Crime Immemorial

Janet Murgatroyd was a vivacious twenty-year-old who attended school at the University of Central Lancashire and worked part-time for the Lancashire Police. On Saturday, June 15th, 1996, Janet spent the day shopping with her friend Fiona Watson in Preston, and then the pair of them made the rounds of some local pubs during the evening. … More Janet Murgatroyd

Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and was never known as a particularly high crime area. But in 1979 and 1980, the murders of two women, eleven months apart, put residents of the city on high alert, suspecting that a serial killer might be in their midst. On March 20th, 1979, eighteen-year-old Dundee sex … More The Templeton Woods Murders

Eighty-nine-year-old May Richards had lived alone in her residence on Sportside Avenue, Salford, Greater Manchester since the death of her husband and son. Her neighbors described her as a quiet woman who kept to herself, but quite friendly, and fond of a stray cat named Susie that roamed the area. On Thursday, April 30th, 1987, … More May Richards

Twenty-eight-year-old Roland Carmagnole was originally from Mauritius, but was living in Liverpool, England while he studied for his degree in applied physics at John Moores University (formerly known as Liverpool Polytechnic). Roland was described as a popular student with a large social circle, a talented musician who was generous with everyone. On December 12th, 1987, … More Roland Carmagnole

Thirty-eight-year-old Marsha Wray worked as a nurse at Harrogate District Hospital in North Yorkshire, England. She was married and had two children, nine-year-old Philippa and six-year-old Robert. On the morning of Friday, January 24th, 1997, Marsha dropped her children off at their primary school, which was only around the corner from the family’s residence. After … More Marsha Wray

Richard Miles had just turned twenty-nine on March 4th, 1993. He worked as an auto body mechanic in a car repair shop called Pollards in Frampton on Severn, Gloucestershire, England. On March 10th, Richard went home for lunch at around one in the afternoon but never returned to work. Two and a half hours later, … More Richard Miles

Fifteen-year-old Nobantu Zani, better known to friends and family as Mandy, was originally from South Africa, but fled to England with her family in 1990 after her anti-apartheid activist father, Thamsaqa ‘Thami’ ka Mnyele, was murdered by security forces in 1985. Despite her tragic background, Mandy was a bubbly, outgoing teenager who attended Buttershaw Upper … More Nobantu “Mandy” Zani

Twenty-year-old Ann Ballantine lived alone in a flat on Yeaman Place in Edinburgh, Scotland. According to her family, she was a “happy-go-lucky” young woman who would visit her parents often for meals and to do her laundry. However, when Christmas of 1986 rolled around, Ann was notably absent from the annual family celebration, and her … More Ann Ballantine