The horrific murder of a Shropshire woman and her four children by their stepfather 21 years ago is featured in a new TV documentary.
Lesley Ford and the four children she had with her former Shropshire partner Michael Tranter were murdered in the year 2000 by her husband Lee Ford, who left his two biological offspring unharmed.
Lee Ford was given five life sentences in 2001 and told he would serve a minimum of 35 years before being considered for parole. The 35 years was later appealed to 27 Lesley Ford's family believe she was in a trapped, controlling and coercive relationship with her husband Peter remembers: “When Lesley used to come up and see me, she wasn’t allowed to bring the kids, not even one. The kids always had to stay with Lee. Looking back now I think it was control, so she would have to go back.”
In the 24 hours that followed, he then went on to garrotte each of her four children, murdering them one by one in a cold-blooded killing spree. It took almost a month before anyone reported them missing, but once the police were involved the operation rapidly escalated to the most senior levels of command.
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