Eighteen-year-old Louisa Edith Jenny Price was a member of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), a women’s branch of the British Army that played a vital role during the Second World War. She was stationed in Shropshire, contributing to the war effort in a region known for its rolling hills and historical significance.
On the evening of September 8th, 1943, Louisa attended a dance organized by U.S. Military Police at The Wrekin, a well-known hill and beauty spot near Wellington. She was last seen leaving the function later on that night with a tall American serviceman.
The following day, Louisa’s lifeless body was discovered by quarry workers, lying about 200 yards from the Forest Glen Pavilion, where the dance had taken place. She had been raped and bludgeoned to death with rocks.
Not long afterward, a US Army Sergeant named Michael Pihosh was arrested and charged with the murder. He was tried by a U.S. military court, but after a week of testimony, he was found not guilty, and released in late November.
After Sgt. Pihosh was exonerated, the case went cold, and no further arrests were made. More than eighty years later, the rape and murder of Louisa Price is still unsolved.
Crime Immemorial 