The Murders at White House Farm

On 7 August 1985, the bodies of Nevill and June Bamber; their daughter Sheila and her two young sons, Nicholas and Daniel, were discovered at their home, White House Farm in Essex. They had been shot dead. It seemed a straightforward case of murder-suicide. A semi-automatic rifle was found on Sheila's body; a bible lay at her side. The windows and doors of the farmhouse were secure, and the Bambers' son, Jeremy, had called the police after claiming to receive a phone call from his father, who told him Sheila had 'gone berserk'. But a dramatic turn of events was to disprove the police's theory and, in October 1986, Jeremy Bamber was convicted of killing his entire family. He has always maintained his innocence. Drawing on interviews and correspondence with those closely connected to the killings, including Jeremy Bamber himself, Carol Ann Lee brings astonishing clarity to a complex and emotive case. The Murders at White House Farm is a gripping account of one of Britain's most notorious crimes.