Twenty-nine-year-old Lynne Trenholm lived in the town of Failsworth, in Greater Manchester. Though she had always told her family that she worked as a receptionist, she was actually a sex worker, using the pseudonyms Blondie and Marilyn, and plying her trade out of a brothel-slash-massage-parlor known as Pinky’s, in Boughton. On the morning of Sunday, … More Lynne Trenholm
Thirty-three-year-old Sandy Drummond lived in a cottage in the village of Boarhills, near Fife, Scotland, with his brother James. Sandy had worked as a laborer at the nearby Guardbridge Paper Mill for the past seven years, but in late June, he abruptly quit his job, and also withdrew a large sum of money from his … More Sandy Drummond
In September of 1988, there would be a brutal double murder in New York that would result in a controversial familial conviction and later acquittal. Seymour and Arlene Tankleff lived in the well-heeled village of Belle Terre, on the North Shore of Long Island. Seymour was an insurance broker, and he and his wife often … More Seymour and Arlene Tankleff
On October 11th, 1991, a sixty-two-year-old man by the name of Colin Oliver was walking from Cuckfield back to his home in Burgess Hill, via Broxmead Lane in the village of Bolney, in Sussex. As he wandered a little way off the road to urinate, he was horrified to discover part of a human body … More The Bolney Torso
It was about seven-thirty p.m. on the frigid, foggy evening of December 23rd, 1992, and fourteen-year-old Johanna Young set out from her home in Watton, Norfolk, England, presumably to visit her boyfriend, Ryan Firman. She was spotted near a chip shop in the city center by a handful of witnesses over the ensuing hour, but … More Johanna Young
On the early afternoon of February 11th, 1993, a neighbor entered the bungalow of eighty-two-year-old Doris Shelley in Martlesham, Suffolk. Ever since Doris had been beaten and robbed of all her life savings in a home invasion back in June of 1991—the amount stolen in excess of twelve-thousand pounds—she had been a terrified recluse, and … More Doris Shelley
As the spring of 1993 came into full blossom, a distinguished athlete would be gunned down in his own home in Texas. Fifty-six-year-old Colin Ridgway had been born in Melbourne, Australia, where he began his sports career playing Australian rules football and representing his country as a high jumper in the 1956 Olympics. In 1965, … More Colin Ridgway
On December 13th, 2001, a woman’s body was discovered off a rural road in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Unidentified at first, police noted the distinctive rose tattoo on her back, and initially believed that the woman had died of a drug overdose. Meanwhile, the family of thirty-one-year-old Angela Williams was wondering what had happened to … More Angela Williams
On October 20th, 2001, in Northern Ireland, a thirty-six-year-old man would disappear after spending a night out with friends, only to turn up brutally slain shortly afterward. Apparently, Hugh Cameron had been fearing for his life for several months, although none of his friends or family seem to know exactly why. According to his former … More Hugh Cameron
Fifty-three-year-old Palestinian immigrant Abdullah Nimer lived in Bell, California with his wife and six children, and made a living as a door-to-door salesman. This profession had been difficult enough prior to 9/11, but afterwards, some potential customers he approached were outright hostile. All he could do, though, was keep at it, and try to let … More Abdullah Nimer
