Murder of Carole Packman

Carole Packman
Born
Veronica Anne Thornton

c. 1945
UK
DiedJune 1985 (aged 40)
OccupationEngineer
Known forVictim of murder
SpouseRussell Causley
Children1

Veronica Anne Packman (née Thornton, c. 1945 – June 1985), known as Carole Packman, was a 40-year-old British woman who disappeared from her home in Bournemouth, England in June 1985.[1][2] Her husband, Russell Causley (né Packman),[3] was found guilty of his wife's murder, but her body has never been found.[4]

On 12 December 2022, Causley had the first public parole hearing in British history.[5][2] Samantha Gillingham, the couple's daughter who has campaigned for years to keep her father in prison, called the decision to hold a public hearing "momentous".[6]

In January 2023 the Parole Board concluded that Causley should be released again and he left prison in February that year, subject to release licence conditions.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ Williets, Ben (21 September 2021). "The murder of Carole Packman, killed by husband Russell Causley, to feature on TV show". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Missing wife 'killed by husband'". BBC News. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  4. ^ Brown, Faye (30 November 2021). "Murderer who refused to reveal where he hid wife's body back in jail". Metro. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  5. ^ Goldman, Andrew (12 December 2022). "Killer says he burned wife's body and 'disposed of remains in hedgerows around town'". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ^ "'There isn't a more deserving person for this than her. She needs this'". Bournemouth Echo. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  7. ^ "My father Russell Causley killed mum in 1985 – he still won't say where she is". BBC News. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Bournemouth murderer Russell Causley released from prison". Bournemouth Echo. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).