Despite a number of leads and suspects, police have not been able to identify her killer. Brutally beaten, raped and shot twice, the discovery of Swansea schoolgirlMuriel Drinkwater's body in 1946 horrified an entire community. Video, 00:02:56, Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle. Murder. [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. Neil Milkins. 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? Enter your email address to receive our monthly newsletter and to be notified about new posts. 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. 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. Thanks again and take care. This post deals with sexual assault and might be triggering for some readers. . Updated: August 30, 2013 . The identity of the man who murdered a schoolgirl in 1946 remains a mystery after DNA left on her'little red riding hood' coat failed to link to a notorious child killer. Muriel was seen at 2:30PM, singing as she exited the school bus. Can you explain please. 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Adding: Please may I make a comment that the information that I request would be available via computer in an instant. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Police records from the time show that Muriel's mother was the last person to see her alive. Another wait and see. Who sodomises a 12 year old girl and batters her about the head, then shoots her twice in the chest? She was sexually assaulted and strangled and last seen with an American soldier. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. Hi Neil. 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"My grandparents changed completely. She may or may NOT have been Jones biological daughter. Photo added by Tracey. Video, 00:01:18Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, One-minute World News. 2023 BBC. Her name was written in copper plate, Muriel J Drinkwater, and they were examined by the forensic expert who did some incredible work for us, and was able to find this full crime stain on the back of Muriel's little school mac. Muriel was the same age as my Aunt Peggy and they went to Primary school together. 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. Psychic Diane Lazarus. GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS. Wife of James Anthony Drinkwater and mother to Carole Suzanne, Stephen Mark, Simon Anthony and Russell John Drinkwater. 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. Thank you Christine. 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. I am not a DNA scientist so sadly I cannot answer this question for you. "(The murder) turned our family upside down and has been talked about through the generations. And the truth will never be known. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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 out Harold Jones completely as a suspect in this case.. . Twelve-year-old Muriel Drinkwater was singing as she walked along the mile-long path to her home after getting off a school bus. In the programme, former Dyfed Powys chief constable Jackie Roberts travelled to met him and he told her how his grandparents (Muriel's parents) had changed after the murder. [4], More than 3,000 mourners attended Drinkwater's funeral on 2 July. Do not sell or share my personal information. [16][17], In 2010, the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Council on National Records and Archives closed off public access to the case, acting at the behest of Scotland Yard. Casey DeSantis says Ron looked like Tom Cruise in his white Navy uniform when then got married at Disney: Florida's First Family says venue was an 'ironic' choice, Ron DeSantis claims former Disney CEO Bob Chapek privately complained to him about the 'pressure' he was under from woke Left to wade in on Florida's 'Don't say gay' bill. Chief Inspector Bethell aptly explains, Re-opening the case is as much about proving who didnt do it, as who did. Remember that Hoyles was suspected of Muriels murder for decades and lived under a cloud suspicion that followed him everywhere he travelled in his small village. Published: 08:03 EST, 1 May 2019 | Updated: 13:00 EST, 1 May 2019. 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. 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.". Thanks again! She was still wearing her school uniform. Brutally beaten, raped and shot twice, the discovery of Swansea schoolgirl Muriel Drinkwater 's body in 1946 horrified an entire community. "The results of the forensic examination categorically confirm that Harold Jones was not responsible for the murder of Muriel Drinkwater," says DCI Mark Lewis, head of the unit. 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After discussing this development with Muriels niece, myself, Muriels niece and a number of of her nursing friends came to the same conclusion that if Jones daughter isnt his biological daughter then Jones could not completely rule out Jones as a suspect. Even though Jones died in 1971, his male descendants DNA could be tested to determine if he was the culprit responsible for Muriels murder. "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. [11] Hoyles, who saw Drinkwater after buying eggs at her parents' farm, was cleared by the DNA evidence. 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. The new B.B.C. Does his daughter have a son.? Drinkwater, a 12-year-old schoolgirl, was raped and shot in the woods in Penllergaer, Swansea. Muriel Joan Drinkwater was raped in Penllergaer Woods, beaten about the head with a blunt instrument and then shot with a World War I Colt 45 on 27 June 1946. The coat had been lying forgotten in police storage for decades but after much searching was found by retired DCI Bethell's cold case team and is thought to be one of the oldest pieces of crime scene evidence in the world. I wonder if there was a sketch done when Hoyles confronted a man weeks earlier. The 73-year-old stain was discovered during a cold case review in 2003 and is thought to be one of the oldest pieces of evidence in the world. He clearly wasn't very bright, and there's evidence that you see of overkill with Muriel Drinkwater's case as well.". 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. 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. I am in regular contact with a niece of Muriel Drinkwater who has told me that members of her family gave South Wales Police samples of their D.N.A.. I agree with the killer being male and the suggested age range. Advertisement. The case, which became known as the Little Red Riding Hood murder, is one of the oldest active cold cases in the United Kingdom. Police are closer than ever to finding her killer. Thank you so much for this detailed update. Ms Drinkwater was seen by her mother in the distance. I am making a F.O.I. In 1946, 12-year-old Muriel Drinkwater was murdered in the woods of Swansea, Wales. A brother, nephew, grandson. A familial DNA profile was extracted using a technique called Y-STR, but no match was found in the national DNA database. Just put my name in Facebook bar. taken from Jones exhumed body can the police honestly say catergorically that Jones was or was not Muriels killer. Bethell was thrilled to discover that on the back of the coat, a no-longer visible dried semen stain was circled with yellow crayon. Bethell sent the coat toDr. Colin Dark, and over the course of three years (MUCH longer than depicted on television and in the movies) Bethell analyzed the material and was able to extract enough fragments of DNA tosuccessfully create a Y-STR profile from the semen stain. 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. She disappeared around the bend into some more dense undergrowth. Video, 00:02:36Who killed 'Little Red Riding Hood'? "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. So with that revelation the re-opened inquiry could have cost 15 million or more as did the Gwent Police inquiry into the disgraced former Abertillery care home owner Dr Dana Pras. Up Next. Regards. found on Muriels coat and D.N.A. I contacted Detective Superintendent Martyn Lloyd-Evans (now retired) of South Wales Police by phone and had a friendly conversation with him about Victor Penalunas suspicions. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. ", * Dark Land: Hunting the Killers is on BBC iPlayer, School friends at the grave of Muriel Drinkwater, whose murder in 1946 remains one of the most horrifying in Welsh history. Thomas was born on July 22 1880, in South Thomaston Knox Maine. Born in the summer of 1933, she was the youngest of four children and lived with her parents Percy and Margaret on a small farm called Tyle-Du, near Video, 00:01:18, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, WATCH: Key moments from PM's NI Brexit deal speech. On June 27, 1946, 12-year-old Muriel Drinkwater made her way home from school in Penllergaer, Swansea (UK). The killer was dubbed Jack The Stripper because of the way he left his victims. 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'. Martin well remembers a young girl who was "always full of life" and would always be skipping and singing. If you can contact [emailprotected] Id really appreciate it. Like you I hope there is justice one day for Muriel but sadly as more and more time passes I worry that becomes less likely. On 30 March 2010 the Times Online quoted an unnamed police source with South Wales Police as saying: We have a real problem with amateur sleuths in this area. 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. My enquiries are now complete and have led me to believe that Harold Jones would have presented a danger to young girls throughout his life All relevant information has now been presented to South Wales Police, Major Crime Review Unit,who are currently in the process of making further inquiries into the murder of Muriel Drinkwater. Hey Babes!I'm back with another True Crime Tuesday case and todays case is about the murder of Muriel Drinkwater also known as the little red riding hood mur. Muriel was murdered 16 years before I was born, but it was a story I had heard from a young age. Video, 00:01:28The 'smart suit' that is changing children's lives, View from the cockpit of a Ukraine combat helicopter. Police are closer than ever to finding her killer, "Secrecy over 1940 murder as DNA offers new leads", "The unsolved murder of a 12-year-old brutally abused and killed", "Serial Slaying of Pretty Women Has New Scotland Yard Confused", "Detectives link Muriel Drinkwater and Sheila Martin murders", "The chilling tale of a man who bludgeoned his relatives to death with a hammer and paid the ultimate price", "The unsolved murder of 12-year-old Muriel Drinkwater and the new suspect identified", "Muriel Drinkwater murder file is declared secret at request of police", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murder_of_Muriel_Drinkwater&oldid=1138738141, This page was last edited on 11 February 2023, at 09:11. On July 7, 1946, eleven-year-old Sheila Martin was raped and strangled in woods near her home in Dartford. This seems like a dubious connection because there is roughly 230 miles (370 kilometres) between Dartford and Penllergaer,but on the day of Sheilas murder a large race meeting was held at Brands Hatch with over 9,000 attendees, one of whom could have been both Muriel and Shielas killer. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. They have a suspect in the murder case and a cousin of the suspect has given D.N.A to prove whether or not the cousin Ron Harries was the killer. ", Muriel Drinkwater who was killed in June 1946. It is now more than 70 years since the 12-year-old schoolgirl was brutally raped, battered around the head . Margaret went out into the yard and her and Muriel exchanged waves. In 2008, a DNA profile of the suspect . Video, 00:00:36Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. We could see it [had been] in a police station, but as it closed, where did it go next? taken from Jones one and only child, a daughter. In a Welsh village during the summer of 1946, a 12-year-old girl is brutally murdered. It is one of the oldest active cold cases in the United Kingdom. He is very clearly interested in the fact that she is young, that she is a schoolgirl, and also that she is very clever. 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. Jones D.N.A was not compared to the D.N.A left on Muriels coat by the killer. Muriel's death was known at the time as the Little Red Riding Hood Murder because of the bright red coat she was wearing. Oftentimes the public wonders why resources should be allocated to cold cases such as Muriels, cases in which most of victims immediate family, and even the perpetrator, are likely dead. Hard to work out the logic of your comment Charlotte? 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