Patsy Morris disappeared from school one lunchtime and her body was found hidden in undergrowth on Hounslow Heath in June 1980.
The 14-year-old had been strangled, but was not sexually assaulted.
Police never solved the case but they now intend to re-examine the murder to determine if Levi Bellfield was involved. (google news)
*** Cases like this are happening all the time, teenagers and children either being killed, gone missing, etc and police never solving the crime. I can't imagine how hard it must be for the family an friends of the victim, who are forced to re-open and live through a case like this 28 years later. Police really should be doing more so that all the possibilities are looked into at the time and not a life time later.***
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Although trails may go cold, but it truly is hard for the families to cope with these situations, as some still believe their kids are still alive and desperately clinging to hope, and need to know what happened, even if it is bad news. I believe police is doing the best they can but its down to private investigations and international in some case to solve the crimes.
Cite your sources!
I completely agree with you. Crimes should be solved as soon as possible, and in this era we're living in, it amazes me how so many go unsolved. It seems that there are A LOT of police officers - whether they're fully qualified or volunteers - patrolling the streets and being of not much significant use. Without prejudice, and with all due respect, surely their time could be put towards solving crimes and locking down on some of these offenders out there? I understand their use to prevent street crime, but I can imagine the frustration of families thinking that little or no effort is being made to end their strains and suffering
You make it sound as though the police are lazy in their efforts to find these murderers!
I agree that it is a horrible case for families to have to undergo an 'on and off' cycle of hope that their loved one may still be alive but what do you know of the police's equipment in scouting out these criminals?
As I stated in another comment, it does not take just under an hour to solve a crime like we see on CSI!
Apart from that, this country is so busy reporting, for example, someone vandalising their car, so they can claim insurance, that it's difficult for the police to keep up with the workload. Especially with these new anti-terrorist schemes.
One of the biggest reasons why these cases go unsolved for long periods of time is because no one comes foward as witnesses of these events. Most witnesses of these crimes report a few years later with their brainwave, which is of belated use.
vaj, I totally agree with you. We as residence of London don't do enough to help the police. people reporting their valuables in order to claim insurance money for them is a higher priority in the society we live in than a persons life.
And people seem to think that their information is irrelevant or useless without letting the police be the judge of that.
And in most cases witnesses are blackmailed or threatened, or simply too scared or not bothered to step forward.
however if there were campaigns or talks at schools in centres etc to make people aware of just how important their co-operation with the police is, or how useful their information can be.
And I've noticed that you've used you example of the police not being like the CSI, and i do realise that , and am in no way suggesting they are or should be, but i do think more can be done.
thanks for your comments, keep them coming.
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