UK UK - Old Crimewatch UK cases - any information?

[imstilla.grandma]

Serial Killer John Cooper: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

 

[dotr]

Serial Killer John Cooper: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

Thanks for the link! rbbm.

Wikimedia Commons John Cooper

''John Cooper is a real-life serial killer who terrorized Wales in the 1980s. “The Pembrokeshire Murders” is a limited series dramatizing true events and the cold case murders that landed him behind bars. Today, Cooper is serving four life sentences.

The three-part series is being released on BritBox Tuesday, February 2, 2021. It was released over three nights in the United Kingdom on ITV beginning January 21, 2021. Cooper is played by Keith Allen. Luke Evans plays Steve Wilkins, who was a real Welsh detective determined to solve the cold case.''

 

[MajorHoople]

Here is another You Video featuring murders from Crimewatch:

Crimewatch UK 1987

Murders

John Gaspa Murder (Unsolved)
Rachel Atherwaite and Marina Monte Murders (Both Unsolved)
Eddie Owusu Murder (Unsolved)
Daniel Morgan Murder (Unsolved)
Shani Warren Murder (Unsolved)
Helen Fleet Murder (Unsolved)
Christopher Comely Murder (Solved)
Wendy Knell Murder (Unsolved)
Rachael Partridge Murder (Solved)
Lynda Hunter Disappearance / Murder (Solved)


Here are some details about a case in the previous video posted where the victim used two names:

Police close to arrest in 17-year-old case of murdered masseuse

New leads in murder case

Patricia Parsons – True Crime Library


I have to say with some of these cases and the people involved in perpetrating them you might see why people might not want to get involved.

Looks like progress in solving the case of Shani Warren.

Pensioner, 65, arrested on suspicion of 34-year-old 'Lady in the Lake' murder | Daily Mail Online

"A pensioner has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the 'Lady in the Lake' case of a woman found dead, gagged and dumped 34 years ago.

Shani Warren's body was found submerged in a lake in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, in April 1987.

On Tuesday, a 65-year-old man was arrested and is currently in police custody, Thames Valley Police said.

No one has ever been charged with Ms Warren's death, which was one of the Thames Valley's most obscure unsolved murders.

A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said on Tuesday: 'Officers have arrested a man in connection with a murder that occurred in 1987.

'The 65-year-old man was arrested this morning and is currently in police custody. He was arrested on suspicion of the murder of Shani Warren, whose body was found in a lake at Taplow in April 1987.'

No other details of the suspect have been given."

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Rachel Nickell: Son of Wimbledon Common victim relives mum’s murder

 

[ctaylor]

These cases are fascinating in a 'morbid' kind of way but it is sad peoples lives are exposed by meeting such a savage end. Here is another report about the fascinating but disturbing murder of a Birmingham Doctor:

The Savage Murder Of “Dr K”

Butchered and burned doc lived a 'seedy' double life; FROM THE ARCHIVES. - Free Online Library

The killer had a calmness about them in this case and what is interesting to me is robbery does not appear to be the motive.

Just reading more online about the case of Dr K and found this article from The Guardian from 7 June 1986. It relates to Dr Najada who worked with Dr K, however things had turned sour after she gave him money that was still not repaid, after he lied about not receiving his wages one month.

He talks about receiving bad treatment by police during his interview but also states he wishes he had married Dr K, as he would than have inherited her estate valued at over £200,000 after her death. I know Dr Najada was cleared but thought that was a strange thing to admit while the murder enquiry was still very fresh and ongoing.

Dr Najada was later struck off and convicted of manslaughter for incorrectly diagnosing a patient who subsequently died. He then falsified the medical records to try and cover this up but was caught.

 

[Pimlipo]

Just a little heads up for crimewatch fans like me who might not have known that there have been a lot more of the old episodes recently uploaded on YouTube. I had run out of episodes a good while back until a few weeks ago when I noticed some new uploads.

 

[pickle26]

Veronica Anderson

Two arrested over murder of woman 30 years ago - BBC News

 

[hr100]

I am always interested if the crimes have been solved and have been able to find quite a few answers online or by looking at old newspapers but there is one i cant find anything about but for some reason it really interests me...

It was in August 1985 episode of Crimewatch

It was an armed robbery of the Abbey National in Brentwood but the same man had committed at least 10 other robberies.

If anyone else is good at finding answers to these things I would love some help finding out if this was solved

 

[VelvetDiamante]

Hello

I am searching for the names of 2 murder victims who I saw on the old Crimewatch UK episodes on YouTube. I think both of them happened in the late 80s or early 90s.

1) A man was murdered in his ground floor or basement flat during daytime, and neighbours saw a man wearing a blue baseball cap and a distinctive looking shirt hanging around the area at the time of the murder.

2) A prostitute or escort was also murdered in her own home. She was an older lady with blonde hair and she lived near a children's playground. Her house had a side or back entrance which faced the playground.

 

[dotr]

Hello

I am searching for the names of 2 murder victims who I saw on the old Crimewatch UK episodes on YouTube. I think both of them happened in the late 80s or early 90s.

1) A man was murdered in his ground floor or basement flat during daytime, and neighbours saw a man wearing a blue baseball cap and a distinctive looking shirt hanging around the area at the time of the murder.

2) A prostitute or escort was also murdered in her own home. She was an older lady with blonde hair and she lived near a children's playground. Her house had a side or back entrance which faced the playground.

Do you recognize any of the names listed here?

Murdered sex workers in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

''Murdered sex workers in the United Kingdom​

1980 – 1989''​

 

[ctaylor]

2) A prostitute or escort was also murdered in her own home. She was an older lady with blonde hair and she lived near a children's playground. Her house had a side or back entrance which faced the playground.

I wonder if this one could be Julie Perigo? There was not a full reconstruction but a short item on it starting here at 13:30

 

[dotr]

I wonder if this one could be Julie Perigo? There was not a full reconstruction but a short item on it starting here at 13:30

Thanks, looks like the right one- could not find a thread so just got one started!

UK - UK- Julie Perigo, Sex Worker, Fatally stabbed & Brutalized @ home, Sunderland, 23 May 1986 *DNA*

May 2021 https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/crime/julie-perigo-murder-35-years-on-police-say-they-continue-to-review-case-and-will-act-on-any-new-information-3246218 By Poppy Kennedy ''The body of Julie Perigo was found at her blood-splattered home in Kidderminster Road, in the Downhill area of...

www.websleuths.com

 

[ctaylor]

Thanks, looks like the right one- could not find a thread so just got one started!

UK - UK- Julie Perigo, Sex Worker, Fatally stabbed & Brutalized @ home, Sunderland, 23 May 1986 *DNA*

May 2021 https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/crime/julie-perigo-murder-35-years-on-police-say-they-continue-to-review-case-and-will-act-on-any-new-information-3246218 By Poppy Kennedy ''The body of Julie Perigo was found at her blood-splattered home in Kidderminster Road, in the Downhill area of...

www.websleuths.com

Thank you!

 

[VelvetDiamante]

Yes it was Julie Perigo, thank you!

I ended up finding the first one, it was Keith Burgess in 1990.

Keith Burgess - Unsolved Murder 1989 - Duchess Road, Clifton, Bristol - Keith Burgess Unsolved Mysteries UK

Keith Burgess was found dead in his basement flat in Duchess Road, Clifton.

www.unsolved-murders.co.uk

I misremembered a few things.

 

[dotr]

Yes it was Julie Perigo, thank you!

I ended up finding the first one, it was Keith Burgess in 1990.

Keith Burgess - Unsolved Murder 1989 - Duchess Road, Clifton, Bristol - Keith Burgess Unsolved Mysteries UK

Keith Burgess was found dead in his basement flat in Duchess Road, Clifton.

www.unsolved-murders.co.uk

I misremembered a few things.

Interesting cases, thanks for the suggestions- also started a thread for Mr Burgess..

UK - UK- Keith Burgess, 39, Railway Steward, Server @ All Saints church, Stabbed & Beaten in Frenzied Hammer attack, Clifton, Bristol,17 Dec 1989 *Sketch*

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-murder-hammer-stunned-gay-47550 rbbm. ''A savage attack on a railway steward left both the gay and church communities stunned and shocked. Keith Burgess had been battered with a ball-headed hammer and stabbed in the back while at his...

www.websleuths.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Here is another You Tube video with fifty Crimewatch murder cases on:

Featuring:

1. Colette Aram (June 1984)
2. Caroline Osborne (July 1984)
3. Christopher Laverack (August 1984)
4. Gary Collins (August 1984)
5. Janice Weston (October 1984)
6/7.Stephen Sylvester and Hardeep Sangha (October 1984)
8. Shelley Morgan (November 1984)
9. Lloyd Simpson (November 1984)
10. John Speed (December 1984)
11. Yvonne Coley (December 1984)
12. Dawn Ashworth (December 1986)
13. Lynette White (March 1988)
14. Abdur Rashid (October 1988)
15. Keith Slater (October 1988)
16. Michael Williams (November 1988)
17. David Short (December 1988)
18. Linda Donaldson (December 1988)
19. Michael Fahy (1989 Single Vid)
20. John Green (1991 - Single Vid)
21. John Shippey (May 1992)
22. Jaqueline Palmer Radford (June 1992)
23. Claire Tiltman (February 1993)
24. Arthur Brumhill (March 1993)
25. Jean Bradley (April 1993)
26. Nicola and Harry Fuller (April 1993)
27. Bulic Forsythe (June 1993)
28. David Hird (January 1994)
29. Karen Hales (March 1994)
30. Derick Kiley (April 1994)
31. Shirley Leech (April 1994)
32. Larry Burt (May 1994)
33. Wendy Speakes (May 1994)
34. Shamsuddin Mahmood (1994 - single vid)
35. Natalie Mclean (June 1995)
36. Simon Shannon (June 1995)
37. Don Herbert (November 1995)
38. Mick Pritchard (December 1997)
39 / 40. Claire Letchford and Beryl O'Connor (April 1998)
41. Hannah Deterville (February 1999)
42. Mary Lazenby (June 1999)
43. Mary Gregson (January 2000 - cold case 1977)
44. Marion Crofts (2000 Single Vid)
45. Yiannoulla Yianni (November 2000 - Cold Case 1982)
46. Danielle Jones (July 2001)
47. Colin Beer (July 2001)
48. Brian Hardwick (March 2002)
49. Hugh Cameron (March 2002)
50. Evan Jones (May 2002)



Colette Aram (Solved)
Caroline Osborne (Solved)
Christopher Laverack (Solved But No Conviction)
Gary Collins (Unsolved)
Janice Weston (Unsolved)
Stephen Sylvester and Hardeep Sangha (Both Unsolved)
Shelley Morgan (Unsolved)
Lloyd Simpson (Unsolved)
John Speed (Solved)
Yvonne Coley (Unsolved)
Dawn Ashworth (Solved)
Lynette White (Solved)
Abdur Rashid (Unsolved)
Keith Slater (Solved)
Michael Williams (Unsolved)
David Short (Unsolved)
Linda Donaldson (Unsolved)
Michael Fahey (Unsolved)
John Green (Unsolved)
John Shippey (Solved)
Jaqueline Palmer Radford (Unsolved)
Claire Tiltman (Solved)
Arthur Brumhill (Unsolved)
Jean Bradley (Unsolved)
Nicola and Harry Fuller (Solved)
Bulic Forsythe (Unsolved)
David Hird (Solved)
Karen Hales (Unsolved)
Derick Kiley (Unknown)
Shirley Leech (Solved)
Larry Burt (Unsolved)
Wendy Speakes (Solved)
Shamsuddin Mahmood (Solved)
Natalie Mclean (Unsolved)
Simon Shannon (Solved)
Don Herbert (Unsolved)
Mick Pritchard (Unsolved)
Claire Letchford and Beryl O'Connor (Both Solved)
Hannah Deterville (Unsolved)
Mary Lazenby (Unsolved)
Mary Gregson (Solved)
Marion Crofts (Solved)
Yiannoulla Yianni (Solved)
Danielle Jones (Solved)
Colin Beer (Unsolved)
Brian Hardwick (Unsolved)
Hugh Cameron (Unsolved)
Evan Jones (Unsolved)

Brutal murder of pet shop worker examined as police issue plea in unsolved case

Pet shop worker Arthur Brumhill, 76, was found brutally beaten in the basement of his workplace, now police have issued a fresh plea for information 30 years on from his murder

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[jojojaja]

Rachel Nickell: Son of Wimbledon Common victim relives mum’s murder

This link takes you to Yahoo finance loan applications

 

[Rusty Braincells]

This case just came up on an old Crimewatch on YouTube. To be honest, thank goodness for Crimewatch and the person on YouTube uploading, as I don’t know how some of these older cases would ever have any online presence otherwise.

What a sad case, Lorna seemed to present as positive and likeable and interacted with many people but it seems no-one really knew her. May she rest in peace and I hope one day this is solved.

 

[ctaylor]

I am always interested if the crimes have been solved and have been able to find quite a few answers online or by looking at old newspapers but there is one i cant find anything about but for some reason it really interests me...

It was in August 1985 episode of Crimewatch

It was an armed robbery of the Abbey National in Brentwood but the same man had committed at least 10 other robberies.

If anyone else is good at finding answers to these things I would love some help finding out if this was solved

Looking through this thread again and found this article from Western Daily Press and he had robbed another Abbey National in Leicester in November 1985. They mention in the article they think it was the same man that robbed the South East building societies featured in August's Crimewatch.

Definitely sounds like him. I wonder if the Crimewatch episode forced him to go north into the Midlands to strike again. Even so, it was pretty brazen given the millions that watched Crimewatch in the 80s. He even wore similar gold rimmed glasses like the reconstruction. After that though, can't find anything, so good chance he got away with it.

 

[hr100]

Thanks

Not sure why this case has stayed with me but just seemed an interesting crime.

There is more 2001 episodes uploaded to YouTube in the past month