Ian Huntley

British child murderer (1974–2026)

On 4 August 2002, two 10-year-old girls, Holly Marie Wells and Jessica Amiee Chapman, were lured into the home of a local resident and school caretaker, Ian Huntley, in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England. Both children were murdered – most likely by asphyxiation – and their bodies disposed of in an irrigation ditch close to RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. The bodies were discovered on 17 August 2002.

Ian Huntley Inquest Suspended

Ian Huntley Inquest Suspended The inquest into child killer Ian Huntley's death has been suspended after a fellow inmate was charged with his murder.