BBC Warned Over True Crime Author's Claim of Possessing Murder Victim's Lost Clothes

The BBC was warned by two whistleblowers that a British true crime author was claiming to have obtained the missing clothes of a child murder victim that the broadcaster had lost. The Guardian has established that the office of the former head of the BBC and the corporation’s whistleblowing unit were both informed that Christopher Berry-Dee, the UK’s most successful true crime author, had told people he had obtained the clothes of Karen Hadaway, who was murdered in 1986. [...] A spokesperson said: “In 2023 we apologised for falling short in our duty of care to Michelle Hadaway and reached a settlement with her regarding the loss of her daughter Karen’s clothes. We believe this matter has been investigated as thoroughly as possible.”