Jenny Nicholl Murder Trial
The trial of David Hodgson, who is accused of killing teenager Jenny Nicholl. David Hodgson, 47, of Olav Road, Richmond, denies murdering the 19-year-old in June 2005.
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* Detective Superintendent Sue Cross speaks outside court
* Brian and Ann Nicholl speak outside court
* Reporter Joe Willis looks back over the investigation.
CASE CLOSED
How the case unfolded
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| Guilty of murder: David Hodgson |
June 30, 2005: Jenny Nicholl leaves her family home.
July 4: Police are called when Jenny fails to show up for work. Her
car is found abandoned in Richmond.
July 8: David Hodgson tells police he has never had a relationship with
the teenager.
July 9: Two of Jenny's friends receive texts from the teenager's phone.
July 12: Jenny's father receives two texts from his daughter's phone.
July 7: A dedicated incident room is set up at Richmond police station.
Twenty officers are assigned to the case.
July 26: David Hodgson arrested in Richmond in connection with an alleged
attempt to pervert the course of justice. He is released after admitting he
is friends with Jenny.
July 29/30: Mountain rescue volunteers with tracker dogs are brought
in to search countryside around Hudswell, near Richmond, for David Hodgson.
He is found in a crudely constructed den, having taken an overdose of pills
and wine. He is suffering from hypothermia and is taken to hospital.
August 5: David Hodgson is questioned again by detectives. He now tells
detectives his life revolved around the teenager.
October 17: Police search Robert Hodgson's flat.
November 3: Police reveal the missing person inquiry is a murder hunt.
December 13: Ann Nicholl appeals on BBC Crimewatch for information.
January 17, 2006: David Hodgson and his brother, Robert, are arrested
on suspicion of murder. David is later bailed, while Robert is freed without
charge.
February 1: Brian and Ann Nicholl find a nightdress and cosmetics they
say belong to their daughter partially buried under leaves at Sandbeck Plantation.
A CD player and Jenny's teddy are later found in the woodland.
May 16, 2007: David Hodgson arrested and charged with murder.
January 15, 2008: The trial of David William Hodgson, 48, begins.
February 19: Hodgson found guilty of murder.
10:26am Wednesday 20th February 2008
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