Killer Simon Hall: Bristol University’s Innocence Fraud Phenomenon Groomer Michael Naughton, Empowering Guilty Murderers, Lynne Hall, Shaun Hall, Bernie & David, Transference, Car Insurance Evidence, Phone Log Records, Phoebe Grant & Even More Questions For Murderers Enabler Stephanie Bon – Part 19f©️

Following the exposure of Simon Hall’s actual, factual guilt to his murder of Joan Albert and less than a month before his suicide, he stated;

I always took girls home for Lynne’s approval and it was always the same.

I don’t know why I did that.

I remember she used to call one girl, who I got on really well with “Horseface”.

Yeah, imagine that.

“Oh you can do better than that flat-chested horse face girl”.

I liked her but Lynne’s disapproval or anyone’s disapproval in some cases got in the way of what I wanted.

I’ve always done that.

That links to my cowardice and lack of back-bone, but I’ll come back to that.
Simon Hall – 28th January 2014

In another letter Simon Hall stated;

It’s hard to swallow that my family, who were fighting for credits when I was “innocent” are nowhere now that the truth is out.

A fairweather family?

I know Shaun f**ked me up.

I know he knows it too but I bet he plays that down to whoever he has told.

Remember Lynne said it was 6 of one, half a dozen of other?

I think Shaun’s abuse delayed my physical maturity, as well as my emotional growth.

This book I’ve got is really laying it all out for me.

Bernie and David.

The Hall’s.

There’s quotes from conversations with convicted prisoners that strikes as similar.

One guy hates his mother so much but could never hit her because of the hold she had, so he transferred it to others.

That is me.

It explains something else doesn’t it?
Simon Hall – 9th February 2014

Stephane Bon told the police that she first met Simon Hall “around August or September 2001”.

However Simon did not start working at State Chemicals in Colchester until the 24th of September 2001.

Stephanie Bon also told the police that when she first met Simon she was “seeing a colleague from” her office but that she and Simon would “flirt with each other too”.

Also according to Stephanie Bon’s evidence, Simon often told Stephanie how he was allegedly having “problems with his relationship which at the time was to a girl called Zoe”.

Stephanie Bon also claimed that Simon and Zoe “often had arguments over the phone, if Simon was late or had not called her”.

It is not clear from Stephanie Bon’s evidence on what dates and times exactly she was referring to.

Although Stephanie Bon’s evidence suggests the reason Simon Hall “often had arguments over the phone and was late or had not called Zoe” was because Simon was with Stephanie Bon at the time.

Did Stephanie Bon Loan Simon Hall Money

On the 9th of October 2001 Simon Hall contacted his car insurance company to change cover from his Volkswagen Golf insurance to a Ford Fiesta 1.1 popular plus car.

According to the evidence, this change would have reduced Simon’s policy cost and “the difference being approximately sixty pounds (£60) in his favour but the refund would take up to six weeks to process and that in the interim he would still be required to continue his direct debit payments”.

The evidence of the car insurance agent was that Simon Hall had asked for the £60 refund to be paid to him “immediately”, suggesting Simon was either low on money or had no money by the 9th of October 2001.

The evidence was that Simon Hall contacted the insurance company “the following day and instructed that the policy revert back to the Volkswagon Golf”.

Again Stephanie Bon’s evidence to the police was;

Around October 2001, Simon and I became an item.

He used to stay at my house in Colchester, regularly, as it was so much more convenient for work.

Over time he left various items at my house, so he (sic) changes of clothes and wash things.

I would describe our relationship as generally good, we did argue occasionally, but nothing significant
Excerpts from Stephanie Bon’s police witness statement dated 4th September 2002

Stephanie Bon made no mention to the police of a Ford Fiesta 1.1 popular plus car but she did mention Simon “buying a black Audi”.

Stephanie Bon stated;

Both working for the company we were insured to drive the company cars.

I had not passed my test and was having difficulties with my instructor, so Simon offered to give me some driving lessons.

I remember he originally had a Volkswagen Golf, which he sold.

He then got a company white Saxo car, which we both drove.

Simon used to encourage me to drive and we would go out at lunch times, or after work when I would drive him back to my house.

I also remember Simon buying a black Audi, although I think he had problems with thar car too, and didn’t drive it much
Excerpts from Stephanie Bon’s police witness statement dated 4th September 2002

Stephanie Bon however omitted to tell the police that she had been with Simon Hall on the Wednesday the 12th of December and that the pair of them had driven to Haverhill in Suffolk to view and pay for Simon’s new black Audi motor vehicle.

The police asked Simon during his interview following his arrest how much he had paid for the car and Simon had stated £450.

After Simon Hall was charged by Suffolk police for his murder of Joan Albert, he did go on to clarify via his proof of evidence statement, that the man he had sold his Volkswagen Golf car to “had already given Simon a cash payment” which “in turn” he had used to pay for the Audi on the Wednesday.

It is not known if Stephanie Bon had also loaned Simon Hall some money around this time to go towards buying the car on the Wednesday (12th December) because Simon told the police he was not due to receive his wages until the 15th.

Why Didn’t Simon Hall Telephone Stephanie Bon Until Monday?

Again Stephanie Bon’s evidence was;

On Saturday the 15th of December 2001 I remember being at home in Colchester with my brother and old flat mate, Lionel *****, who lived at the house for a year.

We remained in all night and I clearly remember this time, as I was meant to be going to a family meal the following day.

On the Sunday Simon was off for a meal with relatives and asked me to go along as well.

I instantly agreed, looking forward to meeting the rest of the family but, unfortunately Simon did not get around to asking his mum until it was too late.

By the time Simon asked Lynne, there was not enough room at the table and I was unable to go along

This had annoyed me and I remember questioning whether the relationship was worth continuing with.

I believe Simon said he was going out with some friends on the Saturday night, although I am not sure
Excerpts from Stephanie Bon’s police witness statement dated 4th September 2002

It is still not known if the reason Simon Hall went back to Lynne and Phil’s home for an hour on the Saturday to shower and change his clothes, was because Simon and Stephanie Bon had argued on the Friday and Stephanie had possibly booted Simon, as well as his belongings, out of her Colchester home.

Below are extracts from one of killer Simon Hall’s police interviews, where the police were asking him who he had contacted on Saturday the 15th of December (Read more in Part 9a here);

Dc 1023 Alright, yeah. Alright. Was there anybody else you contacted that evening at all? You talked about previously er text facilities and things like that
Simon Yeah. I may have contacted Scott at the Woolpack, that may have led me to want to go there
Dc 1023 Right
Simon Would have been a karaoke because they are good. Phew! Top of my head I can’t think about. No, I’d spoken to Stephanie as well
Dc 1023 Hmm mm
Simon Or Oli, Olivier (inaudible)
Dc 1023 Yeah
Dc 1023 Was that Stephanie Bon?
Simon Erm
Simon Yeah
Dc 1023 And that will, and that. And you would have used your mobile phone again on that night?
Simon Yeah
Dc 1023 It’s obvious we’re talking about the same night. I apologise for that. So you would have rung them on their mobile or landline?
Simon Their mobile
Dc 1023 Their mobile
Simon I don’t know whether I did or I didn’t so

Notice how Simon Hall initially told the police he had “spoken to” Stephanie Bon, then stated “or Oli, Olivier” (Stephanie Bon’s brother) but then added “I don’t know whether I did or I didn’t so”.

Phone call logs show Simon Hall did not telephone Stephanie Bon at all on the Saturday or Sunday (Read more in Part 9a here) which further points to the pair of them possibly having had an argument on Friday the 14th of December.

The fact killer Simon Hall had indicated to the police he was “a single man” by the Saturday adds yet further weight to this.

When Exactly In December Were Simon Hall’s Clothes Predominantly At Snowcroft & Why?

Following Simon Hall’s murder of Joan Albert, his girlfriend Stephanie Bon stated to the police that she and Simon “began to visit his parents quite regularly, taking over flowers and chocolates and checking up on his mum”.

Stephanie Bon stated;

Simon was very close to his mum, and I think he was quite worried about how she would cope, as I believe she was on anti depressants prior to the murder.

He talked about the incident, but mainly about concern for his mum

We began to visit his parents quite regularly, taking over flowers and chocolates and checking up on his mum.

Simon was quite emotional person (sic) and seemed upset by the incident, which I would expect him to be

I didn’t notice any dramatic change in Simon after the murder.

He was obviously upset, shocked and concerned for his mother but this did not seem out of the ordinary.
Excerpts from Stephanie Bon’s police witness statement dated 4th September 2002

Stephanie Bon’s evidence was that “following their redundancies” (Simon Hall was made redundant on the 22nd January 2002) is when their relationship began to “fizzle out”.

It was claimed in judge Anne Rafferty’s summing up to the jury, that Simon “split his time between” his adoptive parents Lynne and Phil’s home in Capel St Mary “and the home of a friend, Stephanie Bonn (sic) but by December 2001 his clothes would be predominantly at Snowcroft rather than at her home”.

Stephanie Bon also stated that Simon Hall “gradually collected all his belongings” but she then went on to state “following” the break up of their relationship was when Simon collected “all his belongings”.

It is not known on what date exactly Simon Hall and Stephanie Bon broke up.

According to Simon Hall he was in a new relationship with a woman called Phoebe Grant by January 2002.

Therefore the break up Stephanie Bon gave evidence to Suffolk police about, could well have occurred the day before Simon Hall referred to himself as “a single man” – on Friday the 14th of December 2001.

Link to Part 19g here

Killer Simon Hall: Bristol University’s Innocence Fraud Groomer Michael Naughton, Kar Khange, Christmas Fairy Lights, Night Of Friday 14th December, Argument Over Family Meal At Stoke Rochford & More Questions For Stephanie Bon & Lynne & Phil Hall – Part 19d©️

Stephanie Bon

Following the break up of our relationship Simon did collect all his belongings.
Excerpt from Stephanie Bon’s police witness statement dated 4th September 2002

Again, it is still not known on what date exactly Simon Hall collected “all his belongings” from Stephanie Bon’s home in Colchester, Essex.

Stephanie Bon Photo courtesy of DailyMail

Where Did Simon Hall Sleep On Friday 14th December 2001?

Is is also still not known where Simon Hall slept on the night of Friday the 14th and where exactly Matt (Matthew) W picked Simon up from to go and collect his new Audi motor vehicle, which Simon had been to view with his girlfriend Stephanie Bon “the previous Wednesday the 12th December at a garage known as Haverhill Kar Khange”.

Killer Simon Hall stated;

Having seen the car on that day I had agreed to purchase it and collect it the following Saturday the 15th.

I could not have collected it on the Wednesday as Stephanie does not drive and whoever took me over to pick up the car needed to be able to drive themselves back
Excerpts from pages 1 and 2 of Simon Hall’s Proof of evidence statement

Matt W confirmed he had picked Simon Hall up on the morning of Saturday the 15th December, in order for them to collect Simon’s new Audi motor vehicle.

Simon Hall had already paid for the car on the Wednesday, when he viewed it with Stephanie Bon.

However Matt W did not mention in his statement where exactly he picked Simon up from ie; Simon’s adoptive parents Lynne and Phil Hall’s home in Capel St Mary or his girlfriend Stephanie Bon’s home in Colchester – or somewhere else.

Christmas Fairy Lights

Lynne Hall told Suffolk police that Joan Albert had bought Lynne some Christmas fairy lights, although it’s not clear based on Lynne’s statement on what date exactly Lynne collected the Christmas lights.

It is also not clear from Lynne Hall’s police statement on what date her adoptive son Simon had allegedly “put them up in the bush outside” Lynne’s kitchen window, or if he ever really did.

Lynne Hall stated;

I remember that Joan bought me some Christmas fairy lights from the Co-op in Capel, she actually paid for them and told me that I had to collect them.

I collected them and Simon put them up in the bush outside my kitchen window
Excerpt from Lynne Hall’s police witness statement dated the 25th of July 2002

Example of outdoor Christmas fairy lights

Two days after her adoptive sons murder of Joan Albert, referring to the Friday evening (14th of December) Lynne Hall stated to Suffolk police;

The last time I actually saw Joan was on Friday evening, the fourteenth of December.

I waved to her at about 8.10am as I went to work to catch the bus.

I always used to check that she was up and Rusty was in the window.

I came home after work. I got the 5.40, number 93 bus, from the Buttermarket in Ipswich.

That usually gets me into the village at between 6.15 and 6.20pm.

I was already carrying shopping. My own and some that I had done for her. I also had Phil’s Christmas present.

It was a device that turned a bath into a spa bath.

I got off the bus and went into the Co-op and got a few items. I then went straight to Joan’s.

I was feeling ill just starting to come down with a bug.

I popped in intending to be quick, it was not usual for me to go in if I did not take Rusty out because he would get so excited.

We talked about the Christmas lights that she had bought me from the Co-op because some of them were not working.

Joan actually phoned me not long after I got home, it takes me maybe 5 minutes to get back.

All she actually wanted to know was if I Simon (sic), our son, had checked the lights.
Excerpt’s from Lynne Hall’s police witness statement dated Tuesday the 18th December 2001 (Read more excerpts in Part 4 here)

Although Lynne Hall mentioned the Christmas lights to the police, along with Simon’s name, Lynne did not actually state she had seen Simon on the Friday night or whether or not there were any plans for Lynne to see Simon that night.

Plus Lynne Hall only mentioned seeing her husband Phil Hall who had allegedly had a work colleague of his with him when Lynne got back home from visiting Joan Albert.

Lynne Hall stated;

Phil was at home with a colleague and he left just after 6.50pm and I had not even taken my coat off
Excerpt from Lynne Hall’s police witness statement dated Tuesday the 18th December 2001

Argument Over Christmas Meal At Stoke Rochford

It is therefore not clear whether or not Simon and his then girlfriend Stephanie Bon (and Lynne and Phil Hall) had argued on the Friday about there allegedly not being “enough room at the table”, at the pre arranged Christmas family meal up in Lincolnshire.

Stoke Rochford Hall, Grantham, Lincolnshire

It is also not known on what date exactly Stephanie Bon questioned “whether the relationship was worth continuing with”, as Stephanie had stated to the police.

Also not known is if the real reason for Stephanie Bon to question whether or not her relationship with Simon Hall was “worth continuing with” was due to Stephanie not being able to attend the family Christmas meal at Stoke Rochford, or if it was because of something else.

Unless Stephanie Bon had learned after all that there was “enough room at the table” because Shaun Hall and his girlfriend Leigh had pulled out at the last minute following “an argument”, due to their son having only recently been released from hospital.

Shaun Hall told police;

During the weekend of the 15th, 16th December 2001 I recall working overtime at my place of employment from about 8am – 1pm on Saturday 15th December 2001

I further recall having an argument with my girlfriend Leigh when I got home, in relation to a planned family visit to Lincolnshire the next day. Leigh and X were due to travel with my parents, Simon and I for a family reunion with my mothers side of the family

However X was ill and Leigh was refusing to let him travel as a result of this

I was upset about this, as my mothers parents had not seen X before
Excerpts from Shaun Hall’s police witness statement dated 25th July 2002

And Leigh, Shaun Hall’s then girlfriend, told the police;

Further to my previous statement I wish to add that on Saturday the 15th of December 2001, I believe I remained at my parents address of (redacted) with my young son X who had been quite ill and only released from hospital on the previous Thursday.

On 16th December 2001, we were all meant to be attending a large family meal but, due to X being ill, Shaun and I remained at home
Excerpt’s from Leigh Marshall’s police witness statement dated 27th August 2002

Although this still would not explain why Stephanie Bon would have questioned “whether the relationship was worth continuing with” because according to Stephanie Bon’s police statement, it was Lynne Hall who lied about there not being “enough room at the table”, not Simon.

Although it is possible Simon Hall had never asked Lynne about bringing his girlfriend along.

Again Stephanie Bon’s evidence was;

On Saturday the 15th of December 2001 I remember being at home in Colchester with my brother and old flat mate, Lionel *****, who lived at the house for a year.

We remained in all night and I clearly remember this time, as I was meant to be going to a family meal the following day.

On the Sunday Simon was off for a meal with relatives and asked me to go along as well. I instantly agreed, looking forward to meeting the rest of the family but, unfortunately Simon did not get around to asking his mum until it was too late.

By the time Simon asked Lynne, there was not enough room at the table and I was unable to go along

This had annoyed me and I remember questioning whether the relationship was worth continuing with.

I believe Simon said he was going out with some friends on the Saturday night, although I am not sure
Excerpts from Stephanie Bon’s police witness statement dated 4th September 2002

Link to Part 19e here

Killer Simon Hall: Bristol University’s Michael Naughton Aka Empowering The Innocent, Collusion, Dishonesty, Phoebe Grant, Flowers & Chocolates, The Missing “Larey Or Loud” Black Shirt With Red Splashes & More Questions For Stephanie Bon & Adoptive Parents Lynne & Phil Hall – Part 19c©️

25th July 2002

On the day of their adoptive killer sons arrest, while he was in police custody Simon Hall stated during his 1st interview (Read more on page 30 here) that Stephanie Bon had been his girlfriend prior to Phoebe Grant;

When the police asked him about the night before his murder of Joan Albert and whether or not he planned “to come home after the evening out”, killer Simon Hall indicated to police he was “a single man” by this point and also stated “you don’t know where you’re going to end up” (Read more on page 15 here);

Killer Simon Hall also stated;

Mum had said she wanted me back at some point because we were going out the next day
Simon Hall – 26th of July 2002

Lynne Hall told police;

Simon told me at some stage that Saturday that he was going out and would probably not be back that night

I told him to be back because we were leaving early

I wanted him home at five or six am as I wanted to make sure he was okay and dressed properly
Lynne Hall – 25th July 2002

As previously stated, the only time Lynne Hall could have seen her adoptive son Simon on that Saturday was approximately during 6.00pm-7.00pm, and Lynne Hall’s statement of wanting Simon “home at five or six am” did not, and does not, ring true.

Phil Hall told police;

I don’t know when Simon left the house or even if I saw him at all that day.

I do not know what he was wearing that day at all.

I recall that Lynne had asked Simon to make sure he was back in time to leave for Stoke Rochford
Phil Hall – 25th July 2002

Not unlike his wife Lynne Hall’s ludicrous statement of wanting Simon “home at five or six” in the morning, Phil Hall’s equally ludicrous statement of “I don’t know when Simon left the house or if I saw him at all that day” was cancelled out by the fact Phil Hall had then went on to state he recalled that his wife “Lynne had asked Simon to make sure he was back in time to leave for Stoke Rochford”.

It is not known if Simon, Lynne, Phil and Shaun Hall colluded with one another prior to Simon’s arrest regarding what they would each tell Suffolk police.

However when the Hall families evidence and various types of lies, contradictions and concoctions were, and are, viewed in there entirety, there is no getting away from the fact they were not being honest.

Simon, Lynne, Phil and Shaun Hall all behaved like they had something to hide.

Questions For Stephanie Bon

It is not known exactly when Simon Hall became “a single man” and Simon’s statement to the police does not appear to have been his girlfriend Stephanie Bon’s understanding or belief at the time.

Stephanie Bon stated around 5 weeks after killer Simon Hall’s arrest;

Around October 2001, Simon and I became an item.

He used to stay at my house in Colchester, regularly, as it was so much more convenient for work.

Over time he left various items at my house, so he (sic) changes of clothes and wash things.

I would describe our relationship as generally good, we did argue occasionally, but nothing significant.

Simon was a kind and funny person and hated arguing

After a few weeks of being together, Simon introduced me to his parents Lynn and Phil. Lynn was really friendly, and it was obvious she thought highly of Simon.

Phil always chatted to me too, I think they saw something quite serious in me and we all got on so well

On Saturday the 15th of December 2001 I remember being at home in Colchester with my brother and old flat mate, Lionel *****, who lived at the house for a year.

We remained in all night and I clearly remember this time, as I was meant to be going to a family meal the following day.

On the Sunday Simon was off for a meal with relatives and asked me to go along as well.

I instantly agreed, looking forward to meeting the rest of the family but, unfortunately Simon did not get around to asking his mum until it was too late.

By the time Simon asked Lynne, there was not enough room at the table and I was unable to go along

This had annoyed me and I remember questioning whether the relationship was worth continuing with.

I believe Simon said he was going out with some friends on the Saturday night, although I am not sure

Simon was very close to his mum, and I think he was quite worried about how she would cope, as I believe she was on anti depressants prior to the murder.

He talked about the incident, but mainly about concern for his mum

We began to visit his parents quite regularly, taking over flowers and chocolates and checking up on his mum.

Simon was quite emotional person (sic) and seemed upset by the incident, which I would expect him to be

I didn’t notice any dramatic change in Simon after the murder.

He was obviously upset, shocked and concerned for his mother but this did not seem out of the ordinary.

He was still himself and there wasn’t any clothing that he suddenly stopped wearing.
Excerpts from Stephanie Bon’s police witness statement dated 4th September 2002

Stephanie Bon did not give any indication to the police that her and Simon had split up by the day before Simon Hall committed his murder of Joan Albert.

The Missing “Larey Or Loud” Black Shirt With Red Splashes

It is not known if Stephanie Bon has given any more thought to what may have led Simon Hall to state he was “a single man” by Saturday the 15th of December 2001, nor is it known if Stephanie Bon has given any more thought to Simon Hall’s missing black and red shirt.

Nicola (Laura T’s friend) appeared to have been the only witness to have mentioned the “larey or loud shirt which was black with red splashes over it” previously owned and worn by killer Simon Hall;

I do recall laughing at Simons shirt which was black with red splashes over it

It was a ’bit larey’ or loud
Excerpts from Laura T’s friend Nicola’s police witness statement dated 27th August 2002

Because Phil Hall seemingly chose to pretend to not have seen what his adoptive son Simon Hall was wearing before he left 8 Snowcroft to go out for the night.

And Lynne Hall blatantly lied about what Simon was wearing when he arrived at their home at 6.30am the following morning.

Suffolk police would not have known that Simon Hall was wearing his “larey shirt which was black with red splashes over it” and therefore would not have been able to ask Stephanie Bon if Simon “had suddenly stopped wearing it”.

It is also not known if Stephanie Bon would have been honest with the police even if she had realised Simon had stopped wearing his black and red shirt.

Especially given the fact Stephanie Bon also chose to lie by omission about the stolen CD players from the Zenith Windows burglary.

Read more about the Zenith Window burglary secret by tapping on the button below;

PART 10 The Zenith Windows Burglary ’Secret’

Stephanie Bon also told the police;

Following the break up of our relationship Simon did collect all his belongings

The only item I still have is a blue and white long sleeved work shirt
Excerpts from Stephanie Bon’s police witness statement dated 4th September 2002

It is also not known if killer Simon Hall collected “all his belongings” prior to his murder of Joan Albert, when Stephanie Bon had told police she was “annoyed” after being told “there was not enough room at the table” and she was “questioning whether the relationship was worth continuing”, or if Simon Hall had collected them sometime after Christmas 2001.

Link to Part 19d here

Killer Simon Hall: The Innocence Fraud Of Sadistic Killer Kevin Nunn, The Illusory Truth Effect, Coercive Persuasion, Gaslighting, Stephanie Bon, Ann Craven, Andrew Green, Michael Naughton, Claire McGourlay, The Forensic Institute, Allan Jamieson, Tiernan Coyle & CCTV Stills – Part 17f©️

Stephanie Bon, Andrew Green & Michael Naughton

Stephanie Bon wrote the following in September 2006 to Andrew Green, CCing Michael Naughton;

Hello Andrew

I was talking to Michael today about an idea that has been at the back of my mind for a while now..

I have been contacted a quite few times by people in our situation whom I always redirect to you, also people who are interested in volunteering and again, I have referred them to you

I had an email last week from a girl from Suffolk (near me); her brother has been arrested by the same detective as Simon and Michael Heath is also the pathologist for the prosecution… there seems to be a pattern emerging…

As the case is awaiting trial she wasn’t able to give me too much information on it but in her words, everything is circumstantial… Anyway, as I said, I offered my support as always and advised her to contact you and Innocent

I was just wondering if it could be good to perhaps try and organise some kind of family support days, perhaps once a month (or more or less dunno yet), initially, just to support people morally maybe? Who knows we could get a guest once in a while, someone with knowledge, even if just to reassure people that they are not alone. We could pass on Innocent details, promote the Innocence Project and generally show people that there is help out there if you know where to look.

I know that when I started, it took me ages to find you and Ann and it’s thanks to you two, I am here today.

I would hate to know of anyone struggling on their own, been there, done that.. it’s tough.

I know that in our case Simon’s parents are completely lost, have no faith and don’t think that anyone is here to help, I know better and this is why I run the campaign.

If anything was to happen, I would want it to be part of Innocent, not as in you do the work (well I would need some advice of course) but as in, this isn’t something I would do off my own back, it would just be great to see Innocent grown and develop down here, the closest we have is London or Kent which isn’t that near and who knows it may be more accessible.

Like I said above, this is just an idea and I would not go ahead without your blessing or proper advice, it’s just something I thought of and I would very much like your feedback on it.

I have copied Michael in as we discussed this today and he knows that my motivation is not for personal gratification, I just want to help people like I get help everyday, even if I just help facilitate it, I’m not sure how many people would be interested but it’s worth a thought
Excerpts from email correspondence from Stephanie Bon to Andrew Green September 2006

The Innocence Fraud Of Sadistic Killer Kevin Nunn

The girl referred to in Stephanie Bon’s correspondence to Andrew Green was/is a woman, and appears to have been the sister of Dawn Walker’s killer, Brigitte Butcher.

Sadistic killer and innocence fraudster Kevin Nunn lost his last appeal the year after Simon Hall’s guilt to his murder of Joan Albert was exposed.

The June 2014 supreme court judgement can be read here.

On the first page of the judgement it can be seen that the UK innocence network chose to intervene in Kevin Nunn’s appeal.

An excerpt from a Bristol university school of law article headed Innocence Network UK at the Supreme Court 13 March 2014 reads;

INUK was granted leave to intervene in the matter because of the experience of its member innocence projects in assisting alleged victims of wrongful convictions to make applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC).

The CCRC is the body that reviews alleged miscarriages of justice and refers cases back to the appeal courts if it is felt that there is a real possibility that the conviction or sentence will not be upheld.

Andrew Green claimed via his twitter bio to be an “expert on criminal cases post trial”.

Screenshot of Andrew Green’s twitter bio

and his Linkedin bio stated he is a case supervisor at the miscarriage of justice review centre based at Manchester university.

Screenshot of Andrew Green’s Linkedin bio

Claire McGourlay & Defunct Innocence Network UK

It was reported here that Claire McGourlay set up the Manchester miscarriage of justice review centre in November 2017.

And a university of Sheffield school of law newsletter regarding Claire McGourlay read;

In October 2007 Claire McGourlay set up the first Innocence Project in South Yorkshire.

She secured funding from the White Rose Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Enterprise.

Her objective was to give students a unique insight into this area of criminal justice.

This project utilises a mentored teaching environment to maximise learning opportunities for students, each Innocence Project (IP) is student-led and centres upon research into alleged wrongful criminal convictions.

Students are involved in reviewing real criminal cases giving them a unique insight, and valuable first-hand experience of the criminal justice process.

Some cases where evidence can be accumulated to support a wrongful conviction are referred back to the Courts of Appeal via the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

The students and the School also became part of a wider national body called the Innocence Network UK (INUK) where the students attend training courses about protocols and professional work.

In fact 14 students attended one such training event in Cardiff 24-26 October 2008.

Innocence produces Sheffield Law Graduates more equipped for professional practice and research beyond their studies and makes them more attractive potential employers.

The teams are already working on their first cases comprising two murders, a rape and a serious assault.

On the 15th April 2008 Claire addressed the INUK national meeting ”Working with campaign groups and victim support groups” at which the Attorney General was present and she has also been invited to sit on the first INUK Committee.

On 30 April 2008 the IP students led a session on the benefits of the project to staff at the School Spotlight on learning and Teaching day.
University of Sheffield School of Law December 2008 newsletter

The Forensic Institute, Allan Jamieson, Tiernan Coyle & Fibre Evidence

During the 11th Annual Forensic Research and Teaching (FORREST) Conference, Glasgow, which was held in 2015, Andrew Green gave a presentation called When is Fresh Evidence Fresh and True? the treatment of scientific expert evidence and experts in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division (CACD) of England and Wales.

Screenshot taken from The Forensic Institute website

Bad Science, bad law was also included in a list published by The Forensic Institute for the 2015 conference

and next to a photograph of Michael Naughton it stated;

I will speak about science and justice as you suggest with examples from the literature and cases that I have worked on that have proven guilt as well as undermine the evidence of guilt.

It is not known if Michael Naughton did speak about science and justice as was claimed in the above however Andrew Green, who says he was invited by Allan Jamieson did speak at the event and published his talk – see here for full context;

The same Andrew Green who refers to himself as a “criminologist” and claims to be an “expert on criminal cases post trial” chose to use the case of actual, factual, guilty killer Simon Hall )whose innocence fraud was exposed in 2013) as part of his talk.

Below is an excerpt from hornswoggler Andrew Green’s talk;

To the CACD (Court of appeal criminal division), some forensic scientists must appear to subvert the nature of the evidence on which prosecutors rely.

In the case of Simon Hall ([2011] EWCA Crim 4), the prosecution relied on matching fibres from the crime scene to that found in Hall’s home.

There was no garment to which the fibres might be matched and fibres were of common types, so the proportions of fibres at each scene were compared, and these proportions were found to have matched.

In particular, the prosecution expert instructed for the trial found a small number of uncommon green fibres were found at the scene and at Hall’s home, and it was this that probably convinced the jury to convict Hall.

But at the appeal, a fibre expert, Tiernan Coyle was instructed on behalf of Hall, and he established the fibres said to be green were in fact black and indistinguishable from a large proportion of other fibres from both sites.

The argument (which is long and complicated) centred round the likelihood that the proportions of varying fibres from each site matched.

Coyle’s argument was (if I understand it correctly) that no one knows what proportions of any fibres exist in the environment in general and whether the proportions at the sites differ significantly from fibres which have gathered elsewhere.
Excerpt from Andrew Green’s talk When is Fresh Evidence Fresh and True?

Photograph allegedly from the 2015 conference (Source)

Photograph allegedly from the 2015 FORREST conference (Source)

Andrew Green did not attend killer Simon Hall’s trial for his murder of Joan Albert and therefore had no comprehension of all of the evidence presented to the jury.

Therefore his speculative comment on what “probably convinced the jury to convict Hall” is the same type of fraudulent nonsense already demonstrated throughout this blog series, and in other cases of the innocence fraud phenomenon.

The Hall Family’s Concoctions & Stills From CCTV

As have already been highlighted in previous Parts of this blog series, the prosecution relied on a whole lot more than the “matching fibres from the crime scene to that found in Hall’s home” as referred to by Andrew Green during his 2015 presentation.

It is still not known how the criminal cases review commission (CCRC) were able to magic away all the other evidence which was heard throughout Simon Hall’s February 2003 trial.

It is also still not known how the CCRC were able to magic away another main plank of the prosecution’s case, namely the Hall family’s concoctions.

Stills were extracted from CCTV footage of Simon Hall from the time he withdrew cash from the cash point machine located at Tesco’s on Saturday the 15th December 2001, where he purchased the black mole skin type trousers.

These stills were made available to the jury during the February 2003 trial, as was referred to at the foot of page 41 and top of page 42 of the judges summing up here.

Therefore it’s possible the jury were convinced killer Simon Hall was lying with regards the clothes and shoes he said he had been wearing that night and the following morning, as opposed anything to do with the fibre evidence.

For an alleged “expert on criminal cases post trial” it is interesting how criminologist Andrew Green doesn’t question how or why actual, factual guilty killer Simon Hall was wrongly convicted and sentenced for a ‘burglary gone wrong’ as opposed to his murder of Joan Albert having been sexually motivated.

Link to Part 17f here

Killer Simon Hall: The Fraudulent Public Relations (PR) Spin Campaign Appears To Have Been Started Because The Hall Family Members Did Not Want To Be Associated With An Actual, Factual Guilty Killer, Stephanie Bon, Campbell Malone, Michael Naughton & More On The Illusory Truth Effect, Coercive Persuasion & Gaslighting of Innocence Fraud Murderers & Their Lying, Deceptive Enablers – Part 17a©️

Joan Albert’s Killer.
Photograph of Simon Hall taken whilst *at large* and wanted by Suffolk police for a sexually motivated murder

It took the jury just over four and a half hours to find killer Simon Hall guilty for his murder of Joan Albert, with a majority verdict of 11-1, as the criminal cases review commission highlighted at their paragraph 31 of their statement of reasons;

Excerpt from page 7 of the criminal cases review commission statement of reasons

Stephanie Bon attended Simon Hall’s February 2003 two week trial, which was heard at Norwich crown court in Norfolk.

Stephanie Bon was apparently the first person to speak to killer Simon Hall after the jury found him guilty, which also suggests the pair of them were in contact prior to his trial.

As already stated in PART 11a of this blog series, which can be read by tapping on the button below;

Shaun Hall: Innocence Fraud, Donations To Keep Website Running, More Confessions, Acting Out Of Character & “Just Remember The Truth Always Comes Out In The End”- PART 11a

An April 2003 news article reported under the header Website bid to free murderer claimed that Shaun Hall and his adoptive parents were inviting readers of their website to make donations to ‘“keep it running”.

The article stated;

Hall’s legal team has already announced it will appeal against his conviction and a website has now been launched to help the fight to clear his name

The internet site claimed there had been a miscarriage of justice and added campaigners would clear Hall’s name

It also aims to provide support for family, friends and followers of Hall – who is known as Teddy because of his penchant for designer clothes – and invites donations to keep the website running
By John Howard for the East Anglian Daily Times article headed Website bid to free murderer dated 6th April 2003

It is not known exactly when Lynne, Phil and Shaun Hall and Phoebe Grant stopped their fraudulent public relations (PR) spin campaign and when Stephanie Bon took over.

However it was apparently Stephanie Bon’s brother Olivier Bon who helped his sister set up a new website.

It is also not known why Stephanie Bon chose to omit the fact she and killer Simon Hall had been an item at the time of Simon’s murder of Joan Albert.

Excerpts from a media article about the fraudulent PR spin campaign read;

A woman campaigning to clear a convicted killer’s name spoke of her battle to end what she claims is a huge miscarriage of justice.

Stephanie Bon became close friends with Simon Hall when they worked at a chemical company in Colchester’s East Hill.

He even taught her to drive, but they lost touch when the firm closed down.

Then, Hall was charged with the murder of pensioner Joan Albert at her home in Capel St Mary.

Stephanie attended the murder trial with Hall’s family, confident he would be cleared.

“When the guilty verdict came in, we were absolutely devastated,” she said.

“It was like the floor opening up under you.

“I was the first person to speak to him after he was convicted. He was absolutely distraught.

“I said we’ll just have to fight. You can’t give up”

Stephanie’s brother designed the Justice4Simon website, which argued Hall’s case and started to attract media attention.

The campaign brought her into contact with other miscarriage of justice cases, including members of the Birmingham Six.

MPs – including Colchester’s Bob Russell – have also backed the campaign Hall is serving a life sentence in Swaleside Prison on the Isle of Sheppey.

He refuses rehabilitation courses because he insists he is innocent.

But, denying guilt could delay any chance of parole.
Excerpts by Chris Wilkin for the Colchester Gazette article headed Colchester: Stephanie fights to clear friend’s name dated the 16th April 2007

In a copy of a 2006 email sent by Stephanie Bon to killer Simon Hall’s then solicitor Campbell Malone, John Hatton and Michael Naughton, excerpts read;

Simon rang up tonight and as most of you already know, he has been suffering with his teeth for a very long time, 14 months to be precise

An appointment was arranged for him some time ago but he was not made aware of this until the day and at the time this coincided with a visit, it was too late to let the visitor know (me) and therefore the prison took this as a direct refusal from Simon

The pain never went away but I suppose Simon learned to ”live with it”, until recently it became even worse and turned into an infection. Still no appointment was made

He was given a course of antibiotics for 2 weeks and these had no effect, the last I spoke to him, last Wednesday, he was being given new antibiotics and sleeping pills..

Clearly not the way to treat this, I asked him if he wanted anything done but he said he would deal with it.

He was found in a pretty bad way in his cell last Friday and was immediately transferred to an outside hospital where in the first instance the tooth was taken out, then the doctor decided the infection needed to be drained and he did not feel confident sending Simon back to the prison as he felt that this was a case of ”GROSS NEGLIGENCE” on the prison’s part, according to Simon the doctor will be writing to the prison.

The doctor then decided to drain the poison through Simon’s neck and therefore he also had to have stitches.

As of tonight, Monday, Simon is back in the prison and as far as we know safe.

We, as a team feel that we need to react to this as soon as possible and in the most effective way for Simon and for the other prisoners in this situation

1 – Why did it take the prison so long to act upon this

2 – Why did the prison didn’t (sic) think it appropriate to relate the information to the family/team, Simon may have had blood poison?! (sic)

3 – These people have a responsibility of ensuring that the prisoners under their care are kept safe and well, they are accountable.

Campbell, could you please advise on the best way to deal with this, our first instinct is to sue and it is Simon’s wish

Michael, is this something you have experience before? (sic)

John, we need to make some noise about this as this is the only way that this place is going to listen

Could you please let me know as soon as you get this email so that I can act rapidly,

Simon’s mother is going to write to the prison (from the parents) and I am going to as well from the team
Excerpts from Stephanie Bon’s email dated the 25th September 2006

Simon Hall’s prison patient records made no reference with regards to any hospital visit in the year 2006 regarding Simon’s teeth.

Journal notes beginning from around a few months after Simon Hall’s trial and conviction read;

2nd June 2003 – Depression
25th October 2003 – Deliberate self harm – Cut left arm, blue lighted to hospital
16th July 2004 – Deliberate self harm – Cut upper left forearm (1 1/2 inches)

The next journal entries are dated the 24th of December 2007, as can be seen in the below screenshot of an extract from Simon Hall’s prison patient records;

Screenshot of excerpt from Simon Hall’s prison patient records

It is not believed killer Simon Hall ever injured his lower back when he was a child, as noted in the bottom journal entry.

Michael Naughton responded to Stephanie Bon’s email as follows;

Dear Stephanie

I agree that this should be reported to highlight the abuse of the ’duty of care’ that it represents.

I know an investigative journalist who may be able to get the story out.

He has written about the parole deal and is currently working on other matters related to miscarriages of justice.

I can vouch for his integrity

Do you want me to make him aware?

I am at home if you get a minute
Excerpts from Michael Naughton’s response to Stephanie Bon dated September 2006

Michael Naughton finished his email by providing Stephanie Bon with his home telephone number.

Stephanie Bon replied stating;

Simon wants to sue them but Mike Pemberton, who works with Campbell hasn’t been great so far and Simon doesn’t want him to take care of this… what do you think?

I will give you a call as soon as I can
Excerpts from Stephanie Bon’s 26th of September 2006 email correspondence to Michael Naughton

Link to Part 17b here

Killer Simon Hall: The Illusory Truth Effect & The Enabling & Empowering Of Highly Manipulative Innocence Fraud Murderers, Psychopathy, Menticide & His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Services (HMPPS) & Monitoring – Part 17©️

Illusory Truth Effect & Gaslighting

In psychology, what is known as the illusory truth effect is a phenomenon in which a listener comes to believe something primarily because it has been repeated so often.

The illusory truth effect can cause us to become susceptible to the effects of another dangerous form of reality erosion known as gaslighting.

Deliberate manipulators who gaslight with the intention of eroding your reality and rewriting history tend to use the illusory truth effect to their advantage.

They will repeat falsehoods so often that they become ingrained in the victim’s mind as unshakeable truths.
Excerpts from 50 Shades Of Gaslighting: Disturbing Signs An Abuser Is Twisting Your Reality by Shahida Arabi

Dangerous and manipulative murderers who falsely claim to be innocent and who choose to launch fraudulent public relations spin campaigns, utilise a plethora of psychological tactics like coercive persuasion, the illusory truth effect and gaslighting to help promote their propaganda.

Some murderers will use anything and anyone for self-serving purposes and unfortunately HM prison and probation service do not always adequately assess or monitor cunning and calculated individuals like killer Simon Hall.

Psychopathy, Brainwashing & Psychological Harm

Therefore these types of offenders still pose a great risk of causing psychological harm to people they come into contact with following their convictions, especially those people who are unaware of psychopathy and the varying personality disorders associated with dangerous killers.

Brainwashing (also known as mind control, menticide, coercive persuasion, thought control, thought reform, and re-education) is the concept that the human mind can be altered or controlled by certain psychological techniques.

Brainwashing is said to reduce its subjects’ ability to think critically or independently, to allow the introduction of new, unwanted thoughts and ideas into their minds, as well as to change their attitudes, values and beliefs.

Mischaracterised Motive To Murder

By the time the case against killer Simon Hall went to trial in February 2003, his murder of Joan Albert had been mischaracterised.

The crown prosecution service proceeded on the basis killer Simon Hall’s motive to his murder of Joan Albert was a burglary gone wrong, as opposed to it being a sexually motivated murder – as it turned out to be.

The term enabler generally describes someone whose behavior allows a loved one to continue self-destructive patterns of behavior.

Enabling usually refers to patterns that appear in the context of drug or alcohol misuse and addiction.

But according to the American Psychological Association, it can refer to patterns within close relationships that support any harmful or problematic behavior and make it easier for that behavior to continue.

It’s not always easy to distinguish between empowering someone and enabling them.

There may be little difference between the two.

Murderers Enabling & Enablers

Numerous people and organisations enabled actually, factually guilty killer Simon Hall to launch, and continue with, his innocence fraud public relations spin campaign following his murder conviction and imprisonment.

One example of this was killer Simon Hall’s adoptive mother Lynne Hall, who a couple of years after her adoptive son Simon had been convicted for his murder publicly claimed;

I couldn’t still be living in the same village where all this happened, if I was not convinced my son was innocent
Lynne Hall via Evening star article headed New act appeal tactic for Simon Hall dated 18th April 2005

Lynne Hall chose to lie for over a decade about her knowledge of her adoptive son Simon Hall’s burglary of Zenith windows in Ipswich, which he carried out with Jamie Barker on the morning of Sunday the 16th of December 2001, not long before his murder of Joan Albert.

Tap on button below to read Part 16, which includes reference to the Zenith windows burglary;

PART 16 The Murderer & His & His Deceitful Enablers Propaganda, Self Presentation, Secrets & Lies & The Innocence Fraud Spin Public Relations (PR) Campaign & More On Jamie & Angela Barker & Collusion

Lynne Hall’s concoctions were highlighted by the prosecution during her adoptive son Simon Hall’s trial for his murder.

For example Graham Parkin stated during his closing speech to the jury;

Well members of the jury I’ve dealt with the shoes except in this regard.

Do you remember that very small piece of evidence given by Mrs Hall in what I described and I underline as being an essentially concocted part of this case?

To mislead you away from the truth.

Given she’s been ill up and down during the night all the previous day, she now remembers she said to him as he past through can I clean your tan boots. 6.30am on a Sunday morning do you believe it?
Excerpt from prosecutions closing speech made by Graham Parkin

More on Lynne Hall can be read at Part 7 of this blog series, which can be read by tapping on the button below;

PART 7 Lynne Hall, The Cover Up & Attempting To Rewrite History

Lynne Hall spoke to the BBC following the court of appeals January 2011 decision to uphold her adoptive son Simon Hall’s conviction for his murder of Joan Albert.

On the 14th of January 2011 under the header Simon Hall’s mother vows to ‘fight on there was a video of an interview with Lynne Hall, which now appears to have been removed.

The article which accompanied the video stated;

The mother of a man from Suffolk who lost his murder appeal has said she will fight on.

Simon Hall is serving a life sentence for stabbing 79-year-old Joan Albert at her home in Capel St Mary in 2001.

There was concern over fibres found at her home which linked Hall to the scene but the Appeal Court said there was “no reason” to doubt the conviction.

Mr Hall’s mother Lynne said she would continue to fight to have him freed.
Excerpts from a BBC article headed Simon Hall’s mother vows to ‘fight on’ dated 14th January 2011

It is not known if Lynne Hall (or a representative for Lynne Hall) contacted the BBC to have the video of her being interviewed removed, or if the BBC decided to remove the video or if there was another reason why the video is no longer available to view online.

However following the release of the news Lynne Hall’s adoptive son Simon Hall had confessed to his actual, factual guilt to his murder of Joan Albert the East Anglian Daily Times reported the following;

The mother of Simon Hall today expressed her shock at learning of her son’s murder confession.

But Lynne Hall still maintains her son is innocent of the murder of pensioner Joan Albert in December 2001.

Mrs Hall said:

“I’m absolutely shocked because I know he is innocent and I still believe he is.

“But it’s the system. If he had pleaded guilty in the beginning, he would be home now.

“I know he has been really low and in hospital recently. He’s given up”

Hall’s parents Lynne and Phil Hall and his brother Shaun supported him through numerous appeals which were unsuccessful.

Mrs Hall added:

“I believe he feels he can’t take any more after all the fight he has put up and how brave he has been.

“If that’s his decision, that’s his decision but I will never believe that”.
Excerpts by Lauren Everitt for the East Anglian Daily Times article headed Capel St Mary: Simon Hall’s mother’s shock at his murder confession dated the 8th August 2013 article

In reality killer Simon Hall would NOT have been “home now” and out of prison if he had admitted to his guilt to his murder “in the beginning” as Lynne Hall claimed.

Killer Simon Hall was apparently progressing through the prison system quicker than many life sentenced prisoners and would have been where he was, or in a C-category prison

On the 10th of March 2014, three days before his brother’s funeral, Simon Hall’s older brother Shaun Hall stated to his brother Simon’s former wife;

Simon even saw mum recently and told her all about the truth about the confession.

We have access to all of these things..

You never knew the real simon and you never will now..
Shaun Hall

More on Shaun Hall can be read at Part 11 and Part 11a of this blog series by tapping on each of the buttons below;

PART 11 – Shaun Hall: “It’s Family And It’s Personal”, Murder Confession’s, Bare Face Lies & “Controlling Nature”

PART 11a – Shaun Hall: Innocence Fraud, Donations To Keep Website Running, More Confessions, Acting Out Of Character & “Just Remember The Truth Always Comes Out In The End”

Link to Part 17a here

Killer Simon Hall: The Murderer & His & His Deceitful Enablers Propaganda, Self Presentation, Secrets & Lies & The Innocence Fraud Spin Public Relations (PR) Campaign & More On Jamie & Angela Barker & Collusion – Part 16©️

The mechanism by which ideas are disseminated on a large scale is PROPAGANDA, in the broad sense of an organised effort to spread a particular belief or doctrine

Essentially propagandists use media such as magazines, newspapers, radio the internet and video to manipulate the masses into accepting or conforming to a certain idea
Edward L. Bernays

Secrets & Lies

The lies, deceit and propaganda of killer Simon Hall, the Hall families lies, deceit and propaganda, Stephanie Bon, Jamie Barker, Phoebe Grant’s, and all the other people who chose to lie and deceive, took on a life of their own from the beginning and mutated over time.

Their lies, deceit and propaganda had many unsuspecting individuals wrongly believe it possible someone else committed the murder of Joan Albert.

Killer Simon Hall’s innocence fraud public relations campaign lasted for around eleven and a half years.

It wasn’t until the 5th November 2012 before actual, factual guilty killer Simon Hall’s then wife Stephanie (Hall) learned Simon Hall and many other people had lied.

And some people had also attempted to pervert the course of justice and committed perjury during the February 2003 trial.

These lies included Simon Hall’s movements during the time period leading up to when he chose to commit his murder of Joan Albert and of many other facts they had chosen to keep to themselves and lie to others about.

Jamie Barker & His Previous Employers Zenith Windows

For example Jamie Barker did not want people to know about his and his “work colleague” Simon Hall’s burglary of Zenith Windows.

Zenith windows had been Jamie Barker and Phoebe Grant’s previous place of employment.

More on the Zenith windows burglary can be read by tapping on each of the buttons below;

The Zenith Windows Burglary ’Secret’- PART 10

When The Mask Begins To Slip, The Zenith Windows Burglary ‘Secret’, Scott Lomax, David McCorkle & Inside Doubt – PART 10a

The Zenith Windows Burglary ‘Secret’, Jamie Barker, John Curtis & The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) – PART 10b

Three days after killer Simon Hall was found guilty for his murder of Joan Albert, a media article was published under the header He didn’t kill Joan – he was with me.

The article included statements made by Jamie Barker, who had chosen to speak publicly via a journalist.

Some of Jamie Barker’s statements have been reproduced below;

By the time I went out I’d started to sober up a bit.

I had to stand up in court and draw a map of where we went

Jamie Barker

I could remember that well enough and I can remember getting into his car, so I can’t have been that drunk

If he dropped me at home at 5.30am and he got in at 6am like his mum says then he couldn’t have killed her.

He wouldn’t have had time

It all seems to have been down to the fibres as far as I can tell and his mum was a friend of the old lady, so she would have been in and out of the house

He was always a good laugh behind the bar and a great worker, although his time-keeping left a bit to be desired

I was just in total shock when I heard the verdict.

If it had been a fight that had gone wrong, then maybe

It’s been nine months of hell.

I was never told by police why things were happening

We had forensics all over the house and we didn’t know why

My mum was shaken even when we got to Norwich and then the first thing they came out with was ‘What was it like when the forensics descended on your house?’

She just broke down, but I couldn’t speak to her because I’d just given my evidence.

That was hard
Excerpts from the 3rd March 2003 Evening Star article headed He didn’t kill Joan – he was with me

Jamie & Angela Barker & Self Presentation

Actual, factual guilty murderers like Simon Hall, who choose to pretend they are innocent and who use various manipulative and deceptive tactics in an attempt to dupe others can be skilful at impression management and so can some of their enablers – like Jamie Barker as one example.

Impression management refers to the goal-directed conscious or unconscious attempt to influence the perceptions of other people about a person, object, or event by regulating and controlling information in social interaction.

Generally, people undertake impression management to achieve goals that require they have a desired public image.

This activity is called self-presentation.

In sociology and social psychology, self-presentation is the conscious or unconscious process through which people try to control the impressions other people form of them
Charlotte Nickerson ~ Impression Management and Self Presentation

It is not known if Jamie Barker told his mother Angela Barker about his burglary of Zenith windows prior to Simon Hall’s February 2003 trial.

However by Jamie Barker choosing to publicly make the claim he “didn’t know why” police forensics officers were “all over the house” was false, misleading and highly deceptive.

When Jamie Barker made the false, misleading and deceptive public claim “We had forensics all over the house and we didn’t know why”, he was practicing self presentation by attempting to influence the perceptions of other people by “regulating” and controlling the information he chose to disclose.

Jamie Barker was the last person to see Simon Hall before Simon chose to commit his murder of Joan Albert.

Jamie Barker also told the journalist he spoke with;

But an old lady being stabbed to death – that’s just sick
Jamie Barker

By choosing to omit the facts of his burglary of Zenith windows to Suffolk police and subsequently to the February 2003 jury, Jamie Barker was able to control the impression other people formed of him.

Although Jamie Barker referred to the murder of Joan Albert as “just sick”, he seemingly did not appear to deem the act “sick” enough to tell the police and the trial jury the truth about his and killer Simon Hall’s burglary.

In May 2005 there was another media article published by Nic Risby for the BBC which also included comments by Jamie Barker.

And again Jamie Barker chose to say nothing about his and Simon Hall’s burglary of Zenith window.

Instead Jamie Barker appeared to want to cause confusion and create doubt regarding killer Simon Hall’s ability to drive on the morning of Sunday the 16th of December 2001 and of the time Simon had dropped Jamie Barker home to Myrtle Road in Ipswich on that morning.

Jamie Barker even appeared to choose to introduce the fallacy that killer Simon Hall had changed his clothes after his murder of Joan Albert and had driven back from her home to his parents Lynne and Phil Hall’s home;

BBC News has also spoken to Jamie Barker, the last man to see Hall, before he is said to have killed Mrs Albert.

At the trial, police said Hall had murdered her at some point between 0530 and 0615 GMT – the only time period when Hall did not have an alibi.

Mr Barker, 24, said Hall dropped him off at Myrtle Road, Ipswich, some time between 0530 and 0545 GMT.

He said Hall would not have had time to then drive the nine miles to Capel St Mary (a roughly 20 minute drive), climb over fences, break into the house, murder Mrs Albert, climb back and change his clothes before driving back to his parent’s home in Capel for 0615 GMT.

He said that because Hall, who had a previous conviction for violence, had been drinking he was driving quite slowly at “about 20mph” which meant the journey may have taken longer than 20 minutes.

“There is no possible way, given the timings, that it could have happened that way”

said Mr Barker.
Excerpts from a 19th May 2005 BBC article by Nic Rigby headed New forensic doubts over murder

Because Jamie Barker chose to lie to Suffolk police and during his evidence in the February 2003 trial, the jury did not have any information about Jamie and Simon Hall’s burglary or of where the stolen items had ended up.

Killer Simon Hall and burglar Jamie Barker conspired to not admit to their burglary, similarly to how all those people who Simon told about his burglary also conspired and colluded with each other.

It is not clear from Nic Rigby’s May 2005 BBC article when Jamie Barker became aware of Simon Hall’s previous convictions for violence.

It is also not known if Jamie Barker chose to lie about his and Simon Hall’s burglary because he may have been influenced by someone.

It’s very possible Simon Hall or one of the Hall family members (Lynne, Phil or Shaun), Stephanie Bon or Jamie Barker’s friend Phoebe Grant (or someone else) told Jamie that Simon Hall had previous convictions for violence and that Suffolk police suspected Simon was responsible for murdering Joan Albert.

Killer Simon Hall told representatives from the criminal cases review commission (CCRC) in April 2013 the Zenith Windows burglary had been Jamie Barker’s idea.

Again excerpts from the CCRC’s transcript read;

Celia Sophal: Whose idea was it?
Simon Hall: I am 99% sure that Jamie opened the window of Zenith Windows. I wouldn’t do that sort of thing. Nor him; but he had knowledge. I don’t know what made him do it. We weren’t thinking straight. We had been out drinking since 7.30 the night before.
Celia Sophal: Did either of you say anything?
Simon Hall: I remember Jamie Barker complaining about Zenith Windows, saying he had worked there. He called the bosses ’wankers’. That could have been the inspiration.
Celia Sophal: Do you remember what the window opened into?
Simon Hall: The window we went in by was the telesales office. It was the main room as you go into Zenith Windows off the street.
Celia Sophal: Who did what?
Simon Hall: I think we kind of split up inside the office and had a look around, looking in drawers and that.
Celia Sophal: Independently?
Simon Hall: Yes there was no chit chat. We just grabbed and picked things up in there independently.
Celia Sophal: Do you remember the locker?
Simon Hall: It was about a metre tall. I remember shaking the locker and thinking there was something in it. It was locked away so I thought it could be something good.
Celia Sophal: What happened to the locker?
Simon Hall: We went to the Woolpack. After this I put everything (all 4 CD players and the locker) in the back of my car. Jamie had none of it. I parked up my car. We had a family meal on the Sunday and I don’t think I took the stuff out until Monday. I had been to work to ask for some time off to look after my Mom because she was in bed poorly; upset (about the murder). I took it out of the car and went to the garage to get some tools to open the locker. To my surprise, when I got it open there was nothing in it, just a piece of metal inside doing all the banging. It was just a grey locker with nothing distinctive on it.
Celia Sophal: How long were you in Zenith Windows again?
Simon Hall: We were only in Zenith Windows for 10 minutes at the most
Celia Sophal: Had you been in Zenith Windows before?
Simon Hall: No. Jamie worked there. I didn’t have any other connection with Zenith Windows (apart from Jamie). I had no reason to go there. My girlfriend Phoebe worked at Zenith at some stage but I’m not sure when that was. I had no reason to go there
Celia Sophal: Had you done anything like that before?
Simon Hall: Not me. I had no need to do it. I had previous for fighting, not theft
Celia Sophal: How did you feel when you were in there?
Simon Hall: I remember it was a little bit exciting when we went into Zenith. It was scary at times as well. Like when you know you are doing something wrong. I don’t remember any conversation with Jamie about it. I had never done anything like that before
Celia Sophal: What happened to the locker?
Simon Hall: I disposed of the locker in a skip in the works car park – State Chemicals. I threw the pieces of the locker in there
Celia Sophal: And the CD players?
Simon Hall: I offered the CD players to Stephanie Bon and her brother
Celia Sophal: What did they say?
Simon Hall: They wanted to know where they came from. I’m not sure what I said; probably said that they fell off the back of a lorry. They took the CD players
Celia Sophal: Did they pay for them?
Simon Hall: No. I gave them to them. I didn’t want or need them and they didn’t give me any money

Some excerpts from an article published on the day killer Simon Hall was found guilty for his murder of Joan Albert are reproduced below;

Hall, dressed in a pink shirt and a black suit, took a deep breath as the jury foreman told the judge that at least ten jurors had agreed on a verdict.

When he uttered the word “guilty” the court erupted with wails and sobs from Hall’s family.

The judge waited for a minute until the noise died down, while Hall looked stunned in the dock.

He put his head in his hands, then looked up and shook his head as his inconsolable mum collapsed into the arms of her family.

Mrs Justice Rafferty asked if anyone would like to leave the court and offered Mrs Hall a glass of water.

Prosecutor Simon Spence revealed that Hall had previously been sentenced to a total of 17 months at a young offenders’ institute for assault causing actual bodily harm and wounding.

He was sentenced at Bury St Edmund’s Crown Court in June 1997.

He said the assault conviction, which had incurred eight months of the sentence, had happened when Hall approached a young man called Martin Russell in McDonalds in Ipswich, pushed him and asked:

“What’s all this about your dad accusing me of doing it in his car?”

The victim was left with cuts to his ear needing two stitches, a grazed chin and a cracked tooth on January 13, 1997.

Mr Spence added that on January 6, 1997, Hall lay in wait for a man called Stefan Bell outside a doctor’s surgery in Ipswich.

He went up and said hello, then for no reason punched him in the face and continued kicking him when he fell to the ground, while a co-defendant hit him over the head with a bottle.
Excerpts from Tracey Sparling’s Evening Star article headed Life behind bars for Capel killer dated 28th February 2003

There is no doubt that actual, factual guilty killers like Simon Hall and their deceitful enablers ie; family members, friends, girlfriends and other people like “work colleague” Jamie Barker, can and do go to great lengths, and for many years at a time (sometimes decades), to lie, deceive and manipulate others in order to avoid detection, judgment and face the consequences of their own actions.

Link to Part 17 here

Killer Simon Hall: Phoebe Grant, Wild Goose Chase Over Brown Chunky Ankle Boots, The Portuguese Man, The Private Investigator & Alan Cauldwell & The Attendance Notes – Part 12a©️

Phoebe Grant – Photograph courtesy of Sarah Grant

31st July 2002

Six days after Simon Hall was charged with his murder of Joan Albert, Phoebe Grant visited with Simon Hall’s solicitor Alan Cauldwell, along with Shaun, Lynne and Phil Hall.

According to Alan Cauldwell’s Attendance Note the meeting was organised so that they could all meet with Simon’s new solicitor and “discuss the further conduct of Simon’s case and give whatever initial helpful information they could”.

The 31st July 2002 Attendance Note read as follows;

Attending Shaun Hall, Simon’s brother, when he came into my office having travelled down from Ipswich with his parents and with Phoebe Grant, his brother’s girlfriend so that they could meet with me, discuss the further conduct of Simon’s case and give whatever initial helpful information they could

Solicitor Alan Cauldwell

I initially met with Shaun on his own to obtain from him certain background detail which is embodied in a defence witness statement on the file

Having spent some time with Shaun on his own, I then attended Phoebe Grant on her own

She confirmed that she and Simon moved to Hill House Road, Ipswich on the 17th May 2002.

She told me that with regards to furnishing, she had some things to bring with her from her mum’s house

She was basically able to bring with her, her bed and a couple of chairs

Simon brought with them a sofa and a chair which she believes was his grandmothers

As regards to what clothing he had at the time, she described him as having a couple of jeans, work trousers, beige pull-over, black fleece and another top coat type jacket

As regards to the black fleece, this was lying in the back of Simon’s Toyota Corolla when she had last seen it

Phoebe accepted that she has only really known Simon since January of this year.

During the time that she has known him, he has never behaved in anyway which has given her cause to doubt him or believe that he could have committed such crime as what he has been charged with

Since learning of the police’s interest in Simon’s brown ankle boots, she has been doing her best to track down Graham Harvey who is simply known as ”Harvey”.

He (sic) has been to Vicky, his girlfriend’s house. Vicky’s brother answered the door, apparently Vicky was in bed.

Phoebe said that she was looking for Harvey in order to try and track down his brother Mark.

This was to try and recover the boots that Simon had loaned to Mark via Harvey.

After some little while and discussion with Vicky, her brother returned to the door, where Phoebe was waiting and gave three possible contact telephone numbers for Mark.

Phoebe also stated that in the areas, a local tearaway, by the name of Ben Hockley she says is aged about 15, is heavily into drug abuse and was believed to be in Capel St Mary over the night of the 15th to the 16th of December

She has heard about him and it makes her feel that he is far more capable of committing the crime that Simon was.

Likewise, there is another Portuguese man whose name she did not recall, who was running with Ben Hockley, who could equally could have been involved

She then recalled that the police had actually taken the black fleece from the back of Simon’s Toyota Corolla last Saturday. That would have been the 27th July

She was concerned about the damage that PC Hutson had caused to their property when he had attended to arrest Simon, and also a neck chain of Simon’s which had gone missing, along with Simon’s credit cards, cash cards and mobile phone.

I explained that the mobile phone and cash cards were certainly believed to be amongst the property held by the police, given the cheques that I knew they had run and numbers called on the phone and enquiries into usage of cards

As regards to the other items which she believed to be missing and the damage to the property, she should lodge a written letter of complaint with the local inspector at Ipswich police station so that might be looked into as a separate civil matter to be pursued alongside the running of Simon’s defence case

I asked her what she knew of Simon’s best friend Matt Walton.

He apparently has not been spoken to by the police. She thinks Matt’s brother Andrew was under suspicion and may have been spoken to by the police

I then spend some time as I have done with Shaun, and explained to Phoebe how we were putting together Simon’s defence case, what counsel would be instructed and the likely timetabling of events would be how matters would proceed from our attendance at court

Shaun and Phoebe were then joined by Simon’s parents, as I had brought his parents up to speed again on what we were doing to prepare his defence case, what counsel I had instructed and reassuring them all I would be meeting Simon in interview at Norwich prison tomorrow

I then spent some time explaining that part of what I would be looking to do with Simon tomorrow, was take instruction with regard to the making of a bail application next Tuesday.

No one could guarantee that bail application could be granted, however I did assure them that we would give it our best efforts
Alan Cauldwell Attendance Note dated 31st July 2002

The Sofa, Black Mole Skin Type Trousers & Brown Chunky Ankle Boots

It is not known if Simon Hall, or another member of the Hall family told Phoebe Grant the sofa Simon took with him to Hill House Road had belonged to Simon’s grandmother.

However the sofa had actually belonged to Matt Walton’s (Matthew W) mother.

Fibres from the black mole skin type trousers linking Simon Hall to his murder of Joan Albert were recovered from this sofa by police forensic officers at Hill House Road, in Ipswich in June 2002.

Matthew W told Suffolk police;

…for reasons which shall become clear I am currently staying with a girl I know as Phoebe Grant at her address in Ipswich.

Phoebe is the girlfriend of my best friend Simon Hall and they share a terraced house together

The reason that I am staying with Phoebe is because Simon was arrested in connection with an elderly lady called Joan Albert being murdered in Capel St Mary, Suffolk.

Phoebe asked me stay with her as she didn’t want to be there on her own.

Also Simon’s mum and dad, Lynn and Phil also asked me to take care of Phoebe.

Seeing as Simon and I have known each other virtually all of our lives I was happy to do this. Simon at the moment is in Norwich prison

I think 2-3 days had passed after Simon was arrested that I then went and stayed in his house

..my mum gave Simon a three seater sofa which is mainly blue and may have a small pattern on it.

Mum gave this to Simon some between I believe October 2001 and December 2001. This came about when Simon was with me at mums and she was on about getting rid of the sofa and Simon asked if he could have it.

Mum also gave Simon a pouffe/footstall (sic) to match the sofa. I actually delivered the sofa and footstall (sic) to Simons mum’s house where it was stored in her garage

Both the sofa and footstool are at Simon Hall and Phoebe Grant’s house.

The footstool is in the front room with a throw over it.

The sofa is is in the middle room. Both of these rooms are downstairs
Excerpts from Matthew W’s police witness statement dated 21st August 2002

Although Phoebe Grant first met Simon Hall in December 2001, Phoebe would not have known “what clothing he had at the time” or the types of clothing Simon had previously owned.

Killer Simon Hall had previously owned a pair of black mole skin type trousers, before replacing them with another pair from Tesco’s, Copdock on Saturday the 15th December 2001.

Matthew W stated of the previous pair of black mole skin type trousers;

I have been asked if Simon Hall has ever had or has any soft or velvet type clothes.

I can say that to my knowledge whilst he was in a relationship with Zoe *******, he had a pair of black ’moleskin’ type jeans which I believe Zoe burnt when they split up

On Monday 17th December 2001 I went to work

At that time I was on site in Dilbridge Road, Colchester around 8.15am

I had been working on this site for several weeks and Simon Hall knew that I was working there and had been there previously

I would say that it was between 8.30 and 9am on Monday 17th December 2001 when Simon turned up where I was working.

As far as I can recall this was the first time Simon had called on site at that time in the morning.

I said that Simon had been there before and he had but that was usually a lunch-time.

He brought me a cup of tea up before now

I was not really surprised to see Simon at that time in the morning. Simon looked upset, he looked a bit ’down mouthed’.

He told me that he had been into his work which was State Chemical and said that he needed a couple of days off to be with his mum as there had been a murder in Capel, that it was Joan his mums friend.

He said that his mum was upset and he wanted to be there to comfort her

Between December 2001 and now I can honestly say that I have not noticed any changes in Simon’s behaviour, his mental state nor his physical appearance.

I should say that this would be up until his arrest

I would describe Simon as being one of the nicest people I know and has been happy lately, just like he used to be when we were about 18 years old
Excerpts from Matthew W’s police witness statement dated 21st August 2002

The “brown ankle boots” Phoebe Grant had spoken to Simon Hall’s solicitor Alan Cauldwell about on the 31st of July 2002 were the same “pair of chunky brown boots” Phoebe went on to tell Suffolk police about in November 2002.

Phoebe Grant stated;

About 10.10am on Wednesday 20th November 2002 I was shown a set of photographs by DC 989 Carr marked exhibit NC/14 showing Simon Hall with family

In one of the photographs Simon is seen wearing what I would describe as a pair of chunky brown boots.

DC Carr asked me if I knew where they were now

My only knowledge is that Simon had loaned them to a friend of his named Mark ****** I think at the beginning of this year

I cannot recall seeing Simon wearing the boots or what make they were but I know he got them from a catalogue some time prior to my meeting him
Excerpts from Phoebe (Hannah) Grant’s police witness statement dated 20th November 2002

It is not known if Phoebe Grant ever actually saw Simon Hall wearing the boots and Phoebe would only have known the boots were purchased via a catalogue after having been told this by Simon Hall or by a Hall family member ie; Lynne, Phil or Shaun Hall.

Boot Were Disposed Of In February Or March 2002

However Suffolk police had established in September 2002 these boots had been disposed of in a “council bin” sometime in February or March 2002 by the mother of the teenage boy who eventually came to wear the boots after his older brother had given them to him to wear.

The mother of the teenage boy who eventually ended up with the boots stated;

Some time in early February 2002 I was aware that Mark my 17 year old son had a pair of brown boots, amongst some other clothing the boots were in a Tesco carrier bag

I noticed them in the cupboard in the living room, at some point Mark wore the boots in my presence

I examined the Tesco bag and found the boots were a pair of brown boots, dirty, leather with cracks on the leather, they were casual ankle type boots with 10 eyelets

The boots were damaged, that is the soles of the boots were hanging off the upper of the boots

I spoke to Mark and asked him if he wanted the boots anymore.

He said he did not want them as they were damaged, he told me that I could get rid of them, I did so some time during the end of February/March time of 2002

I placed them in the council bin for collection with the other rubbish. I have no knowledge as to where the boots came from.

Mark did not mention where he got the boots from or if he had bought them
Excerpts from police witness statement of mother who’s youngest son eventually ended up with Simon Hall’s brown boots dated 9th September 2002

Gaslighting

It is not known whether it was killer Simon Hall or one of the Hall family members (or both) who also gaslighted Phoebe Grant about the “local tearaway” from Capel St Mary and the “Portuguese man”.

Following Simon Hall’s imprisonment and conviction for his murder of Joan Albert, Phoebe Grant apparently campaigned alongside the Hall family, as was reported here by the East Anglian Daily Times in April 2003.

It is not known why or when Phoebe Grant dropped out of Simon Hall’s public campaign and Phoebe did not feature alongside Simon Hall’s ex girlfriend Stephanie Bon and Phil and Lynne Hall in the 2007 BBC Rough Justice documentary.

However after Simon Hall married and after his murder conviction was referred by the criminal cases review commission (CCRC) to the court of appeal, Phoebe Grant wrote to Simon Hall in August 2009 stating;

I let you down and I know that.

It’s me who has to deal with the guilt and I have ever since the first day you went in that awful place.

I’ve always felt guilt

I don’t know what lies ahead for anyone but you and me were basically torn apart from each other through no fault of our own.

We never had closure and if someone asked me whether I wanted that this second I think I’d say no because at the end of it all I do still love you and always will

Maybe we’ll never be together again but I don’t think how we feel about one another will ever change. So I don’t know.

Do we go through life with our partners and just let things go? I don’t think either of us can answer that.

We’ve been through too much together and I don’t think anyone will understand that, as hard as they may try. I love Andy too. It’s not easy being in love with 2 people

Your family have behaved shockingly.

I’m so sorry to hear they’ve been so neglectful

You’re (sic) mother has always thought she was the victim in all of this. Always always.

But I can’t believe she’s actually playing that card to you. Wrong and unforgivable

Listen I’m sorry if I caused you pain. I really didn’t want any harm to you.

But I can’t not talk to you. You’re too bigger part of my life and I need you in it

I never doubted you ever.

I should have been there always. Forgive me. I am really sorry
Excerpts from Phoebe Grant’s communication to Simon Hall dated August 2009

Private Investigator

Phoebe Grant’s parents Roger and Sarah Grant hired a private investigator at some point.

It is not known how much the Grant family spent on this futile exercise or what the private investigator reported back to them.

However following the CCRC referral in 2009 Phoebe Grant and her mother Sarah Grant attended a preliminary appeal hearing at the appeal court in London on the 10th of March 2010, alongside Stephanie Bon, Lynne, Phil and Shaun Hall.

Killer Simon Hall wrote to Phoebe Grant in 2013, following the exposure of his actual, factual guilt to his murder of Joan Albert and the innocence fraud.

He stated in another letter;

I spoke to Pauline and Karen on the phone.

I asked them if people still believed I was innocent.

I told them that I was innocent and that I confessed because I’d given up. I blamed it on drugs

I wrote to Ray, Ian (B) and Phoebe because I thought those people would feed into my lies and want to support me.

I would have written to Stef B too, but I lost the letter, or threw it away.

I asked all 3 of them if they would like to visit me and bring someone with them. I was in ‘desperate’ mode and was reaching out to anyone I thought might believe me, so I could pretend to be innocent again.

More lies, more disrespect and shame to add to my increasing list of wrong doings
Excerpts from Simon Hall’s letter dated 18th October 2013

Link to Part 13 here

Phoebe Grant, who was actually Hannah Grant but preferred to be called by her middle name, was said to be Simon Hall’s girlfriend at the time of his arrest in July 2002.

Phoebe Grant met Simon Hall at work in a bar shortly before he committed his murder, whilst he was in a relationship with Stephanie Bon, and also whilst Simon was meeting up with other men and woman.

15th December 2001: The Old Rep Public House

On the day of Simon Hall’s arrest, Phoebe Grant told Suffolk police;

I needed another part-time job, so I made enquiries at the Old Rep Public House in Ipswich in November 2001, in order to do some part-time bar work.

When I went into the pub I saw Jamie Barker who had the assistant managers job there.

We exchanged mobile phone numbers to (sic) that we could carry on with our friendship.

I got a job there as a barmaid, and was to work Friday, Saturday evening and all day Sundays.

When I started at the pub, my current boyfriend Simon Hall already worked there behind the bar.

He also worked there on a Friday and Saturday evening and possibly on a Wednesday and Thursday night as well, but that may have been to cover for sickness or staff absence

I became more friendly with Simon, we started ‘flirting’ and I thought he was nice.

He had teased me that his name was ’Teddy’ when I had first worked with him.

I can’t remember the exact date when I started working at the Old Rep but I do know that it was before Christmas 2001, possibly on the 8th December, a Saturday’.

I do know that on the 22nd December, after I had worked there for a couple of weeks, some of the staff from the pub went on after we finished work to ‘Liquids Nightclub’ in Ipswich.

I went, as did Jamie and Simon.

There were other members of staff there too but as I didn’t know them very well I can’t recall their names.

It was usual for members of the pub staff to go to Liquids after work on a Saturday night.

Members of the pub staff could get into ’Liquids’ free if they showed their pub pay slips.

In return, staff from Liquids would come into the ’Old Rep’ most weekends and put flyers round.

On this night at ‘Liquids’ I got very friendly with Simon and he came back to my house in Gladstone Road afterwards.

He went to collect his car, an Audi or an Escort the next morning about 7 or 8 am and found he had been given a parking ticket.

He had left his car in the car park next to Brannigans pub.

On Saturday 15th December 2001, the weekend before, I started work at about 7pm.

I think Simon was working too and would have started at about the same time.

Jamie Barker wasn’t working but I remember him being in the pub and I think he came in at about 8pm.

He got a bit drunk as he had been celebrating a birthday and I remember him taking his top off at some stage and him being ’oiled up’.

It wasn’t unusual for him to take his top off, though!
Excerpts from Phoebe (Hannah) Grant’s police witness statement dated 25th July 2002

Simon Hall did not work at the Old Rep public house on Saturday the 15th December 2001 and was in the Woolpack public house around the time Phoebe Grant believed him to have started work.

Victoria

Victoria another woman Simon Hall met in the Woolpack pub on Saturday the 15th December 2001, stated;

While I was there I started talking to a man who introduced himself as ’Teddy’.

He came up to me and asked me for my mobile telephone number which I gave to him

I went back to my group and did not speak to him again that night

We left the Woolpack at around 11pm that night after my mother picked us up and took us home.

The next time I saw ’Teddy’ was on Thursday 10th January 2002 when I bumped into him at Liquids nightclub in Ipswich

After that occasion I saw him now and again and I last saw him when he came into Bolton stores, Bolton lane, Ipswich, where I was working

After that occasion I received a telephone call from him.

He kept asking me if I was going to see him again.

We had a normal conversation.

This call was received about a week prior to his arrest
Excerpts from Victoria’s police witness statement dated 4th September 2002

Phoebe Grant also told police;

Simon has not behaved any differently since I have known him and I have not felt concerned about his demeanour in any way
Excerpt from Phoebe (Hannah) Grant’s police witness statement dated 25th July 2002

But Phoebe also stated;

I do remember at the end of December 2001, Simon didn’t come into work.

I thought he had quit, I don’t know why he didn’t come to work and I have never asked him.

I remember him coming in once when I was at work, he spoke to me, bought a drink and then went upstairs to the D.J. section.

He left without speaking to me again.

A couple of weeks later, he did come back to work at the Old Rep.
Excerpt from Phoebe (Hannah) Grant’s police witness statement dated 25th July 2002

Matthew

Matthew W, who described Simon Hall as his “best friend” told police;

I know that Simon had stayed over 3 – 5 times from when I moved in as stated in my previous statement up until the weekend of the 7th/8th December 2001.

I know this date because it is when I had a Saturday off from working

It was on that Saturday night (7-12-01)* that Simon Hall picked me up from my home in Bentley and took me to The Woolpack Pub in Ipswich where there was a karaoke on

It was on this night that Simon had arranged to meet a female friend who I did not know, at The Woolpack, and it was her that came back with Simon and I to my home at the converted garage in Bentley

Simon had picked me up in his works pool car, the white Citroen Saxo car

All I can remember about this girl was that she is white, about 19-20 years old

Simon and I took this girl back to Ipswich around 6am on the Sunday morning
Excerpts from Matthew W’s police witness statement dated 26th September 2002

*The 7th of December 2001 was a Friday, not a Saturday.

On the day of his arrest for his murder of Joan Albert, Simon Hall attempted to give Suffolk police the impression he had started “going out” with Phoebe Grant in January 2001 (See 1st Record of interview Page 30) and in his 2nd interview he appeared to attempt to reinforce this (See 2nd Record of interview page 4) but in reality the evidence suggests otherwise.

Kelsey

The day after Phoebe Grant made her first police witness statement, her friend Kelsey, who had “moved into student digs” with Phoebe on the 1st December 2001, told Suffolk police about when she had first met Simon Hall and how he had “faded into the background” by early 2002. Kelsey stated;

Simon then faded into the background for a while then, until in about mid February 2002.

I also got a part time job at The Old Rep PH in Ipswich, collecting glasses

It is there at The Old Rep, that Phoebe and Simon got back together again and Simon was working at the pub part time as well

I would describe Phoebe and Simon’s relationship as being initially ‘Firey’ but then steadying down to become stable and ’loving’ in recent time

I recall in late February or early March 2001* (sic) going with Simon alone in his Audi motor vehicle (index mark not known), to his parents home in Capel St Mary, Suffolk, to assist him in collecting some of his things to bring back to our digs.

I recall commenting to him that Capel was a ’pretty’ village and it was at this time Simon told me that a friend of his mothers had recently been murdered nearby

Simon seemed genuinely sad by this.

I do not remember anything else that was said about it

I do remember that Simon’s parents were away at the time and that he showed me his mothers rabbits which he said a neighbour was looking after
Excerpts from Kelsey’s police witness statement dated 26th July 2002
(*The year was 2002 not 2001)

According to Phoebe Grant she only learned of Joan Albert having been murdered in May 2002, after apparently being told about this by Simon Hall’s adoptive mother Lynne Hall.

Phoebe stated;

I was not aware of the murder of Joan Albert until about May of this year.

We were at Simon’s parents home in Capel St Mary and his mother, Lynn Hall started to talk about Mrs Albert’s dog, that she looked after.

It seems she had been good friends with Mrs Albert and saw her or spoke to her several times a day.

I don’t think Simon knew her very well.

I don’t think he had been to her house other than to put a letter or Christmas card through her letterbox
Excerpts from Phoebe (Hannah) Grant’s police witness statement dated 25th July 2002

Phoebe Grant also told the police;

I would describe our relationship as excellent, we are best friends, we spend a lot of time together and get on very well

Simon has had his fair share of problems in the past, but he has tried very hard to make thongs work.

He has never been violent to me and although we have had ’squabbles’ like any couple, he has never lost his temper with me or anyone else in particular
Excerpts from Phoebe (Hannah) Grant’s police witness statement dated 25th July 2002

Roger

Phoebe Grant’s father Roger Grant, in contrast to the father of Simon Hall’s previous girlfriend Zoe, told Suffolk police;

Sometime in February and March this year 2002 I met Simon Hall who was seeing my daughter Phoebe and as a result Simon visited our house on several occasions and a couple of times stayed for the weekend.

I first met Simon at Gladstone Road Ipswich where Phoebe was staying at a students house

As a result of my job I did not get to know Simon as much as my wife

My conversations with Simon were of several subjects one of which was to do with decking at the end of the garden which runs along the river where we lived.

We talked about cars etc.

He has mowed the grass and wash (sic) the cars without me asking and also advised me concerning purchase of a stereo unit

As far as I am concerned I found Simon to be polite, charming amicable young man who did not ever swear and also assisted my household to clear up after dinner

He was obviously keen on Phoebe and I know that they are very much in love and eventually will be together

Simon has never given me any cause for concern at all

I would have him in my house at any time and trust him implicitly
Excerpts from Roger Grant’s police witness statement 1st October 2002

According to Phoebe Grant, she and Simon Hall moved into Hill House Road in Ipswich on the 17th May 2002.

Link to Part 12a here

Killer Simon Hall: Brother Shaun Hall: Innocence Fraud, Donations To Keep Website Running, More Confessions, Acting Out Of Character & “Just Remember The Truth Always Comes Out In The End”- Part 11a©️

It is not known if Shaun Hall received a police caution in relation to attempting to pervert the course of justice but following his brothers February 2003 trial, and just before Simon Hall was sentenced, Shaun Hall went on to help promote and enable his brothers innocence fraud and set up a website, alongside his adoptive parents Lynne and Phil Hall.

The article reported;

Hall’s legal team has already announced it will appeal against his conviction and a website has now been launched to help the fight to clear his name

The internet site claimed there had been a miscarriage of justice and added campaigners would clear Hall’s name

It also aims to provide support for family, friends and followers of Hall – who is known as Teddy because of his penchant for designer clothes – and invites donations to keep the website running
By John Howard for the East Anglian Daily Times article headed Website bid to free murderer dated 6th April 2003

The same article also reported on a statement made by Lynne Hall;

His mother, 54, of Snowcroft, Capel St Mary, said:

“We want him to walk free – that’s where he should be.

I can look people in the eye and know my son is innocent.

We believe somewhere out there the real killer is walking free, and that frightens us’”
By John Howard for the East Anglian Daily Times article headed Website bid to free murderer dated 6th April 2003

It is not known how much money Shaun Hall and his adoptive parents Lynne and Phil Hall made from their website or what they did with any donations.

However Shaun Hall went on to make numerous telling public statements around the end of 2012 and throughout 2013, after news of his brother Simon and Jamie Barker’s burglary became known about by Simon’s then wife Stephanie (Hall).

Shaun Hall: “Just Remember The Truth Always Comes Out In The End”

A few of the telling public statements made by Shaun Hall read as follows;

..it’s family and it’s personal
Public statement made by Shaun Hall on the 28th of January 2013

If Simon is sticking to the truth then there shouldn’t be a ‘s***-storm’ surely?
Public statement made by Shaun Hall on the 27th of January 2013

just remember the truth always comes out in the end
Public statement made by Shaun Hall on the 27th of January 2013

You love the attention so now you have the attention from people who actually know what goes on behind closed doors
Public statement made by Shaun Hall on the 28th of January 2013

Simon had every chance to confess to his actions on the night of Joan’s death, however he decided to keep quiet.

Saying that anyone else should go to the police is ridiculous as they wouldn’t want Simon to get in to further trouble
Public statement made by Shaun Hall on the 4th of February 2013

He has a history that he shouldn’t be proud of and to be honest, stolen goods from 11 years ago are the least of his worries
Public statement made by Shaun Hall on the 4th of February 2013

Hopefully he will be honest with you for a change, sadly this is something Simon finds hard to do most of the time
Public statement made by Shaun Hall on the 4th of February 2013

I’m sick and tired of you blaming her for things Simon is responsible for
Public statement made by Shaun Hall on the 4th of February 2013

One thing to remember blood really is thicker than water and family ties are a lot stronger than you may think
Public statement made by Shaun Hall on the 8th of February 2013

For the record, we have never been interested in what you do, only that Simon is portrayed in a good way
Public statement made by Shaun Hall on the 14th of February 2013

All of the above, and many more of Shaun Hall’s public statements, messages, emails and other abusive and toxic behaviours at the time were relayed to Simon Hall by his then wife, and on Friday the 22nd February 2013 Simon Hall’s mask finally came off.

Two days later Simon Hall attempted suicide; in the meantime Shaun Hall continued to expose his brothers lies and guilt to his murder of Joan Albert.

Below are a few more telling statements made by Shaun Hall;

He has done many wrong things in his life, most he will never admit too
Public statement made by Shaun Hall on the 12th of April 2013

He is my brother, ask him how many times I covered for him in his life, sorted out his battles for him
Public statement made by Shaun Hall on the 12th of April 2013

I am Simon’s brother, I know a lot of things that Simon has done and I know when he is backed into a corner, he lies.

It’s his nature!

Always has been
Public statement made by Shaun Hall on the 12th of April 2013

..as for criticising Simon, I can, I am his brother and I have that right.

He has done many wrong things in his life, most he will never admit too
Public statement made by Shaun Hall on the 12th of April 2013

I can say things like this because I know him.

He may have changed since being in prison, but I seriously doubt it!
Public statement made by Shaun Hall on the 12th of April 2013

Shaun Hall: Murder = To Act Out Of Character

Several months after Simon Hall’s suicide attempt, Shaun Hall wrote a letter to his brother Simon.

Shaun Hall’s letter was dated the 7th of June 2013 and excerpts from the letter read;

I have just found out about the events in February which led to you being in Ipswich hospital

I really want to put all the past behind us and move forward for your sake

Sometimes I only see the Simon that everyone else believes is you but I know that is not the real you.

You are a the selfish person deep down, you have been a victim from day one where you are and that your situation led you to act in a way out of character

It’s a disgusting situation and should never have happened and I hold my hand up as I have before and admit I am to blame for our situation but I’m sure in the right light both of us would hold our hands up and admit we both have let anger or hurt motivate our actions

I have written to your prison governor to ask that I be notified if anything was to happen to you just as a precaution (sic)
Excerpts from Shaun Hall’s letter to his brother Simon Hall dated the 7th June 2013

Simon Hall went on to make allegations that his older brother Shaun Hall had sexually abused him when he was 10 years old.

Simon Hall made a police witness statement from HMP Hollesley Bay detailing his sexual abuse allegations.

Following the exposure of the innocence fraud and his brothers suicide, Shaun Hall who had never spoken out in public (Apart from on Internet forums and social media pages – in the main using pseudonym’s) chose to set up a memorial site for his brother.

The mother of the killer of Paul Gerard ‘PG’ McGilvray chose to leave a message on Shaun Hall’s memorial website.

Carol Toal stated the following;

Did Stephanie Bon Loan Simon Hall Money

Why Didn’t Simon Hall Telephone Stephanie Bon Until Monday?

When Exactly In December Were Simon Hall’s Clothes Predominantly At Snowcroft & Why?

Link to Part 19g here

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Stephanie Bon

Where Did Simon Hall Sleep On Friday 14th December 2001?

Christmas Fairy Lights

Argument Over Christmas Meal At Stoke Rochford

Link to Part 19e here

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25th July 2002

Questions For Stephanie Bon

The Missing “Larey Or Loud” Black Shirt With Red Splashes

Link to Part 19d here

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Stephanie Bon, Andrew Green & Michael Naughton

The Innocence Fraud Of Sadistic Killer Kevin Nunn

Claire McGourlay & Defunct Innocence Network UK

The Forensic Institute, Allan Jamieson, Tiernan Coyle & Fibre Evidence

The Hall Family’s Concoctions & Stills From CCTV

Link to Part 17f here

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Link to Part 17b here

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Illusory Truth Effect & Gaslighting

Psychopathy, Brainwashing & Psychological Harm

Mischaracterised Motive To Murder

Murderers Enabling & Enablers

Link to Part 17a here

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Secrets & Lies

Jamie Barker & His Previous Employers Zenith Windows

Jamie & Angela Barker & Self Presentation

Link to Part 17 here

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31st July 2002

The Sofa, Black Mole Skin Type Trousers & Brown Chunky Ankle Boots

Boot Were Disposed Of In February Or March 2002

Gaslighting

Private Investigator

Link to Part 13 here

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15th December 2001: The Old Rep Public House

Victoria

Matthew

Kelsey

Roger

Link to Part 12a here

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Shaun Hall: “Just Remember The Truth Always Comes Out In The End”

Shaun Hall: Murder = To Act Out Of Character

Link to Part 12 here

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