Lyrico was killed following a long-running feud with the gang who stabbed him to death
Later this month, a Channel 4 documentary on the investigators’ process of finding Lyrico Steede’s murders in Nottingham will premiere. Lyrico was killed at the age of seventeen after being tricked into going on a date with a girl and taken to a recreation area off Hempshill Lane in Bulwell.
But on February 13, 2018, this rendezvous turned out to be a trap set by a gang of people, all under the age of 19, who were waiting in the dark to attack Lyrico. Before stabbing the adolescent multiple times, the group pursued him. Later, they discovered that they had a long-standing grudge with the teenager.
After being admitted to the hospital with severe injuries, Lyrico, a resident of Bulwell and former student at Ellis Guilford School, passed away six days later. His favourite park, Vernon Park in Old Basford, had a gathering of his family in March 2018 to honour him and release balloons in his honour.
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Nottinghamshire Police searched for the individuals responsible for the ambush in the weeks that followed. Throughout their investigation, a variety of digital forensic techniques were employed in an attempt to make connections and establish a connection between Lyrico’s killers and the conspiracy.
These included downloading and analysing phone content, mapping suspect movements using cell site data, and thoroughly going over CCTV and automated number plate recognition (ANPR) camera footage. The 16-year-old girl he had met that evening was among the five individuals who spent a total of 58 and a half years behind bars after the inquiry.
Christian Jameson, 18, of Kirkbridge Court, Chilwell, and Kasharn Campbell, 19, of no fixed address, were found guilty of murder and given terms of 20 and 16 years, respectively. The 16-year-old girl, the 17-year-old boy who went by no name, and Remmell Miller-Campbell, 18, of Sneinton Boulevard were all convicted guilty of manslaughter.
Nine years, seven and a half years, and six years were spent behind bars, respectively. The documentary titled “Digital Detectives: Catching Killers” will centre on the many phases of the inquiry and the application of digital forensic techniques in revealing the truth.
During the first episode of the series, viewers will be given an insight into the investigation into Lyrico’s death through the eyes of the officers involved. It will also look at Lyrico’s legacy six years on, with Nottinghamshire Police setting up a Bulwell cadet base in his name as well as an award at the force’s Live Our Best Life Awards.
The documentary is set to air on Channel 4 on Monday, April 15, at 9pm, and is a four-part series that will focus on the use of digital forensics in solving murder cases by different police forces across the country. It will be also made available to view on the channel’s paid-for online platform on Monday, April 1.
Detective Superintendent Hayley Williams was the senior investigating officer on the case and features prominently in the documentary. She said: “What happened to Lyrico was an absolute tragedy that is still remembered clearly by all of us who were involved in the case.
“More than 100 people worked on this investigation, and it’s fair to say that it was a very complex case that saw our team look through hours and hours of CCTV footage. Over 1,000 exhibits had to be examined to help us decipher exactly what happened and who might be involved, with a number of different techniques used to uncover the truth.
“This was a cold-blooded murder of a seventeen-year-old lad, obviously carried out by the attackers as a kind of revenge against someone who had offended them in some way. Even though the incident happened six years ago, the lesson about the terrible effects of carrying a knife still holds true.”
She went on, “As this case tragically demonstrated, doing this can damage the lives of so many individuals, including victims, knife carriers, and all of their families. With this documentary, we hope to shed some light on some of the work we did throughout our research and highlight the efforts that Lyrico and his family underwent to obtain justice.
“Lyrico’s legacy is still being felt years on and his mum Keishaye continues to support all of the ongoing work we do as a force to try and crackdown on knife crime and stop tragedies like this happening again.”
