On a damp autumn evening in 1945, Caroline Evans made her way on foot from her home in Coedpoeth, North Wales to the neighbouring village of Minera.  Since her father died the 38 year old school teacher made the trip every Saturday evening to visit her mother. She always took the same shortcut on a narrow, secluded footpath through Pant Tywyll, or Dark Hollow.  This time Caroline didn’t arrive safely at her destination and early the following morning her battered body was found by a farm worker. Strange reports came in from witnesses and an investigation began which saw Scotland Yard detectives navigating anonymous tips, dramatic confessions and an elusive suspect. 

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Nottingham Evening Post
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Newcastle Evening Chronicle
07/10/45
Liverpool Evening Express
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Daily Herald
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Liverpool Echo
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Daily Mirror
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Liverpool Daily Post
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Bradford Observer
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Rhos Herald
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Western Mail
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Staffordshire Sentinel
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Belfast Newsletter
15/01/46
Sheffield Daily Telegraph
31/03/50
Manchester Evening News
26/05/50
Coventry Evening Telegraph
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10/07/54
Reading Standard
14/01/55
Halifax Evening Courier
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Sunday Mirror
16/03/52

Websites
http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=490&termRef=Caroline%20Evans

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/1945-murder-young-woman-remains-23004940.amp

North Wales Livehttps://www.dailypost.co.uk › newsThe 1945 murder which shocked a community and remains unsolved to ...

True Crime Libraryhttps://www.truecrimelibrary.com › ...Caroline Evans

The Free Libraryhttps://www.thefreelibrary.com › W...WALES: There are older people in the village who'd like this solved.

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1258095

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