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The Murders at White House Farm
- Jeremy Bamber and the Killing of His Family. The Definitive Investigation.
- Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
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Summary
The Sunday Times bestseller and the definitive story behind the ITV factual drama White House Farm, about the horrific killings that took place in 1985.
On 7 August 1985, Nevill and June Bamber, their daughter Sheila and her two young sons Nicholas and Daniel were discovered shot to death at White House Farm in Essex. The murder weapon was found on Sheila's body, a bible lay at her side. All the windows and doors of the farmhouse were secure, and the Bambers' son, 24-year-old Jeremy, had alerted police after apparently receiving a phone call from his father, who told him Sheila had 'gone berserk' with the gun. It seemed a straightforward case of murder-suicide, but a dramatic turn of events was to disprove the police's theory. In October 1986, Jeremy Bamber was convicted of killing his entire family in order to inherit his parents' substantial estates. He has always maintained his innocence.
Drawing on interviews and correspondence with many of those closely connected to the events – including Jeremy Bamber – and a wealth of previously unpublished documentation, Carol Ann Lee brings astonishing clarity to a complex and emotive case. She describes the years of rising tension in the family that culminated in the murders, and provides clear insight into the background of each individual and their relationships within the family unit.
Scrupulously fair in its analysis, The Murders at White House Farm is an absorbing portrait of a family, a time and a place, and a gripping account of one of Britain's most notorious crimes.
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- David Bryant
- 12-02-20
Comprehensive & interesting
If the case interests you, then this is a superb listen, I disagree with other reviewers and enjoyed the narrative and narrator. Essential listening and well written and read.
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- Gary C.
- 07-02-24
the detail and love
this book really makes you see the whole picture of what life was like in the walls of whitehouse farm.. the complex relationships that made up the fabric of there family life.. a tragedy unimaginable to many is a real life story of grief beyond words for those left behind to pick up the pieces..
but amongst all there pain and dispear a family and community full of love for the memories of those taken on that oh so dark evening.. the victims always seem to be forgotten but not here.. here you really feel like you know the bambers personally and feel the loss.. love be with them all.. and may they rest in peace knowing justice was done.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-02-20
Detailed and thorough exploration of an awful crime
This book is extremely detailed and painstakingly lays out both the background leading up to the awful events at White House Farm and the aftermath. Some reviewers had complained about off-putting pauses in the narration but I found the narration to be very clear and any pauses are purposely placed to indicate quotes either from written or verbal accounts.
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- JL
- 15-10-20
Good content, terrible narration
The narration of this book totally ruined it for me. Really odd intonation, strange pauses and dire accents / direct speech. The content is largely good, although the very full history of June and Nevill’s families felt a bit like padding out. However, the narration is SO bad I actually opted to stop and buy the book to carry on.
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- miss kelly whelan
- 15-01-20
Riveting
This is a very well written book, lots of information about the backgrounds of all the players. Very good narration which keeps your attention fixed on the progression of the crime , trial and beyond. I would highly recommend this.
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- Andrew Wainwright
- 12-08-22
Fascinating insight.
very interesting and a lot of detail by the author and still intrigued me as to what actually happened that night.
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- Timedout
- 04-02-20
Lots of information but narration is disjointed.
The author has clearly done her research. There is a lot of information to consider and the author remains impartial, merely quoting others and stating the known facts. There are still many unanswered questions but the evidence points heavily in one direction. It's a real who-done-it and worth listening to just to see whether you agree with the final verdict, having heard all of the witness statements and first hand accounts. Some parts are a bit protracted and the narration is poor with breaks in the middle of sentences and a tendancy to emphasise the wrong parts of words and sentences. An interesting listen.
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- Lazarus
- 18-06-21
Great Detail!
This is probably the best book out there about this case. There is much research into the Bamber family and their lives. It goes into great detail about the case. Superb listen! Well recommend
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- R. J. Carter
- 02-02-24
Long good audio
Although a much longer listen than my usual choice l did enjoy this book. The research was in my opinion very thorough and l enjoyed the telling of the story with one small exception and that was the was endings of some words was slightly elongated but other than that l found it most enjoyable although not of course the murders.
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- Fussy Woman
- 12-02-20
Longer than I'd anticipated!
I wanted to listen to this book before watching the ITV series. I found it a looong listen, yet actually had to slow down the narrator a little as her voice is quite high and the combination of high and fast made the pace hard going for me . The narration is mostly articulated very well, but now and again, misplaced emphasis on a particular word would throw me off the narrative. Also calling a straw boater a straw boa left me wondering, and not listening. I enjoyed the book nevertheless, but might avoid this narrator for further listens. Although the narrator had a 'nice' voice and tries hard at perfect diction, I didn't feel her voice held the gravitas required for the serious nature of the book.
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