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| Carole Packman: Killer husband refused open prison move | Carole Packman: Killer husband refused open prison move |
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| A husband who killed his wife and has never revealed the location of her body has been refused a move to an open prison. | A husband who killed his wife and has never revealed the location of her body has been refused a move to an open prison. |
| Carole Packman, 40, disappeared from the family home in Bournemouth in 1985. | Carole Packman, 40, disappeared from the family home in Bournemouth in 1985. |
| Russell Causley was twice jailed for her murder - in 1996 and, after a quashed conviction, again in 2004. | Russell Causley was twice jailed for her murder - in 1996 and, after a quashed conviction, again in 2004. |
| The Parole Board recommended the move but it was refused by the Secretary of State for Justice David Gauke. | The Parole Board recommended the move but it was refused by the Secretary of State for Justice David Gauke. |
| A Prison Service spokesperson said: "The Secretary of State may reject a Parole Board recommendation where he does not consider that there is a wholly persuasive case for transferring the prisoner to open conditions." | A Prison Service spokesperson said: "The Secretary of State may reject a Parole Board recommendation where he does not consider that there is a wholly persuasive case for transferring the prisoner to open conditions." |
| Sam Gillingham, the daughter of Mrs Packman and Causley, previously described the recommendation for a move to a category D prison as a "slippery slope" to her 75-year-old father's release. | |
| Speaking to the BBC, she said: "Sense has prevailed and I feel as if I have been given a bit of a breather. | Speaking to the BBC, she said: "Sense has prevailed and I feel as if I have been given a bit of a breather. |
| "It was another hurdle and now we've put that one to bed." | "It was another hurdle and now we've put that one to bed." |
| She described the past 11 months in the lead-up to the decision as an "emotional roller coaster". | She described the past 11 months in the lead-up to the decision as an "emotional roller coaster". |
| Despite repeatedly asking him where her mother's body is, Causley has remained silent. | Despite repeatedly asking him where her mother's body is, Causley has remained silent. |
| For years Mrs Gillingham believed her mother had walked out on her when she was 16 after finding a note, seemingly written by Mrs Packman explaining she was leaving. | For years Mrs Gillingham believed her mother had walked out on her when she was 16 after finding a note, seemingly written by Mrs Packman explaining she was leaving. |
| A year earlier, Causley had invited his 26-year-old colleague Patricia Causley into the family home as a lodger and they became lovers. He later changed his surname to hers. | A year earlier, Causley had invited his 26-year-old colleague Patricia Causley into the family home as a lodger and they became lovers. He later changed his surname to hers. |
| Causley was eventually arrested for fraud, and subsequently murder, when he faked his own death in order to claim his own life insurance. | Causley was eventually arrested for fraud, and subsequently murder, when he faked his own death in order to claim his own life insurance. |
| He was first convicted of Mrs Packman's murder by a jury at Winchester Crown Court on 18 December 1996. | He was first convicted of Mrs Packman's murder by a jury at Winchester Crown Court on 18 December 1996. |
| In June 2003, the murder conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal after his alleged confessions were deemed unsafe. | In June 2003, the murder conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal after his alleged confessions were deemed unsafe. |
| A retrial found him guilty a year later, after his sister broke her silence - telling jurors she had heard her brother admit his crime. | A retrial found him guilty a year later, after his sister broke her silence - telling jurors she had heard her brother admit his crime. |
| He became eligible to be considered for release in 2012. | He became eligible to be considered for release in 2012. |