The Essex Boys Case

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William George Jasper - The Officers Notes

Monday 15th Jan 1996.

0800. MS office.
0900. To MPD Woodford.
1335. Enqs re SWF murder.
Forest Gate Pst liase
DC Garrett Vernon re William George Jasper
1420. interview room Forest Gate inc.
PC 537 Chapple DC Vernon and Jasper.
1820. Notes re above Forest Gate canteen inc. PC Chapple statement

At 2.20pm 15/1/96 PC Chapple and DC Vernon saw the defendant Jasper in the i/v room at Forest Gate.
Introduced ourselves.
The defendant was viewing a map of the Essex area.

A. Where was shooting?

Q. Indicated to the A130 in the area of Howe Green.

A. Just getting my bearings.

Q. Describe the area you’re talking about?

A. There’s a car sales place nearby they sell funny sounding cars there’s also a Rail station and a bridge.

Q. What can you give us then?

A. I took someone up there in a motor they picked up 4 Kilo of Co***ne.

Q. Anything else?

A. Yes the geezer dropped something in a river on the way back.

Q. Where did you pick up the bloke?

A. Woodford area.

We went on to ask why he wanted to give information. He replied- “I’ve heard I might be next.”

PC Chapple (2) Q. A lot of people pass information which turns out to be rubbish so we need something from you more definite.

A. Does the name Gale mean anything then?

537 Q. No not that I’m aware of.

A. Then you must be barking up the wrong tree.

Q. What do you want out of this?

A. These are serious people this is serious s**t. I’ll stand up in court and point them out to you, but I want looking after.

Q. Tell us everything you know and we can decide where to go from there.

A. I can take you out to where I dropped him off.

Arrangements were made to drive Jasper into the E.P.D in order for him to identify the location in question.

At 3.10pm we left Forest Gate Police station.
DC Vernon, myself and Jasper.
Pc Chapple following in another vehicle.

Having left the police station Jasper directed us to Palms Motel on the A127 at Hainault area.
As we drove past he said “That’s where I picked him up.”

As we approached the slip road for Upminster & Cranham the defendant said “ Off here”.
We went off at this slip road and drove in the general direction of Upminster town centre.

At Corbet Tye Road he directed us to turn into it, we continued along this road where he said “There’s a cab firm up here where I dropped him to go and see someone.”
He identified the premises as Windmill Cars.
He said “he walked up the side and collected something.”

Q. What time was this?

A. 11 - 11-30pm.

Jasper requested we got back the way we had come.

Q. Where to now?

A. Billericay.

We then retraced our route back onto the A127.
Having continued along the A127 he directed us to turn off at Nevedon to Wickford.
We drove out to the Rettendon Turnpike at his direction.

At the roundabout.

Q. Which way now?
(Weather heavy fog and dark) he indicated right

South on the A130.
As we passed the Battlesbridge turning he said “should’ve gone there.”

We continued A130 until the next turning on the left. We drove off there into Battlesbridge.
As we approached the bridge he said
“there’s a ‘give way’ sign the other side and the garage is just round the bend”.

At his direction we drove back to the Rettendon T/P.
There I said - “Which way?”

A. “Up there” (indicating North on the A130).

We continued on the A130 through Rettendon down past the Hanningfield crossroads.
He said - “I remember the crossroads.”

We continued to the petrol filling station by the Plough P.H.
He requested that we go back.
As we drove along the A130 before the Hanningfield crossroads, he said - “That farm must be round here”
I said - “in the area yes but I’m not telling where”

We continued to Rettendon where we turned left into Woodham Road at his direction.
We continued along this road until he said -
“that’s it back there on the left”

We had just passed a junction road called Rectory Lane. So we turned around and came back. He directed us up the lane until we reached a metal gate that led to a field.
He said - “That’s it this is where I dropped him off “

Q. What did you do?

A. I turned the motor round came back and waited for him.

Q. What’s at the end of the lane?

A. I don’t know.

Q. What were you driving?

A. Fiat Uno Turbo.

Q. What was this man wearing?

A. Blue tracksuit Trainers and a white roll neck top.

Q. Are you sure this is the spot?

A. Yes.

Q. Which way did you go back?

A. Back to the end of the road and left to a roundabout.

We then drove at his direction to the roundabout by South W Ferrers where we turned around and took the new Woodham Rd back to Rettendon.
As we approached the Turnpike roundabout He said - “I drove up there the wrong way on the way back” he was indicating the ‘one way road’ from Battlesbridge.

Q. Where now?

A. Battlesbridge.

Q. You said the man dropped something in a river where was that?

A. Go through Battlesbridge.

As we approached Watery Lane he said - “off here”
We drove along Watery Lane for about 1/4 mile.
He requested we stop on a bend in the road where there was a Stile into a field.
“He went over there with it he was gone 8 to 10 minutes.”

We then drove back to Forest Gate.

1925 -2105 NOTES Interview room ie PC Chapple DC Vernon

During this interview we spoke about the information he was passing and whether he would be willing to provide a statement and give evidence at court.
He said he was willing to go all the way.
It was pointed out that we wanted to record the conversation and he eventually agreed to having a taped interview.

At 8.05pm tapes were inserted in the machine by which time DC Vernon had vacated the room.
The tape reference was 01 KF/ 8096/96 ref ???/1.
During the course of this interview the defendant was arrested for conspiracy to supply controlled drugs. The interview concluded at 2030hrs.

At the conclusion of the interview he wanted to know what action would be taken with him, whether he would be treated as a witness or not.
He was advised we would seek advice on the matter. He was returned to the custody sergeant.

2300 off duty.

Tuesday 16th Jan 1996.

0800. MD office
0900. SWF office
Liase DI Harrison
0940. To Forest Gate
1030. Stratford Me re Jasper CPS Mr L????
1415. Es**rt Jasper to Rayleigh
1458. Arrive Rayleigh custody
1720. To I/V room ic PC Chapple and Jasper.
1930. Notes re above.

At 5.20pm 16/1/96 we saw the defendant Jasper in interview room No1 at Rayleigh Pst.
Prior to commencement of I/v we were interrupted by custody sgt GAMMON solicitor on phone for Jasper.
Jasper allowed private consultation with Mr HARRIS.
At 5.29pm Jasper returned to I/v room.
At 5.32pm again interrupted as Mr Harris phoned again to speak to Jasper.
Jasper left the I/v room to speak to Mr Harris.
Jasper returned at 5.34pm.
At 1737 tapes placed in machine.
After 1 1/2 mins after introduction machine was playing up because faulty.
Tapes stopped as loud buzzing and continuous.
At this point we continued speaking to Jasper in relation to a shooting incident that had occurred in the Canning Town area where he witnessed the body of a man in a car boot who had been shot in the head.
The man had subsequently been found on Rainham Marshes.
He said the man’s name was Whitehead.
He said a man named Stanley Wise was responsible for disposing of the body.
He further added that three men were arrested Stone, Wise & Khan.
This conversation came about as we were trying to establish his credibility.
Jasper had indicated that we didn’t believe what he was saying and he was trying to continue as he had a lot of knowledge regarding criminal’s activities.
He was asked if he had any phone numbers for GAYLE and ACKERTY.
He requested to use a phone to gain some information he was allowed to do this at 6.15pm.
They were not obtained.
He returned to the I/v room at 6.28pm.
During this period Jasper requested what was going to happen to him regarding his information and whether he would be looked after, we discussed the options of him being in protective custody of decisions having to be made by supervisory officers as a result of what he was saying.
At 1900 the interview was completed. Chinese meal was supplied £5.60.
2030. Off duty.

Weds 17th Jan 1995.

0800. MD office
0835. Rayleigh /Newspapers / Chocolate / Coke supplied to Jasper via Custody Sgt.
0915. S.W.F office
Liase with DI Harrison
1100. To Rayleigh Custody
1101. To I/v room
Jasper ic PC Chapple
Tape ref 42JO/134/96
133395 RAS/2
1209. Tape concluded
1345. Out / Enq’s Jasper
1420. Return
1430. Supplied Refreshments /Puzzle Book
/ pen £3.36.
1435. Notes Re Above.

At 1.45pm Jasper was conveyed to Rectory Lane where we asked him to again identify the location where he alledged to drop off Dean Ackerty.
He confirmed this as the same place.
We drove the full length of Rectory Lane and then returned back to Rayleigh Police Station.
On route back Jasper said - “There’s something else but it will drop me in the s**t as well”
PC Chapple said - “It’s up to you if you want to tell us anything else”
He said - “As we got near the lane, Dean said he was going to get rid of the three of them. When he came back to the motor he said they’re 3 brown bread.
I couldn’t do anything about it I could not get out of it.”
1515. S.W.F office
1650. Rayleigh liase Custody
1730. Off duty.

Thursday 11th January 1996.

1300. Office ??? - Enq’s MPD
2100. Benfleet Railway Station meet informant
2130. Off duty.

Friday 12th January 1996.

0800. ??? Office
0900. Enq’s MB - Chelmsford
1830. Off duty.

Saturday 13th January 1996. RD
Sunday 14th January 1996. RD

Monday 15th January 1996.

0800. Office ???
0900. S.W.F office
1335. Forest Gate Police Station ref William George Jasper liase DC Vernon.
Notes as per DS1721 Sandford PNB 34 Pages 77 to 91 inclusive - corroboration of all mentioned - except conversation in vehicle between JASPER and DS SANDFORD although route was the same as I followed in unmarked Police vehicle.
2300. Off duty.

Tuesday 16th January 1996.

0700. Office ???
0900. Office S.W.F
0940. To Forest Gate Police Station ref JASPER - court STRATFORD Magistrates,
3 day local custody of JASPER
Conveyed to Rayleigh Police St.
14:58. Arrive Rayleigh.
1720. I/v room JASPER i/c DS SANDFORD.
As per DS 1721 PNB 34 Pages 92 - 96 inclusive - signed as corroboration of events
2030. Off duty.

Wednesday 17th January 1995.

0800. Office ???
0835. Rayleigh Police Stn
0915. Office S.W.F
1100. Rayleigh Custody
1101. I/v JASPER i/c DS1721 tape - Ref 42JO/134/96. Master 133395/ RAJ/2.
1102. I/v concluded.
1103. Outside enq’s JASPER taken to scene of murders - pointed out a lane Rectory Lane. SWF.
1420. Returned to Rayleigh.
Off duty.

Thursday 18th January 1996.

0800. Office ???
0900. Office S.W.F enq’s Murder.
1830. Off duty.

Friday 19th January 1996.

0800. Office ???
0900. Office S,W.F - Enq’s Ref Murders.
1600. Off duty.

Monday 22nd January 1996.

0800. Office ???
0900. Office S.W.F - Enq’s Ref Murders.
1900. Off duty.

Tuesday 23rd January 1996.

0800. Office ???
0900. Office SWF - enq’s ref murders.
1900. Off duty.

Wednesday 24th January 1996.

0800. Office ???
0900. Office SWF - Enq’s ref murders.
1830. Off duty.

Thursday 25th January 1996.

1200. Office ??? - Enq’s ref murders.
1201. Off duty.

Friday 26th January 1996.

0800. Office ???
0900. Office SWF
1130. Westham - Enq’s ref murders.
1600. Off duty.

Saturday 27th January 1996. RD
Sunday 28th January 1996. RD.

Monday 29th January 1996.

0800. Office ???
0900. Office SWF - Enq’sy ref murders.
1930. Off duty.

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Statement of William George Jasper (16.17/1/96)

One of the three in the Range Rover owed Patsy CLARK 300,000 pound from stolen cash from the Security Express Robbery. He was withhelds mate from working on the doors and doing a bit of minding.

This cash was to be laid down until Clark got out. When he got out they said the cash had gone missing. Clark did not like this, so he asked’s withheld to sort something out as Clark don’t like to be fu**ed. So withheld had a word with GALE to see what he could sort out. Gale sorted out a drug deal for 4 kilos of co***ne that comes to 132,000 pound, street value a lot more.

Me Gale[aka Bill] and withheld had a meeting at a restaurant in Woodford that they use. Gale said we can’t rob them as there will be come backs. So withheld said we might have to take them out of the game. Gale said lets just rob them.
Gale said to me do you want to earn five large for doing the driving. I said yes he told me to pick withheld up on the 5th I think of December at the Palms Hotel at about 10 to 10.30pm. This I did.

Withheld got into the car, he had Reebok trainers on Blue tracksuit and a white half neck jumper. He also had with him a Black and Gold head sports bag.
We then went to Upminster Bridge to meet Gale. Withheld got out and went round the back of the shops with Bill.
About 5 minutes later withheld came back with the holdall then he gave me directions to the gate where I showed you yesterday. He got out but before we went to the gate down the lane we stopped at a pub car park in Battles for about one and a quarter hours.

This led us up to about 11.45pm we left the pub or just past the pub in the same road as the pub.
We went to the lane, withheld got out to have a p**s I looked in the bag that was on the passenger’s front floor.
In it was a pump 12 guage and a 14 shot fully auto Browning.
He then went away for about 20 minutes then come back and got the holdall at about between 12+1245am maybe a bit later maybe one, he was gone for about 30 minutes.

In the meantime, I went down the lane for about 20 yards and turned round. I did not see any houses as I did when I took the Police Officers there. I think it was the right gate that withheld come back over. Anyway when withheld got in the car at Palms he put his mobile phone on the dashboard of the Uno Turbo that I had picked up from outside the Peacock gym in Caxton Street Silvertown Way London E16. The car was an E registration grey metallic in colour. The door was open and Gale told me the keys would be above the sun visor which they was.

Also another thing when withheld got in at the Palms hotel I noticed he was wearing surgical gloves the type they use in hospitals. I said to him mind you don’t put your dabs on anything [meaning] fingerprints. His reply was don’t intend to, when he told me to go to Upminster Bridge I said where the f**k is that, he showed me the way.

The Peacock gym belongs to Patsy Clarks number one soldier [ie] withheld he has already arranged a killing of a car showroom owner by the name of Tony Whitehead who also fu**ed Clark for cash. They was to go and take some of his high performance cars but Whitehead was there so they took him as well.
One thing led to another and he had to be killed anyway enough of that.

Getting back to the late hours of the 5th and early hours of the 6th Tuesday night Wednesday morning when we was driving in the Uno Turbo.
We was talking about the good old days in Tenerife when me and withhelds mate withheld used to sell speed out there. When we was driving withheld got out a roll of cover [ie] about a gram of co***ne worth about 50 pounds if you was to buy it on the street. He gave me a snort and he had a snort then he put it back in his tracksuit top pocket. As I said when he got out down the lane to have a p**s I looked in the bag on the floor.

As I said before there was a sawn off pump action shot gun about 18 inches long. The shotgun I believe was already in the bag when he got in at Palms hotel on the A127. Because when he opened the door he threw it down on the floor with a thud and I believe when he met Bill GALE, Gale gave him the Browning 14 shot auto. I don’t know for sure but for him to meet Gale he had to be picking something up. I’ve worked with Gale and a Browning is his favourite tool [ie] gun.

We then left Gale and drove to Battles Bridge. Withheld did not say too much he seemed deep in thought. When we parked down by the pub withheld was just sitting there with his hand slotted inside each other. I said to him give us a bit more cover [co***ne] he said he needed it, and that was that. I was sat there down the lane with withheld next to me then withheld got out the rap of co***ne snorted the lot from the rap and put it back in his.

As I said before withheld went away for about twenty minutes he come back snorted the co***ne picked up the black and gold bag and left me sitting there. I did not think much about the gun’s as it is normal practice to take guns on drug meets just in case one tries to have the other over. So I did not think twice about it.

I think he left me at about 12/1230/1245 he come back about 30 minutes later maybe a bit longer I not to sure. With him he had the black and gold holdall and a ruck sack about 12” by 18” the type you put over your arms with the bag at the back.
He opened the door with his left hand, because he had both bags in his right hand. He got in put both bags between his legs and said let’s go. I left the lane and turned left got to a big roundabout went round and come back on another road just before the next big roundabout. I done a left up a one way I was going up it the wrong way only for about 50 yards. Then I saw the main road to my right. I did not take the main road I carried I went under a bridge I now know to be a railway bridge. I then went back past the pub where we was maybe 45 minutes earlier.

As I was travelling away from the pub which was now on my right we come to a little bridge. I went flying over it and withheld shouted you should of give way there. I said shut up bruv there wasn’t f**k all coming. I was driving and did not see the give way sign that was on the road.

Thinking back he must have been there before to know that there was a give way sign because I didn’t see it as it was a dark night. I went round to my left and past a Proton Motor Company. Withheld told me to slow down a bit as I was going about 50 to 60 mph. He then got on his mobile and his words was Bill its sorted I’ve got the cover see you at Mortons. That’s a winebar near South Woodford then he hung up and put the phone in the ruck-sac not the headbag.

We went to Woodford South I stop outside the wine bar at about 2 o’clock. Think he got out and took the ruck-sac Gale see us pull up come out took the ruck-sac from withheld and got in a Green sort of colour Rover new shape. I believe the Rover to belong to withheld brother Martin. Gale drove up the side of me on my passenger side I undone the electric window and he told me to take the car back to where I got it from and to leave the key where I got them from above the visor. He told me to meet withheld at Mortons wine bar at 10 o’clock the next night. I took the car back to the Peacock gym left it just inside the forecourt next to a brick wall then went home.

I went out the next day and did not hear about the killings until early evening. I was on my toes all evening [ie] looking over my back, I went to meet withheld at the wine bar. I got there about 9.45pm he was here already. He got me a large Jack Daniels and coke and told me to let him go to the toilet give it half a minute then follow him in the toilet cubicle.
We had a snort of co***ne then he pulled out a chunk of money and gave it to me, as he gave it to me I said to him [you c**t you took them out of the game] last night. He then looked at me with a smurky grin and said ‘what are you a cozzer’ [ie] policeman. Asking questions that meant don’t ask questions so I left it at that.
When I took the car back the head bag was still in the car, the shot gun was still in it but the handgun was gone. Withheld must have put it in the ruck-sac with the co***ne and phone.

In the last two weeks I’ve been getting feedback from people saying Gale is going round saying I’m a grass. If certain people believe him, I will end up dead and a witness out of the way. So, I got in touch with Police and am making this statement of my own free will and will attend court and back this up. No police officer has put any of these words into my head.
I’ve wrote this statement of my own free will and will back it up in court.

W Jasper Tuesday January 16th 1996

I must add to this statement that I did not know there was going to be 3 killings. I was there just to help a pal pick up some co***ne namely 4 kilo’s of white powder and drive him back. I’m not silly and I know withheld done the killings because we was the only one’s there that night and I stayed in the car.
I believe the car was put in a crusher, but I don’t know what happened to the black and gold bag with the shot gun in.

So when withheld got out of the car to give Gale the ruck-sac he was still wearing the surgical gloves. But as he was walking towards the wine bar he took them off and put them in his track suit bottoms pocket. Then a split second later Gale pulled up the side of the Uno Turbo that I was in and told me what to do with the car. I believe they will try to get rid of me[ie] kill me because I know too much. So, I feel that in my best interest is to help the police.

When news gets out that I’m in Essex Police custody the s**t will hit the fan. Because we are talking about people that will shoot someone and think nothing of it. So I feel this is the best thing to do, [ie] give evidence against them not to save myself from prison but to save my own life.

W Jasper DOB 19/3/64 Wednesday January 17th 1996 [gives a time could not read it]
Must add to this statement that no police officer has put any words into my head.
They have not told me to say anything in this 12 page statement and have treated me fair.

I William George JASPER have made this statement of my own free will- Wednesday 17th January 1996

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26/02/96 - STATEMENT OF JOHN SEBASTIAN BURNS

I am a Licentiate of the Royal Society of Chemistry. I have been employed as a Forensic Scientist since 000066. I carried out general forensic work until 000077. Since that date I have specialised exclusively in the forensic examination of fi****ms and related items.

On 071295 at the request of the Essex Police, Chelmsford, I attended the scene of a shooting incident near White House Farm, Rettendon; Essex. I was informed that earlier that morning three deceased males had been found sitting in a Range Rover F424NPE, having sustained gun shot wounds to the head; the Range Rover was located down a farm track several hundred yards from White House Farm.

I examined the scene in conjunction with DI HUGHES. of the Essex
Police, the pathologist Dr P LANNAS and Mr I JOHNSON of this laboratory.

The Range Rover was located near the end of a farm track fringed by bushes and small trees; the front of the vehicle was some 5 yards (4.58 metres) from a padlocked metal farm gate beyond which the track continued across an open field. Blood had apparently dripped from the vehicle, particularly at the nearside, and had run down into puddles of water towards the farm gate. Five 12 bore cartridge cases were on the ground by the vehicle, one near the front offside wheel, two some 3 ft (approx 1 metre) from the vehicle's mid point at the offside, and two in the region of the nearside rear corner.
The three deceased were sitting in the vehicle, the driver and front passenger, who, I was informed, were respectively Craig Anthony ROLFE and Anthony TUCKER, each being sat in an upright position apart from the position of the head, the driver having his right hand on the steering wheel, the passenger having his hands in a relaxed position on his lap, and the left foot partially crossed on top of the right.

The rear passenger, who I was informed was Patrick Terrence TATE, had been sitting near the middle of the rear seat and had fallen towards the nearside of the vehicle, his head resting on the bottom edge of the rear nearside door window, the glass of which was bloodstained and crazed, with the lower and rear portion having fallen out.

In view of the snow covered and muddy conditions at the scene the vehicle with the deceased still in situ was conveyed to the police garage at South Woodham Ferrers for further examination. Removal of the bodies revealed that all three had sustained severe head injuries consistent with having been caused using a shotgun. A further shotgun wound was observed in the right side of the torso of the rear passenger, TATE.

There was much blood inside the vehicle with splattering of blood and tissue on many of the interior surfaces particularly towards the front nearside. Close range shotgun damage had been caused to the front offside edge of the driver's head rest the damage being consistent with the pellets having continued on to cause injury to the driver's head or face. Two fired shotgun cartridge cases were in the vehicle, one on the floor near the rear offside door, the other in the front offside door pocket. Fragments of plastic cartridge wadding were present, two on the dashboard and one each on the driver's left arm rest, the front nearside footwell and the rear nearside footwell.
Several pellets were also present in various areas of the front interior of the vehicle. No gunshot damage other than to the headrest was observed within the vehicle.

On the following day I attended the post mortem examination of the deceased which was carried out by Dr LANNAS at the Chelmsford and Essex Hospital, Chelmsford. The following gunshot injuries were
noted:

TATE (REAR PASSENGER)

(a) A superficial wound across the back of the head, damage being
caused to the scalp only.

(b) A large stellate entry wound in the head behind the left ear. Fragments of apparent powdered glass were adhering to the hair and skin close to this wound.

(c) An entry wound in the right side of the chest just above waist level. The pellets had travelled upwards and slightly forward relative to the body in a normal upright position. Cartridge wadding and pellets were removed from the internal damaged tissues relating to wounds (b) and (c).

TUCKER (FRONT PASSENGER)

(d) A shotgun entry wound close to the centre of the back of the head level with the ears.

(e) Two adjacent entry wounds in the right side of the face, the upper one being level with the eat, the other slightly lower.
These three wounds all showed effects caused by shotgun cartridge wadding at short ranges. Wadding from three cartridges, and a quantity of lead pellets, were recovered from within the head.
Associated with these injuries were a large split in the scalp above and behind the right ear, and severe disruption of the lower jaw.

ROLFE (DRIVER)

(f) A shotgun entry wound located behind the top of the right ear.
(g) A large superficial wound extending from the right side of the neck to the middle of the right cheek, and measuring some 4.7 x 2 inches (12 x 5 cm). Associated with the wound were individual pellet holes at its upper and front margins, and black marks on the skin at its lower margin and further down the side of the neck. Splitting of the skin and underlying tissue had occurred between the eyes, and extending down the nose, and also to the left of the left eye. A cartridge wad and a quantity of pellets were recovered from within the
head.

All of the gunshot injuries observed on the three deceased persons were consistent with having been caused by discharges from a shotgun at close range.

RECEIPT OF ITEMS

On 081295 the following items were received from DC BETTIS at the Chelmsford and Essex Hospital Chelmsford:

PSB5 Cartridge case from nearside
PSB6 Cartridge case from nearside
PSB7 Cartridge case from offside
PSB8 Cartridge case from offside
PSB9 Cartridge case from offside
On ground at scene near Range Rover F424NPE

PSB23 Cartridge case from rear offside footwell
PSB24 Cartridge case from driver's door pocket
Inside Range Rover F424 NPE

On 121200 the following items were received at the laboratory from the Essex Police.
Range Rover F424 NPE

PSB25 Piece of cartridge wadding from dashboard
PSB26 Piece of cartridge wadding from dashboard
PSB27 Piece of cartridge wadding from front nearside footwell
PSB28 Piece of cartridge wadding from driver's left armrest
PSB29 Piece of cartridge wadding from rear nearside footwell

Patrick Terrence Tate
PAL2 Swab from hair
PAL4 Wad and pellets from torso
PAL8 wad and pellets from head

Antony Tucker
PAL11 Wad and pellets from head

Craig Antony Rolfe
PAL16 Swab from bottom of face wound
PAL17 Swab from right side of neck
PAL19 Wad and pellets From head
PAL24 Piece of wad from head

Butterfields Lodge
Butterfields Lane
Latchington

RCS1 Shotgun
RCS2 Shotgun
RCS3 Shotgun
RCS4 Shotgun
RCS5 Shotgun
RCS6 Shotgun
RCS7 Shotgun

On 151295 the following further item was received from the Essex Police:
CJE1
Revolver and cartridges - 49 Gordon Road, Basildon

PURPOSE
My examination has been carried out to ascertain the following:
How many weapons, of what type, were used in this incident?
What type of ammunition was used?
From what range and positions were the shots fired?
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Can any connection be established between this and other outstanding shooting incidents on file at the laboratory?
Were any of the shotguns (RCS1-7) used to fire any of the recovered cartridge cases?

What is the classification of the revolver and cartridges (CJE1)?

Is there any connection between the revolver (CJEl) or the sub machine gun (GF1), referred to in my statement of 140296, and any outstanding crimes on file at the laboratory?

EXAMINATION OF ITEMS

My examination has been conducted with the aid of scientific support staff.

A full record of the work undertaken is contained within casenotes made at the time of the examination and these are available, for inspection if necessary, at the laboratory.

CARTRIDGE CASES (PSBS - 9, 23, 24)
These are derived from seven 12 bore "Vantage cartridges, marked for a loading of No. 7 and a half size lead shot. Cartridges of this type are manufactured by the Hull Cartridge Company. I have examined firing marks on them microscopically and I am satisfied that all seven were fired using the same firearm, almost certainly a pump-action or self loading 12 bore shotgun.

CARTRIDGE WADS, PIECES OF WADDING, AND PELLETS (PSB25 - 29; PAL4, 8, 11, 19, 24)

The wads and pieces of wadding are derived from a minimum of seven fired plastic wads of the type loaded into 12 bore "Vantage* shotgun cartridges. The weight of the numerous recovered pellets conform to that of No. 7 and a half size lead shot, as marked on the fired cartridge cases described above.

SWAB (PAL2) FROM HAIR OF TATE
Many very small glass fragments are present on this swab.

SWAB (PAL16) FROM BOTTOM OF FACE WOUND AND (PAL17) FROM RIGHT SIDE OF NECK OF ROLFE
Chemical reactions indicative of the presence of firearm discharge residues were obtained from the swab (PAL17); no reactions were obtained from the other swab.

SHOTGUNS (RCS1-7)

These were seven 12 bore shotguns as follows:
RCS1 - Monte Carlo double barrel
RCS2 - Greener G.P. MkII
RCS3 - Wi******er Model 101
RCS4 - Czechoslovakian double barrel
RCS5 - J. I. Langley double barrel
RCS6 - Wi******er Model 1400
RCS7 - Franchi self-loading

No connection has been found between any of these shotguns and the fired 12 bore cartridge cases (PSB5-9, 23, 24) -

REVOLVER AND CARTRIDGES (CJE1)

The revolver is a Hi-Standard Double Nine 0.22 inch rim fire revolver, serial mark W10441, which is in working order and functioned normally when test fired.

The cartridges consist of nine Wi******er 0.22 inch rim fire bulleted cartridges suitable for use with the above revolver. One of them has been test fired in the revolver with normal results.

The revolver and cartridges respectively constitute a 'firearm" and
"ammunition" which are subject to the requirements of section 1 of the Fi****ms Act 000068.

OUTSTANDING CRIMES
• No apparent connection has been found between the seven 12 bore cartridge cases (PSB5-9, 23, 24) and any items on the outstanding crimes file at this laboratory or the Metropolitan Police Forensic Science Laboratory.

No connection has been found between the revolver (CJEl) or the sub machine gun (GF1), referred to in my statement of 140296, and any items on the outstanding crimes file at this laboratory. The results of similar checks being carried out at the Metropolitan Police Forensic Science Laboratory will be passed on as soon as possible.

COMMENTS AND CONCLUSIONS
Having considered the results of the above findings and my observations at the scene and post mortem examinations I have formed the following opinions.

(1) Eight shots form a 12 bore shotgun appear to have been fired at the scene, two into the right side of the face of TUCKER,
(front passenger) and one into the back of his head; two into the right side of the head and face of ROLFE (driver); three at the rear passenger (TATE) - one into the right torso, one across the back of the head, and one into the left side of the head.

(2) Most of the shots appear to have been fired from close range through the open rear offside door of the vehicle, one of the shots to the head/face of ROLFE first passing through the right hand corner of the driver's seat head rest.

(3) The shot fired across the head of TATE appears to have passed through the glass of the rear nearside door. The shot into his head appears to have been fired from the nearside of the vehicle through this same glass. The angle of the shot into
his right torso suggests he was in a position similar to that in which he was found when this shot was fired.

(4) Seven fired shotgun cartridge cases found at the scene/ in the vehicle are derived from 12 bore "Vantage* cartridges loaded with No. 7 and a half size lead shot and manufactured by the Hull Cartridge Company.

(5) All seven cartridge cases have been fired using the same weapon, probably a pump or self-loading shotgun having a large capacity magazine. However, the use of a gun with a smaller magazine capacity which would have required reloading during the incident cannot be discounted. The likelihood of a large capacity magazine and the appearance of the fired wads suggest the use of a gun with a full length (ie not shortened) barrel.

(6) The recovered wadding and shot from the bodies and the vehicle are consistent with having been derived from the fired cartridge cases.
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(7) It is not possible to state with any certainty in what order the shots were fired. However it may be a reasonable assumption that one shot was fired at each victim in turn before the other shots were fired.

(8) No apparent connection has been found between the fired cartridge cases and any items on file on the Outstanding Crimes File at this laboratory or the Metropolitan Police
Laboratory.

(9) No apparent connection has been found between the recovered fired cartidge cases and the guns (RCS1-7) •

(10) No apparent connection has been found between the revolver (CJEL) or the sub machine gun (GFl) and any items on the Outstanding Crimes File at this laboratory.

The results of further checks in the Metropolitan Police Forensic Science laboratory will be passed on as soon as possible.

J S BURNS SIGNED