Why It Took 30 Years To Catch This Killer

*Join Joey and Josh here:*https://bit.ly/JoinJAndJ - Videos 48 hours before anyone else- Members Only Livestreams What really happened to Rikki Neave? The young lad who went missing in this British True Crime Case from the Welland Estate? Rikki Neave was just 6 years old when he went missing. Police initially suspected his mother Ruth Neave. But after 30 years of a cold case - Ruth Neave was found completely innocent, and a new suspect James Watson was found. But why did it take so long to find Rikki Neave's killer? This Joey and Josh video dives into the original failed investigation that targeted Rikki’s mother, the cold case breakthrough, and how Channel 4’s 24 Hours in Police Custody documented the painstaking hunt for the real perpetrator.Channel 4’s 24 Hours in Police Custody: How the cold case team reopened the investigation, exposed historic police failings, and followed the three-decade journey to justice for Rikki’s family.Who is James Watson: The childhood suspect whose DNA on Rikki’s clothing, changing stories and flight abroad helped detectives prove he strangled and posed the boy’s body in woodland before evading justice for yearsStruggling with something and need help? Click here: https://www.mind.org.uk/need-urgent-help/using-this-tool/ If you liked this episode check out our True Crime Playlist! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVIeZ2V-r8yoe_tcGNc69P-hzncnQXmkF0:00:00 How Did Rikki Neave's Killer Escape Capture For OVER 30 YEARS!?0:03:16 Who was Rikki Neave? 0:06:31 What happened on the morning Rikki left for school and never returned?0:10:12 How was Rikki Neave’s body found and what was the initial evidence? 0:13:38 Why did police focus on Ruth Neave, Rikki's Mum? 0:21:45 Who was James Watson and why did witnesses say they saw him with Rikki?0:27:02 How did Ruth Neave’s 1996 trial collapse and why did the case go cold?0:38:02 How did DNA finally link James Watson to the case decades later?0:44:51 How did James Watson flee abroad on bail?0:50:02 What evidence sealed the conviction in 2022 and why was the minimum term only 15 years?0:56:04 Was Ruth Neave ever truly cleared? Want to know more about the Rikki Neave Case? Check out these videos: The Murder Of Rikki Neave: 6 Year-Old Found Dead In Woods | 24 Hours In Police Custody | Channel 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DVyCPo6_-M&t=64sCold Case Solved Over 25 Years Later (True Crime Documentary) - By Law&Crime Network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BqCCikKTT8Rikki Neave: Solving The Schoolboy's Murder 20-Years On | 24 Hours in Police Custody | Channel 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kukz-MxCUI0MURDERED BY A 13 YEAR OLD - The case of RIKKI NEAVE - by Emma Kenny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdZwaGVBxjY&t=379s*Follow Us*Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joeyandjoshReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/JoeyAndJosh/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joeyandjoshpodBig Thanks To Editor Joe! Follow him here: https://x.com/josephsmkpng