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😱 CHILLING 999 CALL Goes IGNORED: The Murder That SHOCKED Britain | True Crime Documentary 🚨
Mar 29, 2025
🔍 Uncover the haunting story of Nicky and Harry Fuller's tragic end, and the emergency call that could have saved their lives. From mysterious sugar trails to a shocking Ouija board jury, this case will leave you questioning everything you know about justice.
🎯 Keywords: True Crime, Murder Mystery, Criminal Investigation, British Crime, Cold Cases, Police Procedure, Forensic Evidence, Court Drama
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in the depths of a moonlit winter night
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where Shadows dance along frost covered
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streets and Whispers carry Tales of
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Untold Mysteries a single moment was
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about to shatter the quiet facade of an
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ordinary town the air hung heavy with
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anticipation as if nature itself held
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its breath waiting for the events that
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would unfold little did anyone know that
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in the next few hours a chain of events
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would begin that would forever alter the
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lives of those who called this place
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home prologue the unanswered call the
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early morning hush of Wednesday February
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10th 1993 infolded the Sleepy suburbs of
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Sussex England in a gentle cold Mist
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trees along the Main Avenue stood as
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silent Witnesses their bare branches
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silhouetted against a pale sunrise in
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homes across the neighborhood people
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were just easing into the day making
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breakfast trying to shake off the chill
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in the air it was in these unremarkable
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circumstances that a single phone call
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would alter the course of many lives at
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8:02 a.m. the ringing at the emergency
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call Center for
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999 Britain's Lifeline in crises barely
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registered with the Frontline operator
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who had already fielded a handful of
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minor calls that morning she was
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accustomed to routine inquiries
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accidental dials the occasional
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misguided prank her name was Sarah
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witfield a well-trained operator
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recognized by her calm methodical
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approach in high pressure situations yet
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this call was different Sarah picked up
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and for a moment it was quiet then she
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heard what sounded like a muffled scream
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faint scraping and quick panicked
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footsteps she lowered her voice hoping
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to prompt the caller to speak but no one
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did more faint noises seeped through
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like rustling Fabric and distant
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knocking the six-minute call ended
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without a clear words spoken protocol
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demanded that untraceable emergencies be
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dispatched to field officers but that
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never happened Sarah quite certain this
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was a child playing with the phone hung
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up in any other moment perhaps a second
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operator's Intuition or an amplified
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volume on the call might have drawn more
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attention but that morning the line
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simply went dead only later would it
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become heartbreakingly clear that
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someone had tried in vain to cry out for
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help daughters and doubts while the call
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center resumed business as usual Barbara
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Johnson stirred restlessly in her modest
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townhouse a few streets away Barbara was
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a gregarious woman in her late 50s who
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spent much of her free time doting on
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her only child Nicola Johnson known
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fondly as Nikki nearly every day Barbara
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and Nikki would exchange phone calls or
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short visits forging an unbreakable
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mother-daughter Bond Nikki 27 had
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married 5 months ago she had opted for a
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quiet wedding with a handful of people
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in attendance followed by a small
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gathering at a local church
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her husband Harry Fuller was 45 nearly
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18 years older from the moment Barbara
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learned about the age Gap she carried
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lingering apprehensions she worried
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about what others might say or whether
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Nikki would find this older man's
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lifestyle too adventurous Harry though
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had managed to win Barbara's trust by
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demonstrating calm kindness toward Nikki
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he was a self-employed salesman known
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for dealing in used cars sometimes
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expensive ones and prided himself on his
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persuasive charm Barbara eventually
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relaxed seeing that Nikki seemed happier
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more outgoing and more confident since
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the marriage but that morning Barbara
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could not shake a mounting sense of
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dread she hadn't heard from Nikki since
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Sunday the young couple had been
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planning a relaxing weekend possibly
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shopping or visiting friends yet Monday
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had passed without a call so had Tuesday
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by Wednesday morning with still no call
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or message Barbara felt the last vages
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of her patients
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disintegrate at precisely 8:45 a.m. she
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decided to phone Nikki's house the phone
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rang and rang with no answer confusion
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turned to anxiety so she tried again at
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8:50 then 8:55 and every 5 minutes for
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nearly an hour no one picked up overcome
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with a sense of alarm Barbara reached
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out to the store where Nikki worked
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part-time the manager informed her that
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Nikki hadn't shown up that morning and
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hadn't phoned to explain her absence
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that final Revelation tore at Barbara's
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heart Nikki a conscientious and punctual
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woman would never simply vanish without
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letting someone know Barbara called her
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husband Michael Johnson asking him to
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rush home from a work errand by 1: p.m.
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they decided they had no choice but to
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check on Nikki in
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person a quiet
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house at roughly 6:00 p.m. with the
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winter sun already set Barbara and
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Michael arrived at their daughter's
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address a quaint renov ated centuries
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old building along a narrow Lane in
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Sussex the neighborhood boasted closely
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spaced houses each with weathered bricks
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and small front yards Street side a row
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of local shops and an old-fashioned
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butcher Market stretched on one side
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while across the road sat a large school
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Barbara noticed something off
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immediately the couple's car a silver
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sedan that both Nikki and Harry used was
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parked squarely in the driveway if they
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had left town the vehicle shouldn't have
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been there another odd detail all the
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curtains were tightly drawn enveloping
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the house in
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darkness something's wrong Barbara
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murmured she pressed the doorbell no
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answer then she pounded on the door
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silence finally feeling increasingly
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uneasy she peered through the closest
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window she spotted Nikki's handbag near
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the entryway table her keys still on a
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key ring decorated with a small stuffed
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animal rested on the table too the scene
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suggested that Nikki was still inside or
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at least she had been not too long ago
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unable to contain her fear Barbara
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called the police within 20 minutes two
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uniformed officers arrived Barbara
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explained the circumstances half
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pleading for them to force open the door
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the officers complied prying it open
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with a crowbar after repeated attempts
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to get someone inside to respond the
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door gave way with a gentle crack they
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stepped into the silent hallway each
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officer balancing the need for caution
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against the fear that every second might
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be
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critical a Grizzly
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Discovery inside the house was eerily
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calm the kind of quiet that makes one's
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skin crawl the main living area led into
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a cozy kitchen and just beyond it was a
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narrow Corridor that opened to a utility
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room the first officer flicked on the
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lights the overhead fixture blinked to
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life revealing the normal trappings of
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daily life a sofa a small television a
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table with an empty coffee mug nothing
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in that moment suggested the horror soon
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to be revealed when the officers stepped
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deeper into the hallway they froze two
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human feet protruded from the doorway of
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the utility space the form was partially
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obscured by the washing machine one of
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them called out police is everything all
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right but received no response Harry
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Fuller lay slumped Against the Machine
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legs sped on the floor staring blankly
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at the ceiling a pool of congealed blood
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surrounded him the officers immediately
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checked for a pulse there was none Harry
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had suffered multiple gunshot wounds one
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near his collarbone and others to the
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Head a black leather jacket had been
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draped across his face concealing some
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of the injuries an officer swept the
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small utility room shining his
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flashlight methodically along the walls
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no one else was in the room half choked
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with Dread Barbara and Michael stood
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near the kitchen's threshold eyes wide
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with shock as the officer turned to them
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gesturing for them to remain at a
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distance then bizarrely they noticed a
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telephone in the main Corridor half off
8:15
the hook spattered with blood threads of
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scarlet on the lenium floor formed a
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smeared Trail following it the officers
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reached the kitchen area where chairs
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were overturned and a cup of cold coffee
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teed on the edge of the counter another
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door stood a jar leading into a second
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hallway that was where they found Nikki
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she was lying on her side wearing what
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appeared to be a robe a blood soaked
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sheet had been draped across her face
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similar to how Harry's face was covered
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she had also been shot several times
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including a fatal wound to the face at
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close range the cruelty of the scene
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struck everyone silent barbar fell to
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her knees tears streaming down her
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cheeks a mother's anguish painted across
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her face
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the investigation begins forensic teams
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and homicide detectives arrived on the
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scene within the hour yellow police tape
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cordoned off the area casting
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otherworldly glow under the street lamps
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of that old Sussex Neighborhood News of
9:14
the tragedy spread quickly among
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neighbors who gathered behind the
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tapeline in quiet horror detective
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inspector Evelyn Clark a seasoned
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investigator with a calm demeanor
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stepped into the kitchen the cold air
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from outside slipped through the open
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door rustling scattered papers and cloth
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Clark examined the victims with a
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measured efficiency speaking softly to
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her team they took photographs collected
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shell casings and painstakingly combed
9:42
every inch of the rooms for Clues they
9:45
soon learned from Barbara and Michael
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that the last time they'd spoken to
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Nikki was Sunday afternoon the couple
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Nikki and Harry had dinner plans that
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evening with friends nothing unusual had
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been mentioned no concerns voiced in
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indeed neighbors reported hearing no
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loud altercations or shouts over the
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preceding days everyone described Nikki
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a and Harry as cordial and friendly
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although Harry's background as a used
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car dealer and his occasional boast
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about financial prowess sparked a few
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quiet rumors yet the most confounding
10:18
detail was the phone line in the
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corridor it remained partially off the
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hook stained with blood as if someone
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had attempted to make a desperate call
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one Detective Ive suggested that Nikki
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might have tried to phone for help but
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if she did where was the record of the
10:35
call Echoes of a
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999 call in the days following the
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murders the local police force scoured
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phone records to see if an emergency
10:45
call had indeed been made to their
10:48
surprise that Wednesday morning there
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had been no documented report from
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Nikki's address it seemed that if a call
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was made it never reached the proper
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channels at the local station soon
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enough however an astute detective
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decided to check with the central
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999 dispatch he dialed the operation
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supervisor requesting that they search
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their logs for any unsolved or abandoned
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calls on February 10th
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1993 the dispatch manager pulled audio
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from their archives indeed at 8:02 a.m.
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a call had come through with only faint
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sounds captured heavy breathing a
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distant cry and strange muffled stirring
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the operator who had handled it was
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Sarah Whitfield she had ultimately
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deemed the call accidental and cut it
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off when officers listened to the
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recording their Collective blood ran
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cold in the background they could hear
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what might be the faint echo of gunshots
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or perhaps pounding they could discern
11:49
the scraping of a phone receiver against
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the floor there was also an indistinct
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female moan which under forensic audio
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enhancement sounded like an attempt to
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speak the the call lasted six agonizing
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minutes no consistent words were formed
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but the raw Panic was crystal clear that
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call tragically had never led to a
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police response piecing together Alibis
12:13
detectives swiftly moved on to
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dissecting Nikki and Harry's personal
12:16
lives if both had been shot at close
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range the attacker might have been
12:20
someone they knew someone they would
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have let into the house without a
12:24
struggle motive One Financial
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dealings Harry had a reputation for
12:30
buying and selling luxury cars some
12:33
neighbors claimed he was unbelievably
12:35
charismatic but also secretive he
12:37
disliked using Banks believing them
12:40
untrustworthy and often bragged about
12:42
storing large amounts of cash in his
12:44
house could it have been a robbery yet
12:47
the house wasn't ransacked drawers were
12:49
closed and valuables were left untouched
12:52
at least on first glance motive two past
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relationships Harry had been married
12:58
three times before each marriage ending
13:01
in divorce could a vengeful ex partner
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have targeted him and what of Nikki's
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acquaintances she had few for she was
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described by her mother as a gentle
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introverted Soul a delicate English Rose
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as Barbara liked to say motive three a
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hidden enemy some suggested Harry might
13:19
have crossed someone dangerous indeed
13:21
used car dealers sometimes dealt with
13:23
unsavory figures rumors circulated that
13:26
one such associate had served time for
13:28
violent offense fences as detective
13:31
inspector Clark worked the case field
13:33
interviews with neighbors bore puzzling
13:35
fruit two different Witnesses reported
13:37
seeing unfamiliar Vehicles near the
13:39
Fuller residence that morning one
13:42
described a dark Jaguar parked down the
13:44
street while another remembered a cream
13:46
colored Ford a few neighbors recalled
13:49
glimpsing one or two people in dark
13:51
clothing approaching the back entrance
13:53
near the communal parking area behind
13:55
the row of tow houses their statements
13:57
were unspecific Tangled in the natural
14:00
confusion of memory timing was also
14:03
questionable since Harry had reportedly
14:05
been seen buying cigarettes at the
14:07
corner shop at around 8:30 a.m. that
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meant any suspicious visitors would
14:12
either have to intercept him on route or
14:14
wait for him to return the strange
14:17
powder during the forensic examination
14:20
investigators noticed a mysterious white
14:22
powder on Harry's clothes and on the
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floor around him initially they
14:27
suspected it might be a narcotic
14:29
possibly cocaine pointing to a drug deal
14:31
gone wrong yet lab tests revealed that
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the powder was innocuous simple sugar of
14:37
all things why sugar some theorized it
14:42
could have spilled from a kitchen shelf
14:43
during a scuffle another idea was that
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it had been deliberately planted to
14:48
mislead investigators into thinking that
14:50
drugs were involved the confusion over
14:53
whether it was sugar or narcotics fueled
14:56
even more rumors at the same time a
14:59
large sum of cash did appear to be
15:01
missing from the house heightening the
15:03
suspicion that money was the primary
15:05
motive a neighbor confirmed he had
15:08
recently paid Harry about 13,000 in 20b
15:11
notes for a nearly new Sedan detectives
15:15
discovered only a meager 210b in Harry's
15:18
wallet if the robbery Theory were
15:20
correct the criminal had been brutally
15:22
efficient in grabbing the cash yet
15:24
surprisingly uninterested in other
15:27
valuables the light of Harry Fuller as
15:31
the Press got hold of the story they
15:33
painted Harry Fuller as a man of
15:35
paradoxes creative charismatic but also
15:38
shrouded in Secrets several of Harry's
15:41
former Associates claimed that he
15:43
sometimes traded cars with questionable
15:45
origin one partner recalled a dispute
15:47
that nearly turned violent over a
15:49
possibly stolen vehicle another friend
15:52
who recognized Harry's fear of betrayal
15:55
said he had a habit of changing his
15:56
phone number frequently police
15:59
discovered that Harry had switched his
16:00
landline at least three times within the
16:02
last year he also installed a personal
16:04
recording device on the phone set to
16:07
capture both incoming and outgoing calls
16:10
this device would eventually become a
16:11
focal point in the
16:13
investigation the phone recorder when
16:16
technicians analyzed the custom phone
16:18
recorder found beneath the living room
16:20
sofa they recovered about 49 minutes of
16:23
audio Harry had apparently saved certain
16:26
calls voluntarily but the recorder ALS
16:28
also captured many conversations by
16:31
default these recordings were incomplete
16:33
some mids sentence others abruptly cut
16:36
off a few calls proved mundane Car Sales
16:39
leads telemarketing offers one call from
16:42
a man who identified himself only as
16:44
Colin bristled with tension on the
16:47
machine Colin accused Harry of a
16:49
wrongdoing and threatened retribution
16:52
initially it appeared a probable motive
16:55
however upon thorough investigation
16:57
Colin was found to have an alibi and
16:59
that call was dated months prior another
17:02
conversation left investigators more
17:04
intrigued on the final segment of the
17:06
tape Harry talked to a Steve the two men
17:09
spoke jovially about meeting early in
17:11
the morning of February 10th Harry
17:13
invited him over at 8: a.m. praising
17:15
Steve's gentlemanly nature the call
17:18
ended with Harry telling Steve he was
17:20
looking forward to it who was this Steve
17:23
police checked Harry's contact lists
17:25
only to find half a dozen individuals
17:27
named Steve or Steven with potential
17:30
ties to him they systematically tracked
17:32
them down most either had a rock solid
17:35
Alibi or insisted they had not spoken to
17:37
Harry in months the search for the
17:39
mystery Steve looked increasingly
17:41
fruitless then out of nowhere the rumor
17:45
mill buzzed with a name Steven young an
17:48
insurance broker who had done sporadic
17:50
business with Harry in the
17:51
1980s some old acquaintances said the
17:54
pair had reconnected recently to discuss
17:56
the automobile Market but why would they
17:58
meet at 8:00 a.m. on a Wednesday enter
18:01
Steven young detectives located Steven
18:04
Young's residence and arrived to
18:05
question him at first he claimed he had
18:08
no connection to Harry and insisted he
18:10
was at work the entire day on February
18:13
10th however after repeated inquiries he
18:17
admitted having a casual business
18:18
relationship with Harry Fuller though he
18:21
insisted he had not visited Harry's
18:23
house on the day of the murders police
18:25
discovered a host of suspicious details
18:27
about Steven Young he was deep in
18:29
financial trouble facing debts that
18:32
could lead to lawsuits he boasted a
18:34
collection of firearms though he lacked
18:36
licensing for most of them Witnesses in
18:39
the neighborhood vaguely recalled seeing
18:41
a man near the Fuller residence matching
18:43
Steve's age and description when the
18:46
investigating team pressed him further
18:48
young shifted his story in a second
18:51
interview he confessed that he had
18:53
indeed arranged to visit Harry's house
18:55
that morning to show him a high value
18:57
sports car on on behalf of a client he
19:00
claimed to have arrived around 8:20 a.m.
19:03
but after getting no answer at the front
19:05
door he wandered the neighborhood
19:07
returning around 8:40 according to him
19:10
the curtains were still closed and no
19:12
one answered fearful of missing work he
19:15
left never suspecting anything was a
19:17
miss his account conflicted with other
19:20
evidence particularly the corner shop
19:22
CCTV footage that showed Harry
19:24
purchasing cigarettes at 8:30 a.m.
19:27
suggesting Harry was still alive and out
19:29
of the house at that time if Steven had
19:31
been loitering nearby why didn't he see
19:34
Harry why was he lying about his initial
19:36
claims these inconsistencies elevated
19:39
Steven young to Prime Suspect yet
19:41
suspicion alone does not secure a
19:44
conviction detectives scoured his home
19:46
and discovered a disturbing Arsenal
19:49
beneath a child's bed they found a
19:51
loaded pistol they also uncovered a
19:54
staggering quantity of ammunition in the
19:56
basement most shocking of all were
19:58
materials consistent with the production
20:00
of homemade bullets similar to the ones
20:03
used in the murders still the murder
20:06
weapon itself a 32 caliber gun was not
20:10
found at Young's residence the sugar
20:13
like powder too remained
20:16
unexplained investigators suspected that
20:18
the missing stash of cash might have
20:20
gone to pay some of Young's debts indeed
20:24
the day after the murders bank records
20:26
indicated that young had deposited 6
20:28
,000 in 20b notes into his account
20:31
precisely the kind of bills Harry had
20:33
received from a neighbor young claimed
20:36
the money was from a personal savings he
20:38
kept in a safe at
20:39
home trial and
20:42
outrage in Fall 1993 prosecutors brought
20:46
Steven young to trial on charges of
20:48
murdering Harry Fuller and Nicola Nikki
20:50
Fuller n Johnson the case was largely
20:54
circumstantial no eyewitness placed him
20:56
at the scene at the time of the
20:57
shootings and the murder weapon remained
21:00
missing nonetheless the sum of
21:02
conspiratorial evidence seemed
21:04
compelling opportunity young admitted he
21:07
planned to visit them early that
21:10
morning motive overwhelming debt and
21:13
knowledge that Harry kept large sums of
21:15
cash at home ammunition link the bullets
21:19
matched the kind that young could
21:20
produce lies and contradictions young
21:24
changed his statements multiple times
21:27
mysterious deposit
21:29
the timing of depositing a large amount
21:31
of 20b notes into his bank account the
21:34
defense tried to cast doubt on the
21:35
timeline questioning whether the local
21:38
CCTV cameras had accurate timestamps and
21:41
pointing out that no direct Witnesses
21:43
saw young fire a weapon they suggested
21:46
the possibility of two unidentified men
21:48
in the area referencing the neighbors
21:50
contradictory Recollections of different
21:52
car models the trial gained considerable
21:55
media attention cameras parked outside
21:58
the courthouse each day broadcasting
22:00
updates Spectators whispered about the
22:03
bizarre call that was never transferred
22:05
to the police the question lingered if
22:08
help had arrived sooner could Nikki have
22:11
been saved then the biggest controversy
22:14
struck after days of evidence
22:16
presentation the jury retired for
22:18
deliberations among them was Adrien
22:21
Marsh a 24-year-old who took her role
22:24
seriously unbeknownst to everyone on the
22:27
night before their final decision
22:28
decision four members of the 12-person
22:30
jury indulged in late night drinks at
22:33
the hotel where they were sequestered
22:35
eventually divining on a Ouija board to
22:37
summon the spirit of Harry Fuller
22:41
according to a later whistleblower this
22:43
group claimed they asked Harry's ghost
22:45
who killed you the planchet spelled s t
22:50
v when word of their occult experiment
22:53
reached the judge the defense erupted in
22:55
protest and the media seized on the
22:58
Scandal
22:59
the judge declared a mistrial outraged
23:01
at the impropriety journalists called it
23:04
the Ouija board jury Fiasco and the
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public expressed shock that such a
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serious matter could be tainted by
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drunken
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Superstition a second trial a shattered
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family Barbara Johnson stricken by grief
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found the Fiasco crushing for her the
23:22
evidence was clear her daughter and
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son-in-law died because someone wanted
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quick cash she didn't care about the
23:28
bizarre antics of the jury she wanted
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Justice a retrial was scheduled meaning
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the families would have to revisit the
23:35
Dreadful facts of the murders once again
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on the second trial's commencement the
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prosecution methodically laid out the
23:43
same case this time the new jury was
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carefully instructed on their duties the
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star moment arrived when the prosecution
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showed the enhanced audio from the
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999 call although the words were not
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decipherable experts testified that
23:59
faint blasts and moaning verified a life
24:01
ore struggle Steven young took the stand
24:04
in his own defense under
24:06
cross-examination he introduced a new
24:08
claim he said he actually entered the
24:11
Fuller home that morning found Harry
24:13
dead and saw a shadowy figure lurking
24:16
upstairs terrified he ran from the house
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choosing not to call
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999 because he feared being implicated
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given his firearm store and bullet
24:26
making Pastime yet this Revelation
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clashed severely with the timeline if
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Harry was buying cigarettes at 8:30 a.m.
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he couldn't be discovered dead any
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earlier the more young explained the
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deeper he seemed to entangle himself in
24:41
contradictions charged with these
24:43
inconsistencies Steven Young's defense
24:45
team struggled the newly impanel jury
24:48
deliberated for 3 Days ultimately they
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delivered a unanimous guilty verdict the
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judge sentenced Steven young to life
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imprisonment for the murders of Harry
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Fuller and Nichol Fuller with no option
25:00
for early parole continued controversy
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and appeals even so the case refused to
25:06
rest Skeptics picked apart the evidence
25:09
claiming it was purely
25:11
circumstantial they pointed to the
25:13
possibility of an Undiscovered
25:14
accomplice or a more vicious criminal
25:17
ring some believe that the presence of
25:19
the sugar-like substance and the
25:21
covering of the victims's faces
25:23
suggested a ritualistic element rather
25:26
than a simple burglary
25:28
others believed someone with a deeper
25:30
Grudge manipulated Steven young into
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taking the fool over the following
25:35
decade Young's defense team attempted
25:37
multiple appeals introducing new angles
25:40
one such plea focused on Advanced
25:42
forensic audio analysis of the 999 call
25:46
a lab claimed that at least two distinct
25:48
sets of footsteps could be heard
25:50
indicating more than one assent another
25:53
argument cited the possibility that
25:55
Harry had acquired enemies far more
25:57
dangerous than financially desperate
25:59
insurance broker each appeal however
26:02
failed to overturn Young's conviction
26:05
prosecutors reiterated that the simplest
26:07
explanation remained the most plausible
26:10
A desperate man saw an opportunity for
26:12
quick money confronted Harry at the
26:14
house murdered him then turned on Nikki
26:17
when she became a witness the sugar in
26:20
their Theory spilled during the
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confrontation in the kitchen or from a
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bag used to camouflage the theft
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aftermath and reflection in the Years
26:30
following the trial Barbara Johnson
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worked tirelessly to keep Nikki and
26:34
Harry's memory alive she spoke at local
26:37
events on the importance of emergency
26:39
dispatch protocols urging people never
26:41
to ignore suspicious calls alongside
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Community organizers she helped push for
26:47
revised guidelines at 999 call centers
26:51
emphasizing the need to deploy a rapid
26:53
response unit whenever there's
26:55
uncertainty her tireless advocacy led to
26:58
renewed training hoping to avoid future
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tragedies like the disastrous
27:02
non-response to her daughter's final
27:04
call the old townhouse where the crime
27:07
occurred changed owners several times
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some claimed the place was haunted
27:12
others dismissed it as local gossip
27:15
neighbors over the years placed flowers
27:17
near the walkway turning it into an
27:19
informal Memorial site Michael Johnson
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never truly recovering from the loss
27:25
quietly tended to these flowers on
27:27
anniversaries though he avoided public
27:29
attention as time rolled on the
27:32
complicated Legacy of the Johnson Fuller
27:35
murders lingered in local lore some
27:38
pinned blame exclusively on Steven young
27:41
others insisted that a more Sinister
27:43
Force remained at large that Harry had
27:45
been involved with dangerous criminals
27:48
but official records marked the case as
27:50
solved and closed a lesson in tragedy
27:54
this case became a touchstone in True
27:55
Crime circles a glaring example of of
27:58
how small oversights can have Monumental
28:01
consequences one single phone call
28:03
misinterpreted led to a fateful delay in
28:06
police response by the time Barbara
28:09
arrived that evening it was far too late
28:11
for her daughter and son-in-law the
28:13
lessons extended beyond the phone call
28:16
the murder investigation reminded
28:17
everyone of the precarious line between
28:19
rumor and evidence of the ease with
28:22
which desperate individuals might commit
28:24
Unthinkable acts and of the Heartbreak
28:26
Unleashed by a single violent deed in a
28:29
close-knit
28:31
community
28:32
epilogue 30 years have passed since that
28:35
snowy February morning the memory of
28:38
Nicola Nikki Johnson and Harry Fuller
28:40
has not faded people still share the
28:42
story of Barbara's phone calls in that
28:44
ill-fated 999 dial they discuss the
28:48
vehement controversies swirling around
28:50
Steven Young's guilt the atrocious Act
28:52
of a jury's drunken Seance and the
28:55
Heartbreak of an entire community that
28:57
felt the shock wave
28:59
the house where everything happens
29:00
stands quietly in Sussex its walls
29:03
having seen unspeakable tragedy the
29:06
phone line is gone replaced by updated
29:08
technology the neighbors have changed
29:11
the children who once attended the
29:12
nearby school have grown life moves on
29:15
yet within some dusty Archive of audio
29:18
recordings the 6-minute 999 call still
29:21
exists a silent plea echoing Through
29:24
Time a final Testament to the fleeting
29:26
opportunity to save innocent lives for
29:30
those who spend their evenings reading
29:31
about Unsolved Mysteries or who watch
29:34
late night broadcasts analyzing real
29:36
crime stories it remains a poignant
29:39
reminder every moment counts every call
29:42
should be heed every life has value
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