# How did police identify Joshua Kerry as the perpetrator?
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*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
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Exclusive · promoted 2026-07-21 · 1 source bear on this.

## The split — every branch

Belief may rank these branches; it may never hide one. The last row is a branch too.

| Share | Branch | Legs | Challenges | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38% | [Police raided Joshua Kerry's house and discovered Russian and communist material](https://truthscore.com/claim/e3d122e0) | 0 | 0 | supported |
| 0.3% | [The Sun obtained CCTV showing Joshua Kerry opening the passenger side of a car](https://truthscore.com/claim/c34739ed) | 0 | 3 | challenged (dormant — at the belief floor) |
| **62%** | **unknown — none of the above** | | | always shown |

## Branch: Police raided Joshua Kerry's house and discovered Russian and communist material

38% under Evidence-weighted. [Police raided Joshua Kerry's house and discovered Russian and communist material](https://truthscore.com/claim/e3d122e0)

**Supports**

- [Russian and communist material was discovered on Joshua Kerry's device](https://truthscore.com/claim/5c35fb60) — circumstantial — **diagnostic** (touches only this branch) — sources: [Ann Widdecombe Case Just Got More MYSTERIOUS](https://truthscore.com/source/ca125fcf)
- [The discovery of Russian and communist material on the suspect's device led terrorism police to become involved](https://truthscore.com/claim/9aa801f1) — circumstantial — **diagnostic** (touches only this branch) — sources: [Ann Widdecombe Case Just Got More MYSTERIOUS](https://truthscore.com/source/ca125fcf)

**Challenges**

- *Nothing argues against this branch yet.*

## Branch: The Sun obtained CCTV showing Joshua Kerry opening the passenger side of a car

0.3% under Evidence-weighted. [The Sun obtained CCTV showing Joshua Kerry opening the passenger side of a car](https://truthscore.com/claim/c34739ed)

**Supports**

- *Nothing supports this branch yet — untested, which is not the same as refuted.*

**Challenges**

- [The CCTV footage does not show Joshua Kerry leaving the address](https://truthscore.com/claim/5ad9c16d) — circumstantial — sources: [Ann Widdecombe Case Just Got More MYSTERIOUS](https://truthscore.com/source/ca125fcf)
- [Police have not shown CCTV of the car on the drive or of Joshua Kerry breaking into Anne Widdecombe's property](https://truthscore.com/claim/fb2b013e) — circumstantial — sources: [Ann Widdecombe Case Just Got More MYSTERIOUS](https://truthscore.com/source/ca125fcf)
- [The family says the suspect does not look like the CCTV footage](https://truthscore.com/claim/de604d55) — circumstantial — sources: [Ann Widdecombe Case Just Got More MYSTERIOUS](https://truthscore.com/source/ca125fcf)

**If this were true…**

- [Joshua Kerry opened the passenger side of a car.](https://truthscore.com/claim/2c15e27d) — inferred by **position-to-know**, 3 critical questions still open
- [Joshua Kerry opened the passenger side of a car.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c6bd6244) — inferred by **expert-testimony**, 3 critical questions still open

## What would change this

- Open critical question: [Was the source actually positioned to observe or receive this?](https://truthscore.com/claim/7f58b7bf) (on [Joshua Kerry opened the passenger side of a car.](https://truthscore.com/claim/2c15e27d))
- Open critical question: [Is the account corroborated by an independent source or artifact?](https://truthscore.com/claim/46d6c510) (on [Joshua Kerry opened the passenger side of a car.](https://truthscore.com/claim/2c15e27d))
- Open critical question: [Is the account a restatement of someone else’s, rather than first-hand?](https://truthscore.com/claim/a36fefa5) (on [Joshua Kerry opened the passenger side of a car.](https://truthscore.com/claim/2c15e27d))
- Open critical question: [Does the source have an interest in this conclusion?](https://truthscore.com/claim/9c58eb43) (on [Joshua Kerry opened the passenger side of a car.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c6bd6244))
- Open critical question: [Is the source genuinely in a position to know?](https://truthscore.com/claim/32a73f57) (on [Joshua Kerry opened the passenger side of a car.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c6bd6244))
- Open critical question: [Is the claim independently corroborated?](https://truthscore.com/claim/d056875f) (on [Joshua Kerry opened the passenger side of a car.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c6bd6244))
- Untested branch: [The Sun obtained CCTV showing Joshua Kerry opening the passenger side of a car](https://truthscore.com/claim/c34739ed)

## Sources bearing on this Question

- [Ann Widdecombe Case Just Got More MYSTERIOUS](https://truthscore.com/source/ca125fcf)

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Belief here is computed from the support/challenge graph, never assigned. If you quote a share, quote the unknown residual with it. Method: https://truthscore.com/method