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| Bamber told he will die in prison | Bamber told he will die in prison |
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| A killer convicted of murdering five members of his family has been told he will die in jail. | A killer convicted of murdering five members of his family has been told he will die in jail. |
| Jeremy Bamber, who killed his victims in 1985, had his "whole-life" tariff sentence reviewed at the High Court. | Jeremy Bamber, who killed his victims in 1985, had his "whole-life" tariff sentence reviewed at the High Court. |
| Mr Justice Tugendhat ruled the murders were so "exceptionally serious" that Bamber should never be freed. | Mr Justice Tugendhat ruled the murders were so "exceptionally serious" that Bamber should never be freed. |
| Family members of those who died heard the judge tell Bamber: "You ought to spend the whole of the rest of your life in prison, and I so order." | Family members of those who died heard the judge tell Bamber: "You ought to spend the whole of the rest of your life in prison, and I so order." |
| Bamber, 47, has always protested his innocence, but repeated attempts to clear his name have failed. | |
| Gun silencer blood | Gun silencer blood |
| In 1986 he was convicted of murdering his wealthy adoptive parents June and Nevill, his sister Sheila Caffell, and her six-year-old twin sons Daniel and Nicholas at their farmhouse in Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex, in August 1985. | In 1986 he was convicted of murdering his wealthy adoptive parents June and Nevill, his sister Sheila Caffell, and her six-year-old twin sons Daniel and Nicholas at their farmhouse in Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex, in August 1985. |
| The trial at Chelmsford Crown Court heard that Nevill, 61, was found downstairs while Ms Caffell was found dead upstairs, as was his mother and nephews. | The trial at Chelmsford Crown Court heard that Nevill, 61, was found downstairs while Ms Caffell was found dead upstairs, as was his mother and nephews. |
| Police initially suspected that Ms Caffell, who had not been taking her medication for schizophrenia, had carried out the murders before turning the gun on herself. | Police initially suspected that Ms Caffell, who had not been taking her medication for schizophrenia, had carried out the murders before turning the gun on herself. |
| But three days after the shootings, a cousin of Bamber's discovered the gun's silencer apparently with Ms Caffell's blood on it. | But three days after the shootings, a cousin of Bamber's discovered the gun's silencer apparently with Ms Caffell's blood on it. |
| Four weeks later, Bamber's girlfriend Julie Mugford told police he had often boasted to her he was going to kill his parents. | Four weeks later, Bamber's girlfriend Julie Mugford told police he had often boasted to her he was going to kill his parents. |
| He would have inherited almost £500,000 from his parents' estate. | He would have inherited almost £500,000 from his parents' estate. |
| Mr Justice Tugendhat said there was no reason for him to depart from recommendations made both by the Lord Chief Justice and the Home Secretary that Bamber must serve a "whole life" tariff. | Mr Justice Tugendhat said there was no reason for him to depart from recommendations made both by the Lord Chief Justice and the Home Secretary that Bamber must serve a "whole life" tariff. |
| He said Bamber "continues to deny that he committed the murders" and had not shown a shred of remorse. | He said Bamber "continues to deny that he committed the murders" and had not shown a shred of remorse. |