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Woman & Home · Jul 20, 2024

Man Sentenced To Life For Plotting Against TV Personality

Man sentenced to life for plotting to kidnap, rape, and murder TV personality Holly Willoughby.

Man sentenced to life over plot to kidnap, rape and murder UK TV personality Holly Willoughby

A man has been given a life sentence for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby, one of Britain’s most high-profile television personalities

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2024

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Survivor tells how Holly Willoughby stalker Gavin Plumb tried to kidnap her off a train in an isolated village

Gavin Plumb told a court he had an ‘air stewardess fantasy’

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2024

Security guard ‘obsessed’ with Holly Willoughby jailed for life for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder her

Gavin Plumb’s sinister kidnap plot had a ‘life-changing’ impact on the ‘Dancing on Ice’ presenter, a court heard

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2024

Holly Willoughby: man jailed for life over kidnap, rape and murder plot

Gavin Plumb, 37, who planned to kill presenter during ‘home invasion’, sentenced to 16-year minimum term

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024

Gavin Plumb jailed for life over Holly Willoughby kidnap, rape and murder plot

Security guard Gavin Plumb was sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court

Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2024

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Holly Willoughby shares statement after man is found guilty of plotting to abduct and murder her

Security guard was on trial for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder ITV star

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024

Holly Willoughby ‘forever grateful’ to US undercover officer who foiled plot to kidnap and murder her

Gavin Plumb had discussed with an American police officer planned how to abduct Holly Willoughby from her home

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2024

Holly Willoughby speaks out after security guard Gavin Plumb guilty of kidnap, rape and murder plot

Plumb spent years trying to live out his ‘dark and twisted fantasy’

Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2024

‘She is a fantasy of mine’: the disturbing plot to kill Holly Willoughby

Police acted quickly to arrest Gavin Plumb after a tipoff, but the case will have a lasting impact on the TV presenter

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024

Inside the grubby flat where obsessed loner assembled ‘kidnap kit’ to murder Holly Willoughby

Neighbours rarely saw ‘isolated’ Gavin Plumb. But none could imagine inside his unassuming Essex flat, the security guard was planning a horrifying attack on a TV star, writes Amy-Clare Martin

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2024

Holly Willoughby obsessed security guard found guilty of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder star

Jurors unanimously convicted ‘prolific liar’ Gavin Plumb of masterminding a plan to attack the former This Morning presenter

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2024

Holly Willoughby speaks out after man convicted of plot to rape and murder her

Presenter says women should not be made to ‘feel unsafe going about our daily lives’ after Gavin Plumb convicted of plan to abduct her

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024

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The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2024

Moment topless guard says Holly Willoughby is ‘a fantasy of mine’ during arrest over alleged kidnap plot

Body-worn footage of Gavin Plumb’s arrest was played to a jury at Chelmsford Crown Court

Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2024

Moment Holly Willoughby kidnap and murder plot accused Gavin Plumb arrested in police raid

Security guard exclaimed ‘what are you talking about’ in the footage played at his trial

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024

Man accused of Holly Willoughby kidnap plot tells court he spent ‘99.9%’ of time online

Gavin Plumb claims previous convictions for false imprisonment were attempt to escape a toxic relationship

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2024

Guard accused of Holly Willoughby kidnap plot tells jury he attacked women to escape ‘toxic relationship’

Gavin Plumb claims he purchased chloroform to clean a stain on his carpet and his online discussions about the star were ‘fantasy’, the court heard

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Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2024

Holly Willoughby kidnap plot was fantasy that would 'never happen', claims accused Gavin Plumb

Security guard accused of rape and murder plot targeting the former This Morning presenter said star was his ‘celebrity crush’

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2024

Undercover officer tells jury he feared Holly Willoughby faced ‘immediate danger’ from Gavin Plumb

The officer said a video of a kidnap kit was ‘alarming’ before he contacted the FBI about the alleged plot

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024

Man on trial posed ‘imminent threat’ to Holly Willoughby, US officer tells jury

Undercover officer says Gavin Plumb sent him photos of an ‘abduction kit’ and bottles of chloroform

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024

Holly Willoughby abduction plot trial: Security guard ‘wanted to hold TV star in cell at abandoned farm’

Gavin Plumb discussed taking presenter to an abandoned stud farm where there were ‘15 cells’, the court heard

The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2024

Holly Willoughby kidnap and murder plot suspect had ‘millions’ of images of women on devices, court hears

Security guard Gavin Plumb vowed to give the star a “birthday present she’ll never forget” in messages read to the court

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024

Accused said Holly Willoughby attack was his ‘ultimate fantasy’, court hears

Jury hears of Gavin Plumb’s online searches and messages, including saying he didn’t ‘care about the consequences’

Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2024

Holly Willoughby kidnap plot accused searched online for 'kidnap celebs' in 2011

Gavin Plumb allegedly wanted to use chloroform to overpower Holly Willoughby at her home

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