He was granted a retrial on appeal, and received a unanimous acquittal by a jury in August 2008 after a retrial. The half naked body of six-year-old Rikki Neave was found in woodland near his home in Peterborough on November 29, 1994. Barry George - who had a history of stalking women and sexual offences - was convicted of the crime, but after eight years in prison was acquitted. Billie-Jo Jenkins was just 13-years old when she was found in a pool of blood in the back garden of foster father Sion Jenkins' house in Hastings, East Sussex, on February 15, 1997. Her killer is still on the loose but a retired detective believe the youngster's death is linked to two other women who were slain while walking dogs in isolated areas. At the time a caller rang a radio station saying they know more information about the crime. Fans are convinced Marcus Thurwell ISN'T dead and... Line of Duty's Patricia Carmichael leaves fans convinced SHE's the fourth man as viewers spot her tapping... Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey! The Metropolitan Police said in a recent statement: 'The Metropolitan Police Service fully investigated the circumstances into the murder of Jill Dando. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Every year, for a number of reasons, crimes go unsolved. 'If any new information comes to our attention then this will be investigated. The murder of Julia Wallace in January 1931 is one of the most written about cold cases in British history. Unsolved murders: 10 chilling killings that will keep you up at night. He was shot dead with a wheellock pistol in most likely the first ever murder committed with a handgun in London. After leaving her grandparent's flat in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear seven-year-old Nikki Allen was stabbed 37 times and her body was dumped in a derelict building. Detective Superintendent John Webster of Merseyside Policr told MailOnline: 'The investigation into Paula Hounslea's murder remains open and detectives will act on any new information that comes into the investigation team.'. Britain’s most notorious case, a series of gruesome murders in the East End of Victorian London, is the perhaps the world’s most famous unsolved crime. Despite multiple arrests no-one has ever been charged with her disappearance. Her killer or killers need to be brought to justice to help give her family some form of closure. Perhaps one of the most famous unsolved cases is the murder of Jill Dando. A gun, identical to the 1920s Haenel Schmeisser that killed him, turned up at a local house clearance sale. Thousands of child murders are never solved, and their killers never brought to justice. Detectives had confirmed in October last year they had made a DNA breakthrough in the unsolved child killing case. She tried to fight off her attacker and police recovered a full DNA profile of the killer from blood traces at the scene. Middle-aged mother, Julia Webb was bludgeoned to death in woods near her home in Sandiway, Cheshire as she walked her labrador in February 2005. The inquiry into her death is Devon and Cornwall Police's biggest ever murder investigation, costing more than £1 million. Suzy Lamplugh, 25, disappeared after leaving her office to show a man known only as 'Mr Kipper' around a house in Fulham, west London in 1986. Detectives from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit have taken more than 1200 statements and created about 1300 actions. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Currently no new information has been provided in this case and there are no outstanding lines of enquiry. Cambridgeshire Police said there are no updates into the investigation into Rikki's murder. 2018: 84. Police believe the killer would have been between 18 and 25 when the murder was carried out, and would now be around 80. Middle-aged mum Julia Webb was bludgeoned to death in woods near her home. Lyn Bryant, 55, was killed as she walked the family's rescue dog Jay near her home in Ruan High Lanes, Cornwall, On the 20th anniversary of her death, Lyn's family appealed for answers about her murder. If you have any information about any of these murders please call police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Police learnt, Paul, originally from Sale, Greater Manchester, had a lengthy criminal record stretching back some ten years. It is believed the full cost of the investigation, trials and subsequent appeals was around £10million. She was last spotted by an eyewitness arguing with a man on Shurrold Road in Fulham before getting in a car with him. She boarded the train at Petts Wood, south-east London, and sat in an old-fashioned six-person compartment with doors at each side of the carriage. Chef Claudia Lawrence vanished on her way to work at York university in March 2009. The chilling case is believed to be Britain's oldest unsolved murder, dating back to May 1914. After leaving her grandparent's flat in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear seven-year-old Nikki Allen was stabbed 37 times and her body was dumped in a derelict building. Devon and Cornwall Police have been approached for comment. The youngsters had been snatched a day earlier on October 9, 1986, from an estate near where they lived after going out to play. In June 2017, a team of serving and retired detectives and staff, some of whom worked on the original inquiry, began re-examining key evidence because they are convinced the killer had local knowledge and a connection to the Exwick area. 'This assessment is then presented to the head of crime for authorisation. After searching for 45 minutes, he returned home to find his wife bludgeoned to death on the floor. Officers recovered a gold necklace with the face of the Virgin Mary next to the body and Paula's parents got in touch when they noticed it pictured in a local newspaper. In March 2014, police appealed for information about a White Golf GTi with links to the Pentwn area of Cardiff which they thought has significance to the inquiry. It is frustrating that despite three years of detailed investigations we are not able to tell Rikki's family what happened on the day of his murder but we will not give up hope to do so one day. Billie-Jo's family has previously called for police to investigate M25 rapist Antoni Imiela over her death. Almost a quarter of all murders are still unsolved by UK police – Home Office Jill Dando's brutal murder in 1999 is one of nearly 1,600 unsolved murders in the UK. If you have any information about any of these murders call police on 101. Despite their efforts police have still been unable to catch her killer and there are no fresh updates on her murder. Postman Paul Savage was brutally beaten to death with a wooden baton as he carried out his delivery round around 7.15am on February 4, 2003. The real women of Nomadland: Modern nomads who inspired the Oscar-winning film take a break from the road... What the frock! She died after being found barely alive at an electricity sub station the next day. She was declared dead, presumed murdered, eight years late in 1994. The statement read: 'Unsolved murder cases are never closed. The 13-year-old was discovered in a pool of blood with head injuries after the brutal murder, which shocked the nation. She was house sitting for family friends, the Chamberlains who were on holiday in Costa Rica. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Almost a quarter of all murders committed in the UK remain unsolved, Babes in the Wood Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway were found strangled in a national park in Brighton in 1986, Billie-Jo Jenkins was found in a pool of blood on her patio after being bludgeoned by a tent peg, Caroline Glachan, 14, was battered then dumped in the River Leven in Scotland in 1996, Suzy Lamplugh vanished while meeting a client by the name of Mr Kipper thirty years ago, Tragic Melanie Hall's remains were found more than ten years after she vanished on a night out, TV presenter Jill Dando was gunned down outsider her flat in 2001 but the killer is still at large, Claudia Lawrence's body has never been found after she disappeared in 2009, Muriel Drinkwater was raped and shot in Swansea in the chilling 'Little Red Riding Hood' murder, Kate Bushell, 14, was murdered just yards from her home as she walked a neighbour's dog, Linda Cook was raped and strangled in a brutal killing later dubbed the Cinderella Murder, The gruesome Torso in the Thames where a young dismembered boy was found floating towards Tower Bridge in 2001, Julia Wallace was murdered in a classic whodunnit, almost a quarter of all murders committed in the UK remaining unsolved, has ever been convicted of the chilling murders of Nicola and Karen, After the mystery house viewing, Suzy was never seen again, Melanie disappeared after a night out in Bath 20 years ago, several arrests in connection with her death, Christopher Halliwell could be responsible for her disappearance, positive identification, police named the body Adam, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). On the anniversary of her death police made a public appeal, releasing pictures of the type of kitchen knife used in the murder and revealing a forensic breakthrough. Although no signs of a struggle were found, a post mortem revealed that she had suffered severe head injuries after being hit with a claw hammer around midnight. Sussex Police have been approached for comment. Meghan 'appalled & offended' at being asked to host 'Princesses & Puppies' show, Ashley Cain says 'my heart's shattered' as he posts last pic of Azaylia, Carol Vorderman, 60, looks incredible as she poses in Welsh flag bikini, Girl, 16, ‘left with knife lodged in her back’ as pal, 17, also stabbed, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. His murderer was never found, despite the 'gret rewarde' which was offered for information. Northumbria Police detained the man, said to be in his fifties, in Stockton on suspicion of murder. 'However, although at this stage we have no further active lines of enquiry we remain committed to finding his killer. When Nikki went missing on her short journey home - a desperate search was launched. Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando was shot dead outside her flat in Fulham, West London, in 1999. Lyn Bryant, 55, was killed as she walked her family's rescue dog Jay near her home in Ruan High Lanes, Cornwall, in October 1998. The claw hammer which was used to murder Valerie Graves was found 600 metres from the home. Valerie Graves was found brutally murdered in her bedroom at the £1.6 million house in , Bosham, West Sussex, she was house sitting for friends. Lancaster Castle, where the Bingham's had been custodians for generations. It has long been suspected that the 38-year-old died at the hands of a professional assassin. MailOnline casts an eye on the top 15 murders in the UK in an effort to try and help bring their killers to justice. We pay for your stories! Tragic, devastating, and seemingly forever unsolved. On December 30, 2013, 55-year-old mother Valerie Graves was found brutally murdered in her bedroom at the £1.6 million house in Bosham, West Sussex, she was house sitting for friends. Toggle Sidebar. Most traces of evidence had been washed away by water apart from Valerie's DNA and a partial profile which indicate that the suspect was a man. ... which remains one of the UK’s most puzzling unsolved crimes. North Wales Police carried out a full investigation, which lasted until 2009, and made a fresh appeal for witnesses in May this year. They conducted a 'familial search' to try to identify anyone who may be related to the suspect. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Rake shotgun murders: Families appeal over unsolved 1986 killings. ... residents of their hometown could help to finally solve the double murder. Melanie Hall, 25, disappeared on a night out in Bath, Somerset, in 9 June 1996 and her remains were found dumped by a motorway 13 years later by a workman clearing undergrowth. It was discovered he had been jailed for nine months for possession of drugs with intent to supply after being caught with cannabis worth more than £1 million. They also urged members of the public to think back to the time of her murder to see if they knew anything. She had a troubled early start to life and was placed in foster care with an unrelated family after her dad was jailed and her mum found herself unable to cope. He was released on police bail but absconded from a hostel in Northampton and smuggled himself out of the UK to Portugal in the back of a camper van. The following morning she was found inside the Old Exchange Building near her home after her coat and shoes were spotted. The teenager, had walked with the terrier called Gemma up the nearby Exwick Lane at around 4.45pm. Officers received 204 calls and messages identifying 10 new significant lines of inquiry, including the names of potential suspects. Detectives believe she may have known her killer and invited him into the flat she shared with Tony. The dismembered torso of a young black child was discovered floating towards Tower Bridge in the River Thames on the afternoon of Friday, September 21, 2001. 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UK CRIME, INTERNATIONAL CRIME, UNSOLVED CRIMES, MISSING PEOPLE CASES AND ANALYSIS OF CRIME BLOG. A description of a man - about 30 with "thick fluffy hair and wearing brown corduroy trousers and a light brown sports jacket” – was given in connection to the killing. She was last seen in the early hours sitting on a stool on the edge of the dance floor at Cadillacs nightclub in Bath on June 9 1996. He is now being investigated for other unsolved cases of murder dating back to the 1960s. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Soon after, Mrs Bryant's body was found lying in the gateway to a field on a road between the chapel and Treviles Manor. A 45-year-old man, who has not been identified, was arrested on suspicion of her murder in June 2016 after voluntarily attending a police station in Wiltshire, asking to speak to the inquiry team. an older man with a red walking stick and a 'George Michael' lookalike with designer stubble, driving a silver Ford Orion. Debbie Linsley, 26, was found dead on March 23, 1988 on a train travelling from Orpington in Bromley, Greater London, when it arrived at London Victoria station. The case became known as the Little Red Riding Hood murder. Each episode will be about an unsolved crime based right here in the UK. At the time, assistant chief constable Paul Fullwood, who leads the three force Joint Protective Services at Cambridgeshire Police, said: 'It is disappointing that following our three year investigation we have not been able to identify the person or persons responsible for Rikki's murder. With almost a quarter of all murders committed in the UK remaining unsolved Sun Online takes a look at some of the most infamous cases. Puzzled as to why his mother did not return home, her son, Christopher, went looking for her on his bike. The killings of Gordon Snowden, Sharon Harper, Alan Wood and Julie Pacey, are among Lincolnshire's most mysterious crimes, as they have never been solved. Billie-Jo was battered over the head at least 10 times with an 18-inch iron tent peg as she painted patio doors. But hours later a strange man came to the door asking to speak to the 30-year-old banker. Despite long-running police investigations, brutal murders, some of which span back to the 1970s, are still baffling police. He was jailed for life in 1989 for the rape and murder of newlywed Shirley Banks in Bristol. She was last seen at 1.10am sitting on a stool on the edge of the dance floor at the nightclub in Walcot Street which has since been renamed ClubXL. June and Royston Sheasby, Snuff Mills Park, 1957 The tragic deaths of the Sheasby siblings (aged seven and five) are still unsolved more than 60 years later. He had been repeatedly beaten around the head so violently that the base of his skull was crushed. 31st Oct 2020. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Alistair Wilson spent Sunday, November 28 2004, taking a stroll along the Scottish coast with his wife Veronica. Ricky Gervais trolls 'host-less' Oscars as he tweets infamous 2020 Golden Globes... Wokest Oscars ever! The original Unsolved Mysteries which ran from 1987 to 2002 actually yielded some impressive results. Enquiries are ongoing.'. His clothes - including grey school trousers, a jacket and a white shirt - were later found in a dustbin yards from the wooded area. Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando was shot dead outside her flat in West London in 2001 – her killer has never been found. 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