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On Sunday December the 19th 1948, the body of a man was discovered in the shadow of Sopwell Nunnery in St Albans, Hertfordshire. He had been savagely beaten and left without his trousers or jacket. An extensive police investigation yielded plenty of sightings of the man, and of potential suspects and yet no one was ever caught and the case remains unsolved.    PATREON www.patreon.com/theoutlinespodcast PAYPAL DONATION [email protected] iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Instagram @theoutlinespodcast   SOURCES USED   https://www.mynewsmag.co.uk/crime-chronicles-story-of-a-man-who-was-brutally-murdered-in-1940s-st-albans/ 22nd Octover 2023 https://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/22340468.tragic-brutal-unsolved-murder-stephen-varley/ 14th June 2022 www.ancestry.co.uk  https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-77433 Tuesday 21st December 1948, Daily Herald, pg 1 Tuesday 21st December 1948, Daily News, pg 1 Wednesday 22nd December 1948, Torbay Express and South Devon Echo, pg 1 Wednesday 22nd December 1948, Dundee Courier, pg 3 Thursday 23rd December 1948, Torbay Express and South Devon Echo, pg 1 Thursday 23rd December 1948, Daily Herald, pg 1 Friday 24th December 1948, Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, pg 1 Tuesday 28th December 1948, Nottingham Journal, pg 1 Friday 14th January 1949, Shields Daily News, pg 12 Wednesday 16th February 1949, Coventry Evening Telegraph, pg 9  https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/visit/sopwell-ruins Various articles: Herts Advertiser & St Albans Times Watford Observer 

This is the second part of my look into the death of 15 year old Yvonne Laker, who was found with her throat slit in a train toilet on June 29th 1964. Today’s episode looks at the life, trial, and death of Derek Pye, the man accused and later acquitted of Yvonne’s murder.    PATREON www.patreon.com/theoutlinespodcast PAYPAL DONATION [email protected] iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Instagram @theoutlinespodcast

On the 29th of June 1964, fifteen year old Yvonne Laker was murdered as she travelled home from her grandparents, with whom she had been staying for the weekend. Despite the case receiving nationwide coverage at the time, 60 years on, Yvonne and the mystery of who was responsible for her death has been almost forgotten. PATREON www.patreon.com/theoutlinespodcast PAYPAL DONATION [email protected] iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Instagram @theoutlinespodcast SOURCES https://www.gettyimages.de/detail/nachrichtenfoto/yvonne-laker-the-15-year-old-school-girl-fo- und-nachrichtenfoto/807545512 https://imsvintagephotos.com/products/yvonne-laker-murder-vintage-photograph-1604449  ancestry.co.uk https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/2205806.brutal-railway-murder-that-shocked-a-nation/ 17th April 2008 Great Train Crimes: Murder and Robbery on the Railways, Oates, Jonathan https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/b8c1e335-5233-4b6f-bd2b-41e47ef5f796/downloads/updated_StrongMinds.pdf?ver=1612954010044 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/issue/straitstimes19640702-1    Wednesday 1st July 1964, Coventry Evening Telegraph, pg 1 Wednesday 1st July 1964, Birmingham Evening Post, pg 17 Friday 3rd July 1964, Nottingham Guardian, pg 1 Friday 3rd July 1964, Liverpool Echo, pg 13 Friday 3rd July 1964, Nottingham Evening Post, pg 1 Monday 6th June 1964, Daily Herald, pg 5 Wednesday 8th July 1964, Daily Herald, pg 1 Wednesday 8th July 1964, Liverpool Echo, pg 23 Thursday 9th July 1964, Birmingham Daily Post, pg 29 Monday 14th September 1964, Staffordshire Sentinel, pg 1 Monday 14th September 1964, Gloucester Citizen, pg 6 Tuesday 15th September 1964, Birmingham Daily Post, pg 11 Tuesday 15th September 1964, Leicester Daily Mercury, pg 13 Wednesday 16th September 1964, Daily Mirror, pg 26 Thursday 17th September 1964, Nottingham Guardian, pg 6 Friday 18th September 1964, Nottingham Guardian, pg 5 Friday 27th November 1964, Daily Mirror, pg 8 Friday 27th November 1964, Nottingham Evening Post, pg 1 Wednesday 2nd December 1964, Birmingham Daily Post, pg 1 Wednesday 2nd December 1964, Western Daily Press, pg 1 Friday 4th December 1964, Aldershot News, pg 20  Wednesday 10th March 1965, Daily Mirror, pg 2 Thursday 24th August 1967, Reading Evening Post, pg 2 Thursday 9th November 1967, Reading Evening Post, pg 6 Friday 27th November 1970, Reading Evening Post, pg 4

At around 6pm on Thursday the 14th of November 1996, 47 year old Vera Holland from Shinfield in Berkshire disappeared during what should have been a five minute walk to the local KFC. Two days later, her body was found dumped in a fly tip by the side of road. She had been beaten, strangled, and finally, in a bid to dispose of her body, set fire to. 28 years later, who killed Vera Holland, still remains a mystery.  SUPPORT THE SHOW PATREON www.patreon.com/theoutlinespodcast PAYPAL DONATION [email protected] iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Instagram @theoutlinespodcast   Sources Used https://youtu.be/474cJNOjQjk?si=6U9xvuRp2I8me4yT Monday 18th November 1996,  Reading Evening Post, pg 1 Wednesday 20th November 1996,  Reading Evening Post, pg 3 Thursday 21st November 1996, Reading Evening Post, pg 1&3  Friday 22nd November 1996,  Reading Evening Post, pg 7 Monday 25th November 1996,  Reading Evening Post, pg 1&3  Tuesday 17th December 1996, Reading Evening Post Thursday 19th December 1996, Reading Evening Post, pg 3 Tuesday 4th February 1997, Reading Evening Post, pg 1 13th February 1997, Reading Evening Post Wednesday 24th February 1997, Reading Evening Post, pg 3 Thursday 25th February 1997, Reading Evening Post pg 1 & 3 Wednesday 12th March 1997, Reading Evening Post, pg 3 Monday 23rd June 1997, Reading Evening Post, pg 3 Wednesday 23rd July 1997, Reading Evening Post, pg 5 Friday 17th October 1997, Reading Evening Post, pg 1&3 https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/14882976.vera-holland-was-found-dead-20-years-ago/  https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/14908226.vera-holland-murder-police-review-case-into-callous-killing-of-mum-in-1996/  https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/14908226.vera-holland-murder-police-review-case-into-callous-killing-of-mum-in-1996/  https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/people-come-forward-information-20-12512965.amp 

This episode was first released on Patreon in January 2023.  This is part 2 of my look into the 1993 murder of David Watkins. Today I look deeper into the life of the man accused of the murder, Andrew Everson, and how a 2003 change to the law made it possible for him to be retried for the crime, twenty five years after he had first been acquitted of David’s murder.   Tiernan Coyle's paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665910720300918 2nd December, 2020, Forensic Science International Reports

This episode was first released on Patreon in January 2023. I look forward to returning with some new cases soon.  Just after 9 pm on the 14th of January 1993, 30 year old delivery driver and small time drug dealer David Watkins was shot and killed in a remote area on the outskirts of Reading. Despite a man being arrested and taken to trial, it would take 25 years before David's murderer would finally be brought to justice. 

Please enjoy this previously Patreon exclusive episode of Outlines. I'll hopefully be back properly soon.  On the evening of the 9th of July 1982, 27 year old artist Keith Church was killed during a street knifing attack on the High Road in Hoddesdon. Hertfordshire. Despite the public nature of the incident- it occurred just meters from a police station, no one has ever been charged with Keith's murder. 

This case was previously released on Patreon in September 2022. As Patreon is on hold until after my maternity leave, if you are enjoying the bonus episodes then please consider donating via [email protected] on Paypal. I can’t stress enough how much your contributions help towards ongoing show costs at the moment.  On March 29th 1967, 14 year old Ruth Bradbury was shot and killed while walking through woodland close to her family's countryside home near the villages of Crowthorne and Finchampstead in Berkshire. Despite evidence that the area around where she was found had been used for target practice, no one ever came forward to claim responsibility and to this day, no one knows whether it was accident or malicious intent, which saw Ruth's life cut short. 

Today's episode was previously released on Patreon in March 2022. As Patreon is on hold until after my maternity leave, if you enjoy these bonus episodes and wish to donate you can do so by giving to [email protected] via Paypal.  Today’s episode recounts the case of 21 year old mother Karen Hales from Ipswich in Suffolk who was repeatedly stabbed and then set on fire in front of her 18 month old daughter sometime around 4:30pm on Sunday November 21st 1993. Despite anniversary appeals and continued media interest in Karen’s case, there have been few suspects and police have remained unable to answer the question: who would want to kill a woman with no known enemies?

Today's episode was previously released on Patreon in July 2022. As Patreon is on hold until after my maternity leave, if you enjoy these bonus episodes and wish to donate you can do so by giving to [email protected] via Paypal.  Today's episode is part 3 of 3. In the early hours of September 23rd, the body of a woman in her twenties was discovered in the dunes of Great Yarmouth's South Beach. Initially known as Mrs Hood, the woman had been staying with her young daughter at a local boarding house. Subsequent investigations however, revealed that Mrs Hood was not who she seemed to be. But who was she really? And what part did a man named Herbert John Bennett, who would later be hanged for the crime, have to do with her murder? iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Website www.theoutlinespodcast.com Instagram @theoutlinespodcast

Today's episode was previously released on Patreon in June 2022. As Patreon is on hold until after my maternity leave, if you enjoy these bonus episodes and wish to donate you can do so by giving to [email protected] via Paypal.  Today's episode is part 2 of 3. In the early hours of September 23rd, the body of a woman in her twenties was discovered in the dunes of Great Yarmouth's South Beach. Initially known as Mrs Hood, the woman had been staying with her young daughter at a local boarding house. Subsequent investigations however, revealed that Mrs Hood was not who she seemed to be. But who was she really? And what part did a man named Herbert John Bennett, who would later be hanged for the crime, have to do with her murder? iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Website www.theoutlinespodcast.com Instagram @theoutlinespodcast

Today's episode was previously released on Patreon in May 2022. As Patreon is on hold until after my maternity leave. If you enjoy these bonus episodes and wish to donate you can do so by giving to [email protected] via Paypal.  Today's episode is a case told in three parts. In the early hours of September 23rd 1900, the body of a woman in her twenties was discovered in the dunes of Great Yarmouth's South Beach. Initially known as Mrs Hood, the woman had been staying with her young daughter at a local boarding house. Subsequent investigations however, revealed that Mrs Hood was not who she seemed to be. But who was she really? And what part did a man named Herbert John Bennett, who would later be hanged for the crime, have to do with her murder?  iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Website www.theoutlinespodcast.com Instagram @theoutlinespodcast  

This is a bonus episode, first released as a Patreon exclusive in January 2022. For those who were wondering where I've been- the short story is that I'm pregnant, (due in July if all goes well), panicked about being able to afford a baby and since the morning sickness eased I've been focusing on paid work. Sadly I've had to pause Patreon as of this month and am going to release the episodes which were once available there onto the main feed over the coming weeks. If you enjoy these episodes please consider donating via Paypal to [email protected]. You'll help pay to keep the podcast fully available online while I'm away and any extra will go towards easing my fear that I'm woefully underprepared for what is to come! On the 27th of August 1974 a gruesome discovery was made not far from the small Norfolk village of Cockley Cley. Hidden under a light brown plastic dust cover which bore the marking NCR, there lay the body of a woman. Her arms were tied behind her back, her legs bent at the knee, but worst of all, her head had been sawn off and was nowhere to be found. Despite the use of isotopic analysis to identify the kinds of environments the woman might have been exposed to during her life, as of 2022, her identity and even the cause of her death remain a mystery. iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Website www.theoutlinespodcast.com Instagram @theoutlinespodcast

On the evening of Sunday the 24th of January 1993, 7 year old Stacey Queripel reportedly slipped out of the home she shared with her mother and young sister in the town of Bracknell in Berkshire. Three hours later she was discovered in nearby woodland where she had been strangled with her own necklace. Almost 30 years later, what happened to Stacey that night remains a mystery.    SUPPORT VIA PAYPAL DONATION: [email protected] iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Website www.theoutlinespodcast.com Twitter @outlinespodcast Instagram @theoutlinespodcast

On Wednesday 16th October, 1985, 63 year old Cyril Martin, a coma patient, died 7 weeks after being brutally attacked while he slept in an abandoned hut in Maidenhead, Berkshire. While news coverage of Cyril’s death revealed little in the way of clues as to whom might have killed him, a deeper look revealed a long forgotten tragedy. One which began almost 17 years before Cyril’s murder even took place.    SUPPORT VIA PAYPAL DONATION: [email protected] iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Website www.theoutlinespodcast.com Twitter @outlinespodcast Instagram @theoutlinespodcast

On the 12th of June 1982, 50 year old Brenda Haines was found unresponsive in a bath at her home on Longleat Gardens in Maidenhead. By May of the following year, her husband, Michael, was on trial for her murder. The story that emerged was one of violence, mental illness and alcoholism and the circumstances surrounding Brenda’s case remain as relevant today, as they were back then.    UK Resources:  https://www.womensaid.org.uk/information-support/useful-links/ https://refuge.org.uk/ https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/27/suicide-by-domestic-violence-call-to-count-the-hidden-toll-of-womens-lives   SUPPORT VIA PAYPAL DONATION: [email protected] iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Website www.theoutlinespodcast.com Twitter @outlinespodcast Instagram @theoutlinespodcast

On the 1st June 1984, 7 year old Mark Tildesley visited the Frank Ayres funfair in Wokingham. That evening, he failed to return home and has never been seen again.  In this collaborative episode of Outlines, myself and Paul take you through the events of that day and the years following Mark's disappearance. For more information on the circumstances surrounding the case, please head over to The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast and check out Paul's series entitled "The Lost Boys."    The True Crime Enthusiast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-true-crime-enthusiast-podcast/id1289005078 SUPPORT VIA PAYPAL DONATION: [email protected] iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Website www.theoutlinespodcast.com Twitter @outlinespodcast Instagram @theoutlinespodcast

With David Burgess finally under arrest for the murders of Jeanette Wigmore and Jacqueline Williams, information began to emerge about him, his life, and his version(s) of what happened that day, as well as what could have occurred in the case of Yolande Waddington.    SUPPORT VIA PAYPAL DONATION: [email protected] iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Website www.theoutlinespodcast.com Twitter @outlinespodcast Instagram @theoutlinespodcast

In April of 1967, no sooner had the dust settled on the failed investigation into Yolande Waddington’s murder when the village of Beenham would be stunned by two more killings, when nine year olds Jeanette Wigmore and Jacqueline Williams were found dead in a disused gravel pit. This time though, one suspect would stand out from the rest and for this crime at least, someone would be charged with murder. SUPPORT VIA PAYPAL DONATION: [email protected] iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Website www.theoutlinespodcast.com Twitter @outlinespodcast Instagram @theoutlinespodcast

On October 28th 1966, the small village of Beenham in Berkshire was rocked by the murder of 17 year old au pair Yolande Waddington. The following investigation saw the pioneering use of mass blood testing, intended on identifying whether or not the killer was someone local to the village. With the community fearful for their safety, the blood of over 200 men was taken over a two day stretch. Despite this, it would take a further 46 years for Yolande’s case to be solved.    SUPPORT VIA PAYPAL DONATION: [email protected] iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Website www.theoutlinespodcast.com Twitter @outlinespodcast Instagram @theoutlinespodcast

Today's episode is a little bit different. In collaboration with The Unseen Podcast I tell you about the case of Mary Woolley who died mysteriously on the railway tracks near Earley in Berkshire on Monday the 6th of December 1954. Following this, I hand over to Caprice who has researched another mysterious death, this one of Ruth Brockstead, who died by oxalic acid poisoning in April, 1927. Following this you'll find a discussion between Caprice and I where we speak not only about Mary and Ruth's deaths but also more generally about the ways in which we approach researching historic cases.  The Unseen Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-unseen-podcast/id1318473466 SUPPORT VIA PAYPAL DONATION: [email protected] iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Website www.theoutlinespodcast.com Twitter @outlinespodcast Instagram @theoutlinespodcast

This episode was first released as a Patreon exclusive in April 2022. In the late afternoon of Saturday the 3rd of May 2003 in the town of Great Yarmouth, seven year old Daniel Entwistle disappeared near his home on Copperfield Avenue. His red BMX bike was found the next day in an industrial area next to the River Yare but no trace of Daniel, either in or out of the water, has ever been found. Sadly, Daniel, who has been described as mischievous and inquisitive, is all but forgotten when it comes to discussions of long term missing children. SUPPORT VIA PAYPAL DONATION: [email protected] iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Website www.theoutlinespodcast.com Twitter @outlinespodcast Instagram @theoutlinespodcast  

This episode was first released as a Patreon exclusive and is now being made generally available to encourage you too to sign up. On the 3rd of January 1961 the body of twenty year old Jean Constable was found in a ditch near the village of Ridgewell in the heart of Essex. The subsequent investigation quickly led police to the man responsible for Jean's murder. A man who confessed to the killing, even telling the court how he washed her body, burned her possessions and cut off her hair before leaving her by the side of a layby on the A604. Despite his admittance, when the case went to trial, it took a jury just two hours to find the man who killed Jean Constable not guilty.    SUPPORT VIA PAYPAL DONATION: [email protected] iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Website www.theoutlinespodcast.com Twitter @outlinespodcast Instagram @theoutlinespodcast

On Sunday the 9th of December 1984, 24 year old Peter Miller was found stabbed to death on the kitchen floor of the home he shared with his brother Tony, and Tony’s wife Paula at 10 Camden Place, Great Yarmouth. Despite two unusual findings at the crime scene and several intriguing sightings of the same unidentified mystery man, a premature disposal of evidence and lack of any real leads, means that Peter’s murder remains unsolved to this day.     SUPPORT VIA PAYPAL DONATION: [email protected] iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Website www.theoutlinespodcast.com Twitter @outlinespodcast Instagram @theoutlinespodcast

At 8:20pm on the evening of Thursday 28th March 2002, 22 year old Michelle Bettles was captured on CCTV as she walked down St Benedict’s Street in Norwich in the direction of the red light district. Three days later on the morning of Sunday 31st March her body would be discovered by a dog walker 20 miles outside of the city in a rural area of Norfolk. Despite the presence of DNA, the end of this month marks 20 years since Michelle’s death and still no one has been charged with her murder.    SUPPORT VIA PAYPAL DONATION: [email protected] iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-o…ast/id1325180386 Website www.theoutlinespodcast.com Twitter @outlinespodcast Instagram @theoutlinespodcast Unfinished Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/michelle-bettles-our-daughter/id1440019429?i=1000434481330