BBC was warned of author’s claim to possess missing clothes of child murder victim
Summary
The BBC was warned by whistleblowers that true crime author Christopher Berry-Dee claimed to have had the missing clothes of Karen Hadaway, a child murder victim from 1986, which the BBC lost. The clothes were last confirmed in BBC custody in 1991 but went missing later, and Berry-Dee said he obtained and burned them. Multiple women have accused Berry-Dee of sexual and violent crimes, which he denies.Key Facts
- Karen Hadaway and her friend Nicola Fellows were murdered in Brighton’s Wild Park in 1986.
- The clothes Karen was wearing were collected by journalist Martin Bashir in 1991 for a BBC documentary but were later lost by the BBC.
- The loss of the clothes was acknowledged by the BBC, which apologized and paid compensation to Karen’s mother.
- Christopher Berry-Dee, a true crime author, claimed in the 1990s and 2000s that he had Karen’s clothes and offered DNA testing to the family.
- Berry-Dee reportedly received the clothes with the family’s permission before they were given to Bashir, but then again claimed to have obtained them later and said he burned them.
- Berry-Dee has faced allegations of sexual and violent offenses but has not been convicted.
- The BBC’s whistleblowing unit and senior leaders were informed about Berry-Dee’s claims but decided to take no further action after investigation.
- Tim Davie, then BBC director general, apologized publicly for losing the clothes after being questioned by parliament.
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