Sarah Benford

Fourteen-year-old Sarah Benford lived with her mother Vicky and her two siblings in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. She was described as a “troubled” teenager and had run away from home on several occasions; because of this, she often spent time at Welford House children’s home in Northampton. On April 4th, 2000, Sarah ran away from the … More Sarah Benford

Lorraine Turner

Thirty-seven-year-old Lorraine Turner was a former journalist who lived in Old Catton, Norfolk, England with her two children: ten-year-old Jordan and eight-year-old Jasmine. On Saturday, August 17th, 2002, Lorraine’s son and daughter returned home to find their mother lying in a pool of blood. She had been savagely beaten in the head and had died … More Lorraine Turner

Orville Gordon

On January 17th, 2004, a plastic barrel was discovered at the bottom of the cliffs at Beachy Head, East Sussex, England. Inside were the remains of a bound and gagged man whose face was slashed and who had been stabbed multiple times with what appeared to be a screwdriver. The cause of death was one … More Orville Gordon

Brian Metcalfe

It was mid-October of 2001, and forty-three-year-old Brian Metcalfe had spent the evening in some of the pubs around Wath, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. His movements between Friday, October 12th, and Sunday, October 14th are not known. What is certain was that his body was found under a bridge on Station Road in Wath on … More Brian Metcalfe

John Alquiros

Thirty-one-year-old John Alquiros was walking in a rural area off the Greenhead Road extension of Highway 103 in Timberlea, Nova Scotia on April 19th, 2002. At some point, and for some unknown reason, an individual or individuals shot the young man dead, leaving him where he fell. Three teenagers found John’s body at about eleven … More John Alquiros

Jacqueline Nyeko

Twenty-four-year-old Jacqueline Nyeko was a Ugandan national, but in the early 2000s, was living in south London, England. At around four p.m. on January 10th, 2002, she was seen in a McDonald’s on Brixton Road, and hours later, at approximately ten p.m., she was spotted in St. John’s Crescent in Stockwell. After that, her movements … More Jacqueline Nyeko

Jaap Bornkamp

Jacob “Jaap” Bornkamp was originally from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, but moved to London, England when he was nineteen years old to pursue a career as a florist. He found success almost immediately, landing a job with the prestigious firm Pulbrook and Gould, which provided floral arrangements for royals and important political figures. When Jaap was … More Jaap Bornkamp

Lorena Xtravaganza

Born in Puerto Rico in 1986, Lorena Escalera worked as a makeup artist in her native country before moving to New York City when she turned eighteen, with aspirations of becoming a model and performer. Once arriving in the big city, Escalera joined the famous performance house, The House of Xtravaganza, a staple of the … More Lorena Xtravaganza

Angel of the Meadow

On the 25th of January, 2010, a former parking lot in Manchester, England was undergoing redevelopment when a worker noticed a human skull. Further investigation yielded the rest of the skeleton, hidden underneath scraps of blue carpeting. The victim was found to be female, aged between eighteen and thirty-five, probably standing between five-foot-one and five-foot-seven, … More Angel of the Meadow

Ebby Steppach

Ebby Steppach was an eighteen-year-old senior at a high school in Little Rock, Arkansas; her senior year was the first she had spent in a public high school, as she had previously attended private school. In August or September of 2015, Ebby had moved out of her parents’ home and had been regularly staying with … More Ebby Steppach