UK UK - Nottinghamshire, Male, Skeletal, 40-60 yrs old, 26 April 2023

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(…) Officers were called to Coxmoor Road in Nottinghamshire just before 7pm on Wednesday 26 April after a member of the public came across what they suspected to be human remains and called the police.

(…) In a later update, police confirmed the remains were not ancient.


 

''Human remains discovered in Nottinghamshire field as no-fly zone put in place​

A member of the public found the remains in Coxmoor Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, where a large cordon is expected to remain for the next seven days, Nottinghamshire Police has said.''
By Siba Jackson
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"The public can expect a large police presence in the area for the next few days.

"This will obviously be concerning news for local residents and as soon as we have more information we will be sharing this with the public."
 
"The remains are of a male skeleton, with an estimated age of between 40 to 60 years old and estimated height / stature of between 5' 41/4' and 5' 61/2."

 
Police have since launched a murder investigation due to the injuries sustained on the body. In a press conference held on Wednesday, May 24, police ruled out the possibility that the remains belonged to Brodie and Bogdan Nawrocki - two high profile missing cases.

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The farmland, called Maize Farm, was the home address of Darren Peters back in 2005. He was jailed for four years in 2006 after he admitted conspiring to commit misconduct in public office.

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Stephen Howarth, 41, 5'7", went missing ("out of character") on 13 April from Chorley, Lancs.

 
Police release photos of a shoe and two socks found at the deposition site. To someone close to the John Doe, that shoe could be a key identifier. The fact the socks are odd could - IMO - possibly suggest the man was vagrant or at least travelling from place-to-place a lot prior to death.

 
I think these are quite old remains @NextSprint, possibly over a decade old at least, judging by them ruling out with DNA a man who went missing in 2004.

"The force confirmed the remains had been in a grave, which was between 4ft (1.21m) and 6ft (1.82m) deep for at least five years, but added they could have been there considerably longer.

"We also believe he was buried at this site so no-one could find him. It is also possible that the burial site is also not the place where his murder occurred.
"However, we keep an open mind. We also know this is not a murder that has happened recently.
"We know this because it takes a number of years for the body to decompose to bone."

 
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Very interesting that police had searched this land for James Brodie's body in 2013. What a coincidence.

Also that the owner/previous owner of the land was jailed for 18 years for drug trafficking. So the place is evidently connected to organised crime.


 
Just doing a cursory look via Google at the owner/former owner of Maize Farm, this is an absolute can of worms, IMO. The people he is connected to, who he was jailed alongside in various other organised crime takedowns, etc., very dangerous people and a large network.

I just find it mind-boggling that the police searched this land for Brodie's body in 2013, didn't find it, and have now found this body and ruled out that it is his.
 
Michael Dennington went missing in 2020 a couple of miles from this place with strong links to the area; he was 58 at the time.

Robert Skayzynski went missing in 2020, is believed to have been in Leicestershire, was 45 at the time.

Mark Gibbins missing since June 2019, from nearby Boston, Lincolnshire, was 52 at the time.



 
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Just copying over the press conference held on 24th May

13:04KEY EVENT

Murder investigation launched​

Nottinghamshire Police have announced a murder investigation has been launched after the discovery of human remains.

13:09JOEL MOORE

Police yet to identify remains​

Police suspect there was a murder due to the injuries that were sustained, including trauma to parts of the male skeleton. Assistant Chief Constable Rob Griffin said they also believe the victim was buried at the site so no-one could find him.
"It is also possible that the burial site is also not the place where his murder occurred," he said. "However, we keep an open mind. We also know this is not a murder that has happened recently.
“We know this because it takes a number of years for the body to decompose to bone." Police said a post mortem examination had revealed the remains are that of a male skeleton, with an estimated age of death between 40 to 60 years old and a height of between around 5ft 4ins to 5ft 7ins.

13:15JOEL MOORE

Remains are not those of missing local man​


It was originally believed the body could be that of Robin Barrows Spencer, a 47-year-old local man who went missing in 2004. A murder inquiry was launched in 2006 surrounding his disappearance, with a number of arrests made, but no-one has ever been prosecuted.

However, DNA tests concluded it is not his body. Police said more work now needs to be carried out on the remains, including radiocarbon dating testing which could take several months.

13:23KEY EVENT

The press conference has officially started​

The press conference is being led by Assistant Chief Constable Rob Griffin and Superintendent for the County, Claire Rukas. Assistant Chief Constable Rob Griffin confirmed the site where the remains were discovered is now a crime scene.

He will be providing an update today and the conference will finish with an appeal.

13:27OLIMPIA ZAGNAT

Murder investigation has been launched​

Assistant Chief Constable Rob Griffin added: "We are now treating it as a murder investigation."

13:32KEY EVENT

Description of the remains​

ACC Griffin has described the remains that were found at the scene. He said: "Well, firstly is a skeleton. It is decomposed to the extent that all our remains are bones which tells us something about the length of time it might have been here."

The remains were found in a grave, he told the conference. Clothing items were also found at the scene.

13:35OLIMPIA ZAGNAT

Information about the body​

ACC Griffin said it is impossible to say with certainty whether the body of the deceased belongs to a local person, or if the remains were brought here.

13:36JOEL MOORE

No further details about injuries​

ACC Griffin said there were no further details about the injuries.

13:43JOEL MOORE

Police rule out Bogdan Nawrocki​

Police have ruled out the possibility of the remains being those of Bogdan Nawrocki, a Polish immigrant who was murdered in 2014.
His body was never found.

13:48KEY EVENT

Remains are not those of James Brodie, say police​

Police have also ruled out the possibility of the remains being those of James Brodie, who has been missing for 20 years. Brodie is suspected to have shot and killed Marian Bates during a robbery at her jewllery shop in Arnold in 2003.

He has been missing ever since. “We can confirm that it is none of those," said ACC Griffin. "There are also a number of other outstanding people missing from home.

“And so far we have been able to exclude those people as well.”

14:14KEY EVENT

Police appeal over shoe and socks​

Police have appealed for information after a man’s shoe and a pair of socks were found at the scene.
ACC Griffin said: “One of his socks has got a pattern on it, which runs on the side and the other sock is plain black. An image of the clothing items will be released to the public."

14:16JOEL MOORE

Remains 'could be 20 years old'​

ACC Griffin told the press conference: “They could be 20 years old, but until the radiocarbon dating has been completed, we cannot say with any degree of certainty. But by virtue of the decomposition and the fact that the body is decomposed to the extent where there is no flesh left, we know there is at least five years and probably more than that.”

14:38JOEL MOORE

Remains 'found in grave'​

The remains were found in what ACC Griffin described as a “grave”. He said: “I think the important thing to say is that we have so far been unable to identify the deceased person.
“So that's the person that we recovered from the grave. And that is despite a fairly lengthy and again, meticulous inquiry, which did involve DNA, national DNA databases and so on. And so, we're actually here today to make an appeal directly to the public for their help.
“We are now treating this as a murder investigation. An investigation has been launched and is being led by our colleagues from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit. And there is a team of trained detectives working their way through this inquiry. We are able to say that it is for two reasons. The first of those is that the body does have a number of injuries.”

He referred to the injuries as “traumatic injuries,” adding: “What I can say is that we currently do not have a cause of death. And the second reason is the various very obvious circumstances in which this person has been found. To describe it as a grave would be accurate. It is somewhere between four and six feet deep. So very obviously and intentionally, buried there by somebody.”

14:44JOEL MOORE

'The public have nothing to fear in this area'​

ACC Griffin shared a message of reassurance to the general public, saying members of the public have nothing to fear. “This area is a really, really nice area, it is used by members of the public almost every day walking dogs, generally walking," he said.
“It is used currently and and perfectly safely - it is an area with a very low crime. And I think it's important for people to have in mind that what we are talking about here today is a crime that took place a fairly significant time ago and we don't know that it was even a scene of the homicide.
“So the public have nothing to fear in that area. The woods and the surrounding area are perfectly safe.”

 
From link, thank you!
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Alfred Swinscoe, aged 54 at the time, went missing in mysterious and unusual circumstances
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In the background, Alfred is seen sitting on the step while his daughter Julie and grandson Russell are pictured on the motorbike
''Police have launched a murder investigation and a team of dedicated detectives are working alongside a team of scientists to bring his killer to justice.

Alfred was a father-of-six and a miner, living in the small village of Pinxton in Derbyshire when he went missing.

Alfred worked at Langton Colliery from the age of 14 and was last seen at work on January 20, 1967.

He was ‘a cutter’ known for operating a machine that cut large chunks of coal out of the coal face for others to then break down.

He had the nickname of ‘Sparrow’ and was known as the “Champion Pigeon Man of Pinxton” due to his love of pigeon racing.''
 
The remains have been identified as father of six Alfred Swinscoe. His family are understandably devastated.
BBC News - Sutton-in-Ashfield: Remains confirmed as miner who went missing in 1967
 

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