Jeremy Bamber: Slaughter at White House Farm

In April 1985, Jeremy Bamber broke into his father’s office at White House Farm and found his parents’ will. After reading it, he realised that he would inherit only half of their estate and that his sister and her two young nephews would receive the other half. To Jeremy, this was unacceptable. He did not want to share his parents’ wealth. He wanted it all for himself. This greed would lead Jeremy Bamber to murder his five closest relatives. He then hoodwinked the Essex police and deceived the national press in a case which today is still disputed by some. The Times wrote about the case: “That it had all the ingredients of a classic whodunit; a massacre in the English countryside, overbearing parents, an unstable daughter, scheming son, jilted girlfriend and bungling police.” Did Jeremy Bamber kill his father, mother, sister and two nephews, or has an innocent man languished in prison for nearly thirty years? Read this account and then decide for yourself. This 12,500-word review gives the reader an introduction into the life and crimes of Jeremy Bamber, both as a study in its own right and as a stepping-stone to further research into the true crime genre. Chapters include: • Introduction • Jeremy Bamber’s Early Life • Nevill and June Bamber • Shelia Caffell • 1984 • Jeremy Bamber’s Plan • The Day Before the Murders • The Murders • The Police • The Family Investigates • The Funerals • Julie’s Statement • Jeremy Bamber’s Trial • Life in Prison • Family Lawsuits • Jeremy Bamber’s Appeals • The Aftermath True Crimes Series by Andrew Alexander: Jeremy Bamber – Slaughter at White House Farm Levi Bellfield – The Bus Stop Killer David Berkowitz – The Son of Sam Ted Bundy – The College Girl Killer Buono and Bianchi – The Hillside Stranglers John Christie – The 10 Rillington Place Murders Dale Cregan – The Gangland Killer Jeffrey Dahmer – The Milwaukee Cannibal Joanna Dennehy – The ‘Man-Woman’ Murderer Ruth Ellis – The Last Woman to be Hanged Kenneth Erskine – The Stockwell Strangler Stephen Griffiths – The Crossbow Cannibal John Haigh – The Acid Bath Murders Brady and Hindley – The Moors Murderers Colin Ireland – The Gay Slayer Donald Neilson – The Black Panther Dennis Nilsen – The Muswell Hill Murderer Harold Shipman – Doctor Death George Joseph Smith – Brides in the Bath Peter Sutcliffe – The Yorkshire Ripper Johann ‘Jack’ Unterweger – International Serial Killer Fred and Rose West – The House of Horrors Steve Wight – The Suffolk Strangler Aileen Wuornos – The Hitchhiker From Hell Australian Serial Killers Criminals Who Kill Female Serial Killers Lesbian Serial Killers Spree Killers Whole Life Sentences World’s Worse Serial Killers