[3] Following his sentencing, Crimewatch ran a recap of the murder and investigation on BBC TV on 27 January 2010 exposing several inaccuracies reported in the press about his background, notably a lie about being a psychology graduate.
[4] Colette Aram left her home in Normanton Lane, Keyworth, shortly after 8:00 p.m. on 30 October 1983 to walk the 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to her boyfriend's house.
She was last seen at about 8:10 p.m. turning into Nicker Hill where she stopped to talk to a group of friends, and witnesses reported hearing a woman screaming followed by a car driving off at speed shortly afterwards.
[6] Police launched a murder investigation, and on 7 June 1984 the murder of Colette Aram was the first case to be featured on the newly launched BBC television series Crimewatch, a programme which reconstructs major unsolved crimes with a view to gaining information from members of the public.
Initially, Hutchinson tried to blame the murder on his late brother Gerhard (or Gerard), who had died in January 2008 and been cremated,[10] but DNA tests ruled Gerhard (or Gerard) out, as his DNA was held on a hospital blood sample and didn't match that left at the scene.
[14] On 25 January 2010, Hutchinson was sentenced to life with a minimum of 25 years at Nottingham Crown Court for the murder of Colette Aram.