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Dan Warburton & Catherine Swan

Maxine Carr's secret life, from 'controlling' relationship with Ian Huntley to lifelong anonymity

Maxine Carr became one of the most hated women in Britain after she provided killer Ian Huntley with an alibi for the murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002.

Today, Carr is one of just a handful of former prisoners protected by a lifelong secret identity, after authorities granted her an anonymity order following her time in prison for perverting the course of justice. The injunction is so strict that even details or her hairstyle or job are forbidden from being published.

20 years on, Ian Huntley won’t be eligible for parole until 2042 after being handed a double life sentence for the murder of the two schoolgirls. Carr was one of several girls and young women who are said to have fallen under Huntley’s spell, The Mirror reports .

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