1439 00:38:23,636 --> 00:38:25,238 * * 1440 00:38:25,271 --> 00:38:29,275 - February 25, 2008, 1441 00:38:29,309 --> 00:38:31,945 evidence linking Bellfield 1442 00:38:29,309 --> 00:38:31,945 to the white van, 1443 00:38:32,450 --> 00:38:35,810 the cell phone location data, 1444 00:38:32,450 --> 00:38:35,810 and Joe's testimony 1445 00:38:35,115 --> 00:38:37,751 is enough 1446 00:38:35,115 --> 00:38:37,751 to convince the jury. 1447 00:38:37,784 --> 00:38:39,219 Bellfield is found guilty 1448 00:38:39,252 --> 00:38:41,588 of the murders 1449 00:38:39,252 --> 00:38:41,588 of McDonald and Delagrange 1450 00:38:41,621 --> 00:38:44,391 and the attempted murder 1451 00:38:41,621 --> 00:38:44,391 of Sheedy. 1452 00:38:44,424 --> 00:38:46,359 He is sentenced 1453 00:38:44,424 --> 00:38:46,359 to life imprisonment 1454 00:38:46,393 --> 00:38:47,694 with a recommendation 1455 00:38:47,727 --> 00:38:50,764 that he should never 1456 00:38:47,727 --> 00:38:50,764 be released. 1457 00:38:50,797 --> 00:38:52,432 - Bellfield is in court, 1458 00:38:52,465 --> 00:38:54,734 and he's going to absolutely 1459 00:38:52,465 --> 00:38:54,734 detest this, 1460 00:38:54,768 --> 00:38:57,337 because he's the one 1461 00:38:54,768 --> 00:38:57,337 who tells the story. 1462 00:38:57,370 --> 00:38:59,105 He's the one 1463 00:38:57,370 --> 00:38:59,105 who drives the narrative, 1464 00:38:59,139 --> 00:39:01,740 and he has to sit there 1465 00:38:59,139 --> 00:39:01,740 and listen. 1466 00:39:01,107 --> 00:39:03,309 He can't use any violence. 1467 00:39:03,343 --> 00:39:04,744 - When the verdicts 1468 00:39:03,343 --> 00:39:04,744 finally came in 1469 00:39:04,778 --> 00:39:07,130 and he was found guilty 1470 00:39:04,778 --> 00:39:07,130 of all three, 1471 00:39:07,130 --> 00:39:09,182 it was just huge relief. 1472 00:39:09,215 --> 00:39:12,619 - It was an immensely 1473 00:39:09,215 --> 00:39:12,619 personally proud moment 1474 00:39:12,652 --> 00:39:16,220 in my career, 1475 00:39:12,652 --> 00:39:16,220 in my detective career. 1476 00:39:16,220 --> 00:39:18,658 - Bellfield was behind bars 1477 00:39:16,220 --> 00:39:18,658 for two murders, 1478 00:39:18,692 --> 00:39:22,280 but what about the 2002 1479 00:39:18,692 --> 00:39:22,280 killing of Milly Dowler? 1480 00:39:22,620 --> 00:39:25,598 Was he also responsible 1481 00:39:22,620 --> 00:39:25,598 for the schoolgirl's homicide? 1482 00:39:25,632 --> 00:39:27,734 If so, 1483 00:39:25,632 --> 00:39:27,734 a third murder conviction 1484 00:39:27,767 --> 00:39:31,738 would confirm his status 1485 00:39:27,767 --> 00:39:31,738 as a serial killer. 1486 00:39:31,771 --> 00:39:36,376 After further investigation, 1487 00:39:31,771 --> 00:39:36,376 there is a breakthrough. 1488 00:39:36,409 --> 00:39:39,450 - At the time of the 1489 00:39:36,409 --> 00:39:39,450 disappearance of Milly Dowler, 1490 00:39:39,450 --> 00:39:42,315 Levi Bellfield was living 1491 00:39:39,450 --> 00:39:42,315 at Collingwood Place. 1492 00:39:42,349 --> 00:39:44,751 Collingwood Place 1493 00:39:42,349 --> 00:39:44,751 is down a side alley 1494 00:39:44,784 --> 00:39:47,754 off a road that leads 1495 00:39:44,784 --> 00:39:47,754 to the Walton train station 1496 00:39:47,787 --> 00:39:51,424 where Milly Dowler disappeared 1497 00:39:47,787 --> 00:39:51,424 in 2002. 1498 00:39:51,458 --> 00:39:54,461 - The evidence, again, 1499 00:39:51,458 --> 00:39:54,461 is circumstantial. 1500 00:39:54,494 --> 00:39:57,664 There is nothing connecting 1501 00:39:54,494 --> 00:39:57,664 Bellfield to Yateley Woods, 1502 00:39:57,697 --> 00:39:59,899 the location 1503 00:39:57,697 --> 00:39:59,899 where Milly Dowler's body 1504 00:40:00,660 --> 00:40:01,501 was discovered. 1505 00:40:01,534 --> 00:40:03,690 Or is there? 1506 00:40:03,103 --> 00:40:05,271 - I was looking for something. 1507 00:40:05,305 --> 00:40:06,740 I can't even remember 1508 00:40:05,305 --> 00:40:06,740 what it was, 1509 00:40:06,773 --> 00:40:10,310 but I found just 1510 00:40:06,773 --> 00:40:10,310 a clean plain white envelope. 1511 00:40:10,343 --> 00:40:12,746 I picked it up, looked inside, 1512 00:40:12,779 --> 00:40:16,583 and there were two photographs 1513 00:40:12,779 --> 00:40:16,583 of myself, Levi, 1514 00:40:16,616 --> 00:40:18,985 and my horse 1515 00:40:16,616 --> 00:40:18,985 at the Yateley horse show. 1516 00:40:19,190 --> 00:40:20,186 [dramatic music] 1517 00:40:20,220 --> 00:40:21,588 - Joe contacts the police 1518 00:40:21,621 --> 00:40:23,590 to inform them 1519 00:40:21,621 --> 00:40:23,590 of her discovery. 1520 00:40:23,623 --> 00:40:25,525 Could her photographs 1521 00:40:23,623 --> 00:40:25,525 give detectives 1522 00:40:25,558 --> 00:40:28,194 the hard evidence 1523 00:40:25,558 --> 00:40:28,194 they have been looking for? 1524 00:40:28,228 --> 00:40:29,262 * * 1525 00:40:29,295 --> 00:40:30,397 The police take Joe 1526 00:40:30,430 --> 00:40:32,599 to Yateley Woods. 1527 00:40:32,632 --> 00:40:35,502 - Joe would go down 1528 00:40:32,632 --> 00:40:35,502 horse riding every weekend, 1529 00:40:35,535 --> 00:40:38,738 quite often down 1530 00:40:35,535 --> 00:40:38,738 at Yateley horse show. 1531 00:40:38,772 --> 00:40:41,141 Levi would quite often 1532 00:40:38,772 --> 00:40:41,141 come down with her. 1533 00:40:41,174 --> 00:40:42,909 So I said to Joe, 1534 00:40:41,174 --> 00:40:42,909 "Put your boots on. 1535 00:40:42,942 --> 00:40:44,144 We're gonna go for a walk." 1536 00:40:44,177 --> 00:40:45,512 * * 1537 00:40:45,545 --> 00:40:47,180 - As I was walking 1538 00:40:45,545 --> 00:40:47,180 with the police 1539 00:40:47,213 --> 00:40:48,748 across the common, 1540 00:40:48,782 --> 00:40:52,185 they asked me if I was sure 1541 00:40:48,782 --> 00:40:52,185 where I was going. 1542 00:40:52,218 --> 00:40:54,220 And I'd said to them, "Yeah, 1543 00:40:52,218 --> 00:40:54,220 I know where we're going. 1544 00:40:54,254 --> 00:40:56,856 This is the way we used to go." 1545 00:40:56,890 --> 00:41:00,660 I clocked the way they looked 1546 00:40:56,890 --> 00:41:00,660 at each other a few times, 1547 00:41:00,694 --> 00:41:04,764 and I remember turning 1548 00:41:00,694 --> 00:41:04,764 to them and saying, 1549 00:41:04,798 --> 00:41:08,735 "This is where you found 1550 00:41:04,798 --> 00:41:08,735 Milly, isn't it?" 1551 00:41:08,768 --> 00:41:10,270 - It wasn't very far away. 1552 00:41:10,303 --> 00:41:12,405 We're talking 400 yards 1553 00:41:12,439 --> 00:41:14,574 away from where Milly 1554 00:41:12,439 --> 00:41:14,574 had been found. 1555 00:41:14,607 --> 00:41:16,343 Myself and my partner 1556 00:41:14,607 --> 00:41:16,343 looked at each other 1557 00:41:16,376 --> 00:41:18,745 and gave each other 1558 00:41:16,376 --> 00:41:18,745 a knowing look, 1559 00:41:18,778 --> 00:41:20,680 as in, like, this is huge. 1560 00:41:20,714 --> 00:41:22,549 This puts him 1561 00:41:20,714 --> 00:41:22,549 in these woods here. 1562 00:41:22,582 --> 00:41:25,952 * * 1563 00:41:25,985 --> 00:41:29,189 - With Joe's new evidence 1564 00:41:25,985 --> 00:41:29,189 directly linking Bellfield 1565 00:41:29,222 --> 00:41:31,324 to where Milly's body 1566 00:41:29,222 --> 00:41:31,324 was found, 1567 00:41:31,358 --> 00:41:33,760 Levi was charged 1568 00:41:31,358 --> 00:41:33,760 with the schoolgirl's murder 1569 00:41:33,793 --> 00:41:36,596 and brought back 1570 00:41:33,793 --> 00:41:36,596 to the Old Bailey. 1571 00:41:36,629 --> 00:41:39,699 - Again, Levi Bellfield 1572 00:41:36,629 --> 00:41:39,699 was in court. 1573 00:41:39,733 --> 00:41:42,936 This time, he was already 1574 00:41:39,733 --> 00:41:42,936 serving a life sentence. 1575 00:41:42,969 --> 00:41:45,105 - Arriving at the Old Bailey 1576 00:41:42,969 --> 00:41:45,105 this morning, 1577 00:41:45,138 --> 00:41:46,606 the van carrying the man 1578 00:41:46,639 --> 00:41:48,742 believed to have killed 1579 00:41:46,639 --> 00:41:48,742 Milly Dowler. 1580 00:41:48,775 --> 00:41:50,243 - Emotions were running high. 1581 00:41:50,276 --> 00:41:51,945 Milly's family were there. 1582 00:41:51,978 --> 00:41:54,581 Journalists like me who had 1583 00:41:51,978 --> 00:41:54,581 covered all these crimes 1584 00:41:54,614 --> 00:41:57,984 right from when Milly 1585 00:41:54,614 --> 00:41:57,984 first disappeared were there. 1586 00:41:58,180 --> 00:42:00,530 - June 23, 2011, 1587 00:42:00,530 --> 00:42:02,922 Bellfield is found guilty 1588 00:42:00,530 --> 00:42:02,922 of the abduction, 1589 00:42:02,956 --> 00:42:06,760 rape, and murder 1590 00:42:02,956 --> 00:42:06,760 of 13-year-old Milly Dowler. 1591 00:42:06,793 --> 00:42:10,597 He receives a second 1592 00:42:06,793 --> 00:42:10,597 full life sentence. 1593 00:42:10,630 --> 00:42:14,668 - I hope, 1594 00:42:10,630 --> 00:42:14,668 whilst he is in prison, 1595 00:42:14,701 --> 00:42:18,710 he is treated 1596 00:42:14,701 --> 00:42:18,710 with the same brutality 1597 00:42:18,710 --> 00:42:20,240 he dealt out to his victims 1598 00:42:20,273 --> 00:42:24,177 and that his life 1599 00:42:20,273 --> 00:42:24,177 is a living hell. 1600 00:42:24,210 --> 00:42:28,748 - He is the most evil, 1601 00:42:24,210 --> 00:42:28,748 dangerous, 1602 00:42:28,782 --> 00:42:33,286 and cruel individual 1603 00:42:28,782 --> 00:42:33,286 I ever dealt with. 1604 00:42:33,319 --> 00:42:34,988 - To be part of a team 1605 00:42:33,319 --> 00:42:34,988 that put him away 1606 00:42:35,880 --> 00:42:37,257 the rest of his life, 1607 00:42:35,880 --> 00:42:37,257 I look back on that and think, 1608 00:42:37,290 --> 00:42:40,593 "Well, as good as it gets 1609 00:42:37,290 --> 00:42:40,593 as a detective." 1610 00:42:40,627 --> 00:42:44,664 * * 1611 00:42:44,698 --> 00:42:46,433 - For years, 1612 00:42:44,698 --> 00:42:46,433 I've blamed myself, 1613 00:42:46,466 --> 00:42:50,737 thinking that if I'd said 1614 00:42:46,466 --> 00:42:50,737 something sooner, 1615 00:42:50,770 --> 00:42:52,872 would he have been stopped 1616 00:42:50,770 --> 00:42:52,872 sooner? 1617 00:42:52,906 --> 00:42:55,542 But I've moved on from the fact 1618 00:42:55,575 --> 00:42:58,912 that I don't constantly blame 1619 00:42:55,575 --> 00:42:58,912 myself for what happened. 1620 00:42:58,945 --> 00:43:00,380 * * 1621 00:43:00,413 --> 00:43:03,350 What happened to me 1622 00:43:00,413 --> 00:43:03,350 will always be there. 1623 00:43:03,383 --> 00:43:06,886 It will never, ever go. 1624 00:43:03,383 --> 00:43:06,886 It will always be there. 1625 00:43:06,920 --> 00:43:10,857 He took my sanity, 1626 00:43:06,920 --> 00:43:10,857 my friends, 1627 00:43:10,890 --> 00:43:14,600 my self-respect. 1628 00:43:14,940 --> 00:43:16,396 He took everything. 1629 00:43:16,429 --> 00:43:20,600 It's still hard, 1630 00:43:16,429 --> 00:43:20,600 but I've moved on, 1631 00:43:20,633 --> 00:43:24,204 and I'm in the best place 1632 00:43:20,633 --> 00:43:24,204 I've ever been. 1633 00:43:24,237 --> 00:43:26,239 And it's lovely. 1634 00:43:26,272 --> 00:43:28,308 To find out the father 1635 00:43:26,272 --> 00:43:28,308 of your children, 1636 00:43:28,341 --> 00:43:29,943 a man you've slept with, 1637 00:43:29,976 --> 00:43:32,178 turns out to be 1638 00:43:29,976 --> 00:43:32,178 a serial killer, 1639 00:43:32,212 --> 00:43:35,382 it's a very hard thing 1640 00:43:32,212 --> 00:43:35,382 to explain. 1641 00:43:35,415 --> 00:43:38,151 You really don't want 1642 00:43:35,415 --> 00:43:38,151 to believe 1643 00:43:38,184 --> 00:43:41,154 that someone could be so evil. 1644 00:43:41,187 --> 00:43:46,393 * *