'Internet porn link' in US murder hunt; MYSTERY: New twist as police track down missing husband. Is he now in Britain?

Byline: By Mail Reporter

THE missing husband of a murdered former Midland teacher may have had links with internet pornography, it was revealed today.

Neil Entwistle, whose wife Rachel and nine-month-old baby Lillian were shot dead, is thought to be back home with family in the UK today.

Police investigating the double shooting said they had tracked down 27-year-old Mr Entwistle to a location outside the United States and spoken to him several times, although they were still not labelling him a suspect.

Today, amid reports that he may have been involved in get-rich-quick pyramid schemes and internet pornography, the local District Attorney's office in the US said progress in the case meant they were "slowly but surely" piecing together the puzzle surrounding what happened.

Unemployed computer technician Mr Entwistle had vanished from the home in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, which he shared with wife Rachel, 27, and nine-month-old Lillian when their bodies were found on Sunday night.

American-born Mrs Entwistle, taught at St Augustine's Catholic High School in Hunt End, Redditch, until last year.

Local radio station CBS4 reported that two independent sources showed Mr Entwistle was on a passenger list for a flight from Boston to London on Friday.

On the couple's website, a message from "Matt" in the UK, who said he was Mr Entwistle's cousin, said: "As far as I know his dad collected him as they live in England and he knows no one over there (in America)."

American-born Mrs Entwistle died from a shot to the head and Lillian from a gunshot wound to the body.

A spokeswoman for the Middlesex District Attorney's office in Massachusetts said there was not enough evidence suggesting Mr Entwistle was involved in the murders to arrest him.

The office would not comment on reports that Mr Entwistle ran a website offering what appeared to be "get-rich-quick pyramid schemes" linked to internet pornography.

According to US newspaper MetroWest Daily News, millionmaker.co.uk, which since yesterday morning has become unavailable, promised a profit of 6,000 dollars a month in the first six months.

The company, which was registered to a Neil Entwistle in York, claimed to offer 24-hour, seven-day-a-week support to those with adult internet businesses, the newspaper said.

MetroWest Daily News said a seller on internet auction site eBay, which had received numerous complaints, was the Entwistles.

Two messages of complaint on the seller's page, which is registered to Worcester in the UK, referred to a Rachel Entwistle.

A photograph of a busty woman also appeared there. Products that had been offered appeared to be a mix of computer software and information on more mysterious get-rich-quick schemes.

One of the feedback postings read: "Rachel Entwistle is a thieving liar, do not buy here." Another said: "Rachel Entwistle lives in Worcester 4 gods sake! Where's my goods?"

A spokeswoman for the District Attorney's office said: "It's a big puzzle and slowly but surely we're piecing it together."

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RIDDLE... Rachel Entwistle with baby Lillian and (right) with husband Neil. Top right: The Mail's report yesterday.