'Armchair detectives' could play a crucial role in solving the Nicola Bulley missing person case, an expert has said.
'Armchair detectives' could play a crucial role in solving the Nicola Bulley missing person case, an expert has said. Locals with knowledge of 'little intricacies' could be crucial in distinguishing what happened to the mum-of-two, according to Detective Martyn Underhill - a veteran of 50 murder cases.
But public interest can have its down sides. Detective Martyn Underhill also urged cautioned as there is a risk that well-meaning people could accidentally destroy evidence.Speaking to the Sky News Daily Podcast, he said: "The one thing I've learnt, and I've worked on 50 murders and I'm now lecturing on murders in university, is you cannot beat local knowledge.
The detective, who worked on the search for murdered eight-year-old Sarah Payne in 2000, continued: "We had over 1,000 people a day turning up trying to help find Sarah and over 500 psychics contacting us saying they want to help. The problems have got bigger since Sarah because of technology... The public literally stomp all over your evidence.
"And I call it the tail wagging the dog. You have to have clear strategies in place that the public feel like they're being involved - [so] the armchair detectives don't feel rejected."
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