Holly and Jessica- Angels

Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman were best friends.
They both lived in the village of Soham in Cambridgeshire, where they went to St Andrew's Primary School.

They went missing on Sunday 4 August 2002, when they were both 10 years old.

The girls were big David Beckham fans and were wearing matching red Manchester United tops with his name on when they disappeared. David Beckham even made a public appeal for the girls to come home.

Both the girls were friendly and popular, and Holly particularly loved music, and Jessica loved to swim.

There was a huge hunt for them all around Soham, led by the police and helped by hundreds of their friends and neighbours. Sadly, their bodies were found two weeks later on 17 August.



The story of Holly and Jessica's disappearance

Sunday 4 August 2002
After returning from a holiday Jessica plays at Holly's house.
The enjoy a family barbeque, before going upstairs to play.
They latter leave the house, none of the adults recall them asking to go out.
When Holly fails to arrive home at her curfew her parents raise the alarm
Both girls are missing

Tuesday 6 August 2002
Footie star David Beckham appeals for the girls to return home.

Thursday 8 August 2002-
Police release CCTV of the two girls

Saturday 10 August 2002
Police use two young actresses to stage a reconstruction of the girls' last known moves.

Friday 16 August
The girls parents hold a news conference aimed at finding there children

Saturday 17 August 2002
The bodies of the girls are found in a ditch at Lakenheath Suffolk.
Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr are arrested.

Sunday 18 August 2002
Local people gather at St Andrew's Church in Soham for a special service for the girls.
The police say they are as certain as they can be that the bodies are those of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.

Wednesday 21 August 2002
Police charge two people in connection with the deaths of the girls.
The Soham school caretaker, Ian Huntley, is charged with the murder and his girlfriend Maxine Huntley is charged with lying to the police.

Sunday 25 August 2002
Police say they have found what they think are clothes that the two girls were wearing when they disappeared.

Tuesday 8 October 2002
Doctors decide Ian Huntley is mentally fit to stand trial.

Wednesday 16 April 2003
Ian Huntley pleads not guilty to the murders. Maxine Carr pleads not guilty to lying to the police.

Monday 27 October 2003
Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr attend a pre-trial hearing at the Old Bailey.

Monday 3 November 2003
The trial of Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr begins at the Old Bailey.

Tuesday 11 Novermber 2003-
The juriors are taken to see the ditch where the girls were found.

Wednesday 17 December 2003
Ian Huntley is found guilty of murdering both Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells.
Maxine Carr is found not guilty of helping Ian Huntley in relation to the deaths of the girls but guilty of lying to the police about what happened.
Huntley was given two life sentences by the judge.
Maxine Carr was sentenced to three and a half years in jail, but she's already been there for 16 months waiting for her trial. That means she might be out of jail in a couple of years.

She was later released and given a new identity

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[adawaaaravaeasa]

what is wrong with you all? why would you make this video?

[Lost1Jazz]

@adawaaaravaeasa I made this video in memory of these 2 girls and to raise awareness of what happened to them! You don't have to watch it, nobody asked you 2!

[LovelyJudithBarsi]

Very beautiful video, good job =) Where did you find all these pictures of them ?

[Lost1Jazz]

I found some of them on myspace

[LovelyJudithBarsi]

Oh ok, thanks :)

[Lost1Jazz]

But you can find them in my bebo group for them

[cdwmate]

hol' its me and oliver. we were looking through some videos and decided to tell u how much we love and miss u. oliver is so proud to call u his sister and i hope u know that. since u left us the family is so incomplete we need u home? there isnt a minute we don't think about how it would be with u still here. watch down on us.. ur mum dad and oliver x miss and love u lots darling xxxxxx jessica ur missed just as much watch on ur mum dad and siblings <3

[stephanie33971]

The One dislike was probably ian Huntley the bastard :/

[TheBrain257]

I hate child rapists and murdiers but I love the sound they make when I fire my shot gun in to there chest.

[brettvett1]

@adawaaaravaeasa you are such a retard! stfu!

[NowMeeeart]

Ian Huntley is a cunt

[Kaynas1988]

@adawaaaravaeasa How the hell would u feel if u lost someone so precious to you, you would not like it would you, so before you go putting stupid questions on here think about the two families who lost their precious daughters/nieces/sisters are feeling

[funkygirl290536]

@adawaaaravaeasa um maybe because theres pictures and people will never forget them.!

[supersimran18]

R.I.P Love ya

[akirstylana]

AT LEAST THESE ANGELS ARE TOGETHER. THEY ARE NOT ALONE.I BET THEY ARE LOOKING DOWN ON THE EVIL WORLD. AND HATING HOW ITS BECOME THEY WAS SO TRUSTING. THEY ARE NOW SAFE WHERE THEY ARE. R.I.P.

[223sunny]

How dare should anyone take a innercent childs life????

[popazz1]

@adawaaaravaeasa ,

Why would you ask such an asinine question?! Either you've been living under a rock all your life,or you somehow missed this horrendous event! It's blatantly obvious why the uploader made this charming,sensitive video tribute.And how much of it did YOU watch before you chose to ask your question?!