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Actor Steve Watson, 53, portrayed the killer of Julia Pacey in a recreation of the crime for Crimewatch 21 years ago.
The episode of Crimewatch was shown again earlier this year, and seems to have led viewers to contact the police and accuse Watson himself of being the killer.
While it is incredibly unlikely that Watson is actually the murderer, police have yet to tell him that he is not a suspect.
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He has had his DNA taken “and all sorts”, according to the actor. Watson believes that the show made a mistake by leaving his face on screen for too long, leading people to believe that he was the killer as opposed to a hired face.
We have no doubt that regardless of the outcome, this story will undoubtedly spawn an urban legend of the murderer who played himself in a Crimewatch recreation.
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