Monday 28 November 2022 05:29 PM Forensic scientist reveals he used PIG SKIN to test theory about Jeremy Bamber ... trends now
A forensic scientist has told how pig skin was used to test the theory that the body of Jeremy Bamber's father was moved by police before official photographs were taken at the scene of the notorious White House Farm murders.
Bamber is serving a whole-life term for the killings of his adoptive parents Nevill and June Bamber, both 61, his adoptive sister Sheila Caffell, 28, and her six-year-old twins.
The whole family were shot at their Essex farm house on August 7, 1985, and Bamber was convicted of their murders. He continues to protest his innocence.
Nevill Bamber was found with burn marks on his back that police and the trial judge believed had been inflicted by the hot end of a rifle, suggesting that Bamber tortured his family before killing them.
But, speaking in a video clip that was sent to MailOnline by film maker Matt Harris, who is making a documentary about the case, expert Philip Boyce told how a test he helped carry out cast doubt on the official explanation for the burn marks.
Jeremy Bamber (pictured left after his arrest and right from prison) was found guilty of murdering his adoptive parents, sister and her twins White House Farm in Essex on August 7, 1985
Mr Boyce, who has 30 years' experience on high-profile investigations, was testing the theory that the burns may have been caused by Mr Bamber's back being pressed against the handles of the hot Aga oven after he had been shot.
Mr Harris discovered that the Bamber Aga was the same one owned by his parents-in-law in Sussex, and so they carried out tests at their home.
Speaking in the video clip on the day of the test, Mr Boyce said: 'Based on what I've actually done today using pig skin and effectively burning pig skin against the front of the Aga, there is the definite possibility that the burn marks on Nevill's back could have been made with the Aga.
'It is every important in that it actually shows that there's a possibility that Nevill Bamber's body was actually physically moved after the police actually arrived at the scene.
'And effectively the evidence was changed, for want of a better word.'
If the theory is correct, it could mean Mr Bamber's body was physically moved by police.
In pictures shown to the trial jury at Chelmsford Crown Court in 1986, Nevill is seen slumped over an overturned chair in the kitchen, having been shot.
Mr Boyce has also compiled a report report which has been submitted to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
Bamber killed his adoptive parents Nevill and June, both 61, along with Shelia and her six-year-old twins Daniel and Nicholas
Nevill Bamber was found with burn marks on his body that police and the trial judge believed had been inflicted by the hot end of a rifle, suggesting that Bamber tortured his family before killing them. Above: The crime scene photo showing Mr Bamber slumped over a chair next to the Aga
Speaking in a video clip that was sent to MailOnline by film maker Matt Harris, who is making a documentary about the case, expert Philip Boyce (above) told how a test he helped carry out cast doubt on the official explanation for the burn marks
Speaking of the burns, it states: 'This could indicate that Nevill Bamber's body had been moved somehow to the position he was photographed in after he was burned by the Aga.
Filmmaker Mr Harris has been following the Bamber case for around a year.
He said the theory about the Aga came after speaking to Bamber himself, and he then discovered how his wife's parents' oven is the same model as the one at White House Farm.
'That came about from speaking to Jeremy, he mentioned the word Aga, his campaign team talked about it,' he told MailOnline.
'About two weeks later I was dropping the dogs off at my in laws and discovered they had the same Aga that was at
