The Anglesey Murders Box Set: The Complete Series

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The murder hunt was launched after the grisly discovery of a torso in Rogerstone, followed a few days later by a head and limbs in St Brides Wentlooge – in the marshlands between Cardiff and Newport. Elsie Hughes, 90, was found in a pool of blood at her home on Hawarden Road, Abermorddu, near Wrexham in September 2005. Earlier that evening Mr Watson, who lived alone, had been seen drinking in the Pen-y-Bryn Hotel in Llanrwst. But the killer was not found, and in 2009 it was announced that the investigation would cease unless new evidence was submitted. A 2002 review revealed new information when police took down walls inside the adult store to take DNA samples and re-interviewed some of the 200 male members of the “blue movie club”.

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DI Alan Williams is called to the recovery of two bodies from the sea at Trearddur Bay, during a storm. The lifeboat crew suspects they're fishermen, washed away by a wave but they’re wrong. Alan and his detective sergeant, Kim Davies, realise the men were beaten and tied together before they entered the water. Two miles along the headland at Porth Dafarch, a third victim is found but there are no obvious links. As the number of victims increases, a major investigation team battles to unravel a deadly puzzle that, appears to have links to a series of historic murders from the 90’s. The bodies of Harry, 64, and his 67-year-old wife Megan had been found covered in a carpet and stowed in a cowshed. David Wynne Roberts served seven years in youth detention after being convicted of murdering Sarah Hughes in Valley, Anglesey , in March 1969. Neil Rutherford, who was the former gardener at the hotel, shot and killed four people in the building in July 1976. The teacher, who lived with her husband Edward in Park Road, Coedpoeth, had left home to visit her mum at the City Arms in Minera at 10pm but never arrived.Scotland Yard detectives made regular trips to Wrexham to pursue lines of inquiry for years after, including claims by a soldier he had killed another woman. But the murder remains unsolved. The widow, who well known in the village having worked as a dinner lady at a nearby school, had been savagely beaten to death after disturbing intruders. Six Former Winners of the Cundill History Prize Reflect on What the Future Holds November 1, 2023 by Literary Hub I have never read a book before where I have had to stop reading because I couldn’t cope with the emotions the book engendered in me but the author writes so powerfully that I HAD to finish it." Joanna Lanum - Guest Reviewer. However they are also reviewed as and when new intelligence or information comes to light or when there has been advances in forensic science which may present an opportunity to further the investigation."

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Sadistic killer Clive Sharp entered a house in the middle of the night and raped Irish vet Catherine Gowing, 37, in New Brighton, Mold. The matter was subsequently referred to the Lord Chief Justice, then Lord Lane, who commented: “I doubt if he should ever be released. Certainly 18 years should be the absolute minimum.” Her heart had been removed, wrapped in newspaper, and placed in a saucepan on a silver platter next to her body. That case collapsed over fears that documents had been lost. They were eventually found in a storage unit but by that time legal proceedings had been halted.

Ruth Ellis was originally from Rhyl but had befriended ex-public schoolboy and motor racing enthusiast David Blakely. Like Ellis the 25-year-old was a heavy drinker and had other women. Mrs Dawson was murdered as she lay in bed and the killer laid in wait for the others to return home. The recommendation was that the double killer, from Ely, Cardiff, should serve a minimum of 25 years for the murder of New Zealander Clive Tully – whose torso, head and limbs were found in bags. But Green was given a whole life tariff by the then Home Secretary. In April 2015 a BBC Crimewatch reconstruction of the widow’s death led to renewed calls for information.