ITVs A Confession follows Martin Freeman as Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher but where is the real former police officer now? The actor said he was sympathetic to his cause, and described the former detective as a decent man who did something "morally reasonable". The evidence was seen as inadmissible as Fulcher had failed to caution Halliwell and denied him access to a solicitor at the time he had confessed. It doesn't even sound true.". "It's incumbent on a police force to pursue an investigation into a known murderer and serial killer using. Sian vanished as she walked home from a nightclub. Ex-Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher's investigation into Sian O'Callaghan's killer cost him his job (Photo: unknown) By Akilah Russell September 23, 2018 6:02 pm (Updated October 9 . That man is a hero. However, in May 2014, Steve Fulcher resigned from his post and Wiltshire Police. it's pretty hard to answer. Karen remembers one incident where dog dirt was smeared on her cardigan and she was made to put it on. A Confession on ITV: Is A Confession based on a true story? March 24, 2011 - Halliwell leads Detective. In fact, they were the only things to do: Steve Fulcher. Continuing ITVs long-running penchant for excellent drama series is the newly released A Confession which first hit our screens on September 2nd. Instead of bringing Halliwell back to Gablecross police station in Swindon, Fulcher told his officers to take him to Barbury Castle, an Iron Age hill fort on the Ridgeway route. Why would we?. She wrapped gifts every birthday. And actually I think that Id be a far better police officer now understanding the pain, because when we arrest people we might have them on bail for a period of time and they go through sheer hell., Fulcher is currently employed by a private company in Mogadishu, Somalia, as a consultant, subcontracted to deliver aid from Foreign Office and DFID programmes outside the green zone. 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). Its really interesting to be with him to just sort of see and try and understand how ones life can be f****** destroyed by something like this. Not only was Becky dead, but she had been for years. His story is a true. Sians mother Elaine Pickford, played by Sobhan Finneran in the ITV series, was grateful to DS Fulcher. As seen in the third episode of the ITV series, Fulcher refused Halliwells requests to take him immediately to a police station. To order a copy for 6.79, go tobookshop.theguardian.com, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. No doubt it's a heavy dilemma viewers will also struggle with. Fulcher opened up on the case last year on ITV documentary To Catch A Serial Killer - With Trevor McDonald. Four years later in March 2016, Halliwell was charged with the murder of Godden-Edwards and in September of the same year, he was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order. I had to let her go. It would soon involve five force areas and 1,000 police officers, not to mention many hundreds of friends and locals who scoured the Savernake Forest, close to the last mast her mobile phone had pinged. Some police officers would head to the gym when their shift finished; Fulcher preferred to watch rugby with a couple of pints. Satisfied? Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher, who obtained a confession from Chris Halliwell that was deemed inadmissible as he had not yet been given access to a lawyer. She so wanted to get her life back, Karen insists. Digital Spy is launching a newsletter sign up to get it sent straight to your inbox. "If he's a bit arrogant that doesn't mean what he did was wrong. Back in June 2017, Steve was interviewed for The Guardian in a piece titled 'How I caught a serial killer and lost my career in the police'. And in general, right now, we will not get your daughter back., Fulcher wearily shakes his head, We wont get your daughter back., Catching a Serial Killer by Stephen Fulcher is published by Ebury at 7.99. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. The manner in which Steve gained Halliwells confessions was brilliant detective work to some and 'arrogant and reckless' to others. He was also reprimanded for speaking to a journalist about details surrounding Halliwell. She sat with Beckys coffin for three weeks while the funeral was arranged. Steve has always argued that had he taken Halliwell into custody, Becky's body would never have been uncovered. This, he felt, was the directive of Article 2 of the Human Rights Act: the victims life came first. Halliwell claimed that Fulcher had threatened his family, and that his confession was elicited under duress. So many times I had tried to fix Becky, and I couldnt. But the injustice of it all and not necessarily being able to make it all better because obviously, it is out of your power, is very, very tough., Jeff Pope, who created the six-part drama, added: Ive said to him, theres an aspect of him, that seems to be a form of PTSD. However, the decision Fulcher made led him to the bodies of two of Halliwells victims. She started her own petition to have charges brought, trudging streets to collect signatures. Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher was put on the case and his team scoured CCTV in the area to find her leaving the nightclub at 2.52am. Writing Catching a Serial Killer has been cathartic and also allows Fulcher to set out his thought processes methodically and furthermore to clear his name. Moments later, Halliwell asked Fulcher: Do you want another one?. Ive more commendations than you can shake a large stick at., This bears out: Fulcher had received three crown court recommendations and one chief constables commendation; there had been no previous findings of misconduct. But Mr Fulcher was not prepared for Halliwell's next remark: "Do you want another one?" He then took the investigation team to the exact spot in Gloucestershire, in the remote corner of a field. However, Fulcher did receive praise from Karen Edwards, the mother of Becky Godden-Edwards who went missing in 2003, whose body was found as a result of the Halliwell confession that Fulcher managed to ascertain. So far, so police procedural. I'm more than happy to give my input if that helps in any way.". 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.. In 2014, the Independent Police Complaints Commission described his actions as catastrophic and he was found guilty of gross misconduct. More info. The former detective superintendent was handed the 2011 case and clues led him to Christopher Halliwell, now 57. READ MORE:A Confession on ITV location: Where is A Confession filmed? They left her vulnerable to monsters like Halliwell.. Sian was always the good girl in this story and we were kind of dismissed. But there were also dark times. Since 2015, he has "been on contract in Somalia as the adviser to the federal government". She wasnt lying in a field, alone, forgotten. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. 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In 2016, a judge, Sir John Griffith Williams, decided that the evidence collected by Fulcher about Becky Godden could and should be heard in court. "If your daughter went missing tomorrow, I would not be confident that the police would do the right thing in preserving your daughter's life. Before she was 12, Becky had attempted suicide, was self-harming and had been referred to a child psychologist. Fortunately, there was enough forensic evidence including Sian's blood being found in the taxi and traces of Halliwell's DNA was on her body to convict the killer. But the situation was confused. Fulcher was tasked with investigating the disappearance of 22-year-old Sian OCallaghan, who was last seen leaving a nightclub in Swindon, Wiltshire in the early hours of March 19, 2011. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Steve Fulcher, the detective who put Halliwell behind bars, says there could be dozens more victims, Sick cabbie Christopher Halliwell is serving life for murdering two women, Halliwell was convicted of killing Sian O'Callaghan, Taxi driver Christopher Halliwell guilty of Becky Godden murder, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). An investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission in 2013 found the police officer had a case to answer for gross misconduct for ignoring force orders. Fulcher, now 54, was later found guilty of gross misconduct by a disciplinary panel, and was handed a final written warning. 16:13 GMT 26 Sep 2019 Fulcher, then a senior investigating officer for Wiltshire police, was put in charge. In October 2012, Halliwell was sentenced to life for Sians murder but not Beckys. I think my job is fairy stressful and I dont have to keep anyone alive so for people that are doing a life and death job, I dont know what the answer is but I think its definitely a shame and seemingly morally unjust that he lost his livelihood and his work here.. The manner in which their daughters disappearances were treated, however, could not have been more different. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Time after time, she went to drug dens and dragged her home. Youre seriously telling me theres nothing in between or either side? He said: "My view is that I have brought two daughters back to their mothers and Ive prevented other victims resulting from Halliwells continued pursuit of his career as a serial killer. He decided to leave Wiltshire Police in 2014 and had now told the Mirror that he is still "bitter" a decade after the events. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. When DS Steve Fulcher arrested Christopher Halliwell over the disappearance of 22-year-old Sian O'Callaghan, it was the start of his own downfall. His admission took police to the remains of Becky Godden, 20, who had disappeared from the same town in 2003. The pair formed a strange connection and Fulcher has described it as "the most intense four hours I've ever experienced or am ever likely to experience". Instead, seeing a window of opportunity, hed driven him to the field where Halliwell claimed another body would be found. By then, all Beckys ambitions of becoming a vet had gone and she dropped out of school. "And I think it would be a terrible shame to put in a binary thing of well you either think they were right in which case you think Pace is wrong. It was decided that the detective had gone against standard guidelines (PACE) by failing to caution Halliwell during his revelations. 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. Fulcher makes use of any and all means to assure that the suspected killer, taxi driver Christopher Halliwell, faced the justice he deserved for the murder of Sian OCallaghan and as it eventually emerges, another victim by the name of Becky Godden-Edwards. "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, I'm sorry, but we're not going to take this on. But Fulcher still feels wronged by senior officers - and believes he may have been able to prise information about more victims from Halliwell if given the chance. Of course Pace should be there. Fulcher decided not to take Halliwell to a police station, as he truly believed Sian OCallaghan to still be alive. In other news, Was Ellie gay in The Last Of Us game? Fortunes turned sour for Fulcher in 2014. All he said was: Have you got a car? He says he was adhering to Article 2 of the Human Rights Act: the victim's life came first. 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. A Confession on ITV: Martin Freeman reveals challenges of series. In the end he links Sian's case to the disappearance of Becky. He then calmly offered information about 20-year-old Becky Godden, who had been missing since 2003. Never miss a moment by signing up to our newsletter here. I doubt whether anyone in this room wants the old days of the police back so of course PACE is important, of course, accountability is really really important and those checks and balances are important, you talk to Steve Fulcher, hes a modern policeman, he is passionate pro-PACE but there is light and shade and nuance in all walks of life and certainly in policing. He believed that if Halliwell was taken to a police station, Sians life would be in even more danger as with the presence of a solicitor, he may refuse to talk to police. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. What we do know, however, is that ITVs A Confession continues with the series third episode on September 16th at 9pm on ITV. In 2014, he was found guilty of misconduct at a disciplinary hearing. Mug shot: Christopher Halliwell had evaded police scrutiny for decades. What happened to A Confession's Steve Fulcher in real life? "But for my course of action Becky would still be in that field, Sian would never be found and Christopher Halliwell would be walking the streets.". That's my disappointment with the thing.". ITV's new drama A Confession tells the story of the disappearance of Sian O'Callaghan - and the determination of DS Steve Fulcher (Martin Freeman) to find the missing 22-year-old. 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. A Confession: What evidence pinned Beckys murder on Halliwell? You can unsubscribe at any time. The mother of murdered Becky Godden-Edwards has revealed she is now good friends with Detective Sergeant Steve Fulcher - the man who helped find her missing daughter's body. As a result of being found guilty of gross misconduct in January 2014, Steve Fulcher was given a final written warning, which could have led to his dismissal if he'd fallen foul of any more. A Confession on ITV cast: Who stars in A Confession? He directed the detective to the field in Gloucestershire where he had buried Becky Godden in a shallow grave in 2003. Its a decent point. Good luck with that because I can't think of one. A Confession on ITV is based on a heartbreaking true story of Sian OCallaghan and Becky Godden-Edwards, who were murdered by Christopher Halliwell. Our bond had the flavour now of mutual assured destruction, writes Fulcher in his new book, Catching a Serial Killer. Want up-to-the-minute entertainment news and features? Secondly, Fulcher wanted to look Halliwell in the eye and try to extract a confession from him. Much of this ire has to do with the limbo he was left in while the IPCC decided his fate. That man is a hero. On claims from critics and former colleagues that Fulcher's behaviour was "arrogant", Freeman asserted that ultimately his motive was well-intentioned and justifiable. But because there had been supposed sightings of her, the police said they couldnt register her as a missing person.. As she moved through her teens, she fell in with a bad crowd and started inhaling solvents; then she moved on to heroin. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA In the final episode, Steve Fulcher (played by Martin Freeman) will face a displinary hearing over his conduct in the case of Sian . "And that in turn means there are any number of mothers and fathers who will never find their daughter again. Express. Shed gone off before, but shed always remembered Mothers Day and birthdays, she recalls. Earlier this year, Karen was invited onto the set as filming got underway on an ITV drama based on the story of how Beckys killer was caught and the extraordinary legal saga that led to his conviction. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Rather than question Halliwell under caution at a police station, Steve decided to grill the cabbie at the Wiltshire beauty spot, without any legal representation and with nothing on tape. But heres where Fulcher tossed away the script. Its revealed in the article that, at the time, he was working for a private company in Mogadishu, Somalia, as a consultant, subcontracted to deliver aid from Foreign Office and DFID(Department for International Development) programmes outside the green zone. Steve Fulcher said police uncovered a secret stash of women's clothing, 15 miles from where Halliwell had buried his victim Sian O'Callaghan, which could belong to other women he has targetted. "Police stations are closing, resources are lacking and I think the times right for someone to come in, whos got an understanding of what the police service is about. His campaign page can be found here. That hed got away with killing Becky? The families of his missing victims, Sian and another girl Becky Godden-Edwards, were given some closure after their tragic deaths. he said. I got in touch with all the clubs nothing. 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. Rees, who is standing as an independent, is aiming to tackle the perceived 'watering-down' of his local force due to austerity. A Confession starred actor Martin Freeman as Fulcher, who managed to achieve what no policeman before him had been able to do - bring Becky home and identify her killer - but who was sacked as a result. Steve Fulcher said: "Halliwell murdered other people without any shadow of a doubt. Despite losing his job, Steve has no regrets. People would agree that what he did seems reasonable. Fulcher resigned in 2014 and quickly moved into conflict resolution, working to reform police forces in places such as Somalia and Libya. Digital Spy participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. The ITV drama is based on the controversial true story of how a detective caught a serial killer. Then, suddenly, the police were at the door, with the most devastating news. 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. Steve was investigating the disappearance of Sian O'Callaghan, who vanished after leaving a Swindon nightclub on 20 March 2011. "You hope morally you would have done what he did but if you wanted to work again ever then maybe not," Freeman ruminated. Despite Halliwell's conviction being set back by four years by DS Fulcher's error - he was eventually convicted in 2016 when new evidence emerged - Becky's mother reveals she's now struck up a close friendship with the detective and his wife. According to the police code, Steve should then have cautioned Halliwell and taken him back to the police station, where he could have spoken to a lawyer. Wed both put ourselves into a position where we were sacrificing our lives.. Fulcher had elicited a confession from a cold-blooded murderer who had evaded police scrutiny for decades a serial killer who studied forensics so he would be better able to cover his tracks. Steve Fulcher (played by Martin Freeman) violated PACE Code C by interviewing Christopher Halliwell (Joe Absolom) without the presence of a solicitor. But, even as Halliwell was leading Fulcher to where he had dumped the body of Sian OCallaghan and then to a field where in 2003 he had buried Becky Godden, a 20-year-old sex worker, the policeman knew there was trouble ahead. DS Steve Fulcher, played by Martin Freeman in A Confession, resigned from the police after being found guilty of gross misconduct in the Christopher Halliwell case EEAAO star gives tearful speech after historic win, The best Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom deals, Saturday Night Takeaway prank gets complaints, Clarkson's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire to end. But, between confession and conviction, Fulcher quit the police, after the High Court ruled his actions during the arrest were wrong. But without official Missing Person Status their hands were tied. Steve now works as a security contractor in Somalia as he has been unable to find work in the UK since the scandal surrounding his dealings with the convicted killer. JetBlue pilot forced to take 'evasive action' after an aircraft crossed the runway when it Britain's newest isle: Shingle bank measuring just 330ft by 65ft formed five miles in the Solent is 'claimed' by 'Are you trying to get me canceled again?' Martin Freeman, show writer Jeff Pope and director Paul Andrew Williams spoke to the press in London including Express.co.uk about PACE and the consequences of Steve Fulchers actions. The cops life imploded when he caught depraved killer Christopher Halliwell in 2011. ITV. She tried to keep her off the streets, too, supporting her when Becky insisted she was going to get clean. There are so many questions Karen still needs answers to. This man paid a really high price for something that I think we'd all be hard pushed to condemn him for, apart from in the minutiae of Pace.". 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