Fifty-eight-year-old widow Margaret Greenwood suffered from polio, and lived alone in a house in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England. On Bonfire Night—November 5th, 1985—it’s believed that two young men came to her door pretending to be collecting money for the celebration, a tradition known as “a penny for the Guy.” However, these individuals then proceeded … More Margaret Greenwood
Thirty-two-year-old Josephine Mary Budworth, who usually went by her middle name, lived with her husband Terry and their six children in a house on Hindley Walk in Speke, Liverpool, England. She was also twenty weeks pregnant with another child. In the early morning hours of April 22nd, 1985, Terry was out, and the rest of … More Mary, Mark, and Leslie Budworth
Eighteen-year-old Natalie McLean lived with her mother and younger brother in Wythenshawe, south Manchester, England. As she had been having trouble with other girls in the neighborhood bullying her, Natalie made the decision to move out on her own in early 1995. She stayed in a homeless shelter for a brief time, but eventually got … More Natalie McLean
Joan Macan was an extraordinary woman, having served as a French resistance fighter during World War II and helping more than eighty Allied airmen escape across enemy lines. Later on, she became quite well-known as a dog breeder as well as a judge for the prestigious Crufts dog show. Thursday, May 5th, 1988 was the … More Joan Macan
Twenty-three-year-old John Haselden worked as a self-employed car dealer and lived alone in a residence on Borron Road, Newton-Le-Willows, Merseyside, England. According to friends and family, he was a fun-loving, larger than life chap, and though he had a prior conviction for handling stolen goods, he didn’t appear to have any other links to the … More John Haselden
Forty-five-year-old Anthony Littler was an executive officer at Customs and Excise in East Finchley, London. He was described as a gentle man with no enemies, who lived alone and largely kept to himself. At a little past midnight on May 1st, 1984, Anthony was returning home from a night out in the city center and … More Anthony Littler
Thirty-three-year-old Mark Yendell was a married father of one who worked as a British Rail steward at Bristol Temple Meads station. Although he and his wife Sue had separated for a year, they had recently reconciled and were planning to buy a house together. On Monday, September 10th, 1984, Mark left work at around nine-thirty … More Mark Yendell
Twenty-eight-year-old Yvonne Coley lived in Bordesley Green and made her living as a sex worker in and around Kings Heath, Birmingham, England. On Friday, May 25th, 1984, her partially nude body was discovered beneath a hedge on the outer perimeter of Cocks Moor Woods Golf Course on Warstock Lane. She had been strangled with her … More Yvonne Coley
Fifty-eight-year-old husband and father of one Edmund Simpson was described as a kindly gentleman, a man who would help anyone in need without hesitation. For thirty-six years, he had worked at Burns’ bookstore at the corner of Victoria Street and Fennel Street near Manchester Cathedral in England. Although the owners of the shop had been … More Edmund Simpson
Sixty-two-year-old grandmother and mother of three Violet Milsom was described by neighbors as a “nice old lady” who lived alone with two cats in a basement flat on Ashley Road in St. Paul’s, Bristol, England. At around four-forty-five p.m. on September 30th, 1985, Violet was seen going to the shops near her home, and was … More Violet Milsom
Crime Immemorial 