AN attorney for one of the West Memphis Three has blamed “satanic panic” for the wrongful conviction of the three teenagers. The West Memphis Three were believed to be in a satanic cult due to their choice in music, clothing and books – but this was far from the truth. 14 The West Memphis 3 spent 17 years behind … Read more
THE grizzly death of a 20-year-old woman remains unsolved despite a major breakthrough. Elaine Wakefield’s body, clad only in a bra, was found near a motorcycle track two days after she was spotted leaving her home. 1 Elaine Wakefield was just 20-years-old when she was found to have died from compression injuries to her neck … Read more
MORE than twenty years ago an American artist was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack as she jogged through a park. Student Margaret Muller, 27, was murdered in Victoria Park in Hackney, east London, on the morning of February 3, 2003. 6 Student Margaret Muller, 27, was murdered in Victoria Park in 2003Credit: Handout … Read more
LOVED-ONES of a cabbie murdered more than 40 years ago by a fiend dubbed the “Cheese Wire Killer” have ordered a £10,000 reward to help cops solve the case. The cash is being offered to encourage people to come forward who may have DNA that could help identify George Murdoch’s killer. 4 George ‘Dod’ Murdoch … Read more
FEW would have shed tears after the death of cancer-stricken serial rapist and murderer John Cannan. The monster, from Sutton Coldfield, West Mids, who passed away aged 70 last week while serving three life sentences in HM Prison Full Sutton, was the prime suspect in the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh. 14 Melanie Gregory says she … Read more
THE brother of Suzy Lamplugh said his family will never get closure after his sister’s suspected murderer died in prison. John Cannan, 70, died in HMP Full Sutton while serving a sentence for the abduction, rape and murder of newlywed Shirley Banks. 8 Richard Lamplugh said his family will never have closureCredit: Rex Features 8 … Read more
THE family of a gold jeweller gunned down in the bath have been offered fresh hope 35 years on from the Sopranos-style hit. Detectives have today re-opened the cold case of Richard “Ricky” Haywood, who was brutally murdered in 1989. 4 Ricky Haywood was gunned down in his bathtubCredit: Solent 4 The gold dealer was … Read more
SOME detectives have an unsolved case which still torments them years after they have retired. For Colin Sutton, it is the murders of two young women and a girl of 16 in the 1970s by a serial killer who was never caught. 5 Bunny Girl Eve Stratford was killed in 1975 by a serial killer … Read more
THE niece of a woman whose murder has remained a mystery for 30 years said last night her aunt had been “put on a shelf and forgotten”. Agnes Wilson, 41, told of her torment as she urged cold case cops to reopen the hunt for Agnes ‘Nan’ Montgomery’s killer. 4 Agnes Wilson, 41, is pleading … Read more
There was a time when people were shamed for reading smutty books, whether for the steaminess factor or the misconception that romance wasn’t real literature. But now, thanks to the surging popularity of books by authors like Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros, readers are loudly and proudly embracing the genre — and even appear to be naming … Read more
