Colin Sutton remembers how he felt face to face with the serial killer who murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler.
The Met’s senior police officer was about to charge Levi Bellfield, one of the UK’s most notorious criminals, with murder – and the pressure to catch him had been immense.
Bellfield kidnapped and murdered 13-year-old Milly in March 2002, but it will be several years before his implication in his death is taken into account.
Milly Dowler was murdered by Levi Bellfield in 2002
The nightclub doorman then killed 19-year-old Marsha McDonnell, who was beaten to death a few feet from her home in February 2003.
A year later, Bellfield struck again by assassinating French student Amélie Delagrange with a hammer on Twickenham Green in August 2004.
Bellfield had also attempted to kill Kate Sheedy, 18, by knocking her down in May 2004, leaving her with horrific injuries including a ruptured liver and a collapsed lung.
Mr Sutton, the senior officer in charge of investigating the murder of Miss Delagrange, gathered the evidence to catch Bellfield and ultimately linked the three murders.
Bellfield murdered Amélie Delagrange in 2004
He is dubbed “The Real Manhunter” in a Sky Crime documentary series that details the meticulous work that brought Bellfield to justice, who is currently serving two life sentences, meaning the killer will never be released.
It was during this series that Mr Sutton sheds light on the “ongoing battle” between the police and Bellfield as he attempted “various tricks” with detectives while being questioned.
• Bellfield’s bizarre behavior during police interviews
One of his most bizarre acts was to turn his chair to face the wall of the interrogation room.
Mr Sutton, who was watching his colleagues conduct the interview in another room, says he first smiled because he had never encountered this behavior from a …
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Source: news.sky.com
This notice was published: 2021-07-13 09:19:00
