Murder of Carole Packman
Carole Packman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Veronica Anne Thornton c. 1945 UK |
| Died | June 1985 (aged 40) |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Victim of murder |
| Spouse | Russell Causley |
| Children | 1 |
Veronica Anne Packman (née Thornton, c. 1945 – June 1985), known as Carole Packman, was a 40-year-old British woman who disappeared from her home in Bournemouth, England in June 1985. Her husband, Russell Causley (né Packman), was found guilty of her murder, but her body has never been found.
On 12 December 2022, Causley had the first public parole hearing in British history. Samantha Gillingham, the couple's daughter who has campaigned for years to keep her father in prison, called the decision to hold a public hearing "momentous".
In January 2023 the Parole Board concluded that Causley should be released again and he left prison in February that year, subject to release licence conditions.