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Driver who murdered 8-year-old boy and then moved in with his parents 'gave himself away' in TV interviews

Darren Vickers abused and murdered 8-year-old Jamie Lavis in 1997 in Openshaw, Greater Manchester before moving in with his parents and 'substituting' for their son

A new documentary by Investigation Discovery has revealed that a bus driver who murdered a young boy and then made friends with the child's parents to keep a close watch on the police investigation was caught after he gave himself away in TV interviews. Darren Vickers became friends with, groomed, and abused eight-year-old Jamie Lavis before he murdered him in 1997 in Openshaw, Greater Manchester. 

The killer bus driver, who had initially said that he was the last person to see Jamie alive when he gave him a lift on his bus, strangely joined the search parties looking for the child. He even went on TV and said that he was representing Jamie's devastated parents, John and Karen Lavis.