Killer who murdered schoolgirl Danielle Jones, 15, making bid for freedom – despite never revealing where her body is
A KILLER who murdered schoolgirl Danielle Jones is applying for freedom despite never revealing where her body is.
Stuart Campbell, 64, could be free within months after murdering his 15-year-old niece in 2001.
But his brother Alix Sharkey insisted he should never be freed until he reveals where the body is.
He told the Parole Board: ";Her parents have been through a living hell. They have never had closure.
"My brother hasn’t even given them their daughter so they have a place to grieve.”
And he urged Campbell to "stop being a monster", the reported, adding: "Why don't you act like a human being?
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"Even murderers can say 'I'm sorry'."
Danielle's parents Linda and Tony last year urged Campbell to reveal where he hid the body.
Linda said she hoped Campbell would “do the right thing and allow us to lay our darling daughter to rest”.
Essex Police said: “Danielle’s never left the thoughts of all of us.”
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They never saw her again after she left to catch a bus to school in June 2001 in Tilbury, Essex.
Last year Sharkey revealed the moment he knew his brother had abducted and murdered the schoolgirl, saying: "He couldn't look me in the eye."
The Parole Board confirmed Campbell’s review was “following standard processes” and added: “Public safety is our number one priority.”
Campbell married into the Jones family and had groomed Danielle for months.
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He was jailed for four years aged 18 for robbing a teenage girl and had a conviction in 1989 for holding a girl, 14, at his home.
More than 1,500 locations have been searched for Danielle.