Eighty-two-year-old Joan Craddock, a veteran of the Land Army in World War II, was walking home from the Wanstead Post Office in east London on April 30th, 2004, having just collected her benefits. Suddenly, she was approached by a man who violently knocked her to the ground and snatched her handbag, which contained her son’s … More Joan Craddock

On September 20th, 2004, hikers walking near Pen-y-ghent in the Yorkshire Dales stumbled across the body of a woman lying wrapped around the rocks in a stream. She was half nude, clad only in socks and a pair of green jeans. She had a gold wedding ring on her left hand. The woman, unidentified for … More Lamduan Armitage

Forty-four-year-old Gamal Fares George Mallwi, locally known as George, was originally from Cairo, Egypt, but had emigrated to the UK and was living in West Brompton, west London with his seven-year-old daughter. He owned and operated a fish and chip shop called the Light House Fish Bar in West Kensington. At approximately eight-thirty p.m. on … More Gamal Fares George Mallwi

Fifty-three-year-old Hilary Ball lived with her husband of nineteen years, Geoff Ball, in West Sussex, England, and worked at an insurance company in Haywards Heath. On December 13th, 2004, Hilary failed to show up for work and was subsequently reported missing by her concerned colleagues. Her vehicle, a blue Toyota Yaris, was found abandoned later … More Hilary Ball

Eighty-five-year-old widow Domicela Skiera was originally from Poland but had moved to England after World War II. Over the years, she had become quite wealthy, eventually owning two expensive properties in Ealing, West London that she would often rent to lodgers, particularly other Polish immigrants. Shortly before ten p.m. on Wednesday, January 29th, 2003, two … More Domicela Skiera

Twenty-five-year-old George Tweedie lived in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England. On May 7th, 2002, he was found dead in the trunk of a burned-out car in Buxton, Derbyshire. He’d been killed by a blow to the face with a blunt object, likely at his home, before his body was placed in the trunk and the vehicle set … More George Tweedie

Twenty-three-year-old Beata Bryl was originally from Poland but had moved to England with her much older boyfriend in 2003. At approximately eleven-thirty p.m. on July 28th, 2006, Beata was captured on CCTV cameras walking through Leytonstone tube station, clad in a red jacket, gray pants, and white sneakers, and carrying a white MK One bag. … More Beata Bryl

Forty-seven-year-old mother of four and grandmother of one Susan McDonald lived in a house on Cookes Drive in Broughton Astley, Leicester, England with her fiancé Rod Harris. The couple was scheduled to be married in just a few weeks. Susan was also suffering from cancer. Shortly before one a.m. on December 1st, 2002, the fire … More Susan McDonald

Thirty-five-year-old Beverley Brinkley was the mother of three daughters and lived in a block of flats known as The Stow in Harlow, Essex, England. At around seven-forty-five p.m. on February 6th, 2003, she was attacked by two men on the stairwell outside her apartment. According to a witness, the men fled through the parking lot … More Beverley Brinkley

Mark and Sharon Latta lived in Bishops Waltham, Southampton, England with their ten-week-old daughter Charlotte. On December 2nd, 2001, Mark brought the baby into Royal Hampshire County Hospital, claiming that he had been feeding her when her eyes suddenly rolled back into her head and her body went limp. Interestingly, he had brought the infant … More Charlotte Latta