Forty-nine-year-old Sheila Farrow had eight children and lived in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. On June 17th, 1988, Sheila was spotted in the Stockport city center, reportedly talking to a slim white male who appeared to be in his mid-twenties. He had spiky brown hair and was wearing an open-necked white shirt under a shiny silver … More Sheila Farrow

Twenty-seven-year-old Marina Monte lived in London with her boyfriend. Both were heroin addicts, and Marina supported her habit through prostitution. At around ten-thirty p.m. on January 24th, 1987, she was spotted trawling the Bayswater, Queensway, and Paddington areas for business. These sightings, however, were the last of her alive. Shortly after seven a.m. the following … More Marina Monte

Thirty-six-year-old double-glazing salesman David Short was living a somewhat tumultuous life, to put it mildly. He had separated from his wife nine months previously, after she accused him of numerous affairs and of running up debts of approximately £750,000. He had, furthermore, remortgaged the family home seven times without his wife’s knowledge. She also suspected … More David Short

Forty-seven-year-old Peter Thurgood lived in Whitehill in Hampshire, England. He was divorced but had reportedly been carrying on an affair with a married woman, forty-nine-year-old Lindy Benstead. On April 22nd, 1986, Peter rented a silver Mazda and picked Lindy up from Old Thorns Golf Club, where she worked as a cleaner. The pair then drove … More Lindy Benstead and Peter Thurgood

Twenty-three-year-old mother of two Fiona Saunders lived with her enlisted husband in military married quarters in Church Crookham, Hampshire, England. On March 12th, 1986, she talked with her mother on the phone, hanging up at around seven-forty-five p.m. Sometime in the next few hours, an unknown individual entered her home. At approximately ten p.m., a … More Fiona Saunders

Thirty-one-year-old Nigel Bostock owned a shoe store in Southport, Lancashire, England, and lived alone in a detached bungalow on Abrams Fold in Banks. On the night of Friday, December 19th, 1986, it was believed that he hosted a small Christmas party at his home, with at least three guests present. The following day, Nigel was … More Nigel Bostock

Clara Kirton was a widowed mother of four who was only a few days short of her eighty-sixth birthday. She lived alone in a ground-floor flat on Great Suffolk Street in Southwark, Central London, and though she suffered from diabetes and the early stages of dementia and rarely went out, she had family members and … More Clara Kirton

Seventy-six-year-old Barbara Pinder was a professional piano player of some renown, having worked with many famous figures in her youth, including Welsh actor, singer, and composer Ivor Novello. In the early 1980s, she was retired and lived alone in a flat on Prince of Wales Drive in Battersea, London. On October 28th, 1984, an unknown … More Barbara Pinder

On March 26th, 1988, thirteen-year-old Carol Baldwin was walking to a friend’s house across a park near her home in Northampton, England. At some point on her journey, she was stabbed in the back and left for dead. Later that year, a twelve-year-old girl was arrested for the murder and placed on trial. The prosecution … More Carol Baldwin

Seventeen-year-old Donna Healey made her living as a sex worker in Harehills, Leeds, England. Though she was quite close with her family, she had evidently fallen in with the wrong crowd. The day before her eighteenth birthday in March of 1988, Donna spent some time with her mother and stepfather, but after she left them … More Donna Healey