Forensic scientists reveal the 'lucky' discovery that helped prove Ian Huntley murdered 10-year-old schoolgirls Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells in new Channel 5 documentary The Soham Murder Trial documentary airs on 27 June, at 9pm on Channel 5 READ MORE: Former head boy who was set to study law tells Channel 4 documentary his life has been ruined by 'one little slip' after he was jailed for plotting revenge attack following the murder of his friend By Alanah Khosla For Mailonline Published: 18:21 BST, 25 June 2024 | Updated: 18:21 BST, 25 June 2024 e-mail View comments Forensic scientists have revealed how their discoveries led Ian Huntley to be found guilty of murdering 10-year-old schoolgirls Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells. The 50-year-old school caretaker killed the 10-year-old girls at his home in Soham, Cambridgeshire, in August 2002, in a case that shocked Britain. Holly and Jessica had been at a family barbecue when they went to walk to a nearby shop for sweets - and their bodies were found nearly a fortnight later in a ditch.
Now, a new Channel 5 documentary has delved into the work of Professor Patricia Wiltshire and Dr Andrew Mocrieff, which led to Huntley's lifelong incarceration for the double murder. Discussing his work on The Soham Murder Trial, Andrew said: 'I have never worked on a case that was lucky enough to produce such a clear, simple, and incontrovertible answer as this enquiry.' A new Channel 5 documentary explores the work of Professor Patricia Wilts.