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A review by serenityyou
Babes in the Wood by Peter James, Graham Bartlett
4.0
Babes in the Wood is a true account of the murder of two 9-year-old girls, back in 1986. The book is written by one of the detectives. It takes us through what happened on the day of the girl's deaths and how the crime scene was found and the days afterwards.
Russell Bishop was their prime suspect, but when the case came to trial, he was let free.
Around 3 years later a 7-year-old girl is brutally attacked and she survives and Bishops name comes up at the suspect. He admits what he did but refuses to admit to the first two girls.
He is re-trialled for the Babes in the woods murders 32 years after they happened and he is found guilty. But to this day he says he didn't do it and it was Barry, one of the girls' dad.
I really enjoyed reading this book and it was a real eye-opener, as I had heard about this case on the news, but never really knew the details of it. In my opinion, I think that they have the right guy and I am glad justice has finally been served for the girls' families.
4/5 stars for me.
Russell Bishop was their prime suspect, but when the case came to trial, he was let free.
Around 3 years later a 7-year-old girl is brutally attacked and she survives and Bishops name comes up at the suspect. He admits what he did but refuses to admit to the first two girls.
He is re-trialled for the Babes in the woods murders 32 years after they happened and he is found guilty. But to this day he says he didn't do it and it was Barry, one of the girls' dad.
I really enjoyed reading this book and it was a real eye-opener, as I had heard about this case on the news, but never really knew the details of it. In my opinion, I think that they have the right guy and I am glad justice has finally been served for the girls' families.
4/5 stars for me.