Overview

• The three-part Sky Original, now on Sky and NOW, features journalist Tanya Fowles and retired detective James Brannigan, whose review helped trigger a murder inquiry.
• Tanya Fowles recounts seeing Jonathan Creswell carry Katie Simpson’s coffin, stare into the grave, smile, and then suggest going to the pub, a moment she describes as deeply unsettling.
• Police logs initially recorded the same incident twice, which hindered early inquiries, and autopsy photographs showed bruising inconsistent with a horse fall, prompting a formal investigation.
• Jonathan Creswell was charged with raping and murdering Simpson, denied the allegations, and died by suicide the day after his trial began in April 2024, leaving no criminal verdict.
• Three associates admitted offences for withholding information or perverting justice, and the Police Ombudsman recommended misconduct proceedings against six officers, with a senior PSNI official acknowledging delays in the response.