[8] A description of a person of interest was circulated; he was described as approximately 30 years old, with "thick fluffy hair and wearing brown corduroy trousers and a light brown sports jacket. DNA was taken from the relatives of both Muriel and Ronnie Harries but the results have not been made public. The last person who reported seeing her was Hubert Hoyles, then 13, who passed her on the path returning from her family farm, where he had gone to buy eggs. However in 1965 he was registered as Harry Stevens in Putney AND at the same time he rented a property in Aldensley Road Hammersmith and was also registered but using the name Harry Jones. Police confirmed a cold case review on the stain found on Muriel's coat in 1946 had now been tested by forensics teams. He could possibly be a rival farmer and or business owner, we can tell the Drinkwaters run a business due to the fact that Hoyles bought eggs from Margaret Drinkwater, near to the death of Muriel Drinkwater. Video, 00:02:36Who killed 'Little Red Riding Hood'? Video, 00:00:42, Dog found alive after 23 days under rubble, Watch Kate beat William in spin class endurance race. South Wales Police's Specialist Crime Review Unit has today finally ruled out Jones - who died from cancer in 1971 - from their investigation. 2023 BBC. The police have a Y-STR profile from Muriels coat. 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. 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. There were whispers that it was her stepfather that did it, although I believe John Drinkwater was her blood father. Muriel Drinkwater Muriel Drinkwater (born 1906) Jump to: Bio graphy Family Photos Comments Obit uary. Heres hoping one day soon Muriel gets some semblance of justice. Video, 00:01:28, The 'smart suit' that is changing children's lives, View from the cockpit of a Ukraine combat helicopter. South Wales Police said: "All historic murder cases, often referred to in the media as 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. The murder of Muriel Drinkwater is an unsolved 1946 child murder case from Wales. Advertisement. (My belief now is that the suspect he referred to was Hubert Hoyles who as a 13 year-old boy had come into contact with Muriels family shortly before her murder. On this occasion he was rude to me claiming that he knew nothing about any information sent to South Wales Police 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. Jones was ruled out at the beginning of May, 2019. The police found the murder weapon in the undergrowth near where Muriels body had been discovered. Muriel was skipping through the woods on the afternoon of June 27, 1946, as she did every day on her way from school, when the summer's afternoon turned to tragedy. The police have DNA but keep any results they may have a closely guarded secret. Talk about a case hitting close to home for you! 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. with South Wales Police has recently conceded that it CANNOT be categorically stated that Harold Jones has been ruled out completely as Muriels killer. Thanks again! The path she walked home on curved in and out of the woods; her mother saw her walking home along the path and into the woods, but not come out again. Its amazing the documentary could screw things up so much. "Looking through the paper work, we could see the materials had left the crime scene, where it had gone, where it had been examined. Video, 00:01:18Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, One-minute World News. 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. I am awaiting D.N.A tests to be carried out on Harold Jones family members. Thanks for reading and for taking the time to share your thoughts. Video, 00:00:36Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Muriel N Drinkwater (born Maker) was born on month day 1903, at birth place, to Thomas L Maker and Margaret L Maker (born Baum). Hi Christine. Enter your email address to receive our monthly newsletter and to be notified about new posts. I appealed that decision and was then informed that as the information I requested was kept in paper format in various locations in South Wales then it would be too costly and time-consuming to check out so the request was denied. Two other specific persons of interest have been put forward. "[4] Police also circulated photos of the United States Army-issued gun; notably, perspex had been used to modernise the original wooden stocks next to the grip. Twelve-year-old Muriel Drinkwater was a choirgirl who dreamed of being a schoolteacher. Advertisement. Read about our approach to external linking. . A much loved, very kind and thoughtful person who did great things for people but never expected anything in return. It became known as the Little Red Riding Hood murder - but who killed Muriel Drinkwater? Hard to work out the logic of your comment Charlotte? MLS breaks attendance records on the opening weekend of the new season as both Charlotte and Atlanta welcome over 67,000 fans - more than the average crowd at 13 NFL teams! Both girls were murdered in woods within a half mile of their homes. profiling. 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. Only by comparing D.N.A. I received the following letter from D.C. Paul Rogers on 6 December 2007. The crime scene is a short distance from the farmhouse. The 12-year-old attended Gowerton County The D.N.A. ", "Groundbreaking DNA test rules out childkiller in unsolved murder", 74 years ago, Muriel Drinkwater was murdered. Jones D.N.A was not compared to the D.N.A left on Muriels coat by the killer. [8][4], In 2003, detectives re-opened the case in the hope of finding DNA evidence on the gun, but were not successful as too many people had handled the weapon. Hi Neil. Thank you so much for this detailed update. The team tracked down Harries' cousin Lynn Hughes who described how the only child had been "spoilt" by his parents and was very "childish". Learn more about managing a memorial . The Welsh policehave also examined connections between Muriels case and a second murder that occurred a mere ten days after she was killed. I really appreciate how youre helping keep the true crime community informed on whats going on behind the scenes in this frustrating and heartbreaking case. There was a camp a mile away in Grovesend. Nevertheless, the FBI was called in to assist with determining the ownership of the murder weapon, but nothing seems to have ever transpired from this lead. I personally think it was someone still in the area from the Second World war. He agreed to give a DNA sample that could rule out Muriel's father from the investigation. D.S. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Yet, despite their exhaustive enquiries - not to mention the discovery of the gun used in Muriel's shooting - the culprit managed to evade justice. [3] In 2008, a DNA profile of the suspect was extracted from her clothes, possibly the oldest sample in the world to be successfully extracted in a murder investigation. In mid 2007, I had extensive contact with Detective Constable Paul Rogers of the London Metropolitan Police. Update: I have left it two weeks for the . Take a second to support Christine on Patreon! Thanks again and take care. They never recovered. As you know it is not possible to prove whether Harold Jones was Muriels killer by D.N.A testing Jones daughter. It was the 75th anniversary this year, and still we are no nearer to finding her killer. It is frustrating that the Wales Online story of Saturday 7 November states the police have D.N.A. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you for the update. I would like to request an internal review of (an adverse) decision made by South Wales Police regarding information I requested on 28-6-21. She had been raped, bludgeoned about the head and shot twice in the chest. <p>The school bus dropped Muriel Drinkwater at her usual stop, leaving her to walk the last part of her journey home to the family farm in Penllergaer, West Wales. It doesnt take much working out who the unnamed source with South Wales Police was! For decades, a key person of interest in Muriels murder has been Hubert Hoyles. Joseph James DeAngelo, the suspected Golden State Killer, The real waking the dead: This schoolgirls savage murder has mystified police for 62 years. "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. Follow. On June 27, 1946, 12-year-old Muriel made her way home from school in Penllergaer, Swansea (UK). Accountant Graham Wildin built an incredible 10,000sq/ft leisure complex - which has a bowling alley, casino, a cinema and more - at the back of his home. Photo added by Tracey. Vote. Also that they likely watched Muriel and knew her route. He must have known she was near home because she waved and if we are saying this was a planned attack he wouldve studied Muriels routine, studied her route, he was near where her route went, that is a very specific route to go in and out the forest, and with balance of probability he therefore must have known Muriel and her family business to cripple the mother to cripple the business. Would you be able to tell me please if Harries has been cleared of Muriels murder as well. Advertisement. Her mother Margaret watched from the house as the youngest of. Hi Neil I agree with the killer being male and the suggested age range. ", Muriel Drinkwater who was killed in June 1946. The murder of Muriel Drinkwater (Welsh: Llofruddiaeth Muriel Drinkwater),[2] also known as the Little Red Riding Hood murder, is an unsolved 1946 child murder case from Wales. Murder of 12-year-old Muriel Drinkwater in 1946 is being probed 73 years later Police thought a stain on Muriel's coat would link death to Harold Jones But they have now confirmed a test. See link to Jones and other murders. Regards. GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS. She was pulled from that path into the woodland beside it, attacked and murdered amongst the undergrowth of Penllergaer Woods, near Swansea, just yards from safety. Business class plane passenger refuses to give up his seat so a man could sit next to his wife on her birthday - selfish or fair enough? The detectives in the programme got a breakthrough when they were able to track down Muriel's relative Martin Phillips, who had been six at the time of the 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. He also fixates on the fact that he is married to a younger woman, that she is five years younger than him, that she started going out with him when she was still in school. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. He stated he had long been suspected by some locals of being the murderer and was happy to clear his name. "We had access to the files and identified that a semen stain had been found on the coat. Pinterest. More recently, however, it was 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. 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 was murdered 16 years before I was born, but it was a story I had heard from a young age. To see documentary google Dark Lands Muriel Drinkwater iplayer. Muriel's death was known at the time as the Little Red Riding Hood Murder because of the bright red coat she was wearing. If you have any new information I would be extremely interested to hear it! The police statement that Jones was ruled out is a misleading statement. The team are still investigating if this has any relevance to the case and are appealing for anyone with information about it to come forward. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Do not sell or share my personal information. Happier times: Alex Murdaugh, Maggie and their sons are the picture-perfect family in never-before-seen photos taken on a hunting trip just a few years before brutal slayings, 'Why isn't he being prosecuted?' She was buried at St David's Church in Penllergaer. It is now more than 70 years since the 12-year-old schoolgirl was brutally raped, battered around the head and shot twice while walking home. 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. "South Wales Police has had considerable success with cold case reviews being one of the first forces in the country to set up a review team in 1999 to conduct cold case reviews. It was supposed to have been abandoned in 1944 but I know there were GIs who married Swansea girls still around in 1946. They also announced in May 2019 that Abertillery double child killer Harold Jones had also been cleared of Muriels murder. If true, it could have placed him in the area at the time of Muriel's murder. Thomas was born on July 22 1880, in South Thomaston Knox Maine. I wonder if there was a sketch done when Hoyles confronted a man weeks earlier. She was shot twice in the chest. Mr Hall, who was intrigued by the unsolved crime, says friends of Muriel remember her as the ``perfect pupil''. The gym is tucked away in an unsuspecting industrial estate in the Swansea Valley and is run by a world-champion strongman who wants as many people as possible to feel included in his beloved sport. Is it possible that scientists could examine Muriels coat and find another profile that could be compared to Jones daughters D.N.A.? Video, 00:01:00View from the cockpit of a Ukraine combat helicopter. Great questions! Former Detective Inspector Paul Bethell, who was in charge of South Wales Police's cold case team, explained in the documentary: "We know Muriel used to catch the school bus from the school to the gateway off the main road which led to the forestry, and then she would walk about a mile through the forestry, along the lane to the farmhouse.". She was beaten, raped and shot twice just yards from her family's isolated farmhouse in 1946. 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. She was seen by her mother from a distance of 400 yards away, but before Muriel could arrive. Video, 00:01:20, WATCH: Key moments from PM's NI Brexit deal speech, EU Chief on NI deal: 'We were honest with each other' Video, 00:00:36, EU Chief on NI deal: 'We were honest with each other', The 'smart suit' that is changing children's lives. Officers are now examining a semen stain on Muriel's coat to see if it can be linked to Jones. Given that Hoyles was the last person to see Muriel alive, he quickly fell under a thick veil of suspicion. 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In 2008,Detective Chief Inspector Paul Bethell located Muriels blue coat, underwear, and school uniform in police storage. The True Crime Files 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. Thought to be one of the oldest pieces of crime scene evidence in the world, it was initially used to rule from suspicion someone who had been spotted close to the woods on the afternoon Muriel was attacked. Just a few thoughts, so we can deduce its a man, not too young to be weaker than Muriel, not to old because they would be frail, so we are saying middle aged man in 1946. An autopsy later determined that Muriel had been bludgeoned, raped, and shot twice in the chest. On June 27, 1946, twelve-year-old Muriel Drinkwater made her way home from school in Penllergaer, Swansea. Ms Darby says: "He denied killing his relatives at all. Muriel was seen at 2:30PM, singing as she exited the school bus. It truly is baffling and I cant help but wonder what they are trying to hide (and why!). 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Video, 00:01:00, View from the cockpit of a Ukraine combat helicopter. Lets deduce, her killer was obviously male, or were they, unless they had extracted the sperm from another person it is definite that they are a male, so we have a male, s/ that narrows it down. I contacted D.S. Edith Patten had been buried in the old town cemetery and was left behind when officials relocated the graves in the 1930s. However, what happened to Jones once he left Wandsworth jail in December 1941, aged 35, remains a mystery. Adding: Please may I make a comment that the information that I request would be available via computer in an instant. . 'I have spoken to Muriel's family and bring them up to date with the latest details of this investigation. Muriel Drinkwater - Swansea, 1946 On 27th June 1946, Margaret Drinkwater was making tea in the family farm house in Penllegaer near Swansea when she looked out of the window to see her daughter . Jones was released from prison in December of 1941, so he was a free man when Muriel was killed. The Crime Review Group already have the information that I request. 'Each case is reviewed periodically. 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On his way home, he passed Muriel as she walked along the path. 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. I guess a DNA test of Sheila Martin must have been taken to see if it was the same person. Although an extensive investigation was conducted that involved the police visiting every farmhouse and cottage within 150 square miles and interviewing 20,000 men in Swansea, Aberdare and Carmarthenshire, the case that has become known as theLittle Red Riding Hood Murder remains unsolved. She was seen by her mother from a distance of 400 yards away, but before Muriel could arrive home, she was murdered. [10], Police visited every house within 150 square miles and interviewed 20,000 men in Swansea and in neighbouring Aberdare and Carmarthenshire. Video, 00:01:00, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Dog found alive after 23 days under rubble. We can also deduce it is a average male because he must have had enough power to dominate a 12 year old girl. I then appealed that decision and was shocked to be told that the information I requested had been eaten by vermin or had been damaged owing to a leaking roof. Advertisement. Harries bludgeoned two of his relatives to death with a hammer when they wouldn't let him borrow their car. Two days later, police found one of the murder weapons, a World War I-era Colt .45 pistol. [4] In 2019, the DNA was used to rule out notorious Welsh murderer Harold Jones as a suspect. Video, 00:01:00One-minute World News, WATCH: Key moments from PM's NI Brexit deal speech. I am not a DNA scientist so sadly I cannot answer this question for you. Video, 00:02:56Detectives to revisit unsolved murder, Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle. Although the decision was made immediately it took nearly 7 weeks until 16 August 2021 to get a formal decision. This was a very small, close knit community and everybody knew everybody and everybodies business. He said, ``She was regularly seen walking, skipping and singing in the woods as she made her way each day from her home to the . Jones killed two young girls when he was just 15 and was jailed for 20 years. Just before his execution, Harries gave an extraordinary interview to the tabloid press from his jail cell. Swansea 12-year-old Muriel Drinkwater, who was shot after being sexually assaulted in 1946, Officers searching the farmland in the days after the murder, Muriel's schoolmates with flowers for her grave, A picture of the gun police believe was used, Harold Jones, a convicted child killer who was also a suspect in Muriel's killing, Ronnie Harries, the last man to be sentenced to death in Carmarthen, The book that was found in a charity shop. Video, 00:01:00At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Dog found alive after 23 days under rubble. I am leaning towards it being a targeted attack, in part because of the positioning of the perpetrator as you mentioned. will do what you suggest. On the afternoon of Muriels murder, thirteen-year-old Hoyles purchased eggs from Muriels mother at their family farm. Interesting insights! 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. Although the profile was loaded into the UK National DNA Database, it failed to match any of the approximately five million DNA records held there. All the best with pursuing answers in this case, and please keep us updated. The gym is tucked away in an unsuspecting industrial estate in the Swansea Valley and is run by a world-champion strongman who wants as many people as possible to feel included in his beloved sport. The killer was dubbed Jack The Stripper because of the way he left his victims. 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. Police believe 12-year-old Muriel Drinkwater might have been a victim of a notorious serial killer when she was raped and murdered in 1946. taken from Jones exhumed body can the police honestly say catergorically that Jones was or was not Muriels killer. "I have spoken to Muriel's family and bring them up to date with the latest details of this investigation. Something went wrong, please try again later. She was sexually assaulted and strangled and last seen with an American soldier. Swansea 12-year-old Muriel Drinkwater, who was shot after being sexually assaulted in 1946 Now, a team of former detectives and crime experts have re-investigated the case, dubbed the 'Little. 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