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

Janet Murgatroyd was a vivacious twenty-year-old who attended school at the University of Central Lancashire and worked part-time for the Lancashire Police. On Saturday, June 15th, 1996, Janet spent the day shopping with her friend Fiona Watson in Preston, and then the pair of them made the rounds of some local pubs during the evening. … More Janet Murgatroyd

Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and was never known as a particularly high crime area. But in 1979 and 1980, the murders of two women, eleven months apart, put residents of the city on high alert, suspecting that a serial killer might be in their midst. On March 20th, 1979, eighteen-year-old Dundee sex … More The Templeton Woods Murders

Eighty-nine-year-old May Richards had lived alone in her residence on Sportside Avenue, Salford, Greater Manchester since the death of her husband and son. Her neighbors described her as a quiet woman who kept to herself, but quite friendly, and fond of a stray cat named Susie that roamed the area. On Thursday, April 30th, 1987, … More May Richards

Twenty-eight-year-old Roland Carmagnole was originally from Mauritius, but was living in Liverpool, England while he studied for his degree in applied physics at John Moores University (formerly known as Liverpool Polytechnic). Roland was described as a popular student with a large social circle, a talented musician who was generous with everyone. On December 12th, 1987, … More Roland Carmagnole