Forty-three-year-old Denise Motley ran an antique store with her husband Stuart in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. The couple had a ten-year-old daughter named Rebekah and lived in Luton, Bedfordshire. On November 9th, 1998, Denise and Stuart were at the store when an unknown individual beat Denise to death with a parking post on the stairs leading … More Denise Motley

Guydance Dacres was just sixteen years old, and lived with his parents and younger brother in a house on Mill Row in Hoxton, Greater London. He was a student at Cardinal Pole School and was well-liked by teachers and other students alike. On the evening of January 4th, 1997, Guydance’s friends decided to take him … More Guydance Dacres

Seventy-eight-year-old Ron Cousins had been a medic in World War II and had worked as a milkman after returning home to England. He lived in the same house in Chelmsford, Essex his entire life, and in 1994, was living there alone following the death of his mother. Ron had been a devout Christian since his … More Ron Cousins

Fifty-two-year-old Julia Webb was married with two sons, and lived in a house on Weaverham Road in Sandiway, Cuddington, Cheshire, England. She was an unassuming housewife with no known enemies and a laid-back nature, according to family and friends. At around three p.m. on July 22nd, 1998, Julia went out to walk the family dog … More Julia Webb

Seventy-six-year-old Elsie Freeman, sometimes known as Viva, was a retired nurse who lived alone in a somewhat run-down house in Impington, near Cambridge, England. She was a rather mysterious woman, introverted and reclusive, and didn’t associate with any of her neighbors. It appeared that the only place she was ever seen was the local post … More Elsie Freeman

Fifty-nine-year-old grandmother Winnie Deighton lived in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, England. She was a much-beloved figure in the neighborhood and had the charming if eccentric habit of visiting friends and neighbors later at night to make them tea, which she brewed with tea bags she brought with her. It appears she was involved with just such … More Winnie Deighton

Thirty-two-year-old Julie Jones was originally from Abergele, Wales, and had been a good student growing up: smart, athletic, and well-liked. After her parents separated when she was a teenager, she moved with her mother to Bury, Manchester, England. She eventually gave birth to two sons, Dale in 1985 and Josh in 1995. Unfortunately, in her … More Julie Jones

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