Ian Huntleys motive for killing Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman is not entirely clear, but prosecutors claimed that he had a sexual motive for the killing, which is supported by his sordid past and the fact that he laundered his bedclothes. Huntley had established an extensive record of consensual and non-consensual sexual activity with females, many of whom had been under the age of consent. The sexual contact he initiated with the girls went wrong, and he "mercilessly" killed them. Huntleys ex-fiancée, Maxine Carr, made a "cold, rational decision" to lie for him to protect her own future. She denies conspiring to pervert the course of justice and two counts of assisting an offender.