And please do not forget tosubscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. Just put my name in Facebook bar. In the days and weeks that followed, police officers visited every farmhouse and cottage within 150 square miles, along with interviewing 20,000 men in Swansea, Aberdare and Carmarthenshire. Now cutting-edge forensics to rival any TV thriller have identified her killers DNA Daily Mail article, Unsolved: The Little Red Riding Hood murder Sword and Scale article, Muriel Drinkwater murder file is declared secret at request of police The Sunday Times article. Two months too young to face the gallows, he was sent to Usk Prison where he sensationally confessed to the first killing, blaming the voice of a 'demon' in his head. "It does make you think that Muriel Drinkwater (who passed her 11-Plus to get into grammar school) is the sort of girl he would have been interested in. Just before his execution, Harries gave an extraordinary interview to the tabloid press from his jail cell. See link to Jones and other murders. Her mother Margaret watched from the house as the youngest of. Would you be able to tell me please if Harries has been cleared of Muriels murder as well. The killer was dubbed Jack The Stripper because of the way he left his victims. If you have any information about Muriels murder, please contact the South Wales Policevia email at[emailprotected], Mystery of 1946 murder in woods BBC News article, The real waking the dead: This schoolgirls savage murder has mystified police for 62 years. Video, 00:02:56Detectives to revisit unsolved murder, Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle. Video, 00:01:18, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, WATCH: Key moments from PM's NI Brexit deal speech. 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This will conclude a 10 year wait to see if Jones was indeed Muriels killer. Video, 00:02:56, Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle. Muriel, who lived on Tyle-Du farm at Penllergaer, near Swansea, went missing on Thursday, June 27th, 1946, and her body was found next day in Penllergaer woods. Video, 00:01:00, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Dog found alive after 23 days under rubble. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Paul says: "Muriel had almost made it to the home. This was no spur of the moment event. Medicaid to cut 14 MILLION Americans from health coverage as states crack down on eligibility for the first time in three years after numbers soared during COVID - so are you at risk? Jones and his wife Muriel hid a lot of secrets from their daughter and one of these secrets may have been Jones wasnt her father. You can Google ones in your area or check out Twitter (but I recommend checking their credentials). [3] In 2008, a DNA profile of the suspect was extracted from her clothes, possibly the oldest sample . It was the 75th anniversary this year, and still we are no nearer to finding her killer. On June 27, 1946, 12-year-old Muriel Drinkwater made her way home from school in Penllergaer, Swansea (UK). Required fields are marked *. [4] In 2019, the DNA was used to rule out notorious Welsh murderer Harold Jones as a suspect. On 29 August 2021, I sent the following email to Freedom Of Information at South Wales Police. Those who have not failed may not have succeeded. "I have spoken to Muriel's family and bring them up to date with the latest details of this investigation. The killer was dubbed Jack The Stripper because of the way he left his victims. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Despite their inve. Its amazing the documentary could screw things up so much. Muriel Drinkwater lived on a farm known at Tyle-Du at Penllergaer and attended Penllergaer Grammar School. Interesting case Christine. It was supposed to have been abandoned in 1944 but I know there were GIs who married Swansea girls still around in 1946. If true, it could have placed him in the area at the time of Muriel's murder. Wales documentary screened at 10.30pm on Sunday 8 November 2020 spent a full 5 minutes suggesting that 2 books found in a Carmarthen bookshop recently had been taken from Muriels schoolbag in 1946 as trophies by the killer. The murder of Muriel Drinkwater is an unsolved 1946 child murder case from Wales. Thomas was born on July 22 1880, in South Thomaston Knox Maine. South Wales Police some years ago announced that a potential suspect Hubert Hoyles had been cleared of Muriels death through DNA profiling. We are hoping to make a BBC documentary (follow on from Dark Son) to see if we can shed any new light on the case. Neil Milkins. Video, 00:01:18Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, One-minute World News. The team tracked down Harries' cousin Lynn Hughes who described how the only child had been "spoilt" by his parents and was very "childish". Mr Hall, who was intrigued by the unsolved crime, says friends of Muriel remember her as the ``perfect pupil''. Colin Dark suggested the possibillity of using D.N.A to identify who took the books into the shop with the hope of identifying the killer. Although he was first registered at Widdows Fulham address at Hestercombe Avenue in 1947 as Harold Jones, the following years and up until 1962 he was registered as Harry Stevens. sample from Harold Jones daughter. I personally think whoever did it was a true psychopath and he would probably of done something like it before and has done other crimes since. And I also think there are likely more victims. That DNA was initially used to rule from suspicion someone who had been spotted close to the woods on the afternoon Muriel was attacked. SOUTH Wales Police's Specialist Crime Review Unit has been investigating the murder of 12 year-old Muriel Drinkwater whose body was found in Penllergaer Woods, Swansea in 1946. I can be contacted at [emailprotected] or via Facebook messenger. Now cutting-edge forensics to rival any TV thriller have identified her killers DNA, Unsolved: The Little Red Riding Hood murder, Muriel Drinkwater murder file is declared secret at request of police, The Disappearance of Audrey Moran and Jonathan Reynoso. 74 years ago, Muriel Drinkwater was murdered. Interesting insights! It was the first time he had spoken publicly about the tragedy that haunts his family to this day. But when they tested a stain on Muriel's coat it did not come up with a link to child murderer Harold Jones - who is also suspected of being a serial killer dubbed Jack the Stripper. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Was a local stalking Muriel? Also, it was near a Japanese plantation and the workers may have possibly assaulted her and the cigarette butts, bread and sweet wrappers may have come from the plantation. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Or was she just in the wrong place at the wrong time? We got a partial profile, given that it was the oldest cold case with a semen stain on it that we had been working on.". "If information comes in from the public or other forces we act on it.". Her eyes were wide open and her skin was deathly white. Her body was eventually found in a nearby lane, but it was the discovery of her handkerchief in the shops shed which saw Jones accused and stand trial for her death. 'Each case is reviewed periodically. This will enable the police to identify Muriels murderer by taking and testing swabs from the perpetrators sons, grandsons, or even great-grandsons. Neil Milkins. There was a camp a mile away in Grovesend. Read about our approach to external linking. Some time after speaking to D.S Lloyd-Evans, D.N.A. Brutally beaten, raped and shot twice, the discovery of Swansea schoolgirl Muriel Drinkwater 's body in 1946 horrified an entire community. . Fifteen days later, Jones murdered 11-year-old neighbour Florence Little too, hiding her body in the attic of his parents' home. It doesnt take much working out who the unnamed source with South Wales Police was! Psychic Diane Lazarus. It is frustrating that the Wales Online story of Saturday 7 November states the police have D.N.A. Martyn Lloyd-Evans again regarding the letter from D.C.Paul Rogers. He agreed to give a DNA sample that could rule out Muriel's father from the investigation. Trump rages at Mark Zuckerberg amid claims group linked to Facebook boss gave $2 million to Georgia elections board - and says Dems are 'trying to steal a SECOND election'. It became known as the Little Red Riding Hood murder - but who killed Muriel Drinkwater? Twelve-year-old Muriel Drinkwater was a choirgirl who dreamed of being a schoolteacher. Roll on another 2 months for a denied request. ", "Groundbreaking DNA test rules out childkiller in unsolved murder", 74 years ago, Muriel Drinkwater was murdered. Who sodomises a 12 year old girl and batters her about the head, then shoots her twice in the chest? The authorities went as far as to suggest that someone in the Penllergaer region knows about the murder weapon but is protecting the owner by withholding information. There were soldiers still in the area after the war and they used to train in Penllergaer woods. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. ~ Christine. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Click hereto hear the Audio File of this case. The unanswered question, however, is whether or not the killer was specifically waiting for Muriel or if any girl or woman who happened by would have made a suitable target. There must be other victims of this person as I cant see him stopping. Martin well remembers a young girl who was "always full of life" and would always be skipping and singing. Hi Neil. In 1946, 12-year-old Muriel Drinkwater was murdered in the woods of Swansea, Wales. Another wait and see. The Welsh policehave also examined connections between Muriels case and a second murder that occurred a mere ten days after she was killed. Adding: Please may I make a comment that the information that I request would be available via computer in an instant. Video, 00:00:36, Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. It was also tested against the DNA of one Harold Jones, a convicted double child murderer who slayed two similarly young girls in Abertillery in the 1920s, to see if he might be the perpetrator. In fact, it was recently used to identifyJoseph James DeAngelo, the suspected Golden State Killer who is thought to be responsible for at least a dozen murders and 50 rapes in the 1970s and 1980s in the United States. The reason given for sealing the files was that it could help the police catch the perpetrator. Her mother later went to the village to look for her when she did not return home; more than a dozen men from the area began a search. Updated: August 30, 2013 . "Due to advances in forensic technology we have been able to look again at evidence from the murder in 1946 and I am now able to rule him out completely as a suspect in this case. She was last seen at 2:30 p.m., singing as she headed for the one-mile walk to her family's home, Tyle-Du Farm. If information comes in from the public or other forces we act on it. "We realise whoever did this might be dead, but if he is alive and in his 80s or even 90s we would like to see him behind bars," said Muriel's great-niece Claire Phillips, speaking about developments last October. Hi Christine. Hi Nicola. The police have DNA but keep any results they may have a closely guarded secret. She had been raped, bludgeoned about the head and shot twice in the chest. Police are closer than ever to finding her killer. Regards. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. This was a very small, close knit community and everybody knew everybody and everybodies business. 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