<description>&lt;p&gt;Billie-Jo Jenkins was a talented 13-year-old schoolgirl who had found what appeared to be the perfect foster family: four daughters, a mum who was a social worker and a dad who was a deputy headteacher.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sion Jenkins was an upstanding member of an affluent town’s community. But he had secrets. Like the lies about his academic qualifications and the affair with a teenage girl who looked a lot like Billie-Jo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Billie-Jo was found dead in her garden in 1997, it was Sion who called 999. Detectives first arrested a mysterious figure, known as Mr B.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But then they turned their attention to Billie-Jo’s own foster father.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He had just a three-minute window to have killed the 13-year-old. Could he have done it? And why?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What followed was a roller-coaster of a police inquiry, prosecution and series of trials.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For her series ‘Who Killed Billie-Jo’ podcaster Naomi Channell has gone back to the schoolgirl’s friends, family and the inquiry team to find out more about what happened.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can listen to her series here:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Naomi and her podcast, click here:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;https://linktr.ee/realtruecrimepodcast&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2"&gt;robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Behind the Crimes with Robert Murphy

Robert Murphy

Billie-Jo Jenkins and her accused foster father: Wanted man or witch hunt?

AUG 14, 202436 MIN
Behind the Crimes with Robert Murphy

Billie-Jo Jenkins and her accused foster father: Wanted man or witch hunt?

AUG 14, 202436 MIN

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<p>Billie-Jo Jenkins was a talented 13-year-old schoolgirl who had found what appeared to be the perfect foster family: four daughters, a mum who was a social worker and a dad who was a deputy headteacher.</p><p>Sion Jenkins was an upstanding member of an affluent town’s community. But he had secrets. Like the lies about his academic qualifications and the affair with a teenage girl who looked a lot like Billie-Jo.</p><p>When Billie-Jo was found dead in her garden in 1997, it was Sion who called 999. Detectives first arrested a mysterious figure, known as Mr B.</p><p>But then they turned their attention to Billie-Jo’s own foster father.</p><p>He had just a three-minute window to have killed the 13-year-old. Could he have done it? And why?</p><p>What followed was a roller-coaster of a police inquiry, prosecution and series of trials.</p><p>For her series ‘Who Killed Billie-Jo’ podcaster Naomi Channell has gone back to the schoolgirl’s friends, family and the inquiry team to find out more about what happened.</p><p>You can listen to her series here:</p><p>To learn more about Naomi and her podcast, click here:</p><p>https://linktr.ee/realtruecrimepodcast</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe</a>