Maxine Carr, the former teaching assistant who provided a false alibi for her boyfriend Ian Huntley after he murdered schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, was given the chilling nickname 'Myra Hindley Mark Two' by fellow inmates during her time in prison. The nickname, shouted from cells at Holloway Prison, referenced the notorious 1960s serial killer Myra Hindley, who murdered children with Ian Brady.
Carr was sentenced to three and a half years in prison in 2002 for perverting the course of justice, after claiming she was at home with Huntley on the night of the murders when she was actually in Grimsby. She served half of her sentence and was released in May 2004, receiving a new identity at significant cost to the state.
The murders of Holly and Jessica, both aged 10, sparked one of the largest search operations in British history. Carr and Huntley even participated in the search, with Carr telling reporters about a card Holly had made for her on the last day of term. Huntley was convicted of murder and sentenced to two life terms with a minimum of 40 years. He died earlier this month after a prison attack left him brain damaged.
After her release, Carr was moved to over 10 safe houses for protection. Reports in 2011 indicated she had given birth to a son, and by 2014 she was believed to be living in a coastal town with a partner who knew about her past.
