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'''Chris Gregg''' [[Queen's Police Medal|QPM]] is a former [[Detective Chief Superintendent]] and was head of West Yorkshire Police's Homicide and Major Enquiry Team (HMET).<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7408633.stm Gregg talks about his career"]. BBC News. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2010</ref> Gregg joined the force in 1974 and as a constable was put on front-line duties in the [[Yorkshire Ripper]] inquiry in the [[Yorkshire Ripper#Victims|Helen Rytka]] murder incident room.<ref name = "Brad Tel"/> He left the force in 2008 to take up a senior position as an adviser<ref name ="DTel 1"/> to a forensic service provider company, LGC Forensics.<ref name = "Brad Tel">[http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2275146.chief_is_off_after_30_years_in_force/ "Chief is off after 30 years in force"]. ''Bradford Telegraph & Argus'', 16 May 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref> In 2010 Gregg, together with [[John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington|Lord Stevens]] and Dr [[Angela Gallop]], founded [[Axiom International]] Limited.<ref>[http://www.axiom-international-ltd.com/key-people.asp "Axiom International Key People"]</ref> He is married to Yorkshire Television 'Calendar' regional news presenter, Christine Talbot, with whom he has a daughter, Beth.
'''Chris Gregg''' [[Queen's Police Medal|QPM]] is a former [[Detective Chief Superintendent]] and was head of West Yorkshire Police's Homicide and Major Enquiry Team (HMET).<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7408633.stm Gregg talks about his career"]. BBC News. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2010</ref> Gregg joined the force in 1974 and as a constable was put on front-line duties in the [[Yorkshire Ripper]] inquiry in the [[Yorkshire Ripper#Victims|Helen Rytka]] murder incident room.<ref name = "Brad Tel"/><ref>{{Citation|title="The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story" Manhunt (TV Episode 2019) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt9900638/characters/nm8314565|access-date=2019-08-31}}</ref> He left the force in 2008 to take up a senior position as an adviser<ref name ="DTel 1"/> to a forensic service provider company, LGC Forensics.<ref name = "Brad Tel">[http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2275146.chief_is_off_after_30_years_in_force/ "Chief is off after 30 years in force"]. ''Bradford Telegraph & Argus'', 16 May 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref> In 2010 Gregg, together with [[John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington|Lord Stevens]] and Dr [[Angela Gallop]], founded [[Axiom International]] Limited.<ref>[http://www.axiom-international-ltd.com/key-people.asp "Axiom International Key People"]</ref> He is married to Yorkshire Television 'Calendar' regional news presenter, Christine Talbot, with whom he has a daughter, Beth.


==Awards==
==Awards==
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Gregg was born in [[Huddersfield]], West Yorkshire and in a 34-year career, headed up some high-profile criminal investigations of recent years including:
Gregg was born in [[Huddersfield]], West Yorkshire and in a 34-year career, headed up some high-profile criminal investigations of recent years including:


* The kidnap and murder in November 2000 of 16-year-old Leeds schoolgirl [[Leanne Tiernan]] by John Taylor described at his trial in 2002 by the judge as a "sexual sadist".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2116337.stm BBC News"] 8 July 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2010</ref> In February 2003, he was convicted of two rapes, based on DNA evidence, and given two additional life sentences.<ref>[http://www.exploreforensics.co.uk/forensic-cases-murder-leanne-tiernan.html "The murder of Leanne Tiernan"] – Forensic cases. Retrieved 23 March 2010</ref>
* The kidnap and murder in November 2000 of 16-year-old Leeds schoolgirl [[Leanne Tiernan]] by John Taylor described at his trial in 2002 by the judge as a "sexual sadist".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2116337.stm BBC News"] 8 July 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2010</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/documentary-revisits-murder-and-abduction-of-leeds-schoolgirl-leanne-tiernan-1-8792743/amp|title=Documentary revisits murder and abduction of Leeds schoolgirl Leanne Tiernan|website=www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk|access-date=2019-08-31}}</ref> In February 2003, he was convicted of two rapes, based on DNA evidence, and given two additional life sentences.<ref>[http://www.exploreforensics.co.uk/forensic-cases-murder-leanne-tiernan.html "The murder of Leanne Tiernan"] – Forensic cases. Retrieved 23 March 2010</ref>
* The American fugitive [[David Bieber]] who murdered traffic PC Ian Broadhurst and attempted the murder of two other policemen on 26 December 2003.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/25/48hours/main1237669_page6.shtml CBS News"] 16 February 2008 – Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article398316.ece "Police killer will die in prison for brutal, cold-blooded crime"]. ''The Times''. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://news.scotsman.com/leedspoliceshooting/Hunt-stepped-up-for-police.2490512.jp "Hunt stepped up for police officer's killer"]. ''The Scotsman''. 29 December 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref>
* The American fugitive [[David Bieber]] who murdered traffic PC Ian Broadhurst and attempted the murder of two other policemen on 26 December 2003.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/25/48hours/main1237669_page6.shtml CBS News"] 16 February 2008 – Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article398316.ece "Police killer will die in prison for brutal, cold-blooded crime"]. ''The Times''. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://news.scotsman.com/leedspoliceshooting/Hunt-stepped-up-for-police.2490512.jp "Hunt stepped up for police officer's killer"]. ''The Scotsman''. 29 December 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest/leeds-pc-shooting-tragedy-remembered-1-6338073/amp|title=Leeds PC shooting tragedy remembered|website=www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk|access-date=2019-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-25519043|title=Ex-officer fears for police safety|date=2013-12-26|access-date=2019-08-31|language=en-GB}}</ref>
* Identification of the Yorkshire Ripper Hoaxer, [[Wearside Jack|John Humble]], who was tried and sentenced in October 2005 – 25 years after the offence which was one of the most notorious – and damaging – hoaxes in criminal history.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/4828828.stm Man still held over Ripper hoax"]. BBC News October 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2003</ref><ref>[http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/callous-ripper-hoaxer-sent-to-prison-for-eight-years-108883.html'Callous' Ripper hoaxer sent to prison for eight years"]. ''The Independent''. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/wearside-jack-i-deserve-to-go-to-jail-for-evil-ripper-hoax-470742.html 'Callous' Ripper hoaxer sent to prison for eight years"]. ''The Independent''. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/39I-did-it-because-I.1392084.jp 'I did it because I was bored and on the dole'"]. ''Yorkshire Post''. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2010</ref> Gregg won £50,000 libel damages, plus costs, after being accused by Irish writer Noel O'Gara of "stitching up" John Humble as the writer of the hoax letters and sender of a tape recording purporting to be from the Yorkshire Ripper.<ref>[http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Ripper-detective-wins-50000-damages.3864354.jp "Ripper detective wins £50,000 damages"]. ''Sunderland Echo'', 11 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref>
* Identification of the Yorkshire Ripper Hoaxer, [[Wearside Jack|John Humble]], who was tried and sentenced in October 2005 – 25 years after the offence which was one of the most notorious – and damaging – hoaxes in criminal history.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/4828828.stm Man still held over Ripper hoax"]. BBC News October 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2003</ref><ref>[http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/callous-ripper-hoaxer-sent-to-prison-for-eight-years-108883.html'Callous' Ripper hoaxer sent to prison for eight years"]. ''The Independent''. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/wearside-jack-i-deserve-to-go-to-jail-for-evil-ripper-hoax-470742.html 'Callous' Ripper hoaxer sent to prison for eight years"]. ''The Independent''. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/39I-did-it-because-I.1392084.jp 'I did it because I was bored and on the dole'"]. ''Yorkshire Post''. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2010</ref> Gregg won £50,000 libel damages, plus costs, after being accused by Irish writer Noel O'Gara of "stitching up" John Humble as the writer of the hoax letters and sender of a tape recording purporting to be from the Yorkshire Ripper.<ref>[http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Ripper-detective-wins-50000-damages.3864354.jp "Ripper detective wins £50,000 damages"]. ''Sunderland Echo'', 11 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/17849501.amp/|title=Former detective speaks out after Yorkshire Ripper hoaxer’s death {{!}} Bradford Telegraph and Argus|website=www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk|access-date=2019-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/police-came-close-catching-wearside-18973266|title=Police came so close to catching Wearside Jack hoaxer before Ripper struck again|last=Thornton|first=by Lucy|last2=22:20|first2=20 Aug 2019Updated22:23|date=2019-08-20|website=mirror|language=en|access-date=2019-08-31}}</ref>
* Serial killer [[Colin Norris]], dubbed the 'Angel of Death' who murdered four elderly patients in a hospital in Leeds receiving a life sentence in 2008.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1580651/Colin-Norris,-'Angel-of-Death'-nurse,-jailed-for-life.html Colin Norris, 'Angel of Death' nurse, jailed for life"]. ''The Daily Telegraph'', 4 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7270000/newsid_7275500/7275593.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&asb=1&news=1&ms3=22&ms_javascript=true&bbcws=2 BBC TV News interview with Gregg after the trial"]. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1580651/Colin-Norris,-'Angel-of-Death'-nurse,-jailed-for-life.html Colin Norris, 'Angel of Death' nurse, jailed for life"]. ''Daily Telegraph''. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2010</ref>
* Serial killer [[Colin Norris]], dubbed the 'Angel of Death' who murdered four elderly patients in a hospital in Leeds receiving a life sentence in 2008.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1580651/Colin-Norris,-'Angel-of-Death'-nurse,-jailed-for-life.html Colin Norris, 'Angel of Death' nurse, jailed for life"]. ''The Daily Telegraph'', 4 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7270000/newsid_7275500/7275593.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&asb=1&news=1&ms3=22&ms_javascript=true&bbcws=2 BBC TV News interview with Gregg after the trial"]. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1580651/Colin-Norris,-'Angel-of-Death'-nurse,-jailed-for-life.html Colin Norris, 'Angel of Death' nurse, jailed for life"]. ''Daily Telegraph''. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2010</ref>
* Gregg led the enquiry into the [[Harold Shipman]] deaths in West Yorkshire, when Shipman, a practising medical doctor, was apprehended, later having 218 murders positively ascribed to him.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/how-many-more-did-shipman-kill-630689.html "How Many More did Shipman Kill?"]. ''The Independent''. 9 October 2001. Retrieved 23 March 2010</ref>
* Gregg led the enquiry into the [[Harold Shipman]] deaths in West Yorkshire, when Shipman, a practising medical doctor, was apprehended, later having 218 murders positively ascribed to him.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/how-many-more-did-shipman-kill-630689.html "How Many More did Shipman Kill?"]. ''The Independent''. 9 October 2001. Retrieved 23 March 2010</ref>

Revision as of 18:32, 31 August 2019

Chris Gregg QPM is a former Detective Chief Superintendent and was head of West Yorkshire Police's Homicide and Major Enquiry Team (HMET).[1] Gregg joined the force in 1974 and as a constable was put on front-line duties in the Yorkshire Ripper inquiry in the Helen Rytka murder incident room.[2][3] He left the force in 2008 to take up a senior position as an adviser[4] to a forensic service provider company, LGC Forensics.[2] In 2010 Gregg, together with Lord Stevens and Dr Angela Gallop, founded Axiom International Limited.[5] He is married to Yorkshire Television 'Calendar' regional news presenter, Christine Talbot, with whom he has a daughter, Beth.

Awards

Gregg was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours.[6] Chief Constable of West Yorkshire, Sir Norman Bettison, described Gregg as one of the finest detectives the force had ever known.[4][7][8]

Career

Gregg was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire and in a 34-year career, headed up some high-profile criminal investigations of recent years including:

  • The kidnap and murder in November 2000 of 16-year-old Leeds schoolgirl Leanne Tiernan by John Taylor described at his trial in 2002 by the judge as a "sexual sadist".[9][10] In February 2003, he was convicted of two rapes, based on DNA evidence, and given two additional life sentences.[11]
  • The American fugitive David Bieber who murdered traffic PC Ian Broadhurst and attempted the murder of two other policemen on 26 December 2003.[12][13][14][15][16]
  • Identification of the Yorkshire Ripper Hoaxer, John Humble, who was tried and sentenced in October 2005 – 25 years after the offence which was one of the most notorious – and damaging – hoaxes in criminal history.[17][18][19][20] Gregg won £50,000 libel damages, plus costs, after being accused by Irish writer Noel O'Gara of "stitching up" John Humble as the writer of the hoax letters and sender of a tape recording purporting to be from the Yorkshire Ripper.[21][22][23]
  • Serial killer Colin Norris, dubbed the 'Angel of Death' who murdered four elderly patients in a hospital in Leeds receiving a life sentence in 2008.[24][25][26]
  • Gregg led the enquiry into the Harold Shipman deaths in West Yorkshire, when Shipman, a practising medical doctor, was apprehended, later having 218 murders positively ascribed to him.[27]

On leaving the force he spoke against the misuse by suspected murderers of the protective shield of human rights legislation.[28][29][30][31][32]

References

  1. ^ Gregg talks about his career". BBC News. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2010
  2. ^ a b "Chief is off after 30 years in force". Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 16 May 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010
  3. ^ "The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story" Manhunt (TV Episode 2019) - IMDb, retrieved 31 August 2019
  4. ^ a b "Human rights law 'shielding rapists'" The Daily Telegraph. 13 May 2008 – Retrieved 18 March 2010
  5. ^ "Axiom International Key People"
  6. ^ Queen's Birthday Honours 2008
  7. ^ "Human Rights Loophole Condemned". Daily Express. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2010
  8. ^ Human Rights Act has 'helped rapists and murderers escape justice' for 10 years". Daily Mail. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2010
  9. ^ BBC News" 8 July 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2010
  10. ^ "Documentary revisits murder and abduction of Leeds schoolgirl Leanne Tiernan". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  11. ^ "The murder of Leanne Tiernan" – Forensic cases. Retrieved 23 March 2010
  12. ^ CBS News" 16 February 2008 – Retrieved 18 March 2010
  13. ^ "Police killer will die in prison for brutal, cold-blooded crime". The Times. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2010
  14. ^ "Hunt stepped up for police officer's killer". The Scotsman. 29 December 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2010
  15. ^ "Leeds PC shooting tragedy remembered". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Ex-officer fears for police safety". 26 December 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  17. ^ Man still held over Ripper hoax". BBC News October 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2003
  18. ^ Ripper hoaxer sent to prison for eight years". The Independent. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2010
  19. ^ 'Callous' Ripper hoaxer sent to prison for eight years". The Independent. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2010
  20. ^ 'I did it because I was bored and on the dole'". Yorkshire Post. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2010
  21. ^ "Ripper detective wins £50,000 damages". Sunderland Echo, 11 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010
  22. ^ "Former detective speaks out after Yorkshire Ripper hoaxer's death | Bradford Telegraph and Argus". www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  23. ^ Thornton, by Lucy; 22:20, 20 Aug 2019Updated22:23 (20 August 2019). "Police came so close to catching Wearside Jack hoaxer before Ripper struck again". mirror. Retrieved 31 August 2019. {{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Colin Norris, 'Angel of Death' nurse, jailed for life". The Daily Telegraph, 4 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010
  25. ^ BBC TV News interview with Gregg after the trial". Retrieved 20 March 2010
  26. ^ Colin Norris, 'Angel of Death' nurse, jailed for life". Daily Telegraph. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2010
  27. ^ "How Many More did Shipman Kill?". The Independent. 9 October 2001. Retrieved 23 March 2010
  28. ^ "Human Rights Law 'Shielding Rapists'". The Daily Telegraph, 13 May 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2010
  29. ^ "Human Rights 'Loopholes' Condemned". Daily Express, 13 May 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2010
  30. ^ "Human Rights Act has 'helped rapists and murderers escape justice' for 10 years, says top detective". Daily Mail, 13 May 2008. Retrieved 25 March
  31. ^ Detective Attacks Criminals Pleas for Human Rights". Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 13 May 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2010
  32. ^ "Human Rights Act has allowed hardened criminals 'to hide from the law', says top detective". Daily Mail, 13 May 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2010
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