Sixty-two-year-old Sheila Egner was born Sheila Elsie Margaret Yeomans on February 21st, 1929, in Derbyshire, England. She married Geoffrey Allan Egner in 1954 at St. John’s Church in Aldercar. The couple had one son, David. By 1991, Sheila was a well-liked employee at Yeomans Army Stores, a family-run business on Mansfield Road in the Basford … More Sheila Egner

Thirty-three-year-old Abdul Maneer was born in Pakistan, but eventually made his way to the United Kingdom. By 1992, he was working as a waiter at the Lomond Tandoori, a modest Asian restaurant on Sinclair Street in the quaint seaside town of Helensburgh, Argyll, Scotland. Recently, he had been staying with a fellow worker at the … More Abdul Maneer

Alan Brooks was no stranger to hardship or the spotlight. Born in 1938, he carved out a reputation as a tenacious fighter both in and out of the ring. As a young man, Alan pursued a career in professional boxing, competing internationally and earning the admiration of peers for his grit and skill. By the … More Alan Brooks

Alison Shaughnessy (née Blackmore) was born on November 7th, 1969, into a large Irish family in London, where she grew up with deep roots in both the city and the rural idyll of Piltown, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Described by those who knew her as warm, ambitious, and family-oriented, Alison worked as a clerk at a Barclays … More Alison Shaughnessy

Glenda Potter was born and raised in the town of Chatham, Kent, England. By 1991, at the age of thirty-two, she was a troubled mother of four, navigating the treacherous undercurrents of addiction and survival. Described by those who knew her as a “loner,” Potter lived in the transient “bedsit land” of Chatham: a cluster … More Glenda Potter

Seventeen-year-old Carl Stapleton, known to friends as “Beefy,” was reportedly not a hardened criminal but maintained close ties to members of the Gooch Close gang that operated out of Moss Side, Manchester, England. The gang was notorious for its involvement in drug trafficking, territorial disputes, and increasingly lethal confrontations, one of which would end with … More Carl Stapleton

Fifty-seven-year-old Michael Towler was a former postman who lived alone at a modest terraced house on Holly Street in the quiet suburb of Horton Bank Top, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The lifelong bachelor enjoyed the company of friends and was open about his sexuality in a time when homosexuality was still stigmatized in many circles. … More Michael Towler

Twenty-one-year-old Joanna Ramsden, affectionately called Jo, lived a structured life in Bridport, Dorset, England with her parents, Richard and Angela. Born with Down’s syndrome, which left her with a mental age equivalent to that of a ten-year-old, Jo approached the world with unbridled enthusiasm and trust. Her days revolved around familiar routines: helping at home, … More Jo Ramsden

Sixty-three-year-old Jan Mohammed lived in a modest home on Farcliffe Terrace in Manningham, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. An unemployed father of six and recent widower, he embodied the quiet resilience of many in Bradford’s Pakistani diaspora. On the chilly Friday evening of December 21, 1990, Jan settled onto his living room sofa for what should … More Jan Mohammed

In the frosty dawn of January 6th, 1991, two young anglers casting lines into the murky waters of Pennington Flash Country Park in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, made a discovery that would haunt the region for decades. Floating among the reeds and debris were five black trash bags, bloated and ominous. Inside one was a … More Maria Requena