Identified! UK - Scotland, remains found in shallow grave, Jun'13 - Philomena Dunleavy

ellie b · Jul 4, 2013

Can't see a thread for this UID in Scotland.

Police in Edinburgh say a woman whose dismembered remains were found on a hill overlooking the city was murdered.

The remains of a middle-aged woman were discovered in a shallow grave on Corstorphine Hill

http://news.sky.com/story/1102768/edinburgh-murder-remains-in-shallow-grave

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/edinburgh-murder-police-release-reconstruction-of-womans-face.1372681827

ellie b · Jul 4, 2013

A cyclist reported finding part of the body last Thursday (6th June 2013). Detectives are appealing for help in identifying the victim.

Detective Chief Inspector Keith Hardie told Sky News: "The victim’s body had been dismembered before it was buried on Corstorphine Hill.

"We believed this may have been within a time frame of a matter of a few weeks but possibly as much as six months.

katydid23 · Jul 4, 2013

Wow. That is pretty recent. I bet this will be ID'd fairly quickly. There are probably not too many women missing from that area. :rose:

shadowdancer · Jul 4, 2013

How awful. I'm just going to jump straight in with a few suggestions.

https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/lisapour

https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/babettehinds

https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/tammydollard

wfgodot · Jul 4, 2013

Corstorphine Hill is one of the seven hills of Edinburgh, we Yanks should know.

Donjeta · Jul 4, 2013

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/...ease-reconstruction-of-womans-face.1372681827

mikkismom · Jul 4, 2013

shadowdancer said:
How awful. I'm just going to jump straight in with a few suggestions.

https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/lisapour

https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/babettehinds

https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/tammydollard

From those photos, I would lean toward Babette Hinds. The pointed chin and high cheekbones look very similar. Do they have 'rule-outs' like in NAMUS?

jmo

zwiebel · Jul 4, 2013

5'3", age 54 and the teeth look very similar. Cornwall is about as far away as you can get from Scotland though.

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk...-missing-air/story-18814706-detail/story.html

wfgodot · Jul 4, 2013

The woman could well be an import, "on the game," as it were. No family near to miss her immediate presence.

ellie b · Jul 4, 2013

Police also believe the woman is western European, which includes the UK and Ireland.

She had expensive cosmetic veneers on her teeth and was said to be white and about 5ft 2in tall. She was probably between 40 and 50, although police did not want to rule out the possibility she was older or younger than that range

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-23185323

ellie b · Jul 4, 2013

There are pictures of the rings she was wearing. A Claddagh ring would more commonly be worn by an Irish/British woman (Only MOO just generalising ).

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/corstorphine-hill-murder-victim-police-1958431

danzn16 · Jul 4, 2013

This poor woman, I hope her perp is found and justice is served for her.

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ellie b · Jul 4, 2013

IF she was part of the travelling community that could possibly hinder identification. I don't think that they have much to do with police/authorities. Not sure how readily they would report one of their own missing. (Again this is only MOO)

ellie b · Jul 4, 2013

The killer of a woman whose dismembered remains were found buried in a shallow grave on Corstorphine Hill left none of their own DNA or other forensic material at the scene, detectives said today.
But whoever was responsible for the gruesome murder did not leave behind a single bodily trace which could aid the police hunt – in a move branded “highly unusual” by police sources.

They say it appears the  killer has taken “extreme care” to avoid leaving any personal markers and believe they could even be dealing with a suspect – or multiple suspects – who have anatomical or butchery experience.

http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/corstorphine-hill-murder-killer-left-no-dna-1-2985650

LadyL · Jul 5, 2013

ellie b said:
The killer of a woman whose dismembered remains were found buried in a shallow grave on Corstorphine Hill left none of their own DNA or other forensic material at the scene, detectives said today.
But whoever was responsible for the gruesome murder did not leave behind a single bodily trace which could aid the police hunt in a move branded highly unusual by police sources.

They say it appears the  killer has taken extreme care to avoid leaving any personal markers and believe they could even be dealing with a suspect or multiple suspects who have anatomical or butchery experience.

http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-e...hine-hill-murder-killer-left-no-dna-1-2985650

[bbm]

that's creepy & reminds me of Jack the Ripper ...

wfgodot · Jul 5, 2013

Corstorphine Hill body find: Police identify woman buried in shallow grave in nature reserve. (dailyrecord.co.uk)---

The identity of the murdered woman will not be released until her next of kin has been informed.
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Detective Chief Inspector Keith Hardie said: "Identifying the victim was the first priority of this murder investigation and I would like to thank the public and the media for their help in achieving that aim.
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"We are progressing our inquiries into the circumstances of this woman's death and to finding those responsible for it."
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