Samantha Bryan, the 19-year-old daughter of child killer Ian Huntley, has spoken out about her failed attempt to get answers from her father regarding the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. In an interview, she revealed that Huntley brushed aside her pleas for an explanation, instead focusing on his own suffering.
Bryan, who was born after Huntley raped her mother Katie when she was just 15, wrote to him in prison asking him to help her understand why he committed the murders. However, Huntley's response was self-pitying, stating only that it was "the worst day of MY life." Bryan has now vowed never to contact him again, despite his requests for her to visit him in jail.
Bryan discovered Huntley was her father four years ago while searching online for crime rates for a school project. She described the burden of being the daughter of one of Britain's most notorious killers, saying she has faced whispers and even a breakup because of it. Her mother had warned her that Huntley would be too cowardly to give a straight answer, a warning that proved accurate.
Huntley, now 44, murdered the two 10-year-old girls in Soham, Cambridgeshire, in August 2002. He has never provided a full account of the killings. Bryan, who lives in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, expressed her disappointment that Huntley showed no remorse, only evasion, and stated she will never agree to meet him.
