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The Channel 4 documentary Being Maxine Carr focuses on the lasting public outrage at Carr's efforts to pervert the course of justice following the Soham murders, and how numerous women across the UK have been falsely accused of being Carr. This documentary was first broadcast on 14 December 2007.
- Both c. 4 August 2002 (aged 10), Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
- Victims of child murder
Aug 4, 2022 · Maxine Carr was granted lifetime anonymity after providing child killer Ian Huntley with an alibi for the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. It was twenty years ago today that...
Oct 17, 2023 · Maxine Carr's life now as mum in seaside town with 'besotted' husband - Mirror Online. Maxine Carr's story is being told on Netflix in drama Maxine, which charts how and why she...
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Maxine Carr was born 'Maxine Ann Capp' on 16 February 1977 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire – she later changed her surname to Carr in an attempt distance herself from her absent father. Growing up, it's reported that Carr struggled with food and her weight, and suffered from disordered eating, as well as low confidence and shyness. She received poor grade...
On 4 August 2002, Wells and Chapman decided to go for a wander after having a barbecue at Wells' house. The 10-year-old best friends hadn't told anyone where they were going, but Wells' mum grew concerned when she realised they had left and not returned. On their walk, the pair came into contact with Huntley who lured them into his cottage, later g...
During the search for Wells and Chapman, Huntley alleged that he had encountered the girls on their walk, claiming that the pair had stopped on his doorstep to ask questions about Carr's recent application for a full-time position at their school. As one of the last people to see the girls alive, Huntley gave numerous interviews to the press – but ...
When Wells and Chapman disappeared, Carr lied during the investigation by telling police that she was at home with Huntley at the time the girls vanished – although she later admitted during a police interview that she said this to fake an alibi for her boyfriend. Cracks began to appear in her cover story when she gave a TV interview in which she s...
On 20 August 2002, Huntley was charged with two counts of murder and later, after a two month stint in a psychiatric unit and time in high security prisons, his high-profile trial commenced at the Old Bailey on 5 November 2003. Over a month later, on 17 December 2003, Huntley was found guilty by the jury and sentenced to two life terms imprisonment...
After her release from prison, Carr moved into a safe house and was granted lifelong anonymity as well as being given a new identity. At court, her defence had argued that there was an "overwhelming case" for this move, and she is one of only four former prisoners in the UK to be protected by lifelong anonymity. The other three are Mary Bell, Rober...
Feb 20, 2024 · Here’s What We Know About Where Maxine Carr Is Now. Channel 5’s new series explores her relationship with Soham murderer Ian Huntley. by Maxine Harrison. Updated: Feb. 20, 2024. Originally...
- Maxine Harrison
Aug 4, 2022 · His girlfriend Maxine Carr was also jailed in 2003 after being found guilty of conspiring to pervert the course of justice for giving him a false alibi. How was Ian Huntley caught? Attention...
Oct 18, 2023 · The story of Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr is the subject of Channel 5 drama Maxine, which has been released on Netflix.. School caretaker Ian Huntley was sentenced to life in prison in December ...
