A new BBC documentary reveals the moment police found out Wayne Couzens was a police officer.
New images of Sarah Everard, 33, have been released as part of a new BBC documentaryThe detective who led the Sarah Everard murder inquiry has told the BBC about the moment she found out killer Wayne Couzens was a police officer.
She said: "At that time, Wayne Couzens was a name that meant nothing to any of us. So immediately we start researching the name, also the phone number and the address that had been given when he'd hired the car." Knocking on Couzens' front door and showing his warrant card, Mr Harvey also told the documentary makers the killer "just went grey".Footage then shows Couzens being arrested on suspicion of kidnap in his living room, and Mr Harvey questioning him. When asked about Ms Everard's disappearance, Couzens replies he has financial problems and had been threatened by a gang and told to kidnap girls on their behalf.
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