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In the ninth episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of Lee Ford.
In August/September 2000, Lee Ford murdered his 36-year-old wife Lesley Ford in Carnkie, Cornwall, along with four of her children from her first marriage.
Lee initially buried all five bodies in a woodshed at the bottom of their garden before re-burying two of the bodies in a field in Treluswell, Cornwall.
On May 24, 2001, Lee was handed five separate life sentences at Bristol Crown Court with a minimum term of 27 years.
He will be eligible to apply for parole in October 2027.
You can find Nicki Budden's petition to keep Lee Ford behind bars here:
https://www.change.org/p/government-ensure-a-killer-stays-inside-never-comes-out
Intro music:
David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'
https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusic
My recording equipment:
Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone
Cloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1
Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface
Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm
Sony CX450 Handycam
Recorded in:
Hindenberg PRO
Edited in:
DaVinci Resolve 17
You can purchase 'The Serial Killer's Book of Haiku 2' by Rose Bundy here:
References:
Becquart, C. (2021, October 12). Murderer Lee Ford who killed family in Carnkie could be released in coming years. CornwallLive. Retrieved April 7, 2022, from https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/murderer-lee-ford-who-killed-6040589
Christodoulou, H. (2021, November 23). My sister was executed by her monster husband who killed her four kids – he must never get out of jail. The Sun. Retrieved April 7, 2022, from https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16818959/husband-killed-wife-four-children-release-prison/
Documentary investigates Cornwall murders. (2012, November 28). ITV News. Retrieved April 7, 2022, from https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/update/2012-11-28/documentary-investgates-cornwall-murders/
Family killer gets life. (2001, May 24). BBC News. Retrieved April 7, 2022, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1348982.stm
Ferguson, E. (2021, October 12). Petition over Lee Ford Carnkie murders in Cornwall prison sentence. Falmouth Packet. Retrieved April 7, 2022, from https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/19641183.petition-lee-ford-carnkie-murders-cornwall-prison-sentence/
Gibbs, G. (2000, October 7). Killings shock Cornish hamlet. The Guardian, 13. Retrieved from Newspapers.com.
Gusmaroli, D. (2000, October 6). Police find fifth body as stepfather charged with murder. Evening Standard, 7. Retrieved from Newspapers.com.
Kelso, P. (2001, May 25). Man who garrotted his family gets life. The Guardian, 5. Retrieved from Newspapers.com.
Parry, A. (2021, November 2). 11 Fascinating Facts You Didn’t Know About Cornwall. Sykes Holiday Cottages. Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://www.sykescottages.co.uk/blog/fascinating-facts-about-cornwall/
Pook, S., & O’Neill, S. (2000, October 6). Missing family found dead in woodshed. The Daily Telegraph, 13. Retrieved from Newspapers.com.
Savill, R. (2001, May 25). Husband with a secret garrotted his family. The Daily Telegraph, 13. Retrieved from Newspapers.com.
Standard Reporter. (2001, May 24). Strangled one by one, wife and four children. Evening Standard, 6. Retrieved from Newspapers.com.
SWNS. (2021, November 21). Carnkie child killer Lee Ford could be released soon. Falmouth Packet. Retrieved April 7, 2022, from https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/19731805.carnkie-child-killer-lee-ford-released-soon/
