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0:00:04 > 0:00:05- In a murder case...
0:00:06 > 0:00:10- ..it's a race against time - to find out what happened.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14- Where, why and who's responsible?
0:00:16 > 0:00:21- I'm Mali Harries. I want to learn - more about a detective's work.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24- The scrutiny and analysis.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- The interrogation and psychology.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39- Tonight on Y Ditectif, - one of the most terrifying cases...
0:00:39 > 0:00:42- ..in Welsh criminal history.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45- The murder - of a 90-year-old widow on Anglesey.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49- An awful case, an unique case.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- We didn't know - who could do such a thing.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- I review the forensic evidence - which led police to the killer.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08- This time, the killer isn't - the only one under the microscope...
0:01:08 > 0:01:10- ..but also the detectives - who caught him...
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- ..and their relentless work - to discover the truth.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- November 2001.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- It was a cold night on Anglesey.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- Unbeknownst to the people - of Llanfairpwll...
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- ..a murderer was walking - along the village's streets.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- By the following morning...
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- ..he had killed a widow in her home.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- On Sunday afternoon, North Wales - police detectives were informed...
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- ..that an elderly lady - had died in Llanfairpwll.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- I reached this location - during that afternoon...
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- ..to be told that neighbours - had entered the house...
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- ..to see how she was.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- They discovered a window - in the back door had been smashed.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- They then contacted the police.
0:02:51 > 0:02:57- The police arrived and discovered - a body inside the house.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- It was Sunday afternoon.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- Two of us were working - in this office, and an editor.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- A member of the public - contacted us to tell us...
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- ..about a heavy police presence - outside a house in Llanfairpwll.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25- The caller suggested we investigate - what had happened, so we did.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- We were informed - that a body had been found.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- There was an unspoken suggestion...
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- ..that this was - a serious and unusual case.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44- Mabel Leyshon. A 90-year-old - pensioner who lived in the house.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50- It became apparent that her death - was neither natural or accidental.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- She had been murdered.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- She'd been stabbed countless times.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- Then, as is the case now...
0:04:00 > 0:04:05- ..the murder - of elderly people isn't common...
0:04:05 > 0:04:10- ..but when it does happen, - it shocks the local community.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- The story spread like wildfire - around the village...
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- ..that a murder had been committed.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- A quiet lady - who kept herself to herself.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- When I would see her, I'd say, - "Hello, how are you?" That's all.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- We didn't know - who could do such a thing...
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- ..and why would they do it.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- An elderly lady, 90 years old...
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- ..murdered in her home.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- Who would do such a thing?
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- I worked on the case - from the very first day.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- At the time, I lived in the village.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- It was apparent that it affected - the whole community.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11- You didn't see people - walking along the streets anymore.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- The community was gripped with fear - at the time.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- The community of Llanfairpwll - was in shock.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- The elderly - refused to leave their homes...
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- ..residents locked their doors.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33- There was genuine fear that - the murderer would strike again.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- After a forensic investigation...
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- ..chilling details about the murder - were released.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- The injuries are probably - the worst I've seen in my career.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- It's very important - we catch this person...
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- ..as soon as we possibly can.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03- The murderer had used a knife - to stab her 22 times...
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- ..before opening her chest - and removing her heart.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- We discovered - that her heart had been removed.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18- It had been wrapped in newspaper, - placed on a plate...
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- ..and blood had been poured - into a saucepan.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- When we discovered the imprint - of a lip on the saucepan...
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- ..that sent a chill - through the team.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- What were we dealing with? - Who are we dealing with?
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- Has someone - tried to drink her blood?
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- The police started searching - for a person...
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- ..who was interested - in the occult or vampirism.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- As detectives at the time...
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- ..we didn't believe - in vampires, Dracula.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03- It was pure fiction, - films we'd watched as children.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- For some people, and when - we investigated it further...
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- ..many people believed - these things were a reality.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- The murderer placed two pokers - at her feet...
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- ..to make the shape of a cross.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- A candlestick had been placed - on the carpet and the mantelpiece.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31- I took a phone call from someone who - wasn't close to the investigation...
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- ..but did know some of the details.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- He told me that the devil - had visited Llanfairpwll that day.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51- It was so horrific, - it was unbelievable.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- Nothing of this kind had ever - happened in the United kingdom.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- We contacted the FBI.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- From their database - of thousands of murders...
0:08:03 > 0:08:08- ..there wasn't one in 200l - where the heart had been removed.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- Answers were needed - as soon as possible.
0:08:23 > 0:08:29- This police video showed how the - murderer had broken into the house.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38- There were key forensic clues - inside and outside the house.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44- On the way out...
0:08:45 > 0:08:50- ..he'd left droplets of sweat, - or something similar...
0:08:50 > 0:08:56- ..in Mabel Leyshon's blood on the - windowsill as you left the house.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- Shoe prints were also discovered.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- One was very evident - on the patio stones...
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- ..as you entered - the rear of the property.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13- Over time, the footprint became - more apparent on the patio stones...
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- ..as moss grew on the surface...
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- ..to reveal a clearer pattern - of the shoe.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25- It matched the footprint found - on broken glass in the house...
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- ..where the murderer had stood.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33- The investigation centred - on identifying the type of shoe...
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- ..and who had worn the shoe.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- If detectives could find the shoe...
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- ..they were hopeful of finding - the murderer.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53- There was a database - relating to footwear...
0:09:53 > 0:09:58- ..so we consulted the database, - we travelled across North Wales...
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- ..and visited every shoe shop.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- Whoever had worn that shoe...
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- ..was more than likely the murderer.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- We had to track down the murderer...
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- ..and find the murderer - as soon as possible.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- There was an underlying feeling...
0:10:23 > 0:10:28- ..that the murderer - could strike again in the village.
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0:10:37 > 0:10:40- In the case - of Mabel Leyshon's murder...
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- ..the strongest piece of evidence...
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- ..was the murderer's shoe prints.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- But what kind of shoe was it - and who wore it?
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- I'm on my way - to a forensics laboratory...
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- ..that has helped British police - to solve criminal cases.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Forensic techniques - are constantly evolving.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- From fingerprints to - the smallest fibres on our clothes.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- It's becoming harder for criminals - to avoid leaving prints.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- They're going to show me...
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- ..how they gather and - analyse evidence from shoe prints.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- What I'll get you to do - once you've put your shoes on...
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- ..is to walk as you would - normally do on the pieces of paper.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- Just to demonstrate a footwear - which we can actually get across.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- That's fine.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- Just imagine - you're walking towards a door...
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- ..to make your dramatic escape.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- If you can actually look here...
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- ..you can see - what you've actually left.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- Even on here.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- You may not - be able to see it clearly...
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- ..but there's - your footwear impression.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- If we take one of your marks...
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- If you want to lift it - from a piece of paper...
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- ..I'll lay the gel lift - on top of it.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- I'll have a look to see - if it's lifted. It may be too soon.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- We'll see what we get.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- Lo and behold, this is the reason - why we use black gelatine lifts.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28- From an unclear mark - on a white piece of paper...
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- ..we get something here...
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- ..which shows - a great deal of detail.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- That's a very clear mark.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- That's a very clear mark.- - You can actually see the wear.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- We can see more of - this textured information here...
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- ..from where the shoe's new.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- Once you wear it, - this fine stippling area...
0:12:48 > 0:12:49- ..starts to wear away.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- Is there a database where you can - see what kind of a shoe it'd be?
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- Yes, there is. - The police hold the main database.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03- We've a selection of patterns, far - more commonly occurring ones too...
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- ..which we use - to actually look at it.
0:13:10 > 0:13:15- What we'll do now is show how - we actually photograph the image.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20- This is the black gel lift - we had previously.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- We illuminate it.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- If you wouldn't mind - turning off the light.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- So if I just click 'shoot' - on here...
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- ..the image will load up.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- There's your shoe mark.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- In the case of Mabel Leyshon's - murder on Anglesey...
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- ..shoe prints were found - inside and outside the house.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- Detectives strongly believed - they were the murderer's prints.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- Though the pattern was clear...
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- ..finding the correct shoe - proved difficult.
0:14:28 > 0:14:34- We happened to be in Cheshire Oaks - around Christmas time.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38- We went into a shop and found - the same pattern on the sole.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- It was the only shoe left, - so we bought it.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- It was a Levi's brand of shoe.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- There's an element of luck - with everything...
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- ..but you have to make your own luck - too within your investigation.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- A month after the murder...
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- ..detectives knew - the murderer wore Levi's shoes.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- However, without a name, - this evidence was of little use.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- Police made - appeals for information...
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- ..in the hope - of gathering more evidence...
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- ..that would lead them - to the murderer.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- One significant call - was made to the police.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- A boy had ben acting oddly - in a party two months earlier.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- He asked a student, - who was at the party with him...
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- ..to bite him on the neck, believing - he would turn into a vampire...
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- ..if she drank his blood.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- This boy was called Matthew Hardman.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- Matthew Hardman - was a 17-year-old youth.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- He lived in Llanfairpwll.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- He was a former pupil of - Ysgol David Hughes, Menai Bridge.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- He was known as a quiet boy.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- He was an art student - at Coleg Menai, Bangor.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- He'd already told a policeman - he didn't know Mabel Leyshon.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19- In January, detectives - went to question him again.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- They were told - he did a paper round...
0:16:22 > 0:16:26- ..and delivered a newspaper - to Mabel Leyshon's home.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30- He lied when he said - he didn't know her.
0:16:30 > 0:16:36- He said he hadn't delivered - a newspaper to her in a long time.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- When I questioned his mother...
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- ..she said he'd only recently - given up his paper round.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- We entered Matthew's bedroom...
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- ..and I immediately spotted - a pair of Levi's shoes...
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- ..under the table.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- When I saw them, - I couldn't concentrate.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- The hairs - on the back of my neck stood up.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- My colleague and I tried - to grab them at the same time...
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- ..because we were so worked up.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16- We asked him if we could take the - shoes and he said that was fine.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- So we took the shoes from there.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- I still remember leaving the house - and saying to my colleague...
0:17:23 > 0:17:25- .."This is the boy - we're looking for."
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- They arrested Matthew Hardman - and interviewed him again...
0:17:31 > 0:17:36- ..while the forensic team searched - his home and bedroom thoroughly.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- It was obvious...
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- ..that he was telling us lies - in the interviews.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- He lied about his movements...
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- ..on the weekend of the murder.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- So we interrogated him - about his story.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- We discovered he was lying.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- We found a knife in his coat pocket.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06- We discovered Mabel's blood - on his knife.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11- Matthew Hardman was - still walking around Llanfairpwll...
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- ..with the knife he used - to kill Mabel.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- He was a very dangerous youth.
0:18:25 > 0:18:31- Hardman's DNA matched the DNA on the - windowsill in Mabel Leyshon's home.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- In August 2002...
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- ..he stood trial - at Mold Crown Court.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- He was found guilty of murder...
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- ..and sentenced to life in prison...
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- ..with a minimum - of 12 years behind bars.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06- The judge said it was difficult to - comprehend Hardman's motive to kill.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- He concluded that vampirism - had become an obsession of his...
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- ..and believed the myth to be true.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- He wanted to live forever.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- He wanted to be immortal.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- That was his belief...
0:19:34 > 0:19:40- ..and that was his motive - for murdering Mabel Leyshon.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- In his bedroom - at his mother's house...
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- ..there was evidence - of an interest in vampirism...
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- ..and images of vampires - found on his computer.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- His parents were divorced and his - father had died suddenly that year.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02- Following the case, a friend said - Hardman had been acting strangely.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09- He started collecting knives after - his father died, just for fun.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14- He stared wearing a long - leather coat around Llanfairpwll.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- I thought he'd turned into a goth.
0:20:23 > 0:20:28- None of the locals believed that - one of them was capable of murder.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- It was a mixture - of shock and relief...
0:20:36 > 0:20:41- ..that they'd found the person - responsible for this.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- People find it hard to comprehend - why he did such a thing.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- This killer was so young - - he was a mere 17 years old.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- How could he - contemplate such things?
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- She was a gentle person...
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- ..who did no harm to anyone.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- Naturally, - some people might have forgotten.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- Many incomers - have since moved to the village.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25- However, many still remember that - such a thing happened in Llanfair.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38- If you asked me if I thought - he was capable of doing it again...
0:21:38 > 0:21:42- ..I'd have to say yes - because I really do believe...
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- ..that Matthew Hardman - would've killed again.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- Tourists - still flock to Llanfairpwll...
0:22:00 > 0:22:04- ..and the community tries to deal - with the murder of Mabel Leyshon.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09- It continues to be one of the most - remarkable cases in Welsh history...
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- ..and one of - the most shocking murders...
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- ..North Wales' detectives - have ever had to deal with.
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