His adoptive parents subsequently changed his surname to Jebson. The tree cover and the forest's location close to London have made it notorious as a burial area for murder victims. Babes in the Wood murders (Epping Forest) - Wikipedia Ronald Jebson was born Ronald Harper in August 1938. Sections of the false account as to his movements on the afternoon and evening in question which he provided to investigators were corroborated by independent witnesses, who had seen Jebson inside an Enfield jobcentre shortly before Blatchford and Hanlon disappeared. "[51], On the day of Jebson's conviction, the families of Blatchford and Hanlon congratulated retired Chief Superintendent Leonard Read and his successor, Detective Chief Inspector Declan Donnelly, for their collective insistence their children had been murdered despite the coroner's initial open verdict and their perseverance in ensuring the perpetrator's eventual confession and conviction. Concern for the children's welfare was heightened by the fact that on the night of their disappearance the temperature had fallen below freezing point, and the morning of 1 April saw a snowfall across Enfield. Hanlon's mother, Beryl, answered the door. This page is not available in other languages. This operation was headed by Chief Superintendent Leonard Read, and at peak 600 officers were assigned full-time to the case. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? The forest has many stories tucked up safely under her leafy canopy . The waters of the pool transformed into a dark, impenetrable black colour. Crime rates have shot up in the past year with large increases in reported rapes and stalking. [31], In May 1996, convicted paedophile and child killer Ronald Jebson contacted Scotland Yard to offer information regarding the Babes in the Wood murders. Concern for the children's welfare was heightened by the fact that on the night of their disappearance the temperature had fallen below freezing point, and the morning of 1 April saw a snowfall across Enfield. Jebson is a very, very sad man.". Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The Mirror showed the whistleblower a police report dated May 14, 1990, which corroborated the intelligence his informant had provided. James has been back from Sheffield, waiting to go back to Sheffield, for 3 months now. The policeman reacted by stepping aside to try and avoid further assaults, but he failed to dodge another onslaught. Near this location, Jebson observed an open gateway, which he drove through before parking his vehicle at a location outside the actual copse where he had constructed this hide, but obscured from the view of potential witnesses. We have taken the 'best fit' neighbourhood that includes Epping. We have taken the ten nearest place to Epping and ranked them according to the number of violent incidents in the 'best fit' Policing neighbourhood. Although it should be pointed out that many cultures around the world, as well as some researchers, think that Bigfoot could be in some way paranormal, somehow dipping in and out of this reality. Mr Fuller had been working as a doorman at. He had lured the children into his Standard Ten vehicle, plied both with alcohol and cannabis and driven the two to the edge of Epping Forest, where he had earlier constructed a hide with willow branches. POLICE say no unsolved case is ever closed. [52] The parents of both children subsequently appealed to the Home Secretary, Jack Straw, to impose a whole life tariff to ensure Jebson died in jail. Epping Forest Pond has become a suicide spot for young adult suffering from depression, There is no pond in the England which has been the scene of more suicides and murders, and consequently, which is more sinister in reputation, than that known as the Suicide Pond in Epping Forest.