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What happened to Maxine Carr? Channel 5 debut drama about Soham murders criminal

In a move that has been condemned by some viewers, Channel 5 has been airing its true crime drama about Maxine Carr, with the one-off series taking over the primetime 9pm slot for three nights in a row this week.

It's now been 20 years since the sleepy Cambridgeshire village of Soham was thrust into the media spotlight, after the disappearance of school girls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. A huge scale search operation was launched to find the best friends, who failed to return home after going out together.

TV appeals were made from locals as the girls' families prayed for their safe return to home. But it was one of the people who gave an interview to news reporters, school caretaker Ian Huntley, who was responsible for the girls' death, with him being caught after the remains of Manchester United tops Holly and Jessica were wearing, were found in a bin at Soham College, where he worked.

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