The murders at White House Farm

Light spilled from the windows of White House Farm and inside a dog whimpered as Essex Police approached on 7 August 1985. When they entered they found the bodies of Nevill and June Bamber, their daughter Sheila and her two young sons. It looked as if Sheila had shot them all before turning the gun on herself.

As the media destroyed Sheila's reputation, horrified relatives became suspicious of her brother Jeremy's behaviour. Had he committed the murders in order to inherit from his wealthy parents? Dramatic new evidence suggested he had, and he was convicted the following year. He has always protested his innocence.

Drawing on extensive new research, including correspondence with Jeremy Bamber. Carol Ann Lee describes the years of rising tension in the family that culminated in the murders, and takes us through the twists and turns of the investigation and trial. Scrupulously fair, 'The Murders at White House Farm' is an absorbing portrait of a family, a time and a place, and a gripping account of one of Britain's most notorious crimes.

NB: There is a strap-line on the cover, 'Jeremy Barber and the killing of his family. The definitive investigation', but this does not appear on the title page so the book is catalogues as is printed there.