chapter seventeen
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. THE POST-IT NOTES.
The police seized a collection of post-it notes from Lucy Letby’s house. Some of the written comments on these post-it notes might have been construed as a confession – by a very considerable stretch of the imagination. They were indeed, absolutely unfairly, construed by the prosecution as having a sinister implication. However, these post it notes were written as therapy, (because she was suffering from anxiety, due to the stress of being investigated for a non-existent crime) on the advice of a counsellor, but this did not come out at the trial. The jury was never told this. They were presented as confession evidence. To verify the above, go to the following U-Tube video:-
Defence didn't tell Jury this - But Why?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyBr06bKjpY
Here is a quote from the book Baby Killer 2. Is Lucy Letby Innocent, by Stu Armstrong, ISBN 9798301688835, printed by Amazon. (I strongly recommend this book.)
Pages 28 to 30:- Nurse Emily Carter, who worked with Letby states (regarding Lucy Letby’s post-it notes) “I’ve written similar things in my own diary - - - - It’s easy to internalise blame”.
I also found this u-Tube video:-
Interview with Lucy Letby’s lawyer: Is she Innocent? | Barrister Mark McDonald speaks out.
Joshua Perry Parker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZproeC0SPa4
Interview with Mark McDonald.
He states that the post-it notes indicate innocence not guilt. If she were guilty, she would have destroyed these notes.
Here are some quotes from Private Eye Special Report. The Lessons of The Lucy Letby Case, by Doctor Phil Hammond. MD. (available online.)
Private Eye Report, Part 4:- The Guardian revealed that the post-it note “confessions” were part of a therapy process, in which she was advised by a counsellor to write down her thoughts (to relieve the stress of being unfairly investigated). This was never revealed to the jury.
Private Eye Report, Part 4:- Davis Wilson, a professor of criminology at Birmingham City University, who specialises in serial killers gave his opinion of these “confessions” in the post-it notes. He stated that they were “meaningless”, and had no value as evidence.
The following quote is from the article in The New Yorker (issue for May 20th, 2024) by Rachel Aviv, entitled – A Reporter at Large – Conviction, page 43:- The police officer asked why she (Lucy Letby) had written “I killed them on purpose”. She replied “That’s how I was made to feel”.
The following quotes are from the book Lucy is Innocent, by Paul Bamford, SECOND EDITION, ISBN number 9798326484130 (I strongly recommend this book.)
Pages 194 to 214:- A selection from the post-it notes:- “I haven’t done anything wrong”.
“Police - - investigation - - - slander - - - discrimination - - -victimisation.”
“Not good enough”.
“They went I am evil”.
“They accused HATE”.
Professor of criminology David Wilson stated that people under stress write all sorts of strange things. He suggested that this was “reported speech”.
She wrote “BASTARDS” (referring to The “Gang of Four” who Lucy accused of conspiring to blame her for the deaths.
Pages 310 to 311:- Detective Superintendent Paul Hughes stated that he was very surprised that she retained these post-it notes, knowing that the police would question her. (The implication here is that, if she were truly guilty, she would have destroyed these notes, realising that they might be incriminating.
This quote is from a U-Tube video
(The) Amazing Academics (U-Tube series). Serial Killers and Statistical Blunders - Why Lucy Letby might be wrongly imprisoned: John O'Quigley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbN6j-IPQAU
Professor John O’Quigley, Professor of Statistics at University College, London states as follows in regards to the post-it notes:-
She did not write “I did this”, she wrote “They are going I did this.” (My highlighting.)
My comments:- It is a well-known fact that, when a murder is committed, loads of people “come out of the wood-work” to confess to the murder. The police are deluged with false confessions. The reasons for all these false confessions are unclear. However, the one thing that we can learn from this is that a “confession” does not prove guilt. Even if Lucy Letby had gone to a police station and stated “I wish to confess to the murder of some of my patients”, this would still not prove guilt of a crime. It would only prove that she felt somehow “responsible” for these deaths. However, she has vigorously denied any criminal act. She has written post-it note comments that MIGHT, by a very extreme stretch of the imagination, suggest guilt. But she has also written statements that directly contradict these “confessions”. “I haven’t done anything wrong”.
And she hasn’t done anything wrong (except “whistleblowing, and being a feminist!). These post-it notes were prejudicial, and should never have been allowed into evidence.