Crossbow murders: Kyle Clifford's woodland lair where he hid from police after triple slaying
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This is the spot where triple killer Kyle Clifford hid after murdering his ex-girlfriend alongside her sister and mother. Clifford was arrested the following day after he killed 25-year-old Louise, her older sister Hannah, 28, and 61-year-old Carol Hunt. The three women, all family members of BBC racing commentator John Hunt, were found dead at their home in Bushey, Herts., on July 9, after Hannah called police to raise the alarm.
Police then launched a major manhunt for Clifford, who was discovered in Lavender Hill cemetery in North London. Armed officers swarmed the site, with pictures showing him being taken away on a stretcher. The court heard how Clifford had shot himself in the chest with a crossbow.
Pictures from inside the cemetery, where it's understood Clifford hid in the undergrowth, showed armed officers searching the greenery around the outside of the plots. A heat-seeking infrared camera helped to locate him in the wooded area after his car was found outside. Clifford was later taken to hospital for emergency surgery, and was interviewed by officers days later.
Both Louise and Hannah were killed with the crossbow, a court heard, while mum Carol was stabbed multiple times with a 10 inch butcher's knife, suffering injuries to her torso, back, hands and knee. Older sister Hannah was discovered still alive with a crossbow bolt in her chest in the home's main doorway when police arrived at the scene that evening.
Louise meanwhile was bound with duct tape to her wrists and ankles and shot through her chest. Clifford, 26, pleaded guilty to the three murders and a count of false imprisonment of Louise at Cambridge crown court on Wednesday. He also admitted two counts of possession of offensive weapons, namely the crossbow and knife.
