Brett Tyler (born 1966) is a British convicted child sex offender and murderer. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

Tyler was born in the Poplar area of London. He and his homosexual partner Timothy Morss were responsible for the murder of nine-year-old Daniel Handley, who disappeared from Beckton on 7th October 1994. Daniel had been trying to fix a chain on his bicycle when Tyler enticed Daniel into his car by pretending to be lost and asking for directions on a map. Morss and Tyler drove Daniel away in their Peugeot 405 and pulled into a layby near Hungerford in Berkshire. Daniel was sexually abused and murdered before being buried in woodland near Bristol. His body was uncovered five months later. London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Hungerford is a market town by the River Kennet in the English county of Berkshire. ... Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. ... Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and located at With a population of 400,000, and metropolitan area of 550,000, it is Englands sixth, and the United Kingdoms ninth, most populous city...

Meanwhile, Morss and Tyler fled to the Philippines shortly after Daniel's disappearence, but returned to Britain within months and were arrested on suspicion of Daniel Handley's murder soon after their return.

On 17th May 1996, a jury at the Old Bailey convicted both Morss and Tyler of murdering Daniel Handley. The trial judge described them as "vultures" and sentenced them to life imprisonment with the recommendation that they should never be set free. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Old Bailey by Mountford (1907) The Central Criminal Court, commonly known as The Old Bailey (a bailey being part of a castle), is a Crown Court (criminal high court) in London, dealing with major criminal cases in the UK. It stands on the site of the mediaeval Newgate Gaol...

On 24th November 2002, seven years into his sentence, Tyler was informed by Home Secretary David Blunkett that he must serve a minimum of 50 years in prison before being considered for release. This ruling would keep him behind bars until at least 2045 and the age of 79, but within 48 hours the Home Secretary's powers to set minimum terms for life sentence prisoners was declared illegal. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office and is responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales, and for immigration and citizenship for the whole United Kingdom (including Scotland and Northern Ireland). ... The Rt Hon. ...