Twenty-nine-year-old Vincent Shaw was an unemployed plumber who lived in a flat on Reigate Road in Downham, South East London. He was known to have a drug problem, but according to friends was a nice guy who largely kept to himself. At about six p.m. on October 23rd, 1999, Vincent’s friend Thomas Rossiter came over … More Vincent Shaw

Fifteen-year-old Hannah Deterville was an outgoing, friendly girl, a well-known fixture in the London neighborhood where she lived. Her mother was the director of the Yaa Asantew community center, and organized floats for the yearly Notting Hill carnival. Because of her family’s high visibility, Hannah herself knew most of the shopkeepers along Harrow Road on … More Hannah Deterville

Thirty-five-year-old father of three Steven Brown lived in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland. Shortly before midnight on February 20th, 1999, several witnesses around Kerr Road described some kind of disturbance, akin to a large number of people arguing and scuffling. The following day, the lifeless body of Steven Brown was discovered lying in a field near … More Steven Brown

Fifty-three-year-old Alan Holmes spent Christmas Day of 1995 with friends, having dinner in west London. At approximately midnight, his friends dropped him off in front of his flat in Camden Town. It was the last time he was seen alive. On January 4th, 1996, colleagues phoned the police to report that Alan had not been … More Alan Holmes

Sharon Lynch was a twenty-two-year-old mother of one, living in Liverpool, England. She disappeared at some point in late October of 1997. On November 27th of the same year, a drug addict stumbled upon her nude, partially decomposed remains, lying in a derelict warehouse in the Liverpool city center. She had been beaten and strangled … More Sharon Lynch

Twenty-five-year-old Patricia Grainger lived in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. She had a son named Danny, and suffered from learning disabilities that may have made her too trusting of strangers, according to family members. On August 10th, 1997, Patricia’s partially nude body was found dumped under an abandoned bed frame near a brook not far from … More Patricia Grainger

Seventeen-year-old Jodine Brown was a former student at Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School in Birmingham, England. Though she was known as something of a loner, the few friends she did have called her an “angel” who was never in any trouble. She had an older boyfriend named Phil Luckman who she was planning to marry. In … More Jodine Brown

Fifty-two-year-old Joy Hewer was a retired primary school teacher and devout Christian who lived alone in a sixth-floor flat on St. David’s Court in Walthamstow, London, England. According to her family, she was a kind, dedicated woman who spent her retirement volunteering for various charities in the area. She was involved in just such an … More Joy Hewer

Sixty-three-year-old Geoffrey Leeming lived in a house on Linley Avenue, Haxby, North Yorkshire with his family. He was a military veteran. On October 9th, 1996, Geoffrey was found beaten and stabbed to death in his own garage. His wife was reportedly in the house watching television when the attack occurred. In 1997, Geoffrey’s wife, son, … More Geoffrey Leeming

Thirty-five-year-old Stephen Primrose worked as a debt collector and lived in a house on Chester Road in Cheshire, England with his common-law wife Julie O’Connell, and their baby son Shaun. In January 1996, someone entered the family home and beat Stephen in the head multiple times with a blunt object. The motive for the attack … More Stephen Primrose