A recent documentary about five men who killed as teenagers and received life without parole, was a very interesting viewing. You got to gauge the five and what they had to say about the crimes for which they were convicted. The first was two boys, 16 at the time, who killed a young girl at their school, named Cassie. Brian & Torey. When jailed, Brian was taken under his wing by an older inmate who told him to cut the bullshit and face up to his crime. Which he has done. Now he says, yes, he and Torey killed Cassie. Brian tried to fit in at school but felt he was always an outsider or outcast. The reason why was obvious. He stuttered. This made him shy and no doubt, tongue tied when trying to converse with girls. He felt hatred for the world. He admitted to liking what Harris & Klebold did at Columbine. Another boy who felt like him was Torey. They actually filmed themselves planning their murder, but Torey wanted to do a "Scream" style killing. Cassie was stabbed to death and they wore clown like masks. So whose idea did they use? Torey believes he is innocent and his parents believe he was "manipulated" by Brian. Yes, that`s right. How many charismatic leaders are there who stutter? To me, the parents believe what they want to believe, and I got the impression he wraps them around his finger
Another young boy at the time, Jacob, shot and killed his mother and stepfather. Judging by what he said, he was abused by both of them for years, and snapped. He says that he would have had big regrets if it had been any other people but he had no remorse for his parents. Indeed, he hated his mother far more than his stepfather. He said that as a young boy he was continuously given enemas by his mother. This gives to speculation that he may have "cleaned out" for his stepfather. If true, then it is very sick.
Josiah killed his parents, and his sister said that the family had been part of a religious cult. For years, they had cult members, in and out of their home. She said that their parents could and should have done a better job at protecting them. This implies that these "People of God" were allowed by the parents to do whatever they pleased to the children. Great `eh! People who like to preach about God & Jesus who think nothing of sexually abusing youngsters. Amazing just how many sick perverts there are who try to hide under the banner of religion. Again, if you look at all the weird freaks in the "God Squad" Berg, Koresch, Jones, etc, as mentioned before, mysteriously the Ten Commandments go out of the window.
The last case was a lad called Sean. This case was different, as Sean was a member of the Bloods, and he shot killed a Crip or a Crip associate, so it was a gang killing. Sean was jailed in 1990, and after so many years, he turned his back on the gang culture, started educating himself in prison, and was trying to convince jailed youngsters to quit the gang lifestyle. In 2011, he was actually paroled, and his mission is still to turn people`s lives around. Let us hope he stays true to his word. What all these did was wrong. Very wrong. But no matter what the circumstances, murder is wrong and you pay the price.
Sunday, 4 May 2014
The Quality Street Gang
Long regarded as big time villains in Manchester, and also regarded as a myth by some Police Officers, really has come to the public attention with the memoirs of Jimmy "The Weed" Donnelly and a feature in a documentary about the Manchester Underworld. This circle of friends started out as the Market Men, as most of them worked in the Meat Market. The nucleus of this mob were boxer Jimmy Swords, his brother Joe, Jim Donnelly, Dennis Crolla, Jack Trickett, brothers Vinnie & Louie Schiavo, Mick Brown, Jimmy Riley & Joe Leach. They were immortalised on record by Thin Lizzy with "The Boys Are Back in Town". Singer Phil Lynott`s mother ran an establishment in Manchester where they socialised a lot.
Some of these young men were involved in a violent fracas at the Wilton Club, in which one man was put in hospital and the huge doorman, Andy Partington, was set upon by Jimmy Swords. This brought them to the attention of many of the city`s top villains and tough nuts. Jimmy Swords had a straightener with a former top fighter named Peter King and demolished him. It was around 1967, that they walked into a club and the doorman supposedly said, "The Quality Street Gang`s here" and the name stuck. Despite what has been claimed about them over the years, only a small number of them and their associates were villains. Most run car sales pitches, businesses, pubs, scrapyards, etc. But their reputation was such that any place they went into, there was no trouble, as they would take care of it. One man that was said to have been a member was a businessman named Dougie Flood, named by his children in a battle over his will. He was also said to have been one of the men who met the Krays at Piccadilly Station and warned them off. No such incident ever took place. Jimmy Donnelly stated that Flood was never anything to do with them.
Over the years, most have prospered as businessmen, and indeed, one man I worked, used to get the company cars from them. One day Vinnie & Louie came into the depot to speak to the Chairman, and the Foreman, who had actually introduced them. They did hit the headlines in the mid 80`s, as they were alleged to have had Deputy Chief Constable John Stalker on their payroll. Of course it was a total fabrication, designed to discredit Mr Stalker, who was conducting a highly sensitive enquiry in Northern Ireland. Very few of them had any convictions and these were for very petty crimes many years back. Indeed, Police Chief Peter Topping stated that because they do not have convictions, that does not mean they are not criminals. As most senior Police Officers are Freemasons, I wonder how many criminals he rubbed shoulders with, if he is "On the square!" His very own words can be used against him.
But as we entered the 80`s, the gang culture changed very dramatically, resembling Los Angeles than a major British city, and so the power of the QSG dropped, but even today, they are still held in high esteem by many younger villains and hard men. Like in all big cities, each section had its own big and small villains, tough guys, streetfighters and they like. It is not the sole preserve of London. The QSG has been immortalised in three songs by Thin Lizzy; The Boys Are Back in Town, Johnny The Fox meets Jimmy The Weed & Waiting For An Alibi.
Some of these young men were involved in a violent fracas at the Wilton Club, in which one man was put in hospital and the huge doorman, Andy Partington, was set upon by Jimmy Swords. This brought them to the attention of many of the city`s top villains and tough nuts. Jimmy Swords had a straightener with a former top fighter named Peter King and demolished him. It was around 1967, that they walked into a club and the doorman supposedly said, "The Quality Street Gang`s here" and the name stuck. Despite what has been claimed about them over the years, only a small number of them and their associates were villains. Most run car sales pitches, businesses, pubs, scrapyards, etc. But their reputation was such that any place they went into, there was no trouble, as they would take care of it. One man that was said to have been a member was a businessman named Dougie Flood, named by his children in a battle over his will. He was also said to have been one of the men who met the Krays at Piccadilly Station and warned them off. No such incident ever took place. Jimmy Donnelly stated that Flood was never anything to do with them.
Over the years, most have prospered as businessmen, and indeed, one man I worked, used to get the company cars from them. One day Vinnie & Louie came into the depot to speak to the Chairman, and the Foreman, who had actually introduced them. They did hit the headlines in the mid 80`s, as they were alleged to have had Deputy Chief Constable John Stalker on their payroll. Of course it was a total fabrication, designed to discredit Mr Stalker, who was conducting a highly sensitive enquiry in Northern Ireland. Very few of them had any convictions and these were for very petty crimes many years back. Indeed, Police Chief Peter Topping stated that because they do not have convictions, that does not mean they are not criminals. As most senior Police Officers are Freemasons, I wonder how many criminals he rubbed shoulders with, if he is "On the square!" His very own words can be used against him.
But as we entered the 80`s, the gang culture changed very dramatically, resembling Los Angeles than a major British city, and so the power of the QSG dropped, but even today, they are still held in high esteem by many younger villains and hard men. Like in all big cities, each section had its own big and small villains, tough guys, streetfighters and they like. It is not the sole preserve of London. The QSG has been immortalised in three songs by Thin Lizzy; The Boys Are Back in Town, Johnny The Fox meets Jimmy The Weed & Waiting For An Alibi.
Saturday, 3 May 2014
The Disappearance of Colleen Wood
It is not surprising that the disappearance of this lady is featured on a forums, and the people who use it, do not hold back on their comments as to what happened and who is responsible. The lady in question is Colleen Wood, a native of Dayton, Ohio, born on December 2nd 1947, and later on in life, realised an ambition to move to Florida, where she bought a home and found herself a job she really enjoyed. It was in Florida that she met a man born in the Netherlands called John Lee Paul, and fell hook, line & sinker for him. Paul, who was born 3rd December 1939, had been a racing driver, but Colleen was not to know that this man had been jailed for 15 years for drug smuggling and the attempted murder of a federal witness.
She met him through a personal ad, but Paul had not long been released from prison, yet he had a yacht named "Island Girl" and seemed well off. Paul persuaded Colleen to sell her Condo, which she did and that he would invest her money for her. Colleen told her son Michael, that they were going sailing for a while and that she would be in touch. Her employer, Maureen Canada, spoke to Colleen on her cell phone, whilst she and Paul were out at Key West, inviting her to a christmas party. Colleen never showed up at the party. Her son Michael was desperately trying to contact her but her cell phone account had been closed. He contacted Police, but they said they could do nothing as a crime had not even occurred. Michael went on the Internet to search any details about Paul, and was shocked to see details of his crimes. Police spoke to him but he said he and Colleen had split up after a row. He told Michael that his mum turned up at his yacht with a footballer boyfriend, to get her possessions. Whoever spoke to him, received a different version of events. Some months after Colleen vanished, there was movement on her credit cards. Cameras at ATMs filmed two different women using her cards. Police tracked them down and they admitted they did it for a man, fitting Paul`s description. Also, ads appeared in newspapers under her name and paid with her card. The person who placed them was a man.
Paul vanished before Police could arrest him for parole violation, but have absolutely no evidence linking him to Colleen`s disappearance. Paul is keeping clear of places where he could be extradited from. Everybody believes that Paul has murdered her and where else to dump her body but at sea. He has a history of violence, he had the means of disposal, he had her credit cards and got women to draw Colleen`s money out. He keeps giving different versions of what happened, and has fled. What more circumstantial do you need? Hopefully, this shark will get his comeuppance.
She met him through a personal ad, but Paul had not long been released from prison, yet he had a yacht named "Island Girl" and seemed well off. Paul persuaded Colleen to sell her Condo, which she did and that he would invest her money for her. Colleen told her son Michael, that they were going sailing for a while and that she would be in touch. Her employer, Maureen Canada, spoke to Colleen on her cell phone, whilst she and Paul were out at Key West, inviting her to a christmas party. Colleen never showed up at the party. Her son Michael was desperately trying to contact her but her cell phone account had been closed. He contacted Police, but they said they could do nothing as a crime had not even occurred. Michael went on the Internet to search any details about Paul, and was shocked to see details of his crimes. Police spoke to him but he said he and Colleen had split up after a row. He told Michael that his mum turned up at his yacht with a footballer boyfriend, to get her possessions. Whoever spoke to him, received a different version of events. Some months after Colleen vanished, there was movement on her credit cards. Cameras at ATMs filmed two different women using her cards. Police tracked them down and they admitted they did it for a man, fitting Paul`s description. Also, ads appeared in newspapers under her name and paid with her card. The person who placed them was a man.
Paul vanished before Police could arrest him for parole violation, but have absolutely no evidence linking him to Colleen`s disappearance. Paul is keeping clear of places where he could be extradited from. Everybody believes that Paul has murdered her and where else to dump her body but at sea. He has a history of violence, he had the means of disposal, he had her credit cards and got women to draw Colleen`s money out. He keeps giving different versions of what happened, and has fled. What more circumstantial do you need? Hopefully, this shark will get his comeuppance.
Friday, 2 May 2014
James Michael Randall - Has he Killed More?
James Randall was given two death sentences in Florida for the murder of two prostitutes but later had the sentences overturned. Randall is suspected of more attacks and murders due to his predilection for erotic asphyxiation. He was born on 28th August 1954 but he only came on to the radar of Law Enforcement in 1984, after the disappearance of Boston woman Holly Jean Cote, who was last seen alive on 4th March 1984 in the Gardner area. Her body was found in May of that year, in a marsh near to Birch Hill Dam in Royalston. Her killer was never traced but later in that year, Randall was said to have told his wife, Linda and also some Mental Health professionals he was seeing. The area where Holly was found, was well known to Randall but no evidence was found to link him to her death. Then two years later, he was convicted of sexual battery to his wife on 18th July 1986. Later that year, he yet again, faced charges of sexual battery against his wife. He was also charged with kidnapping her. This time he went away for 5 to 7 years in a Massachusetts prison.
Upon his release in 1992, Randall upped sticks and moved down south to Florida. A couple of years later, the naked bodies of strangled prostitutes started appearing. The body of Wendy Evans was found by a passing trucker in Myrtle Lane, Oldsmar, on October 20th 1995. Then the naked body of Cynthia Pugh was discovered naked on January 19th 1996. There would be two more prostitute murders, both naked and strangled but no evidence at the scene. All the bodies were stripped of anything such as rings or jewelry. A person of interest did emerge but he was eventually eliminated. Tyre tracks were found at the scenes were a unique Firestone make and vehicles that had them fitted were checked and eliminated. The last to be spoken to was Randall. He was cooperative but when they went back to ask more questions, he fled in his vehicle, resulting in a car chase. He stopped and fled, leading to a huge search of the immediate vicinity. After four days hiding in woods, he surrendered on 1st July.
A background check showed that Randall enjoyed the sexual asphyxiation aspect with consensual and nonconsensual partners. There were claims that he violently attacked his girlfriend Terry-Jo Howard on a number of occasions. In April 1997, he was convicted on two counts of murder and sentenced to death. He appealed this sentence and in 2000, the Florida Supreme Court overturned the Death Sentence, replacing it with life imprisonment. They decided that the deaths were not deliberate but accidental due to his liking for erotic asphyxiation. He is incarcerated in Liberty Correctional Institute in Florida. Police in both Florida and Massachusetts believe he carried out more murders but cannot find evidence to charge him. He is a suspect still in the death of Holly Cote, and is believed to have killed the other two prostitutes in Florida. He is out of the way but Police cannot officially close these three outstanding cases. Maybe one day....
Upon his release in 1992, Randall upped sticks and moved down south to Florida. A couple of years later, the naked bodies of strangled prostitutes started appearing. The body of Wendy Evans was found by a passing trucker in Myrtle Lane, Oldsmar, on October 20th 1995. Then the naked body of Cynthia Pugh was discovered naked on January 19th 1996. There would be two more prostitute murders, both naked and strangled but no evidence at the scene. All the bodies were stripped of anything such as rings or jewelry. A person of interest did emerge but he was eventually eliminated. Tyre tracks were found at the scenes were a unique Firestone make and vehicles that had them fitted were checked and eliminated. The last to be spoken to was Randall. He was cooperative but when they went back to ask more questions, he fled in his vehicle, resulting in a car chase. He stopped and fled, leading to a huge search of the immediate vicinity. After four days hiding in woods, he surrendered on 1st July.
A background check showed that Randall enjoyed the sexual asphyxiation aspect with consensual and nonconsensual partners. There were claims that he violently attacked his girlfriend Terry-Jo Howard on a number of occasions. In April 1997, he was convicted on two counts of murder and sentenced to death. He appealed this sentence and in 2000, the Florida Supreme Court overturned the Death Sentence, replacing it with life imprisonment. They decided that the deaths were not deliberate but accidental due to his liking for erotic asphyxiation. He is incarcerated in Liberty Correctional Institute in Florida. Police in both Florida and Massachusetts believe he carried out more murders but cannot find evidence to charge him. He is a suspect still in the death of Holly Cote, and is believed to have killed the other two prostitutes in Florida. He is out of the way but Police cannot officially close these three outstanding cases. Maybe one day....
John Middleton - Triple Killer
John Middleton is exactly where he should be - on Missouri's Death Row. He killed three people, with help from his girlfriend, because he believed they had turned informant on his methamphetamine operation, after a series of raids by Police. His first targets were Randy Hamilton and his girlfriend Stacey Hodge. He shot Hamilton with a rifle, then turned to Hodge and shot her three times in the back. His girlfriend Maggie Hodges then shot the stricken woman in the head. Middleton then walked up to Hamilton and shot him in the face with the rifle he had. It was June 11th 1995. He was on his way to carrying out his threats to kill all the alleged "snitches" that had turned on him and his drug operation in Northern Missouri.
Priscilla Hobbs had left her boyfriend Alfred Pinegar at their home in Davis City in Iowa, to run some errands, and on her return journey, she spotted a pickup truck being driven by Middleton, with Hodges, actually sat in the middle. It turned out Pinegar had ducked out of sight. Upon her return home, she found that Pinegar had suddenly left, and after some days, filed a missing persons report. A farmer came across a body and immediately called Police. They soon identified him as Alfred Pinegar, which led them to Priscilla Hobbs, who told them that he had gone, taking his shotgun with him. Spent shotgun shells and other evidence was found at the crime scene, and enquiries about ammunition brought the attention to three people who walked into a store to purchase ammunition. Sales receipts and the memory of the store person, identified John Middleton and Maggie Hodges, as they later returned to the store to return ammunition that had not been used. The third man was not with them. Middleton`s truck was forensically linked to the evidence at the crime scene and he was charged with the murder of Pinegar, along with Maggie Hodges. They were later charged with the murders of Hamilton and Hodge. Middleton refused to crack but Hodge struck a deal and was charged with three counts of 2nd degree murder and three counts of armed criminal action. She was jailed for life in 1998.
Middleton was sentenced to death, and has had a couple of stays of execution as he lodges appeal after appeal on various points. He had no hesitation in killing three people but god forbid he has to lie on a gurney.... Update. Middleton was executed on July 16th 2014.
Priscilla Hobbs had left her boyfriend Alfred Pinegar at their home in Davis City in Iowa, to run some errands, and on her return journey, she spotted a pickup truck being driven by Middleton, with Hodges, actually sat in the middle. It turned out Pinegar had ducked out of sight. Upon her return home, she found that Pinegar had suddenly left, and after some days, filed a missing persons report. A farmer came across a body and immediately called Police. They soon identified him as Alfred Pinegar, which led them to Priscilla Hobbs, who told them that he had gone, taking his shotgun with him. Spent shotgun shells and other evidence was found at the crime scene, and enquiries about ammunition brought the attention to three people who walked into a store to purchase ammunition. Sales receipts and the memory of the store person, identified John Middleton and Maggie Hodges, as they later returned to the store to return ammunition that had not been used. The third man was not with them. Middleton`s truck was forensically linked to the evidence at the crime scene and he was charged with the murder of Pinegar, along with Maggie Hodges. They were later charged with the murders of Hamilton and Hodge. Middleton refused to crack but Hodge struck a deal and was charged with three counts of 2nd degree murder and three counts of armed criminal action. She was jailed for life in 1998.
Middleton was sentenced to death, and has had a couple of stays of execution as he lodges appeal after appeal on various points. He had no hesitation in killing three people but god forbid he has to lie on a gurney.... Update. Middleton was executed on July 16th 2014.
Thursday, 1 May 2014
The Murder of George Weber & The Dangers of The Internet
The Internet has truly revolutionised the lives of people from all four corners of the globe. What can be a great idea can also become a deadly one. A number of people have found that out to their cost. The sex trade has now gone online for virtually 20 years, and there are prostitutes who think that working on the web gives them that extra protection. Wrong! One website that has truly exploded is Craigslist, which is like another version of ebay, but on this you can advertise sexual services or ask for casual sex. George Weber was a veteran radio news reporter in New York, but his many friends never knew about his dark side. He was well known in Brooklyn for a busy social life, drinking in the clubs and bars. He liked to trawl the net for casual encounters with young men. He also had a fixation for bondage and auto-eroticism. That asphyxiation game that can come from choking or suffocation. Is it worth it? Ask David Carradine & Michael Hutchence. Weber was in contact with a 16 year old lad named John Katehis who would do what Weber demanded. This resulted in a most savage death for Weber. He was stabbed more than fifty times. When Weber failed to turn up for work at ABC News, Police were sent to check his home. They found him in his bedroom. It was 22nd March 2009. His apartment had been ransacked. Police checking his cell phone for calls and texts, soon led to John Katehis. Katehis tried to claim it was self defence and that Weber had plied him with cocaine. He cut himself badly during the attack and eventually had to be taken to hospital, where a routine blood test is done. There was no drugs in his system. He could not explain why he stabbed him that many times and has consistently refused to say just did happen in Weber`s apartment. John Katehis received 25 years jail. It appears that he was actually a ticking bomb. Numerous pictures of him show an obsession with knives, and he postings he put on the Internet expressed extreme aggression.
Another spate of victims that used Craigslist were four of the victims of the Long Island Serial Killer. These were prostitutes who advertised on the site. There was Phillip Markoff who murdered one and attacked two others, who advertised services on Craigslist. He was caught. Then there were the young couple from Nottingham, who set up an online game that was popular with youngsters around the globe. But one young man became not only obsessed with the game, but with the girl who helped devise it. He was in Germany, but soon they received a severe shock when he turned up on their doorstep. Soon, he had become a stalker and eventually, this sicko murdered the girl. Then there are young women who are targeted by men to become online sex workers, promising them lots of money and usually, they become their pimps. One young women was 18 year old Emily Sander, from Kansas. She was working her way through college and took two jobs to help her financially. Reportedly, somebody suggested she become a model for an online porn site, and so with a webcam, she started posing in bikinis, and started receiving good money. Then she started stripping, and the money increased, and eventually, she was playing with herself for admirers, and she stayed doing this because of the money that was rolling in.
Her family had absolutely no idea this was going on, and were devastated, but she would not stop. A boyfriend she had, finished with her when he found out. As ever, all what was going on, started taking over her and she revelled in the notoriety she was getting. She was even going into bars with the words "porn star" written on her for all to see. Naturally, she was going to run into the wrong man, and his name was Morales. It was not clear why, but he exploded whilst in a room with her and killed her. He then fled to Mexico. It was about two years later that he returned to the States but was arrested, charged, convicted and jailed. People just do not take safety into consideration, because you do not know what deviates, predators, killers and such, are monitoring the net for potential victims. I met my wife online, and we have been together for 13 years. I put safety first and foremost. I gave out so much information that even Inspector Clouseau would have easily found me. Unfortunately, there are many who didn`t.
Another spate of victims that used Craigslist were four of the victims of the Long Island Serial Killer. These were prostitutes who advertised on the site. There was Phillip Markoff who murdered one and attacked two others, who advertised services on Craigslist. He was caught. Then there were the young couple from Nottingham, who set up an online game that was popular with youngsters around the globe. But one young man became not only obsessed with the game, but with the girl who helped devise it. He was in Germany, but soon they received a severe shock when he turned up on their doorstep. Soon, he had become a stalker and eventually, this sicko murdered the girl. Then there are young women who are targeted by men to become online sex workers, promising them lots of money and usually, they become their pimps. One young women was 18 year old Emily Sander, from Kansas. She was working her way through college and took two jobs to help her financially. Reportedly, somebody suggested she become a model for an online porn site, and so with a webcam, she started posing in bikinis, and started receiving good money. Then she started stripping, and the money increased, and eventually, she was playing with herself for admirers, and she stayed doing this because of the money that was rolling in.
Her family had absolutely no idea this was going on, and were devastated, but she would not stop. A boyfriend she had, finished with her when he found out. As ever, all what was going on, started taking over her and she revelled in the notoriety she was getting. She was even going into bars with the words "porn star" written on her for all to see. Naturally, she was going to run into the wrong man, and his name was Morales. It was not clear why, but he exploded whilst in a room with her and killed her. He then fled to Mexico. It was about two years later that he returned to the States but was arrested, charged, convicted and jailed. People just do not take safety into consideration, because you do not know what deviates, predators, killers and such, are monitoring the net for potential victims. I met my wife online, and we have been together for 13 years. I put safety first and foremost. I gave out so much information that even Inspector Clouseau would have easily found me. Unfortunately, there are many who didn`t.
Unsolved Bradford Murders PT2
This second part about local unsolved murders looks at two more. The first concerned the murder of a missing schoolgirl, Nobantu Zani, known to her friends as Mandy. Originally from South Africa, Mandy attended Buttershaw Upper School, but had a problem with truancy. She preferred to hang out around cafes and amusement arcades in Bradford`s red light area. Her family home was in the Great Horton district, but the 15 year old was known to head for the Manningham area. She was last seen on 11th September 1995, but then vanished. Tragically, her body was discovered on Harden Moor, Bingley, on September 30th, at an ancient beauty spot known as Druids Altar. This place goes back to the Druids, and before people start thinking of connections to ancient rites, please don`t. Mandy had been strangled with her own scarf, then covered with branches, and it was believed by Police that she had lain there for two weeks. How does she get from Manningham to up a hillside? A scenario could be that a predator spotted the schoolgirl, instantly knowing she has gone awol, and could have persuaded her to go to this place, and either with murder in mind, or sexual advances rejected, then exploding with violence. Will we ever know?
As an aside, I have heard tales of people dancing around fires in this general area, but as it is Bingley and Baildon, and both are monied areas, it sounds more like bored middle class people trying to liven up their lives. What would be the reaction of these clowns if somebody dressed up as the devil and walked out of the trees towards them?
The second case is actually the longest unsolved murder, dating back to 1975. The victim was a 55 year old divorcee Renee McGowan, who was found strangled in her high rise flat in Evans Towers, off Manchester Road, the main road that leads into the town centre. She was murdered on July 23rd 1975. Miss McGowan had a firmly secured door and a peephole so she could see who was at the door. She was extremely careful about who she let in, and even friends had to give a specific knock, for her to let them in. This says that the killer knew her or had found out about the way she conducted her security. Miss McGowan was found with her hands tied behind her back. She was also a member of a lonely hearts club, and was thought to have been preparing to settle down with somebody she had met. This prompted a motive of jealousy. This is an extreme way to react to rejection, but you can never tell with the human mind. Quite probably, the killer will be deceased now giving the age of Miss McGowan at the time. Tragic.
As an aside, I have heard tales of people dancing around fires in this general area, but as it is Bingley and Baildon, and both are monied areas, it sounds more like bored middle class people trying to liven up their lives. What would be the reaction of these clowns if somebody dressed up as the devil and walked out of the trees towards them?
The second case is actually the longest unsolved murder, dating back to 1975. The victim was a 55 year old divorcee Renee McGowan, who was found strangled in her high rise flat in Evans Towers, off Manchester Road, the main road that leads into the town centre. She was murdered on July 23rd 1975. Miss McGowan had a firmly secured door and a peephole so she could see who was at the door. She was extremely careful about who she let in, and even friends had to give a specific knock, for her to let them in. This says that the killer knew her or had found out about the way she conducted her security. Miss McGowan was found with her hands tied behind her back. She was also a member of a lonely hearts club, and was thought to have been preparing to settle down with somebody she had met. This prompted a motive of jealousy. This is an extreme way to react to rejection, but you can never tell with the human mind. Quite probably, the killer will be deceased now giving the age of Miss McGowan at the time. Tragic.
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