Topic: Levi Bellfield confesses to the murders of Lin and Megan Russell says solicitor

[rob1966]

Levi Bellfield confession over Lin and Megan Russell murders, lawyer says

The man serving life for the murder of schoolgirl Millie Dowler has confessed to killing mother and daughter Lin and Megan Russell, a lawyer has said.

Another man, Michael Stone, has twice been found guilty of the murders of Ms Russell and her six-year-old daughter in Kent in July 1996.

His solicitor says he has now received a statement written by Levi Bellfield which details the killings.

Stone was also found guilty of trying to murder Megan's sister Josie.

Lin Russell and her daughters Megan and Josie, then nine, were attacked as they walked along a country lane in Chillenden, before being bound, blindfolded and bludgeoned with a claw hammer.

On the day of the murders, Dr Shaun Russell was told that he had lost his whole family. It was only when a policeman at the scene noticed Josie move that it was realised she had survived the attack.

Stone was first found guilty of two counts of murder and one of attempted murder in 1998 and again in 2001, after the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction due to doubts over a prosecution witness.

An application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) in 2010 was rejected and an attempt to seek a judicial review of the decision also failed in 2011.

Stone has always protested his innocence.

Levi Bellfield will never be released from prison after being convicted of three murders and one attempted murder
His solicitor Paul Bacon says he has now received a four-page statement from Bellfield in which he claims to have carried out the attacks, including details of what he was wearing and how he made his escape.

Bellfield is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of 13-year-old Millie, who went missing from Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, in 2002.

He has also been convicted of murdering Marsha McDonnell and Amelie Delagrange, and of the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy, and will never be considered for parole.

The alleged confession will now be referred to the CCRC.

Kent Police and the Crown Prosecution Service have been contacted.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-60278013

[Red-Soldier]

Another miscarriage of justice..............

[RedSince86]

Fucking hell!!

Poor guy, over 25 years in jail.

[Red-Soldier]

Fucking hell!!

Poor guy, over 25 years in jail.

Imagine doing 25 years in jail, for a terrible crime you didn't commit!

[RedSince86]

Imagine doing 25 years in jail, for a terrible crime you didn't commit!

Just reading up on the case, the whole case rested on testimony from a prison cellmate who said Stone told him he did the murders.

Stone had psychiatric issues years prior to those murders and was fantasising of murdering people to nurses and his psychiatrist multiple times.

DNA progression and there was none of Stone and he was 40 miles away from the crime and had a receipt that day of the murder showing him in Gillingham, the whole case rested on hearsay of a Prisoner.

Crazy.

[So… Howard Philips]

Hopefully Bellfield is telling the truth and not just attention seeking.

[rob1966]

Hopefully Bellfield is telling the truth and not just attention seeking.

The solicitor has said he has provided details of the killings, there is probably stuff the murderer knows that has never been public, so they can hopefully prove he is telling the truth.

If it is the truth, its yet another example of why the death penalty should never be re-introduced in the UK.

[So… Howard Philips]

The solicitor has said he has provided details of the killings, there is probably stuff the murderer knows that has never been public, so they can hopefully prove he is telling the truth.

If it is the truth, its yet another example of why the death penalty should never be re-introduced in the UK.

Hopefully leading to Stone's release and Bellfield's conviction.

And I bet Bellfield pleads not guilty to drag things out and to exert some control.

[A-Bomb]

The solicitor has said he has provided details of the killings, there is probably stuff the murderer knows that has never been public, so they can hopefully prove he is telling the truth.

If it is the truth, its yet another example of why the death penalty should never be re-introduced in the UK.

There has been evidence to suggest he was a suspect, quite convincing evidence he was too.

[Jshooters]

Fucking sickening example of how our justice system can go wrong yet the media and politicians rely on it so heavily

 ‘they were found guilty in a court of law’

Edit: obviously if it is the case that this Bellfield c*nt is telling the truth about this horrible crime.  Which he’s got nothing to gain for lying about it…

[Red Beret]

Fucking sickening example of how our justice system can go wrong yet the media and politicians rely on it so heavily

 ‘they were found guilty in a court of law’

Edit: obviously if it is the case that this Bellfield c*nt is telling the truth about this horrible crime.  Which he’s got nothing to gain for lying about it…

And he's nothing to lose, either.

That's the problem with a situation like this. Stone's conviction depended on the word of a prisoner saying he heard him say he did it. Now his innocence depends on the word of another prisoner saying he did it instead.

I remember little of the case, but as Rob says, there are probably details not in the public domain that only the killer and the police would be aware of, and if A-bomb is right, there are more than circumstantial links as well. 

We can only hope Bellfield isn't just gobbing off for shits and giggles.

[Qston]

Imagine doing 25 years in jail, for a terrible crime you didn't commit!

Absolutely appalling for the person involved. Sincerely hope that Bellfield isn`t just making shit up

Of course he could break out anyway and go on the run with his mates in a really obvious van.

(sorry, I know it's not a laughing matter but I couldn`t resist)

[CornerFlag]

Before it's seen as a travesty of justice to Stone, Bellfield has been investigated for this before now (albeit by the Met) and no links to the murders were proven.

"A comprehensive investigation has previously been carried out by the Metropolitan police into allegations that Bellfield was involved in the Russell murders. It concluded there was no evidence to support the claims."

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/feb/06/levi-bellfield-admits-to-murdering-lin-and-megan-russell-say-lawyers

Going to wait and see on this one before I jump to a conclusion one way or another.  Could easily be Bellfield manipulating people with known details.  Again though, as stated above, another reason for the UK (or any country really) to invoke the death penalty.

[ScottScott]

Before it's seen as a travesty of justice to Stone, Bellfield has been investigated for this before now (albeit by the Met) and no links to the murders were proven.

"A comprehensive investigation has previously been carried out by the Metropolitan police into allegations that Bellfield was involved in the Russell murders. It concluded there was no evidence to support the claims."

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/feb/06/levi-bellfield-admits-to-murdering-lin-and-megan-russell-say-lawyers

Going to wait and see on this one before I jump to a conclusion one way or another.  Could easily be Bellfield manipulating people with known details.  Again though, as stated above, another reason for the UK (or any country really) to invoke the death penalty.

It could also be that there was zero evidence at the crime scene and they convicted someone who was miles away on the same day based on one person's testimony that he'd overheard him admitting to the crime

See what details he can give about what happened and that'll give you a better idea of whether he did it or not

[Buck Pete]

This stinks of Bellfield fucking around bored in prison.  A play for a move/better conditions etc.

He ex wife who testified against him on two of the other murders claims there's no way he could have done it.  Not sure what she has to gain, helping send him down for two murders then lying about Lin and Megan Russell.

Just my opinion but will be very surprised if this even gets to court.