Clara Kirton was a widowed mother of four who was only a few days short of her eighty-sixth birthday. She lived alone in a ground-floor flat on Great Suffolk Street in Southwark, Central London, and though she suffered from diabetes and the early stages of dementia and rarely went out, she had family members and … More Clara Kirton
Seventy-six-year-old Barbara Pinder was a professional piano player of some renown, having worked with many famous figures in her youth, including Welsh actor, singer, and composer Ivor Novello. In the early 1980s, she was retired and lived alone in a flat on Prince of Wales Drive in Battersea, London. On October 28th, 1984, an unknown … More Barbara Pinder
On March 26th, 1988, thirteen-year-old Carol Baldwin was walking to a friend’s house across a park near her home in Northampton, England. At some point on her journey, she was stabbed in the back and left for dead. Later that year, a twelve-year-old girl was arrested for the murder and placed on trial. The prosecution … More Carol Baldwin
Seventeen-year-old Donna Healey made her living as a sex worker in Harehills, Leeds, England. Though she was quite close with her family, she had evidently fallen in with the wrong crowd. The day before her eighteenth birthday in March of 1988, Donna spent some time with her mother and stepfather, but after she left them … More Donna Healey
Forty-one-year-old John Lennon, who obviously shared his name with the famous Beatle, worked as a paint sprayer and was originally from Ireland. In the late 1980s, he seemed somewhat adrift in life, not really having a permanent address and usually seen wandering around Forest Gate in East London, England. He was also known to be … More John Lennon
Twenty-three-year-old Rachel Applethwaite made her living as a sex worker, and lived with her boyfriend at a hotel on Earls Court, London. She was known to be somewhat aggressive and argumentative, and she and her partner were often witnessed fighting, usually about money. She was also a suspected alcoholic. On Saturday, January 24th, 1987, Rachel … More Rachel Applethwaite
Fifty-one-year-old mother of two Julie Perigo lived in a one-bedroom council flat in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. She had formerly been a stripper, but by 1986, was making her living as a sex worker. On May 16th, 1986, she told a friend that she was scheduled to meet a client at lunchtime. This was … More Julie Perigo
Edna and Alice Rowley were stepsisters, aged seventy-seven and eighty-seven respectively, and had spent more than fifty years running a corner shop on Greswolde Road in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England. They lived in a flat adjoining the shop and were a beloved fixture in the neighborhood. Two days before Christmas of 1987, a neighbor became concerned … More Alice and Edna Rowley
Thirty-six-year-old Helen Gormley was a teacher who lived in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England with her husband and their six-year-old daughter. On October 30th, 1986, Helen’s husband left the family home at twelve-thirty p.m. to take their daughter to the movies in Milton Keynes. Helen stayed behind at their residence, but when he brought the child home … More Helen Gormley
Twenty-six-year-old Sandra Court was a popular, friendly young woman who had been working as an insurance clerk at Ambassador Life in Bournemouth, England. She had just announced that she would be leaving that job, however, and taking a position as a nanny in Mallorca, Spain, a life change she was tremendously excited about. On May … More Sandra Court
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