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Maureen Mulcahy and the Saturday Night Strangler May 10, 2020

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23 year old Maureen Mulcahy went to the local pub in Aberavon, Wales in February 1976 after a night out with friends. This wasn't unusual for Maureen who was a regular at the Green Meadow Pub. The next morning her body was found 600 metres away from the pub. She had been strangled. The investigation into her murder reminded the community that she was the 4th woman killed in the same way in the last 3 years. The police dubbed the killer the Saturday Night Strangler, was this who killed Maureen?
Important information provided by:
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/maureen-mulcahy-murder-aberavon-police-17881971
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/murders-carried-out-wales-never-13773416http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2030383.stm
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/jan/18/wales.kevintoolis
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2003/jan/18/weekend.kevintoolis
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/how-saturday-night-strangler-finally-15031305
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Betty Hadden May 03, 2020

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On the 12th December 1945, a man walking along the foreshore of a beach in Aberdeen, Scotland came across something he wasn't expecting to see. There, lying amongst the boulders was a severed arm and hand. The police took only 4 hours to identify the remains however would spend much longer trying to figure out what happened to Betty Hadden.
Important information provided by:
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/ - for all contemporary articles.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12660623.screams-in-the-night-and-the-mysterious-sailor/
https://www.truecrimelibrary.com/crimearticle/elizabeth-hadden/
https://www.scottishfield.co.uk/culture/10-fascinating-unsolved-scottish-mysteries/
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Mabel Greenwood Apr 26, 2020

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On Sunday 15th June 1919, Mabel Greenwood was at home with her husband Harold and her children. She had not attended the normal Sunday church service which was unusual but she did not feel well that day and decided to stay at home. Her heath deteriorated throughout that Sunday and by 3:30am on Monday morning she sadly passed away.
The events of that day would later be analysed intensely after the shocking news that Mabel had been poisoned was discovered.
Important information provided by:
http://www.kidwellyhistory.co.uk/Articles/Greenwood/Murder.htm
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/poisoning-murder-wealthy-heiress-remains-15677040
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/ - all contemporary newspaper articles.
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Patrick Warren and David Spencer Apr 19, 2020

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13 year old David Spencer and 11 year old Patrick Warren lived on the Chelmsley Wood housing estate in Solihull in the West Midlands. They were good friends who spent a lot of time together playing in the neighbourhood. On Boxing day 1996, the two boys were out playing the neighbourhood as usual and Patrick was excited to show off his new red Apollo laser bike he had received for Christmas. They were out until late that night which was not necessary unusual however the fact that they did not return the next day certainly was. The investigation into their disappearances would later be criticised and the boys have sadly just become known as the Milk Carton Kids.
Important information provided by:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37999316
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/dec/22/appeal-boys-vanished-20-years-ago-solihull-patrick-warren-david-spencer
https://www.itv.com/news/2016-12-21/twenty-years-on-plea-for-information-on-missing-david-spencer-and-patrick-warren/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4055540/Brother-schoolboy-13-feared-dead-friend-11-vanished-Boxing-Day-1996-speaks-time-family-s-agony-begs-information-come-forward.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38417633
https://www.lifedaily.com/story/20-years-after-english-boys-disappear-detectives-are-stunned-by-overlooked-key-evidence/
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/video/news/the-mums-of-milk-carton-kids-patrick-warren-and-david-spencer-ask-for-information/
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2016/12/24/20-years-on-family-in-new-plea-for-information-over-missing-schoolboys/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
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Fred Handford Apr 12, 2020

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Fred Handford disappeared from his farm in New Mills, Derbyshire in 1976. There was no sign of foul play or a struggle. His beloved dogs had been left behind along with his distinctive flat cap. The police had no leads to go on. In 2011, a surprise confession would lead people to wonder what really happened to Fred Handford? Important information provided by:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IROfOjI4nn0
ITV Documentary
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7402524/what-happened-to-fred-handford-how-did-he-know-janet-holt-and-where-is-the-ballbeard-farm/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6308947/Janet-Holt-claims-killed-farmer-Fred-Handford-raped-read-confession.html
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/chilling-mystery-woman-who-claims-13391796
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-22947812
A link of where to find Janet Holt and Helen Parker's book- https://thestrangerinmylife.com/
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23: Alexander 'Sandy' McClelland Apr 05, 2020

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On the 12th September 1985, 66 year old Alexander 'Sandy' McClelland had been shopping in Brighouse, West Yorkshire with his stepson Brian and his wife Elizabeth. They returned to Brian and Elizabeth's house at 8:15pm and Sandy drove off to go around the corner to his own home. He returned 5 minutes later with some cigarettes that Brian had left in his car and then left once again. It was a routine evening and Sandy was in high spirits. Why then was Sandy found stabbed in the boot of his Ford Cortina just under a month later? This case is mysterious and the forensic evidence found revealed some strange connections.
Important information provided by:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNoljvyABBo&feature=youtu.be - Crimewatch reconstruction.
https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/15582701.alexander-sandy-mcclelland-66-was-found-stabbed-to-death-in-the-boot-of-a-car-in-brighouse-32-years-ago-today/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
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22: Mamie Stuart Mar 27, 2020

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On the 5th November 1961, 3 potholers were exploring the area of Brandy Cove on the Gower Peninsula in Wales. They entered a narrow mineshaft and found a skull, some bones and some jewellery hidden behind a rock. Little did they know that they had just discovered something that would unlock the 40 year old mystery of what happened to 26 year old Mamie Stuart. From a tumultuous marriage to a strange disappearance Mamie's life had been a sad and tragic one however her family would eventually get some answers.
Important information provided by:
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/mamie-stuart-murder-swansea-crime-17229764
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-51386314
https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/crime/sunderland-murder-victim-finally-buried-century-after-her-mystery-disappearance-2481890https://www.findmypast.co.uk/ - all contemporary articles.
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21: Keith Burgess Mar 08, 2020

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On Sunday 17th December 1989, 38 year old Keith Burgess went to church to attend Mass in Clifton in Bristol. He worked as a railway steward for British Rail and was due on a shift later that afternoon. At 2pm the Bristol to London train departed however Keith was not on it. He had not turned up for his shift. It would later turn out that Keith had been murdered in his flat in a window of time only an hour and a half long. What did happen to Keith?
Important information provided by:
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-murder-hammer-stunned-gay-47550
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9CcrZNROVs
https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/media/21925/1394-unresolved%20murders.pdf
http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=650&termRef=Keith%20Burgess
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20: Hubert Chevis Mar 01, 2020

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On the 20th June 1931, Hubert Chevis was enjoying an evening with his wife Frances at his home in Camberley, Surrey. The newly married couple had hosted a cocktail party and when their friends left sat down for their dinner. The cook had prepared a Manchurian partridge and Frances carved it putting some on her husband's plate and some on hers. Hubert ate some of the meat and complained that it tasted bad. Frances agreed and they ordered it to be taken away. Not long after Hubert began convulsing and would later die in hospital. An investigation began into who poisoned Hubert and why leading to some unexpected findings.
Important information provided by:
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/ - all contemporary articles.
https://www.peoplemagazine.co.za/real-people/real-stories/murder-lieutenant-chevis/
http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=106&termRef=Hubert%20George%20Chevis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Chevis
https://www.truecrimelibrary.com/crimearticle/hubert-george-chevis/
https://www.historicmysteries.com/hubert-chevis/
http://www.thepoisongarden.co.uk/blog/blog030911.htm
Further Listening- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0144pvl Punt PI
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19: Diane Jones Feb 23, 2020

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On the 23rd July 1983 Diane and her husband Robert drove to the local pub in Coggeshall in Essex called the Woolpack. They had a drink and then travelled home. Diane got out of the car outside her house while Robert parked the car. When Robert went back to the house, Diane had disappeared. 9 days later he walked into the police station and reported his wife as a missing person. This case caused a huge media frenzy where speculation was rife. Later discoveries however would call into question what really happened to Diane.
Important information provided by:
https://www.suffolk.police.uk/news/cold-cases-0/diane-jones
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/martlesham-coggeshall-new-details-emerge-in-diane-jones-murder-case-30-years-after-her-death-1-2292861
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-39410004
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/8759497.new-appeal-over-doctors-wife-murder-27-years-ago/
https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/murdered-diane-jones-1-126181
https://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/news/north_essex_news/8759497.new-appeal-over-doctors-wife-murder-27-years-ago/
Further listening and recommendation: The Outlines Podcast
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