In The Dark Blood Relatives, Episode 4
Nov 11, 2025
A bloody Bible and an inside-locked manor set the tone for a deep dive into a perplexing crime scene. Investigators question the accuracy of courtroom photos and whether key evidence was mishandled. A silencer becomes a pivotal item, but doubts arise about its discovery and handling. Compelling lab records hint at multiple blood types complicating the prosecution's narrative. As mystery unfolds, a recently uncovered witness might shed new light on a case buried for decades.
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Reporter Gets Access To Case Files
- Heidi Blake describes receiving a vast digital repository of Jeremy Bamber's case files from his defence team.
- She calls herself a document nerd and begins digging for evidence the jury never saw.
Photographs May Not Reflect Original Scene
- Photographs of Sheila with a Bible propped were central to the prosecution's staging theory.
- Firearms officers later raised concerns the Bible and Sheila's body were not in the same positions they remembered.
Lead Investigator Moved The Bible
- Detective Sergeant Neil Davidson recalls Inspector Ron Cook handling the Bible before photographs were taken.
- Davidson says Cook picked it up, looked, then hurriedly put it back where he thought it had been.