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Reporter Recounts Suspicious Interview Before Soham Murders
7 Mar
Summary
- Reporter questioned Huntley and Carr over missing Holly and Jessica.
- Huntley's inconsistent story about his dog raised reporter's suspicions.
- Huntley's specific answers about the girls' reactions led to police tip.
Journalist Brian Farmer shared his account of interviewing Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr shortly after the disappearance of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in August 2002. Farmer, then with the Press Association, approached Huntley, the caretaker at a local secondary school, after police released information on the girls' last known sightings.
Huntley and his partner, teaching assistant Maxine Carr, initially appeared hesitant to speak with Farmer. During the interview, Huntley described washing his dog, Sadie, on the evening the girls vanished. Farmer found this account suspicious, noting that neither Huntley nor Carr mentioned the girls noticing the dog, which seemed improbable.
