A police investigation codenamed Operation Century produced no arrests or evidence leading to a criminal prosecution.
[2] Two men, Jack Arthur Whomes of Brockford, Suffolk, and Michael John Steele of Great Bentley, Colchester, were convicted of the murders on 20 January 1998 after an Old Bailey trial and sentenced to life imprisonment.
[3] The key witness was police informer Darren Nicholls from Braintree, Essex, who gave evidence against his former friends at their trial.
During the investigation it was suggested that the murders may have been linked to the death of Leah Betts, who died after taking an ecstasy tablet in November 1995, which Tucker was believed to be ultimately responsible for supplying.
[5] On 25 January 2021, after a Parole Board hearing, it was announced that Jack Whomes would be released from prison on licence after serving 23 years.