BBC曾收到多名举报人的警告，指英国犯罪纪实作家Christopher Berry-Dee声称拥有1986年儿童谋杀案受害者Karen Hadaway的失踪衣物[1]。这些衣物原由记者Martin Bashir于1991年8月获得，自2004年以来BBC无法找到[1]。Berry-Dee向媒体表示他100%获得过这些衣物，并声称已将其焚烧[1]。
举报人Eileen Fairweather于2022年首次向BBC举报部门举报此事，随后Nicola Fellows的叔叔Ian Heffron在2023年向BBC总裁Tim Davie办公室发送警告邮件[1]。但BBC对这些警告未采取进一步行动[1]。此前，BBC因无法找到这些衣物已于2023年向受害者母亲Michelle Hadaway道歉并达成和解[1]。
The British Broadcasting Corporation received warnings from two separate whistleblowers regarding crime writer Christopher Berry-Dee's assertion that he possessed clothing belonging to Karen Hadaway, a victim of a 1986 child murder case [1]. The garments, which had been obtained by journalist Martin Bashir in August 1991, went missing and the BBC has been unable to locate them since 2004 [1]. Berry-Dee claimed to have acquired these items and stated he had destroyed them by burning [1].
Whistleblower Eileen Fairweather reported the matter to BBC's complaints department in 2022, while Ian Heffron, uncle of fellow victim Nicola Fellows, sent a warning email to BBC President Tim Davie's office in 2023 [1]. Despite receiving these alerts, the BBC did not pursue further action on the warnings [1]. In 2023, the corporation apologized to Karen's mother, Michelle Hadaway, and reached a settlement with her [1]. When contacted by media outlets, Berry-Dee stated he was "100 percent" certain he had obtained the clothing [1].