The Essex security guard meticulously planned how he would kidnap the This Morning presenter from her home — even going as far as to purchase a kidnap kit for the purpose.
British man Gavin Plumb , 37, has been found guilty of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder UK television presenter Holly Willoughby.
However, the 37-year-old's plans were foiled when he was arrested in October 2023 after unwittingly revealing the kidnapping to an undercover US police officer.Essex Police's senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Greg Wood called Plumb a "dangerous man" upon his conviction on Thursday.
"His claims in court that he was a 'fantasist' are simply not true and were evidenced by the extent with which he plotted with others to carry out his wicked plan.""I will forever be grateful to the undercover police officer who understood the imminent threat, and to the Metropolitan and Essex police forces for their swift response," she said.
In some messages the 37-year-old told potential accomplices that he plotted to kidnap Willoughby at night, using chloroform to incapacitate her, before forcing her to film a video to say she had gone with Plumb of her own "free will".
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