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--Acorns1 20:32, 1 April 2012 (UTC) Martyn Underhill was a Detective Chief Inspector[1] in Sussex Police, who retired in 2009.
He joined the Metropolitan Police in 1979, transferring to Sussex Police in 1984. In 2000, he was the Detective Inspector on Highdown Division when 8 year old Sarah Payne was reported missing by her mother Sara Payne. Detective Inspector Underhill was appointed as the Deputy SIO (second in command) of the enquiry. [2]Underhill remained on the enquiry for 18 months, until Roy Whiting was convicted of Sarah Payne's murder.[3]
He was commended by the Sussex Police Authority for his work on the case.[4]
Underhill then became Project Manager for Child Rescue Alert, launching it in the UK in 2003 with Sara Payne.[5] This alert system is based on Megan's Law in America. [6]Underhill later took this to the Association of Chief Officers (ACPO) Homicide Working Group to ask for the pilot to be introduced nationally, which it was in 2006. [7]
Underhill was also an adviser to the case of Jessica Wells and Holly Chapman, who were abducted and murdered.[8]
Underhill then went onto deal with the Black Widow murder, in which Dena Thompson poisoned her husband Julian Webb. [9]He then moved to Head of Training in Sussex Police. Underhill then qualified as a police trainer, assessor and verifier.
On retirement he moved to Dorset.[10]
Underhill went onto campaign for safeguarding issues, including Sarah's Law, which was introduced into Dorset in October 2011.[11] Underhill became the Laymember on his Local Safeguarding Children's Board,[12] as well as becoming a trustee for the Bournefree charity.[13]
He is a visiting lecturer at Bournemouth University for the School of Applied Science.][14]
In July 2011 Underhill reported to [[Operation Weeting]] that he thought his police phone had been [[hacked]] during the [[Sarah Payne]] [[murder]]case [15]
In February 2012 Underhill declared himself as an Independent candidate for the Dorset Police Crime Commissioner role.[16]
In April 2012 Underhill launched his website for the electoral campaign as www.keeppoliticsoutofpolicing.co.uk
- ^ 1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/crimewatch/solved/howtheycaught/black_widow.shtml
- ^ 2 http://www.bbc.co.uk/crimewatch/aboutcrimewatch/success_stories.shtml
- ^ 3 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1701742.stm
- ^ 4 http://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/2001/12/21/Brighton+Hove+Archive/5139003.Honour_for_Sarah_detectives/
- ^ 5 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-147387/Sarahs-mother-backs-child-kidnap-scheme.html
- ^ 6 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5091530.stm
- ^ 7 http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Community/Family/article/1547/child-rescue-alert-scheme-launched.html
- ^ 8 http://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/2002/08/07/The+Argus+Archive/6754653.Sarah_police_aid_hunt_for_girls/
- ^ 9 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-204135/Life-sentence-Black-Widow.html
- ^ 10 http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/localnews/5050885.Sarah_Payne_case_cop_backs_paedophile_law_for_Dorset/
- ^ 11 http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/localnews/5050885.Sarah_Payne_case_cop_backs_paedophile_law_for_Dorset/
- ^ 12 http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/9598697.SARAH_S_LAW__Detective_says_single_mothers_most_vulnerable_from_predatory_paedophiles/
- ^ 13 http://www.bournefree.co.uk/mainsite/?page_id=306
- ^ 14 http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1svix/ScienceampTechnology/resources/11.htm
- ^ 15 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14347758
- ^ 16 http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/9567926.print/