Fulcher told told him that he had a chance to do the right thing and tell him where missing Sian is - thinking she may still be alive. What happened to him? He tells Tim Lewis why he'd do it again Tim. By not taking Halliwell to the police station, cautioning and providing him access to a solicitor, he was in violation of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE). "But, obviously, that moment is a very long time in the past.". He resigned from the force in May, 2014, and has admitted he was shunned when trying to find work in the UK because of his actions that led to Halliwell's capture. What Fulcher already knew was that his informal chat with Halliwell was breaching Code C of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (Pace), which was instituted in the early 1980s in the aftermath of the Brixton riots. Fulcher believed that if Halliwell was taken to a police station, the detectives would have no chance of finding OCallaghan alive. It was an extremely painful period of time for a good three-plus years. In 2016, Halliwell was given a full life term for the sexually motivated murder of Becky Godden, four years after being jailed for killing Sian. He says, I had people phoning me to offer me a job and when they do due diligence, which only consists of Googling me at the end of the day, not unreasonably they say: Look, Im sorry, but were not going to take this on. You have to ask, was he acting at all times in good faith? and I am certain that the answer to that is yes and therefore, if the decision is that because of the way that Steve used the interview provision and arguably preached PACE, the correct decision then is that the evidence shouldnt be allowed in court, its not that he is guilty of gross misconduct which is perverse to me.. Edwards only knows that some time between 2002 and 2003, when her daughter was 21, her path crossed with taxi driver Christopher Halliwell and she was never seen again. "It's one of the times I nearly broke a little bit, and you have to let happen whatever happens "It was Fulcher's fall from grace really that interested me. Karen has written a book, telling the story of her daughters short and troubled life, and attempting to make sense of what happened. Its been a horrendous experience, and I really feel for people like Paul Gambaccini [the BBC radio presenter wrongly arrested during Operation Yewtree, the investigation into historic sex offences]. Have something to tell us about this article? Despite Halliwell being jailed for Sian's murder in 2012, his evidence concerning Becky was inadmissible in court because of the way Steve obtained it. He used to drive to work in a gunmetal grey Alfa Romeo Spider with a flashy red leather interior. Express. After all, couldnt he have just picked up and dropped her off as he did with paying fares dozens of times every day? This led them to the prehistoric White Horse in Uffington, further up the Ridgeway in Oxfordshire. Moments later, Halliwell asked Fulcher: Do you want another one?. 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In January 2014, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) found Fulcher guilty of gross misconduct for breaches of PACE and ignoring force orders. After Halliwell was arrested in public at an Asda supermarket, he was driven to Barbury Castle where Fulcher met him in person. He argues that Karen might never have known what had happened to her daughter had Fulcher taken Halliwell back to the police station rather than interrogating him right then and there. He appeared on To Catch a Serial Killer with Trevor McDonald on ITV on September 20. Same situation, what would. "It's about keeping the peace, preventing and detecting crime and protecting life and property. But it was ruled that he should have cautioned the then-suspect under PACE, which he knowingly failed to do. That man is a hero. The former detective superintendent was handed the 2011 case and clues led him to Christopher Halliwell, now 57. So why didnt he? It was work that would see Fulcher nominated for the Queens police medal. It's pretty easy to see this from his point of view. As Halliwell had pleaded guilty to the murder of OCallaghan on October 19, 2012, and there was enough evidence to link him to the crime without a confession, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for her death. Despite his tarnished reputation within the force, Fulcher received support from the families of Sian O'Callaghan and Becky Godden. Shed gone off before, but shed always remembered Mothers Day and birthdays, she recalls. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. It doesn't even sound true.". Speaking on To Catch A Serial Killer - With Trevor McDonald, Elaine said: Steve did what I think any family member would want an officer to do for them.. Here, as the pair sat in the sunshine, almost on the tail of the chalk horse, Halliwell exhaled smoke and said flatly: Do you want another one?. A Confession: How Christopher Halliwell maintains his innocence, A Confession: How Christopher Halliwell laughed at guilty verdict', A Confession: Halliwell's daily routine inside Category A prison, Martin Freeman stars as Steve Fulcher in A Confession. Join Facebook to connect with Steve Fulcher and others you may know. However, the second murder charge, for the death of Becky Godden-Edwards was dropped. Afterwards, with a fine and a criminal record, Becky asked her mother to drive her to see a boyfriend. Sian OCallaghan, a popular 22-year-old from Swindon, had been reported missing the previous Saturday, five days earlier. Email us attips@the-sun.co.ukor call 0207 782 4368 . They left her vulnerable to monsters like Halliwell.. Show creator Jeff Pope told the press in London, including Express.co.uk said: His [Steve Fulcher] mantra is What could I have done? and it is a good question to ask at the end of the series and we give Steve those words at the end, What should I have done? 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And whatever the public thinks about it and Im as liberal as the next person theres a very good chance hed have killed other women in the meantime., Fulcher was a lifer in the police force. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Tonight (October 7) marks the final episode of ITV's A Confession, a drama based on the real-life police investigation into the disappearance of 22-year-old Sian O'Callaghan in 2011, and subsequently Becky Godden-Edwards (also known as Rebecca Godden), who was 20 when she was reported missing in 2007. The drama follows Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher as he and Wiltshire Police search for the killer of 22-year-old Sian OCallaghan who was murdered back in March 2011. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? A Confession on ITV is based on a heartbreaking true story of Sian OCallaghan and Becky Godden-Edwards, who were murdered by Christopher Halliwell. He was given a final written warning at a disciplinary tribunal and in May 2014, Fulcher resigned from Wiltshire Police. Detective Sergeant Steve Fulcher resigned from the police force in 2014 after he was found guilty of misconduct for not reading Halliwell his rights when he first confessed to killing Godden-Edward in a remote rural location in 2011. But DS Fulcher's actions cost him his career after he broke a key policing rule in his desperate bid to solve the case. She started her own petition to have charges brought, trudging streets to collect signatures. However, in May 2014, Steve Fulcher resigned from his post and Wiltshire Police. A Confession on ITV: Who is Myra Hindley? PACE provides a code of practice for police officers which aims to protect a balance between the powers of the police and the rights and freedoms of members of the public. The manner in which Steve gained Halliwells confessions breached police procedure by failing to caution him and denying access to a solicitor. It may not have been absolutely within every guideline that he should have been following. The actor said he was sympathetic to his cause, and described the former detective as a decent man who did something "morally reasonable". Fulcher decided not to take Halliwell to a police station, as he truly believed Sian OCallaghan to still be alive. However, the second murder charge against Halliwell, regarding the death of Godden-Edwards was dropped due to an error in the police handling in the case. That hed got away with killing Becky? An official report into a formal complaint about how her case was handled is still pending. 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Steve Fulcher said: "Halliwell murdered other people without any shadow of a doubt. Afterwards, I know everyone was asking how a clever girl from a loving family could end up as a sex worker, in a shallow grave in a field, and Ive asked that question myself a million times. The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal on season 3, Neighbours announces seven more returning cast. Sian was always the good girl in this story and we were kind of dismissed. The cops life imploded when he caught depraved killer Christopher Halliwell in 2011. So many times I had tried to fix Becky, and I couldnt. Under the PACE code of practice (relating to The Police And Criminal Evidence Act of 1984), DS Fulcher should have taken Halliwell straight back to the police station as soon as he confessed to Beckys murder. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Fulcher went on to publish his own book and has spoken many times in the press about his experience. He told the Swindon Advertiser : "I dont currently think [Wiltshire Police is] delivering the best service it can deliver. Judge Mrs Justice Cox ruled both of Halliwell's confessions were inadmissable as evidence because Fulcher had breached Police and Criminal Evidence Act guidelines by not cautioning the killer and giving him access to a solicitor. By Chris Roycroft-Davis 15:14, Sat, Sep 24, 2016 . Pope said: I felt like the process which led to Fulcher being found guilty of gross misconduct was spiteful but I just felt 'was that the right way to deal with someone who acted in the way that he done?' Channel 4 During the investigation, a. Yet Karen thought about Becky constantly. He has now returned to the public eye after throwing his support behind former colleague Mike Rees, 55, who is standing for the role of Police and Crime Commissioner in Wiltshire. 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