The murder of Carol Anne Wilkinson (b. 18 December 1956),[1] a 20-year-old woman from Bradford, West Yorkshire, occurred on 10 October 1977.[2][3] Anthony Steel spent 19 years in prison for the crime before his conviction was quashed in 2003.[4] Steel died in 2007 at the age of 51.[5] Over the years, some writers and investigators … Read more
On 16 June 1980, Patricia “Patsy” Morris, a 14-year-old schoolgirl from Feltham, London, was murdered by strangulation.[2] She disappeared after leaving her school during her lunch break, and was found dead in undergrowth on Hounslow Heath near her home two days later. Despite repeated appeals for information by police, her murder remains unsolved. The murder … Read more
On the afternoon of 23 March 1988, Deborah Linsley was murdered on a train between Petts Wood and London Victoria stations in Greater London. Although there were about 70 people on the train, and Linsley apparently fought and injured her attacker, only one passenger reported hearing anything suspicious. The killer has not been identified. Stored blood evidence from the scene allowed the … Read more
A number of links between the murders of Kate Bushell and the murder of Lyn Bryant have been made, which occurred in 1997 and 1998. The similar circumstances of the murders have led investigators to conclude that there is a high possibility the murders are linked, with both killed with knives while walking dogs along … Read more
Adolph Coors III (January 12, 1915 – February 9, 1960) was the grandson of Adolph Coors and heir to the Coors Brewing Company empire. He died in a kidnapping for ransom attempt gone wrong; Joseph Corbett Jr. was convicted of murder in 1961 and released on parole in 1980. Life and career Coors was born on January 12, 1915, the son of … Read more
Randi Stacey Boothe-Wilson (known primarily by her middle name[4]) was a formerly unidentified American woman discovered dead in Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina on December 6, 1995.[3][5][6][7] Boothe-Wilson served as a member of the United States Marine Corps from the early 1980s to her discharge in August 1994. She had married a fellow Marine, but they were divorced in 1994. Following … Read more
Lindsay Jo Rimer (17 February 1981 – c. 7 November 1994) was a 13-year-old British girl from Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire who disappeared on the evening of 7 November 1994. The following year, her body was found in the Rochdale Canal outside the town; she had been strangled. Despite repeated appeals for information, her murder remains unsolved. Police investigated criminals such as the … Read more
Arlene Arkinson was a 15-year-old Northern Irish teenager who disappeared on 14 August 1994. Her body has never been found. Robert Howard, a convicted murderer and sex offender, was found not guilty of her murder in 2005. However a 2021 inquest found him responsible for her murder.[3] BackgroundArlene Arkinson was a 15-year-old girl from Castlederg, … Read more
The murder of Rosie Palmer took place in Hartlepool, County Durham, England on 30 June 1994.[2] Three-year-old Rose Frances Palmer (1 August 1990 – 30 June 1994) was abducted, raped and murdered after buying an ice pop from an ice cream van only 20 metres from her home.[3] Her partially clothed and mutilated body was found in a house 50 … Read more
On February 21, 1994, in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, 37-year-old Vickie Deblieux[d] (April 18, 1956 – February 22, 1994) was kidnapped, tortured and murdered by a group of four youths while she was hitchhiking from Tennessee to her mother’s house in Louisiana. Deblieux’s body was discovered four days after the murder, and the police later managed to arrest all four … Read more