At 4.15pm on Monday 26th September 1994 the Pacey’s 14 year old daughter arrived home from school to be met by silence. She looked for her mother Julie throughout the large house which was situated in an affluent part of Grantham, Lincolnshire. In the upstairs bathroom the teenager found her 38 year old mother unresponsive on the floor. The brave girl attempted CPR but it was not until the paramedics arrived that the true horror of what had happened became clear. Julie had been murdered. Underneath the polo neck of her sweater was the unmistakable mark of a ligature. Numerous  witnesses reported sightings of a strange man, wearing a blue boiler suit, in the area at the time. This enigmatic figure became known as “Overalls Man” and continues to be the prime suspect in a case dogged by anonymous callers and rumours of another potentially linked murder.
 
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British Newspaper Archive
Grantham Journal
30/09/94
07/10/94
14/10/94
21/10/94
04/11/94
11/11/94 AM & PM
18/11/94
25/11/94 AM & PM
02/12/94
07/04/95
28/04/95
05/05/95 AM & PM
19/05/95
26/05/95
23/05/95
30/06/95
11/08/95
22/09/95
06/10/95
13/10/95
24/11/95
22/03/96
04/10/96
20/12/96
26/09/97
Aberdeen Evening Express
27/08/94
Nottingham Evening Post
28/08/94
06/10/94
07/10/94
13/10/94
20/10/94
05/01/95
Newcastle Journal
28/08/94
Daily Mirror 
28/09/94
01/10/94
Birmingham Daily Post
01/10/94 
29/03/99
Dundee Courier
01/10/94
The People 
08/10/94
30/10/94
Grimsby Daily Telegraph 
12/10/94
Leicester Daily Mercury 
12/10/94
Daily Record 
12/10/94
Birmingham Mail
12/10/94
Sleaford Target 
26/10/94
Newark Advertiser
06/01/95
Lincoln Target 
09/11/95

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Six year old Ludovic Janvier was abducted  in the early evening of 17 March 1983. He and his two brothers had left the apartment where they were staying in Saint-Martin-d'Hères to run an errand for their father. On their way home the boys were approached by a man wearing a motorcycle helmet who asked for help looking for his dog. The man took Ludovic by the hand and walked away behind some houses. Ludovic has not been seen since. The case is one of 12 missing or murdered children in the Isère region of Southeast France from the 1980s and 90s.

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https://www.arpd.fr/m/actualite-7042-ludovic-janvier-enleve-a-saint-martin-d-heres-38.html

https://www.rtl.fr/actu/justice-faits-divers/affaire-ludovic-janvier-39-ans-apres-sa-disparition-qu-est-il-arrive-a-l-enfant-7900142493/amp

https://actu.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/grenoble_38185/disparition-de-ludovic-janvier-pres-de-grenoble-l-idee-de-le-retrouver-mort-me-terrifie_50055058.html

https://amp.closermag.fr/vecu/faits-divers/affaires-oubliees.-l-affaire-ludovic-janvier-ce-petit-frere-qu-on-a-regarde-partir-1332142

https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/isere/info-france-3-ludovic-janvier-nathalie-boyer-charazed-bendouiou-6-affaires-non-elucidees-de-l-isere-vont-etre-confiees-au-nouveau-pole-cold-cases-2545284.html

http://archive.francesoir.fr/actualite/faits-divers/disparition-incomprehensible-ludovic-janvier-55566.html

https://www.nouvelobs.com/justice/20150623.OBS1351/disparus-de-l-isere-histoire-d-un-dossier-perdu-oublie-et-enfin-rouvert.html

https://www.lyonmag.com/article/7698/serial-killer-la-vraie-enquete-commence

https://www.rtl.fr/actu/debats-societe/l-affaire-du-sadique-de-romont-7782018765

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Early on the morning of 11 February 1987 a cyclist on their way to work in Fort Collins, Colorado, discovered the mutilated body of an auburn-haired woman lying in a field. 37 year old Peggy Hettrick had last been seen leaving a local pub, six hours previously, to make the short walk home to her apartment. Several clues were left at the crime scene including finger prints, shoe markings, and two human hairs. Detectives quickly pinpointed a suspect but the investigation was dogged by tunnel vision and confirmation bias. Twenty years later DNA evidence would blow the case wide open.

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https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.denverpost.com/2011/12/17/key-questions-linger-in-prominent-cold-case-the-killing-of-peggy-hettrick/amp/

https://www.westword.com/news/peggy-hettrick-new-dna-evidence-in-murder-that-led-to-improper-tim-masters-conviction-5850454

law.umich.eduhttps://www.law.umich.edu › PagesTimothy Masters - National Registry of Exonerations

TheCinemaholicthecinemaholic.comPeggy Hettrick Murder: How Did She Die? Who Killed Her?

apps.colorado.govhttps://apps.colorado.gov › apps › c...Peggy Hettrick - Colorado Cold Case Files - Case Detail

https://eu.coloradoan.com/story/news/2017/02/08/peggy-hettrick-murder-cold-case-fort-collins/97378070/

https://innocenceproject.org/special-prosecutors-in-colorado-case-point-to-missing-evidence/

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/co-supreme-court/1377853.html

https://enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/8616997

http://freetimmastersbecause.blogspot.com/2007/12/peggy-hettrick-murder-victim.html?m=1

TheDurangoHeraldwww.durangoherald.comDetective, suspect in murder case form unlikely friendship

https://eu.coloradoan.com/story/news/2016/02/17/29-years-later-cold-case-haunts-

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Five year old Renee Aitken was abducted from her bed on the night of 16/17 February 1984. Her older brother Bradley was asleep in the same bedroom just feet away. The coastal village of Narooma, NSW  and the surrounding bushland was searched dozens of  times, but no trace of Renee was found. Two years later Renee’s mother Morna said publicly that she knew who had taken her daughter. Over a decade later the case was finally reopened leading to some dramatic and extraordinary findings.

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Websites

The Age Newspaper 20/02/1984

https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Renee_Aitken

https://codylwrites.com/2021/05/15/what-happened-to-renee-aitken/ 

https://truecrimediva.com/renee-aitken/

http://www.australianmissingpersonsregister.com/Aitken.htm

https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/1987953/informer-links-killer-to-missing-renee-aitken/

https://amp.smh.com.au/national/nsw/renee-aitkens-family-tells-of-the-agony-of-not-knowing-her-fate-20140208-328ka.html

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases-int/252dfnsw.html

https://www.pressreader.com/australia/womans-day-australia/20220801/282024741014539

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97943590/renee-joy-aitken

http://www.qaafqalam.com/pages/Read.php?news=1523

https://www.thatslife.com.au/my-little-sister-stolen-in-the-night

https://www.batemansbaypost.com.au/story/1021416/police-still-hold-hopes-of-finding-renee-aitken/

https://carnivalofhorror.tumblr.com/post/167468642214/the-disappearance-of-renee-aitkens-on-february/amp

https://www.naroomanewsonline.com.au/story/4074489/32-years-on-and-renee-aitkin-still-missing/

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It was a little after midnight on September 17th 1959 when Kelso Cochrane was attacked and murdered on his way home to his home in North Kensington, Notting Hill in West London. The 32 year old Antiguan carpenter was set upon by a group of white youths just a short distance from the bedsit that he shared with his fiancé Olivia. Despite evidence to suggest the attack had been racially motivated, within 24 hours of the murder the police insisted that this was not the case. Arrests were made but no charges were ever brought. The aftermath witnessed campaigners from the black community across the UK demand change whilst fascist groups attempted to ignite a race war. Over 60 years later the quest for justice for Kelso Cochrane is ongoing.

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British Newspaper Archive
Belfast Telegraph 
18/05/59
Birmingham Daily Post
18/05/59, 19/05/59, 22/05/59
Daily Mirror 
18/05/59, 19/05/59, 20/05/59,, 21/05/59
22/05/59
Western Mail
18/05/59, 23/05/59
Shields Daily News
18/05/59
Aberdeen Evening Express 
18/05/59
Daily Herald 
18/05/59, 19/05/59, 22/05/59, 23/05/59, 06/08/59
Halifax Evening Courier
18/05/59
19/05/59
Daily News
19/05/59, 20/05/59, 21/05/59, 23/05/59, 05/08/59
Kensington Post
22/05/59, 07/08/59
The People
24/05/59
Sunday Mirror 
24/05/59

Websites
https://www.ourmigrationstory.org.uk/oms/murder-in-notting-hill

http://www.wakingthedead.org/kelso-cochrane.html

https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/horrific-murder-kelso-cochrane-notting-18257872.amp

https://amp.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/apr/14/turbulent-times-kelso-cochrane-police-search

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/police-probe-first-racist-murder-24216906.amp

https://the-upsetter.com/black-death/crime/

https://www.urbankapital.com › postSixty-one years since Notting Hill murder of Kelso Cochrane

https://socialistworker.co.uk/features/who-killed-kelso-cochrane/

https://thelondonpress.uk/2021/05/21/were-still-broken-family-of-black-man-killed-in-unsolved-racist-murder-appeal-for-met-apology/

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52 year old Phillip Saunders owned several newsagent kiosks around Cardiff city centre. On the evening of October 12th 1987 he completed his daily routine by collecting the takings from his kiosk near the Central Bus Station. After a quick drink in a local pub he headed by car back to his home in nearby Canton. As he walked from the car into his garden Phillip was brutally attacked and robbed. He died from his injuries five days later. The next month three teenaged men were arrested for the crime and their living nightmare began. The trio became known as The Cardiff Newsagent Three and their story is both shocking and heartbreaking. 

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www.walesonline.co.ukUnsolved murder of man found in his garden with skull smashed in

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/563424.stm

www.walesonline.co.ukA hideous murder; a miscarriage of justice and the unhealed wounds

www.nottinghampost.com'I was caged for 11 years for a murder I didn't commit' - Nottinghamshire Live

www.mirror.co.ukMan wrongly convicted of Cardiff Newsagent Three murder meets ...

https://www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-...Cardiff Newsagent Three: Murder miscarriage report published - BBC

www.thenational.walesCardiff Newsagent Three: Michael O'Brien releases The Dossier

mojoscotland.orgWhat it's like to be wrongly convicted of murder: Michael O'Brien, the ...

https://www.thefreelibrary.com › Sa...Saunders probe to be led by outside force; Norfolk Police to oversee ...

https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk › ...British Injustice with Raphael Rowe: Cardiff Newsagent Three

https://www.theguardian.com › decArrests made in connection with Canton murder - The Guardian

https://nation.cymru › culture › revi...Review: The Dossier - Miscarriages of Justice in South Wales 1982-2016 ...

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21st March 1972, in hot rural Queensland it was sports day at North Mackay High. 14 year old Marilyn Wallman set off on her push bike just before 7.45am to catch the bus to school. The teenager never made it to the stop. Her two younger brothers, who had left the house 10 minutes later, found her bike discarded on the side of the road, 800m from home, its front wheel still spinning. Marilyn was nowhere to be seen and a grieving family’s decades-long quest for answers began.

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The Age
23/03/72
24/03/72
27/03/72
29/03/72
01/05/72

Sydney Morning Herald
28/03/72
07/04/72
17/11/72

The Canberra Times
21/03/72
22/03/72
23/03/72
27/03/72
29/03/72
30/03/72
04/04/72
06/04/72
01/05/72

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/100910592

https://startsat60.com › Media › NewsNew person of interest in Marilyn Wallman cold case - Starts at 60

https://www.9news.com.au › nationalMarilyn Wallman: Farmer named as suspect in Queensland's oldest cold ...

https://brill.com › bookThe Legacy Of The Disappearance Of Marilyn Wallman Belinda Morrissey ...

https://www.emerald.com › full › pdfDead Ends The Vanishing of Marilyn Wallman

https://expressdigest.com › family-o...Family of murdered Marilyn Wallman plead for help in abduction case

https://www.redlandcitybulletin.com.au › ...Marilyn Wallman murder cold case: Police return with 3D laser mapping ...

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au › ...Record reward for information on Marilyn Wallman cold case

https://pressreview24.com/au/news/australia/-82686-somebody-knows-marilyn-wallmans-family-call-for-answers.html

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/ballina/farewell-for-marilyn-wallman-is-planned-for-her-birthday/news-story/45b0840193ce5f067c9370da9f4bc08

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jan/19/new-forensic-tests-show-remains-found-in-1974-are-those-of-missing-teenager

https://www.theage.com.au/national/suspected-mass-child-killer-is-buried-with-his-secrets-at-90-20020722-gduf0t.html

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/mackay/final-thread-needed-to-crack-enduring-cold-case/news-story/9ee49b67b4cfec5a82136b77955e6406?amp

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-06/search-continues-in-cold-case-of-missing-14yo-marilyn-wallman/5243052

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/mackay/dna-proof-finally-gives-marilyn-wallmans-family-some-solace/news-story/aab2cc3a2c8d03bf023d2838f47eadc4

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-11/family-pleads-to-find-marilyn-wallmans-killer-mackay-north-qld/9532640?sf184195987=1&fbclid=IwAR2cJ-vU36sIPy6cG0jnKSwGtrx30IGX_bxOAdS2ux00kZdVpquqM41-oSQ

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Kayo Matsuzawa had always wanted to travel overseas. In November 1997 she  finally got her wish and left her home in Japan for a year-long visit to Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island. Ten months into her stay, on 11th September 1998, the 29 year old flew to Auckland on the North Island for a short break. Kayo booked into a hostel and set out to discover what the country’s largest city had to offer. CCTV footage shows Kayo walking through the city centre just after 3.30pm. This was the last time Kayo was seen alive. Her body was found 11 days later in an obscure location.

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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/a-moment-in-crime-operation-net-the-murder-of-kayo-matsuzawa/6KV6FHC67QDNNMAW3XCWASZQBE/

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/briton-gives-police-new-lead-to-killer-of-japanese-tourist/OO4HNG5FWSBDAMPMJX4KH3BQRY/

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12107423&ref=NZH_fb&fbclid=IwAR1hE0xYY2WbVTzRb02R335SLNPw5upC5pdAq5Nrn4UBi7ndVqDMjw89ihg

https://www.police.govt.nz/stolenwanted/coldcase/2019/kayo-matsuzawa-1998?nondesktop

https://matthewtaylor.co.nz/tag/crime/ 

https://kreepykittysmurdermysteryblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/08/the-murder-of-kayo-matsuzawa/

https://newzealandmissing.wordpress.com/kayomatsuzawa/

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/russian-man-at-centre-of-murder-hunt/KDR5NGN4OD34TCNKFWF5RFZM4A/

https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/herald-on-sunday/20070930/281651070734582

https://m.blog.naver.com/PostView.naver?blogId=inkaemperor&logNo=100109889172&proxyReferer=

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-have-new-suspect-in-japanese-tourists-cold-case-murder/OTQQPAGRE7CKLCUIA2NK4CVO2U/

https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/grimson-allan.htm

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Every Father’s Day the males in the Martin family would head to the Smoky Mountains National Park for a weekend of camping and hiking. The weekend of the 14th June 1969 was to be the first such trip for 6 year old Dennis, who was very excited about the little adventure. At the campsite Dennis, together with his older brother Douglas and two friends, decided to play a prank on the grown-ups. Dennis disappeared into the bushes, while the other boys went in the opposite direction, ready to jump out and surprise the adults. Douglas and their friends emerged as planned  but  little Dennis never did. He has not been seen since and the mystery has spawned numerous explanations and theories.

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https://allthatsinteresting.com/dennis-martin

https://darktales.blog/2020/06/04/the-disappearance-of-dennis-martin/amp/

https://www.grunge.com › the-unus...The Unusual Disappearance Of Dennis Martin - Grunge

https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia/upload/1969_GRSM_DennisMartin_dissapearance_REDACTED.pdf

https://www.thesmokies.com › feral-...Feral humans in the Smoky Mountains? What happened to Dennis Martin

https://drhpod.medium.com › the-wi...The Wild Men. The story of Dennis Martin, who went…

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/dennis-martin?format=amp

www.knoxnews.comFrom the archives: Search in Smokies for lost boy, Dennis Martin ...

https://www.knoxnews.com › localMystery of the Smokies: Why Dennis Martin's case still fascinates us

https://www.vizaca.com › dennis-ma...Dennis Martin Missing Case: What Is The Truth Behind The Story? - Vizaca

https://missingdennismartin.wordpress.com

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It was a damp August evening in 1925 when 21 year old Iris Watkins made her way to the post box at the end of the lane. The two letters that she posted made it to their destination the next day, but Iris never returned home. The small South Wales town of Blackwood became a hive of activity, with many locals joining in the search and the community full of rumours regarding what had happened to the young shop assistant. A little over a month later Iris’s body was found in a brook on the outskirts of the town, but that was just the beginning of the mystery.

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British Newspaper Archive
Dundee Evening Telegraph
14/07/1925
Dundee Courier
30/09/25
Western Morning News
30/09/25
Birmingham Daily Gazette
16/08/25
24/08/25
29/09/25
30/09/25
Gloucestershire Echo
25/09/25
Western Mail
14/08/25
25/08/25
28/09/25
01/10/25
03/10/25
05/10/25
09/10/25
10/10/25
12/10/25
20/10/25
25/11/25
04/12/25
10/12/25
11/12/25
15/12/25
15/01/26
05/02/26
23/02/26
18/03/26
Belfast Telegraph
29/09/25
Edinburgh Evening News
25/09/25
Daily Mirror
26/09/25
Sunday Post
27/09/25
The People
26/09/25
Nottingham Evening Post
28/09/25
Western Daily Press
28/09/25
John Bull
18/09/25
Hartlepool Daily Mail
23/09/25
Aberdeen Press and Journal
23/09/25
29/09/25
Shields Daily News
28/09/25
Daily News London
24/09/25
29/09/25
Northern Whig
23/09/25

http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=3674&termRef=Iris%20Watkins

https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/11396176.gwents-forgotten-past-history-reveals-rough-justice/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unsolved-1925-Murders-Pat-Finn/dp/1542373166

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