On May 30th, 1998, eighty-three-year-old Annie Davies was discovered dead in her flat in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland. She was found at the foot of the stairs, behind the door, with severe injuries to her face and jaw. What initially appeared to police as a tragic accident—a fall down the stairs—quickly became a point of contention, … More Annie Davies

Carmel Fenech, born on July 3rd, 1981, in London, England, was a lively teenager of half-Maltese and half-English heritage. Described by her family as someone who loved dancing, singing, and children, she grew up on the North Peckham Estate in South London with her single mother, Deidre Fenech, and four siblings. Carmel attended St. Saviour’s … More Carmel Fenech

Deborah Steel, affectionately known as Debbie, was a lively and charismatic figure in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. Described by those who knew her as bubbly, flirtatious, and popular, she had taken on the role of landlady at the Royal Standard, a local pub on Fore Hill. At thirty-seven years old, Debbie was full of ambition; she … More Deborah Steel

Ann Myring was born in 1952 and grew up in a close-knit family in the Bristol area of England. She met her future husband, Brian Myring, in 1971 at the New Inn pub in Patchway, and the couple married in 1973. Ann’s sister Jayne served as a bridesmaid at their wedding. Early in her career, … More Ann Myring

Thirty-four-year-old Paul McGrath, known affectionately to some as “Maggie,” was a gentle, hardworking joiner employed by Manchester City Council. Born in Hyde and raised in Denton, he attended local schools including Russell Scott Church of England Primary and Egerton Park Comprehensive, later gaining qualifications in joinery from Tameside College of Technology. Friends and family remember … More Paul McGrath

In the quiet winter of early 1996, the coastal town of Hastings, East Sussex, England, was shaken by a brutal killing that remains unsolved nearly three decades later. On the morning of January 31st, 1996, the body of twenty-seven-year-old Robert Jones—known to friends and family as Bobby—was discovered in Alexandra Park. He had been stabbed … More Bobby Jones

Thirteen-year-old Billie-Jo Jenkins had been in foster care since the age of two. In 1992, she was placed with Sion and Lois Jenkins, a couple in their late twenties who lived in a large Victorian house at 11 Mews Road in the Old Town area of Hastings. Sion was a deputy head teacher at a … More Billie-Jo Jenkins

Thirty-one-year-old Michael Sutherland, a divorced father, attended a New Year’s Eve party at a property in Bransholme, Hull, East Yorkshire. In the early hours of January 1st, 1996—around three thirty a.m.—a confrontation erupted outside the address at number 2 Fairbourne Close. Reports indicate that Michael became involved in a dispute, possibly over jewelry, with several … More Michael Sutherland

In the midst of the post-Christmas period in 1995, a brutal shooting shocked the Handsworth Wood area of Birmingham, England. On December 27th, 1995, thirty-seven-year-old Trevor Lee Hamilton was gunned down on a residential street, marking one of the many unsolved murders that plagued the West Midlands during that era. Trevor Lee Hamilton was chased … More Trevor Lee Hamilton

In September 1997, the quiet outskirts of Milngavie in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, became the scene of a shocking crime that shattered a young family and highlighted the violent undercurrents of Glasgow’s criminal underworld. Christopher McGrory, a twenty-five-year-old unemployed man from Lennoxtown, had just returned from his honeymoon. He married his bride, Anne-Marie, in Dublin earlier … More Christopher McGrory