On January 17, 2004, a plastic barrel was found at the bottom of Beachy Head cliffs near Eastbourne, England. Inside was the body of a man who had been bound, gagged and stabbed. It took six weeks for investigators to identify the man as 39-year-old Orville Donovan...
UK True Crime
Living in the UK, I felt like I had to include a category that covers true crime cases in the UK.
These are a mixture of solved, unsolved, cold cases, missing persons and mysteries that have all taken place in the UK.
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Damian Chlywka: The Body in the Well
On November 15, 2013, gardeners working at a home on Audley Drive in Worlingham, Surrey, England, found human remains wrapped in blue plastic tarp, in a seven-foot well. The body was later identified as 32-year-old Damian Chlywka. Investigators believe his body had...
Sarah Henshaw: Killed By Her Boyfriend
On June 20, 2023, 31-year-old Sarah Henshaw had ended her relationship with Darren Hall. Later that evening he let himself into her home in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, using an old key, which led to an intense argument. That day was the last day she was seen alive. Sarah...
Sudbury John Doe
On August 27, 2020, a horrific discovery was made by a member of the public; human remains in black bin bags in the River Stour, Sudbury, England. The remains had been weighed down with bricks. Air fresheners and household carrier bags were also found in the...
Elaine Taggart: Missing
Elaine Taggart was last seen on January 3, 2008. She was 48 years old at the time. Elaine Taggart lived in Ferringham Lane, Ferring, England. She is a mother to two children, who were just 11 and 14 at the time of her disappearance. She was a catering finance manager...
The Shakoor Family
In the early hours of October 15, 2012, the Shakoor family woke to a fire in their home in Barn Mead, Harlow, England. Unable to gather his family to safety, and calls for help going unheard, Dr Abdul Shakoor jumped from a bedroom window to go and get help. When...
Steven Clark : Missing by the Sea
On December 28, 1992, 23-year-old Steven Clark went for a walk with his mother in Saltburn. They stopped at a public restroom, but Steven was never seen again. Steven Charles Clark was born in 1969 in Colchester, England. His parents Charles and Doris were both police...
Aron Kato: Missing Presumed Murdered
Aron Kato, 28, was last seen on CCTV getting chased down in Ilford, East London. He has not been seen since and hasn’t made contact with his family. The incident happened in Ley Street in Ilford on April 18, 2019, at 4:30 am. In the CCTV he can be seen being chased...
Jane Doe – The Mystery of the Angel of the Meadow
On January 25, 2010, construction workers working on cleaning an abandoned car park, discovered the skeletal remains of a woman, wrapped in blue carpet. The remains were found near an area known as Angel Meadow in Manchester. The body had been placed between a fence...
The Unsolved Murder of Lisa Leckie
On March 24, 2009, mother-of-2, Lisa Leckie (Johnson) was found dead in her third-floor apartment on Southdale Road East in London, just before 7 am. She was just 25 years old. Her eight-month-old son was found in his cot, unharmed. Investigators believe she was...
The Murder of Breck Bednar
Breck Bednar was born March 17, 1999, in Caterham, Surrey. His parents Lorin LaFave and Barry Bednar were originally from the US, but moved to the UK in 1996 for work. Breck was one of four children, Lorin and Barry had triplets in 2002. Although the couple split up...
The Murder of Sophie Lionnet
Sophie Lionnet was born on 7th January, 1996, in Troyes, France. After finishing school, Sophie did a vocational course in childcare before being offered a position as an au pair in London. In January, 2016, not long after her 20th birthday, Sophie Lionnet moved to...
Disclaimer: I do not mean any harm or offence to anyone included in these blogs, or the families of those included. The information I use is found from news articles, blogs, vlogs, TV shows, Podcasts etc. which I then compile into these blog posts. I do my best to make sure the information is accurate, however I cannot always guarantee this. If I am made aware of any errors, I will update the information accordingly.












