The London Hammer Murders

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The London Hammer Murders

• Forensic Psychology Principles Tested

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Introduction

• Man charged with several offences.
• Other offences seem linked to those.
• Domestic behaviour like criminal.
• MO varied.
• Shows good bad aspects of Forensic.
• Can see how why predictions failed.

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Levi Bellfield Life

• 39 years old, overweight, slicked back hair,
  squeaky voice.
• Born, grew up in West London.
• Knew all areas offences in.
• Ex-body builder.
• Ex-bouncer.
• Wheel clamping firm boss at time crimes.

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Levi Bellfield
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Levi Bellfield Relationships

• Always small blondesbig chests
• Could not take rejection.
• Lovely at 1st, then controlling evil.
• After a couple of weeks, replaced mobile with
  phone with only his number on.
• Stopped seeing friends family, going out.
• Constant phone checks.
• Beatings, rape, psychological abuse.

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Bellfield- Linked Crimes
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Bellfield Simple Map
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Marsha Map
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Modus Operandi

• Under surveillance, seen driving van, talking to
  young females at bus stops.
• Anna-Maria Rennie testimony.
• CCTV footage.
• Similarity in many attacks.
• Sometimes other man there.

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Crimes I Suspect Him Of

• Anna Maria Rennie Oct 2001
• Milly Dowler March 2002
• Sonia Salvatierra Nov 2002
• Ice Woman Jan 2003
• Marsha McDonnell Feb 2003
• Dawn Brunton Nov 2003
• Irma Dragoshi Dec 2003
• Edel Harbison Apr 2004
• 16 yr old woman Aug 2004
• Amelie Delagrange Aug 2004
• 28 yr old woman Aug 2004

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Kate Sheedy Vehicle
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Levi Bellfield Milly Dowler

• MO has similarities.
• Staying at girlfriends 60 metres from abduction.
• Knew dumpsite, car auctions 2 miles away.
• Used girlfriends red Daewoo, seen on cctv at
  scene.
• Car left his Hampton flat 25 mins after
  abduction.
• Told her to report car stolen from pub few days
  later.
• Car not seen since (man in custody).
• Bellfield knew Milly via an ex-girlfriends
  daughter.
• He burned bedding, said dog fouled.
• Day before, man in red car tried to trick 12 yr
  old inside.
• Month before, exact spot, fat, white man,
  followed flashed 18 year old.

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Red Daewoo at Scene
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Levi Bellfield Personality Disorder?

• Charming and charismatic.
• Nice to nasty instantly.
• Controlling womaniser.
• 11 children by 5 women. Ive lost count of how
  many women started their statements I had a
  brief sexual relationship with Levi Bellfield
• Massive ego sense of entitlement.
• Father died when young, very close to mother. A
  troubling relationship.

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EWT E-Fit of Ice-Woman Man
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Comparison
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Forensic Issues

• Why were there problems spotting MO?
• Why was linkage hard?
• Difficulties in profiling.
• What type of personality?
• Chance of rehabilitation?
• Relationship of Domestic to Social?
• Geographic temporal clues.