A Town and Country Murder
The market towns and villages of rural Britain are famous for their charm. However, they harbour a darker side and are the backdrop to some of the most terrible murders of recent times.
Natalie Jarvis
The tranquillity of a small Kent village was shattered one evening in October 2012 when a group of friends found a woman with horrendous stab wounds, dying on the roadside.
Mabel Leyshon
The murder of 90 year old Mabel Leyshon shocked a small rural community in North Wales when she was found dead in her Anglesey home.
Rachel O'Reilly
In October 2004, devoted mother of two Rachel O’Reilly failed to pick up her young children from school. Minutes later, Rachel’s mother Rose, found her daughter lying dead in the bedroom of her home.
Derek and Eileen Severs
When retired couple, Derek and Eileen Severs went missing in the county of Rutland in 1993, search teams were despatched on the ground, in the air and under water in an attempt to find them.
Helen McCourt
22 year old Helen McCourt disappeared after getting off a bus just yards from her home in Billinge, Merseyside on a stormy February evening in 1988.
Ella Douglas
It was out of character for Grandmother Ella Douglas to not be in touch with her family and after a few weeks they became concerned and called police and reported her missing.
Alan Greaves
The community of High Green were looking forward to celebrating Christmas in 2012. But as the midnight service was about to start, the vicar noticed that their organist Alan Greaves hadn’t turned up.
Alathea Turner
Alethea Taylor was the heart and soul of community life in rural Herefordshire, and when she went missing on a January night in 2012, dozens of villagers took to the streets to find her.
