In the early hours of 7th August, 1985, the quiet village of Tolleshunt D’Arcy was shaken by a horrifying tragedy; the Bamber family massacre. Initially believed to be a murder-suicide, police concluded that Sheila Caffell, an ex-model and mother of twins, had killed her adoptive parents and her sons before turning the gun on herself. The press dubbed it the “Farmhouse of Death,” with headlines portraying Sheila, who had schizophrenia, as a woman who had gone “berserk”.
But the story began to fall apart.
A change in testimony from Jeremy Bamber’s girlfriend shifted suspicion onto him, Sheila’s adoptive brother and the sole surviving family member. Jeremy was soon sentenced to life in prison, but he has always maintained his innocence. His ongoing claims sparked a high-profile campaign focused on proving a miscarriage of justice.
40 years later, the murders remain one of Britain’s most controversial cases, about what truly happened that summer night. [2 x 60′]
