Talk:Unsolved murders in the United Kingdom

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This article was nominated for deletion on 10 March 2008. The result of the discussion was keep.

Contents 1 Suffolk Murders 2 Jenny Abbot 3 Discussion about original content of the article 4 AFD debate link 5 Richard Whelan 6 Alexander Litvinenko 7 Jack the Stripper victims 8 A comprehesive list? 9 External Link

[edit] Suffolk Murders

Is it a bit too soon to include these as 'unsolved murders', I would suggest a 1 year period. Otherwise any murder where there is an investigation would quality as an unsolved murder. 86.143.145.227 10:10, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jenny Abbot

I cannot find any reference to this murder. Does anyone know anything about it. Phildav76 13:11, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion about original content of the article

This list serves no useful purpose and indeed barely anything links here. Should be deleted. lmno 22:05, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

The list seems to be sourced from a very out of date list on this webpage: http://www.crimezzz.net/serialkillers/U/UK_CHILD_murders.php The dates seem to indicate it originally coming from the mid 1980s.

The following have been solved:

• Marion Crofts, 14, murdered at Fleet, in Hampshire, on June 9, 1981. Tony Jasinskyj convicted of murder in 2002 using DNA evidence.
• Jason Swift, 14, murdered in Hackney, East London, on July 11, 1983. Sidney Cooke, Leslie Bailey, Robert Oliver and Steven Barrell convicted of manslaughter.
• Mark Tildesley, 7, vanished from Wokingham, Berkshire, on June 1, 1984. Leslie Bailey confessed in 1992.
• Barry Lewis, 6, murdered in Walworth, South London, on September 15, 1984. Leslie Bailey confessed in 1992.
• Lynda Mann, 15, killed in Narborough, Leicestershire, on November 21, 1983. Colin Pitchfork convicted in 1988. He was also convicted of murdering Dawn Ashworth. Notable as the first murders solved using DNA.

Still unsolved:

• All of the Jack the Ripper murders (1888)
• Mary Money, (1905)
• Brighton trunk murders, (1934)
• The Jack the Stripper or Hammersmith Nudes case (1964-1965)
• Lesley Molseed, 11, disappeared in 1975 within a few minutes, from a country lane in Delamere Road, Rochdale, and her body was found three days later on open moorland above the A672 Oldham to Halifax Road in Ripponden, West Yorkshire. Stefan Kiszko was falsly convicted of this murder in 1976, but his innocence was proved in 1992.
• Sean McGaun, 15, murdered on April 7, 1979
• Martin Allen, 15, vanished from central London on November 5, 1979
• Vishal Mehrota, 8, murdered in Putney, West London, on July 29, 1981
• Imran Vohra, 9, killed the same afternoon at Preston, in Lancashire
• Chris Laverack, 9, murdered in Hull on March 9, 1984
• Lisa Hession 14, murdered in Leigh on December 8, 1984

Ones in which Robert Black is a potential suspect:

• Christine Markham, 9, missing from Scunthorpe 1973
• Genette Tate, 13, missing from Aylesbeare, in Devon, on August 19, 1978. CPS is deciding on whether to charge.
• Suzanne Lawrence, missing in Essex, 1979
• Colette Aram, 16, murdered at Keyworth, in Nottinghamshire, on October 30, 1983
• Patsy Morris, 14, missing in 1990

User:phildav76 15:26, Jan 13, 2006 (UTC)

[edit] AFD debate link

This article has been kept following this AFD debate. Sjakkalle (Check!) 11:58, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Richard Whelan

Does anyone know if Richard Whelan's murder is still unsolved? This case was criminally under-reported by the media, and I'm having some difficulty finding up-to-date information about it. Last I heard, a man had been charged with the crime, but that was over a year ago and I've seen nothing since. 217.155.20.163 18:37, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Alexander Litvinenko

Jooler 23:36, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jack the Stripper victims

In the years 1959- 1965, it is stated that the victim(s) were killed by Jack the Ripper. As the ripper killings were in the 1800s, I think as slight mistake has been made here.

David Brett —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Astonboy (talk • contribs) 01:11, 20 December 2006 (UTC).

It looks correct to me. -- Phildav76 11:48, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A comprehesive list?

This list would be useful if it were more comprehensive. There are literally hundreds of unsolved UK murder cases out there.

David Clifford Taylor 19:55, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] External Link

Yahoo! Group - Unsolved British Murders

David Clifford Taylor 00:36, 26 April 2007 (UTC)