UK UK - Old Crimewatch UK cases - any information?

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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.

Here is some information on the cases in the above video.

The first case:

John Gaspa

Murder suspect's mutilated body found in Spain

Another couple of cases:

Rachel Applethwaite - Unsolved Murder 1987 - unknown - Rachel Applethwaite Unsolved Mysteries UK

Maria Monti - Unsolved Murder 1986 - London - Maria Monti Unsolved Mysteries UK

Another case:

Shani Warren - Unsolved Murder 1987 - Taplow Lake, Buckinghamshire - Shani Warren Unsolved Mysteries UK

Another case:

New appeal in hunt for killer of Helen Fleet in 1987 | Daily Mail Online

New appeal in unsolved dog walker murder

One more case:

Dying dad's bid to find daughter killer

Mirror investigation: Net closing on 'Trophy Hunter' serial killer who has stalked quiet town for 25 years

 

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Here is another video from You Tube featuring Crimewatch Murder reconstructions this time from 1988:

Northampton Arson / Murders (Unsolved)
Ivy Batten Murder (Unsolved)
Kathy Walsh Murder (Solved)
Lynette White Murder (Solved)
Deborah Linsley Murder (Unsolved)
Severed Limbs Murder (Unsolved)
Inga Hauser Murder (Unsolved)
Joan Macan Murder (Unsolved)
Susanne Greenhill Murder (Solved)
Abdur Rashid Murder (Unsolved)
Keith Slater Murder (Solved)
Michael Williams Murder (Unsolved)
David Short Murder (Unsolved)
Linda Donaldson Murder (Unsolved)

 

[jaejae]

Here is another video from You Tube featuring Crimewatch Murder reconstructions this time from 1988:

Northampton Arson / Murders (Unsolved)
Ivy Batten Murder (Unsolved)
Kathy Walsh Murder (Solved)
Lynette White Murder (Solved)
Deborah Linsley Murder (Unsolved)
Severed Limbs Murder (Unsolved)
Inga Hauser Murder (Unsolved)
Joan Macan Murder (Unsolved)
Susanne Greenhill Murder (Solved)
Abdur Rashid Murder (Unsolved)
Keith Slater Murder (Solved)
Michael Williams Murder (Unsolved)
David Short Murder (Unsolved)
Linda Donaldson Murder (Unsolved)

Here is some information on some of the cases in the above video.

This one is listed as unsolved below the video but this report appears to suggest it was actually solved:

BBC News | UK | Hammer murderer loses appeal

Another case:

Reward to solve 1988 train murder

Murder of Deborah Linsley - Wikipedia

Details on another case:

'Suspect in mind' in murder investigation

Inga Maria Hauser's heartbroken mum dies without seeing justice for daughter murdered in Northern Ireland - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

Two men arrested over backpacker murder

More details on another case:

Man in court on murder charge

Another case:

Abdur Rashid - Unsolved Murder 1988 - Whitechapel, East London - Abdur Rashid Unsolved Mysteries UK

BBC One London - 6 October 1988 - BBC Genome

Crimewatch UK
Presented by Nick Ross and Sue Cook with Police Superintendent David Hatcher
The programme where viewers across the country help police solve serious crime.
Tonight Crimewatch reconstructs events leading up to the murder of Abdur Rashid , a Muslim teacher, in the East End of London.
Helen Phelps reports on a crime which has recently spread across the north ot
England - conning by bogus officials. Over 50 crimes can be traced back to one man. Do you know him?
Detectives will be waiting for your call to the Crimewatch studio. If you can help, ring [number removed]from 9.30pm until midnight. Studio director PIETER MORPURGO Producer ANNE MORRISON Editor RITCHIE COGAN
('CrimewatchUpdate'at11.45pm) * CEEFAX SUBTITLES

 

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Here is a another video featuring Crimewatch murder cases this time from 1985:

Crimewatch UK 1985

Hastings Arson Murder (Goble) (Unsolved)
Peggy Goodman Disappearance (Unknown) and Myfanway Jones Murder (Solved)
Mark Tildesley Disappearance (Solved)
Jackie Waines Murder (Unsolved)
Kassam Family Arson / Murder (Unsolved)
Imraan Vohra Murder (Solved)
Roy Page Murder (Solved)
Beverley Trendall Murder (Unsolved)
Violet Milsom Murder (Unsolved)
Sandy McClelland Murder (Unsolved)

 

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Hopefully other people find these videos interesting as well. This video contains a few more cases that have not already been posted:

Sandy McClelland
Birmingham Doctor Mystery - Doctor Kay
Georgina Davis
Che Keng Fung
Lorna Hayles
Josh Gaspa
Rachel Atherwaite
Marina Monte
Eddie Owusu
Daniel Morgan

Here are details on one of these cases:

Police re-issue appeal for information in historic murder case

Can you help solve 32-year-old murder case?

Another case:

Georgina Davis - Unsolved Murder 1986 - Higher Broughton, Salford - Georgina Davis Unsolved Mysteries UK

Another case:

Che Keng Fung

One more case:

Lorna St Theresa Hayles - Unsolved Murder 1986 - Tasman Road, Clapham - Lorna St Theresa Hayles Unsolved Mysteries UK

A final case:

The Unsolved Murder of Dr. Danuta Kaczmarska

Bizarre double life of kindly doctor who was murdered in her own home. - Free Online Library

 

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Hopefully other people find these videos interesting as well. This video contains a few more cases that have not already been posted:

Sandy McClelland
Birmingham Doctor Mystery - Doctor Kay
Georgina Davis
Che Keng Fung
Lorna Hayles
Josh Gaspa
Rachel Atherwaite
Marina Monte
Eddie Owusu
Daniel Morgan

Here are details on one of these cases:

Police re-issue appeal for information in historic murder case

Can you help solve 32-year-old murder case?

Another case:

Georgina Davis - Unsolved Murder 1986 - Higher Broughton, Salford - Georgina Davis Unsolved Mysteries UK

Another case:

Che Keng Fung

One more case:

Lorna St Theresa Hayles - Unsolved Murder 1986 - Tasman Road, Clapham - Lorna St Theresa Hayles Unsolved Mysteries UK

A final case:

The Unsolved Murder of Dr. Danuta Kaczmarska

Bizarre double life of kindly doctor who was murdered in her own home. - Free Online Library

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.

 

[jaejae]

Here is a another video featuring Crimewatch murder cases this time from 1985:

Crimewatch UK 1985

Hastings Arson Murder (Goble) (Unsolved)
Peggy Goodman Disappearance (Unknown) and Myfanway Jones Murder (Solved)
Mark Tildesley Disappearance (Solved)
Jackie Waines Murder (Unsolved)
Kassam Family Arson / Murder (Unsolved)
Imraan Vohra Murder (Solved)
Roy Page Murder (Solved)
Beverley Trendall Murder (Unsolved)
Violet Milsom Murder (Unsolved)
Sandy McClelland Murder (Unsolved)

Just to finish off on the Doctor K murder in Birmingham although of course I was not there at the crime scene I think it was premeditated and the killer knew the small axe which was the murder weapon was in the kitchen before the day of the murder and always intended to use it:

The Unsolved Murder of Dr. Danuta Kaczmarska

Here is some information on other cases in the above video.

One case:

What happened to Peggy Goodman? Nuclear Campainer

I used to have a relative that quite rightly hated the child killer Sidney Cooke with a vegance:

Murder of Mark Tildesley - Wikipedia

Another case:

Murdered Bristol prostitute had an alias and two homes

A Confession killer Christopher Halliwell linked to four more unsolved murders

Another case:

The Cold Case Murder in 1984 of Beverley Trendall. : ColdCaseUK

With these reconstructions in a black humour kind of way it makes you smile when they ask for some people to come forward:

A neighbour remembers seeing a man in Beverley's flat. This was either the afternoon of the 31st, or some day around that time. The neighbour was surprised to see a man in the flat, as it was very rare for Beverley to have visitors. For Beverley to let a man into her flat meant that she knew him well.

He was described as approx 35 years old with grey swept back hair. At the time of the reconstruction, this man hadn't come forward.

 

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Here is another Crimewatch video with reconstructions of murder cases this time from 1984:

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)

 

[jaejae]

Here is another Crimewatch video with reconstructions of murder cases this time from 1984:

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)

Here are some details about the cases in the above video.

First case:

Police reopen murder files

Gary Collins - Unsolved Murder 1983 - Brightling, Battle - Gary Collins Unsolved Mysteries UK

Another case:

Janice Weston murder: Police re-open file after 35 years

Hunt for killer continues after 30 years since woman was found at side of A1 near Huntingdon

Police review 1983 solicitor murder case

Two other cases:

Stephen Sylvester – True Crime Library

The Mini Cab Murders of Stephen Sylvester and Pardeep Sangha : ColdCaseUK

This case has recently been in the news:

Postcard plea over 1984 unsolved murder

One more case:

Yvonne Coley - Unsolved Murder 1984 - Warstock Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham - Yvonne Coley Unsolved Mysteries UK

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/five-women-brutally-murdered-whose-15353307

 

[ctaylor]

I used to have a relative that quite rightly hated the child killer Sidney Cooke with a vegance:

Murder of Mark Tildesley - Wikipedia

Sidney Cooke was pure evil. The Crimewatch reconstruction of another victim of his, Jason Swift, is heartbreaking to watch. It's on one of these YouTube compliations somewhere as well.

The Doctor K case is intriguing, I think she must have known the murderer. The fact someone else died in her house and was also set on fire 4 years earlier is crazy. What are the odds? Yet somehow no link was ever found.

 

[Mrs Marple]

Is your name related to Shaw Taylor? I used to love Police 5. If you don't know what l'm talking about a l'm showing my age

Sidney Cooke was pure evil. The Crimewatch reconstruction of another victim of his, Jason Swift, is heartbreaking to watch. It's on one of these YouTube compliations somewhere as well.

The Doctor K case is intriguing, I think she must have known the murderer. The fact someone else died in her house and was also set on fire 4 years earlier is crazy. What are the odds? Yet somehow no link was ever found.

Still is pure evil, for he be alive and kicking still, albeit in prison. I grew up in south London and remember the Jason Swift case well. 2ho knows what he else he did.

 

[jaejae]

Here are some details about the cases in the above video.

First case:

Police reopen murder files

Gary Collins - Unsolved Murder 1983 - Brightling, Battle - Gary Collins Unsolved Mysteries UK

Another case:

Janice Weston murder: Police re-open file after 35 years

Hunt for killer continues after 30 years since woman was found at side of A1 near Huntingdon

Police review 1983 solicitor murder case

Two other cases:

Stephen Sylvester – True Crime Library

The Mini Cab Murders of Stephen Sylvester and Pardeep Sangha : ColdCaseUK

This case has recently been in the news:

Postcard plea over 1984 unsolved murder

One more case:

Yvonne Coley - Unsolved Murder 1984 - Warstock Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham - Yvonne Coley Unsolved Mysteries UK

Five women brutally murdered whose killers have never been found

The Janice Weston case is a disturbing, interesting and puzzling one. Strange murder is a layby, a spare tyre connection and the bizarre ordering of a number plate. It was in an England when even busy roads were not as busy as minor ones today. Here is a good Podcast about the case. I personally think the murder was premeditated:

Cambridgeshire- The Murder Of Janice Weston

Janice Weston

It may be another difficult one to solve and here is another article:

No breakthrough for detectives probing cold case murder despite ‘small number of calls’

 

[Mrs Marple]

The Janice Weston case is a disturbing, interesting and puzzling one. Strange murder is a layby, a spare tyre connection and the bizarre ordering of a number plate. It was in an England when even busy roads were not as busy as minor ones today. Here is a good Podcast about the case. I personally think the murder was premeditated:

Cambridgeshire- The Murder Of Janice Weston

Janice Weston

It may be another difficult one to solve and here is another article:

No breakthrough for detectives probing cold case murder despite ‘small number of calls’

Completely agree with this. I wonder if there was any dna they could run. I am torn between opportunist or if it there was an organised crime element.

 

[jaejae]

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)

 

[ctaylor]

Is your name related to Shaw Taylor? I used to love Police 5. If you don't know what l'm talking about a l'm showing my age

It's not actually, its just my maiden name

Thanks jaejae for that video, will need to watch the ones I haven't seen before. I actually did see the Shirley Leech one on another video last night. Absolutely horrifying. Glad for her grandson that they solved that one. The man who did it was just convicted in September this year for raping an 11 year old girl in 2001 at another bus station before he went to jail for killing Shirley - Man who murdered pensioner convicted of raping girl, 11, outside bus station

 

[jaejae]

It's not actually, its just my maiden name

Thanks jaejae for that video, will need to watch the ones I haven't seen before. I actually did see the Shirley Leech one on another video last night. Absolutely horrifying. Glad for her grandson that they solved that one. The man who did it was just convicted in September this year for raping an 11 year old girl in 2001 at another bus station before he went to jail for killing Shirley - Man who murdered pensioner convicted of raping girl, 11, outside bus station

What is interesting to me is the age variation in the victims.

 

[jaejae]

Unless you are a victim or victims relative or friend here is an interesting list of unsolved UK murders some of which have been featured on Crimewatch UK. Of course one of the cases is the murder of the Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando and seeing her co presenter Nick Ross presenting the reconstruction on her murder is still one of the most horribly surreal things I have seen. I know one of the cases the Valerie Graves one has know had a likely offender identified:

Britain's top 15 unsolved murders which are baffling police | Daily Mail Online

 

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Here is an update about a case that has appeared on Crimewatch at one time:

Simon Parkes: Police to search cemetery for Navy sailor missing since 1986

Police cemetery search in 1986 missing sailor case

UK detectives to search Gibraltar cemetery for missing sailor

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Hampshire | Crimewatch's missing seaman plea

 

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Here is an update about a case that has appeared on Crimewatch at one time:

Simon Parkes: Police to search cemetery for Navy sailor missing since 1986

Police cemetery search in 1986 missing sailor case

UK detectives to search Gibraltar cemetery for missing sailor

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Hampshire | Crimewatch's missing seaman plea

Here is a further update in the Simon Parkes case:

Bone fragments found in 1986 missing sailor case

Another report:

Police searching for sailor in Gibraltar find ‘bone material’

 

[esalad]

Hi,

I saw a post earlier discussing Old Crimewatch Episodes, and on one of them, they discussed the murder of Lorna Hayles. A Young Black Woman with Jamaican Roots living in London.
She worked as a print worker and Had a 12-year-old son

This case is interesting, if anyone knows anything about the case and is just looking to discuss the case, please comment below.

I leave the sources to the Unclosed Murder case and the original thread

Original Thread - UK - UK - Old Crimewatch UK cases - any information?

Crimewatch December 18, 1986 -

Unsolved Murder Case File - Lorna St Theresa Hayles - Unsolved Murder 1986 - Tasman Road, Clapham - Lorna St Theresa Hayles Unsolved Mysteries UK

I have a hunch that the killer may have been female as the use of the carving fork doesn't seem something a man would use. Lorna was very petite and could have been easily overpowered by a man with his b are hands. When left her job at kwik kall abruptly as though she thought someone was after her. She did seem to be lonely and someone could have taken advantage of this then a jealous partner could have taken revenge.