Although the decision was made immediately it took nearly 7 weeks until 16 August 2021 to get a formal decision. 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He stated that I was barking up the wrong tree regarding Harold Jones having killed Muriel and finished by saying Happy Hunting before slamming the phone down on me. Muriel Drinkwater Muriel Drinkwater (born 1906) Jump to: Bio graphy Family Photos Comments Obit uary. Martyn Lloyd-Evans again regarding the letter from D.C.Paul Rogers. Video, 00:00:36, Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. left on the coat was compared to D.N.A. Unless he bludgeoned first then he raped, this would have caught her by surprise. 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. Given that Hoyles was the last person to see Muriel alive, he quickly fell under a thick veil of suspicion. Forensic scientist Dr Colin Dark said that the stain had been found on the lower flap of Muriel's coat. Sometimes the rumours and suspicion in these unsolved cases does almost as much damage to the community as the crime itself. And police now hope a stain on Muriel's coat will. Why on earth would the police continue to stonewall after all these decades? GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS. [10], Police visited every house within 150 square miles and interviewed 20,000 men in Swansea and in neighbouring Aberdare and Carmarthenshire. ', Sister of murdered Idaho student Kalyee Goncalves gives birth to baby girl and gives it middle name 'MaddieKay' in tribute to her and slain best friend Maddie Mogen, CDC issues 'serious public health alert' over nationwide spike in drug-resistant stomach bug that infects half a million Americans each year, Mark Walhberg is SLAMMED for presenting SAG Award to Asian cast of Everything Everywhere All At Once following his hate crime conviction for assaulting Asian men in 1988. All Rights Reserved. Hi Neil See link to Jones and other murders. I am making a F.O.I. Sometime later that afternoon, Muriels mother Margaret glanced out of her kitchen window and noticed Muriel approaching their property from approximately 400 yards away. Hoyles told police that the man looked terribly stern and had a local accent. Although this person of interest could have just been out for hike or involved in some other unrelated nefarious activity, the authorities believe that he may have been in involved in Muriels murder. Video, 00:02:36Who killed 'Little Red Riding Hood'? Was a local stalking Muriel? But in 2003, when the case was reopened for review, forensics experts found a semen stain found on Muriel's coat. Brutally beaten, raped and shot twice, the discovery of Swansea schoolgirlMuriel Drinkwater's body in 1946 horrified an entire community. [13] However, in 2019, South Wales Police stated that forensic tests on the DNA "categorically confirm that Jones was not responsible for the murder of Muriel Drinkwater. "All historic murder cases, or 'cold cases', are allocated to the Specialist Crime Review Unit and remain under active consideration and will be subject of re-investigation as and when new information is received or when there are advances in forensic science. This was a big news story at the time. He agreed to give a DNA sample that could rule out Muriel's father from the investigation. I am leaning towards it being a targeted attack, in part because of the positioning of the perpetrator as you mentioned. 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.". Police confirmed a cold case review on the stain found on Muriel's coat in 1946 had now been tested by forensics teams. She was still wearing her school uniform. Who sodomises a 12 year old girl and batters her about the head, then shoots her twice in the chest? A 73-year-old sample semen has conclusively disproved the theory Harold Jones was the killer of 12-year-old schoolgirl Muriel Drinkwater, Get the latest court and crime news from WalesOnline. Follow. ", Muriel Drinkwater who was killed in June 1946. She was seen by her mother from a distance of 400 yards away, but before Muriel could arrive home she was murdered. A US Army Colt .45 service revolver was used to shoot Muriel Drinkwater, 12, in the chest, after her killer had beaten and raped her. Drinkwater, a 12-year-old schoolgirl, was raped and shot in the woods in Penllergaer, Swansea. And we appreciate your dogged determination to get to the bottom of what happened. Learn more about managing a memorial . [5], Muriel Joan Drinkwater was the youngest of four daughters born to John Percival and Margaret (ne Morgans) Drinkwater. And shockingly the reply was that the information I requested was in written format and would take at least 16 hours at a cost of more than 450 to supply and my request was denied. . It truly is baffling and I cant help but wonder what they are trying to hide (and why!). Take a second to support Christine on Patreon! This forensic approach is becoming more common. Positive reviews really help others find our show. Ms Drinkwater was seen by her mother in the distance. Muriel was murdered 16 years before I was born, but it was a story I had heard from a young age. The electoral register having been suspended because of the war means details are hazy about where he ended up - although he did eventually resurface in South London under the name Harry Stevens, leading some to believe he was also Jack The Stripper - the serial killer who battered and strangled a number of women across the capital during the 1960s. 12 year old Muriel Drinkwater had only a mile to travel from the South Wales village of Penllergaer to the farm she lived on with her family. 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We could see it [had been] in a police station, but as it closed, where did it go next? On 27th June 1946 a school girl was walking through countryside on her way home. 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If you can contact [emailprotected] Id really appreciate it. She was was found murdered in 1980 in a field in Dixon, CA. I could never hurt anyone or anything, but in a small, close-knit community, people talk and I knew that in the eyes of some people I was the murderer. Detectives to revisit unsolved murder. Over the years, South Wales Police have fought tooth and nail to prevent me gaining any information under the Freedom of Information Requests Act. Hi Sherlock. For decades, a key person of interest in Muriels murder has been Hubert Hoyles. Her killer has never been caught and it remains among the most notorious unsolved murders in Welsh history you can read more of them here. Detective Chief Inspector Mark Lewis, head of the Specialist Crime Review Unit said: 'The results of the forensic examination categorically confirm that Jones was not responsible for the murder of Muriel Drinkwater. 'I have spoken to Muriel's family and bring them up to date with the latest details of this investigation. She had been raped, bludgeoned about the head and shot twice in the chest. Muriel Joan Drinkwater was the youngest daughter of four born to Margaret and John Percival Drinkwater, a smallholder and forestry worker in Swansea, Wales. The Crime Review Group already have the information that I request. Advertisement. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Officers are now examining a semen stain on Muriel's coat to see if it can be linked to Jones. https://www.abc10.com/amp/article/news/crime/prison-inmate-accused-42-year-old-homicide-in-dixon-area/103-535ec3ad-2aa1-4d10-94a7-aafe4f6081ff, We are thrilled to announce that remains discovered in 2017 in Sanford, Maine at a building site have been identified. 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