The murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002 put the Cambridgeshire town of Soham on the map, but for all the wrong reasons. It joined Dunblane, Aberfan and Lockerbie, and later Southport, as towns forever associated with tragedy. For many years, people living in Soham have not wanted to speak about the murders of the 10-year-old girls - or the man responsible, Ian Huntley. The secrets of what happened to Holly and Jessica during their final moments inside 5 College Close have now been taken to the grave by Huntley, who has died aged 52. Why are people in Soham so reluctant to talk about him - and why will they not be marking his death? The case of best friends Holly and Jessica vanishing after leaving a family barbecue in August 2002 gripped not just the tight-knit community in Soham, but the world. It led to tireless searches of Soham and the flat countryside of The Fens, while a picture of them in matching red Manchester United shirts became ingrained on the nation's consciousness. The searches ended in tragedy when, a fortnight after the girls disappeared, their bodies were found in a ditch about 10 miles (16km) away, near RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. Huntley, a former
Mar 9, 2026 → Mar 9, 2026
The murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002 put the Cambridgeshire town of Soham on the map, but for all the wrong reasons. It joined Dunblane, Aberfan and Lockerbie, and later Southport, as towns forever associated with…
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The murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002 put the Cambridgeshire town of Soham on the map, but for all the wrong reasons. It joined Dunblane, Aberfan and Lockerbie, and later Southport, as towns forever…
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The murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002 put the Cambridgeshire town of Soham on the map, but for all the wrong reasons. It joined Dunblane, Aberfan and Lockerbie, and later Southport, as towns forever associated with…
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