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<\/span><\/figure>\nThe charge of murdering Miss Godden was withdrawn until March, when an investigation by Wiltshire Police uncovered overwhelming evidence against Halliwell which meant the confession could be used.<\/p>\n
Wiltshire Police have said they will be speaking to other forces about more potential Halliwell victims.<\/p>\n
The judge told him he would die in prison, adding: “I have no doubt that you are a self-centred and domineering individual who wants his own way. You are both calculating and devious.”<\/p>\n
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How do whole-life sentences work?<\/h2>\n
Whole-life tariffs are reserved for offenders judged to be the most dangerous to society.<\/p>\n
Offenders who receive them cannot be released other than at the discretion of the justice secretary on compassionate grounds, for example if they are terminally ill or seriously incapacitated.<\/p>\n
They are not eligible for a parole review or release but can have their sentence reduced on appeal.<\/p>\n
Notorious current whole-life prisoners include police killer Dale Cregan, Mark Bridger, who murdered five-year-old April Jones, Michael Adebolajo, who along with Michael Adebowale killed Fusilier Lee Rigby, and Moors murderer Ian Brady.<\/p>\n
There were 53 prisoners serving “whole life” sentences in England and Wales at the end of June 2016, according to official Ministry of Justice statistics.<\/p>\n
They made up 0.7% of the 7,361 prisoners serving life sentences.<\/p>\n
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He added: “You returned to her body again and again over the years to make sure she hadn’t been discovered.<\/p>\n
“But for your confession, I have no doubt Becky’s remains would never have been found.<\/p>\n
“You then tried to manipulate the police and the court process to try to avoid getting what you deserved.”<\/p>\n
The judge told Becky’s parents: “You have had to live with every parent’s nightmare of a missing child and then the discovery that she had been dead for some years, buried naked in a field.<\/p>\n
“You have been deprived of the opportunity we all want to say farewell to our closest and dearest.”<\/p>\n
‘Halliwell played games’<\/h2>\n
In a victim impact statement read to the court by the prosecution, Becky’s mother, Karen Edwards, said: “What must she have gone through?<\/p>\n
“My whole world has been destroyed. The only thing I can buy her is flowers for her grave.<\/p>\n
“I never had a body to kiss goodbye before she was buried.”<\/p>\n
A statement from Becky’s father said: “I always blocked out what she was doing. I do not like to hear how she was used.<\/p>\n
“All I’ve ever wanted was to know the truth. I just wish we could’ve had closure when Becky was discovered years ago.<\/p>\n
“Halliwell has played games with us. Becky will always remain with me, never forgotten. I will live with my memories of her.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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