Eighteen-year-old Tina Bell lived with her family in a flat in Billingham, County Durham, England. On the evening of Saturday, June 2nd, 1989, Tina had promised her little brother John that they would have a campout in their back garden later on in the night. Before that, though, she was just going to visit a … More Tina Bell

Thirty-nine-year-old Terry Gooderham and thirty-two-year-old Maxine Arnold had been together for seven years and lived in a flat in Walthamstow, East London. Terry worked as an accountant and stocktaker in a pub, and Maxine worked in an insurance office. On December 22nd, 1989, the couple was having dinner in their home before going out with … More Terry Gooderham and Maxine Arnold

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

Twenty-year-old Ann Ballantine lived alone in a flat on Yeaman Place in Edinburgh, Scotland. According to her family, she was a “happy-go-lucky” young woman who would visit her parents often for meals and to do her laundry. However, when Christmas of 1986 rolled around, Ann was notably absent from the annual family celebration, and her … More Ann Ballantine

Eighty-six-year-old Sarah Hill was a tiny woman, standing only four-foot-ten and weighing a little over one hundred pounds. She had spent her entire life working in the cotton mills near her home in Lees, Greater Manchester, England. Now retired, she lived alone in a house on Thomas Street, and because of her frail health and … More Sarah Hill

Thirty-six-year-old Diana Maw was a highly accomplished woman, a fairly well-to-do recruitment consultant who lived in a high-end flat on Woodfield Court in Ealing, London. She was planning on moving into a much bigger house with her boyfriend before too long. However, she would never get the chance. On July 20th, 1988, Diana was due … More Diana Maw

Twenty-seven-year-old Debbie Faye Pelletier was a loving, well-liked mother of four who lived in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. She’d had a rough life in general, being a survivor of an abusive family, and had also recently gotten out of her own abusive relationship. On Christmas Eve of 1988, she had invited some friends over to her … More Debbie Faye Pelletier

Seventy-one-year-old Ralph McIntosh was a native of Edinburgh, Scotland; he was a veteran of World War II, and an avid golfer who could have gone pro had the war not intervened. As it was, he’d been successful in his post-war career as a secretary of the British Investment Trust. After he retired, he and his … More Ralph McIntosh