• UK
  • World
    • USA
  • Entertainment
    • Celeb
    • Showbiz
    • Magazine
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Gaming
  • Tech
  • Science
    • Education
  • Insurance
  • Business
  • Auto
  • ToS/Contact
    • ToS
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
NewsExplored
  • UK
  • World
    • USA
  • Entertainment
    • Celeb
    • Showbiz
    • Magazine
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Gaming
  • Tech
  • Science
    • Education
  • Insurance
  • Business
  • Auto
  • ToS/Contact
    • ToS
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
  • Facebook

  • Twitter

  • LinkedIn

  • Tumblr

  • RSS

UK

Carole Packman murder: Grandson urges Parole Board not to free killer

Carole Packman murder: Grandson urges Parole Board not to free killer
Newsexplored
25th August 2020
6
SHARES
ShareTweet
SubscribeRedditGoogleWhatsappStumbleuponPinterestDiggLinkedinTumblrTelegram
Views:
1
Carole Packman and Russell CausleyImage copyright Family handout
Image caption Causley has never revealed the whereabouts of his wife Carole Packman’s body

A man who killed his wife 35 years ago but has never revealed where he put her body must not be freed, his grandson has pleaded.

Russell Causley killed Carole Packman in 1985 but evaded justice for a decade after faking his own death as part of an elaborate insurance scam.

Causley, 78, has changed his account of the Bournemouth murder multiple times.

Grandson Neil Gillingham urged the Parole Board, due to hear the killer’s case for release, not to free him.

Image caption Neil Gillingham said he believes his grandfather is still “wicked and arrogant”

Mr Gillingham, the grandson of Mrs Packman and Causley, told the BBC his family has been “tortured” by the killer’s continued refusal to reveal what he did with his victim’s remains.

The Parole Board will hear the case for Causley’s release later and is expected to make public its decision in two weeks.

Mr Gillingham urged the board to “please encourage Russell to provide reassurance to us that he is indeed rehabilitated by allowing us to give Carole the burial any human following death, including Russell, rightfully deserves”.

Causley initially denied the murder before later admitting to it while in prison and then retracting his confession.

Mr Gillingham said Causley’s efforts to continually change his story proved he was “still wicked and arrogant”.


What happened to Carole Packman?

Image copyright Family handout
Image caption Carole Packman disappeared in 1985 and her body has never been found

Aviation engineer Causley moved his lover Patricia Causley - whose surname he took after they had an affair while he was married to Mrs Packman - into the family home on Ipswich Road, Bournemouth, in 1984.

The day before her disappearance in 1985, Mrs Packman - then aged 40 - had visited a solicitor to inquire about a divorce.

data-ad-format="auto">

She was later reported missing by their teenage daughter Samantha, who had witnessed Causley physically and psychologically abusing her mother.

However, Dorset Police reported that Mrs Packman had turned up at a police station to say she was safe and to stop searching for her.

Detectives involved in the case have since admitted the force made a “major mistake” by not making basic identify checks and now believe the woman at the police station was not Mrs Packman.

The case was then closed for nearly a decade, when Causley was caught trying to claim £790,000 in life insurance in 1993 after faking his own death on a boating trip.


He was convicted of murder in 1996 before the conviction was quashed in 2003. A retrial the following year found him guilty again and he was jailed for life.


“We do not believe that his mentality has sufficiently changed as such that he will never be tempted to act or behave in the similar manner that imprisoned him all those years ago,” said Mr Gillingham.

“We have a genuine fear that Russell Causley poses a significant risk to our family’s safety.”

He added: “[Causley] should have been honest, he should’ve finally ended years of suffering and should have provided closure when that it is the logical, human and decent thing to do given the serious nature of his offences and his continued plight for reintegration into society.

“Russell hasn’t done any of this - he hasn’t been honest, he hasn’t ended years of suffering.”

Following a hearing in 2018, the Parole Board recommended Causley be moved to an open prison but this was blocked by the justice secretary.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
  • Share on Skype (Opens in new window)

Related

Related Itemsboardcarolegrandsonmurderpackmanparoleurges
UK
25th August 2020
Newsexplored @newsexploredweb

Related Itemsboardcarolegrandsonmurderpackmanparoleurges

More in UK

  • Read More
    EasyJet ‘hanging by a thread’, says union official

    Views:1 Image copyright Getty Images An airline union official says he believes that EasyJet is “hanging by...

    Newsexplored 25th August 2020
  • Read More
    Croydon police shooting: Suspect’s background probed over Sgt Matt Ratana death

    Views:1 Image copyright Neil Donohue Image caption Sgt Ratana was a keen rugby union coach as well...

    Newsexplored 25th August 2020
  • Read More
    Coronavirus: More than a quarter of UK under stricter rules

    Views:1 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A man and woman wear masks in Cardiff, which will...

    Newsexplored 25th August 2020
  • Read More
    Coronavirus: Shoppers lost £100m in vouchers expiring in lockdown - Which?

    Views:1 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Shops were closed for about three months, before reopening in...

    Newsexplored 25th August 2020
  • Read More
    Manchester Metropolitan University students forced into lockdown

    Views:1 Related Topics image copyrightGoogle image captionAbout 1,700 students must self-isolate for 14 days Hundreds of university...

    Newsexplored 25th August 2020
  • Read More
    Coronavirus: Children behind rising demand for tests in England

    Views:1 Image copyright Getty Images Demand for coronavirus tests has almost trebled among young children in England...

    Newsexplored 25th August 2020
  • Read More
    Coronavirus: UK pledges £500m to global vaccine-sharing scheme

    Views:1 Image copyright Reuters The UK is to give £500m to a new global vaccine-sharing scheme designed...

    Newsexplored 25th August 2020
  • Read More
    Croydon police officer shot dead named as Sgt Matt Ratana

    Views:1 image copyrightMet Police image captionSgt Matt Ratana was described as a “talented officer” who was “big...

    Newsexplored 25th August 2020
  • Read More
    Covid-19: Household mixing ban for Wigan, Stockport and Blackpool

    Views:1 image copyrightReuters/Phil Noble image captionThe areas join other regions where people are told not to mix...

    Newsexplored 25th August 2020
  • Read More
    Covid: Worker fired for misusing test-and-trace details

    Views:1 Related Topics image copyrightKat Kingsley image captionKat Kingsley said she would be wary of giving out...

    Newsexplored 25th August 2020
  • Read More
    Covid-19: Leeds household mixing ban confirmed by government

    Views:1 Related Topics image captionLeeds was added to Public Health England’s list as an “area of concern”...

    Newsexplored 25th August 2020
  • Read More
    Covid lockdown: Cardiff, Swansea and Llanelli get new restrictions

    Views:1 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption“Don’t treat this weekend as a big blow-out”...

    Newsexplored 25th August 2020
Scroll for more
Tap
data-ad-format="auto">
NewsExplored

NewsExplored - Making sure all the latest news is explored?

Contact us for help

  • Popular

  • Latest

  • Comments

  • Alan Minter: British boxing legend dies at 69
    Sports10th September 2020
  • Teacher Kandice Barber denies sex offences against pupil
    UK2nd September 2020
  • Obituary: Sir Terence Conran
    Entertainment12th September 2020
  • Political parties accept over £250,000 in furlough cash
    Politics3rd September 2020
  • Amy Coney Barrett ‘to be picked by Trump for Supreme Court’
    USA25th September 2020
  • Breonna Taylor: Louisville police shooting suspect held on $1m bail
    USA25th September 2020
  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes first woman to lie in state in US capitol
    USA25th September 2020
  • Lizzo says body positivity has become too ‘commercialised’ and ‘cool’
    USA25th September 2020
  • Les Rehrer says:

    Hello Its me :P and thanks for this post

  • optumrx login says:

    Thank For News.

  • Kent Laatsch says:

    Please let me know if you're looking for a writer…

  • Bob says:

    RT News was where I learned that Erdogan controlled isis.…

Copyright © 2018 Top News Theme. Theme by MVP Themes, powered by Wordpress.

Coronavirus: Norfolk chicken processing plant staff test positive
Coronavirus: Parents’ fears as first schools in England to reopen
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok