Six-year-old Lim Shiow Rong lived with her parents and younger sister in Toa Payoh, Singapore. Her mother Ang Goon Lay ran a coffee shop, while her father Lim Kim Siong was an addict who had previously served time for drug offenses. Lim was a student at Poi Ching School, and was described by elders and … More Lim Shiow Rong
It was around nine-forty-five on the evening of Sunday, January 26th, 1919. Eighteen-year-old John Bianchi, who lived with his parents and five brothers in a village called Bigges Maine on the outskirts of Wallsend, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, was walking with his paramour Elizabeth Philipson, who was also his cousin. She worked at … More John Bianchi
On the afternoon of June 29th, 1964, fifteen-year-old Yvonne Laker got on a train at Southampton Central Station in England; she was on her way back to boarding school after spending the weekend with her grandparents in Barton on Sea. Seven station stops later, just as the train left Basingstoke, a twelve-year-old boy pushed open … More Yvonne Laker
It was Labor Day weekend of 1990, and the Sousa family—thirty-six-year-old single mother Lora, her thirteen-year-old daughter Leah, and her nine-month-old son Michael—had just returned from a vacation to their home in Cumberland Beach, Ontario, Canada. Leah was preparing to start high school when the new week started, but sadly, she would never get the … More Leah Sousa
In January of 1968, young mother Sandra Djan was at home in Carmel Gardens, Norton, Stockton-On-Tees, England. Her five-month-old daughter, Kimberley Jackson, was in her baby carriage just outside the back door of the house while Sandra prepared the baby’s bottle and bath. Five minutes later, Sandra went to retrieve Kimberley, but saw with horror … More Kimberley Jackson
Twelve-year-old Keith Lyon was a talented classical musician, the son of a Brighton band leader named Ken Lyon and his wife Valda. Keith also had a seven-year-old brother named Peter, and lived with his family in the village of Ovingdean, Brighton and Hove, Sussex, England. At a little past two p.m. on the afternoon of … More Keith Lyon
At one-thirty on the afternoon of August 27th, 1959, eleven-year-old Miles Vallint told his mother that he was going to Croydon to look at bicycles. His birthday was coming up on September 17th, and his parents had promised to buy him a bike. The family lived in South Norwood, in southeast London, England. After agreeing … More Miles Vallint
Thirty-two-year-old Jean Chalinder of Roath, Cardiff, Wales, was the daughter of the couple who owned the newsagents’ shop in Llanishen. Just three months prior to the tragic end of her life, she had gotten married, to local grocer Tony Chalinder. On September 15th, 1956, Jean put on her red raincoat and hopped on her bicycle, … More Jean Chalinder
On September 28th, 1939, four-year-old Joyce Cox was walking home from Whitchurch Infants’ School in Coryton, Cardiff, Wales, accompanied by her seven-year-old brother Dennis. The children stopped by their grandmother’s house briefly, then continued on their way. Upon arriving in the alley behind their house, they met their cousin Alan, and the three of them … More Joyce Cox
Twenty-four-year-old Sally Shepherd worked as a restaurant manager at the Young Vic Theatre in London, and lived on Staffordshire Street in Peckham, near the bus depot. On the night of November 30th, 1979, she spent some time with friends in Essex, then picked up some Indian takeout and boarded a bus for home. In the … More Sally Shepherd
