'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. But when they tested a stain on Muriel's coat it did not come up with a link to child murderer Harold Jones - who is also suspected of being a serial killer dubbed Jack the Stripper. "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. Regards. 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. Thank you so much for this detailed update. However, if it wasnt for Victor Penaluna and D.C. Paul Rogers of the London Metropolitan Police I would have been none the wiser about the Muriel Drinkwater murder. It was believed the victim's clothes had been lost. [7], The next day, Drinkwater's body was found in the woods by a police inspector. "I have spoken to Muriel's family and bring them up to date with the latest details of this investigation. 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Taking into consideration all of the above information and the decades that have passed since Muriel was killed, I think that the only way this case will be closed is through a familial DNA match. 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?' Something went wrong, please try again later. You are talking about 74 years ago now and nothing has been able to close the matter.". "[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. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. The True Crime Files Neil. Video, 00:01:00One-minute World News, WATCH: Key moments from PM's NI Brexit deal speech. Hi Christine. Psychic Diane Lazarus Investigates Muriel Drinkwater Murder - YouTube 0:00 / 21:56 Sign in to confirm your age This video may be inappropriate for some users. On 28 June 2021, I sent the following Freedom of Information Request to South Wales Police. Just before his execution, Harries gave an extraordinary interview to the tabloid press from his jail cell. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 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.". 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. Have a great week! Muriel Drinkwater was laying on her back, one arm outstretched by her side and the other slightly raised. Mark Lewis by email of this fact but my email was ignored. He could not be placed at the scene, and the DNA ruled him out of the investigation. Fifteen days later, Jones murdered 11-year-old neighbour Florence Little too, hiding her body in the attic of his parents' home. The D.N.A. But Muriel, who was known locally as 'The Little Nightingale' because of her beautiful singing voice, never made it home. She was hoping in her lifetime to find out who killed her aunt. 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. 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Thanks again! 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. It was supposed to have been abandoned in 1944 but I know there were GIs who married Swansea girls still around in 1946. Why on earth would the police continue to stonewall after all these decades? Her route to her familys home Tyle-Du Farmentailed a mile-long journey that wove in and out of the woods. 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. 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.. She was was found murdered in 1980 in a field in Dixon, CA. This was a big news story at the time. http://www.tcbmediarights.com/screeners/dark_son.html. And I also think there are likely more victims. Video, 00:02:36, Up Next. I am making a F.O.I. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); (function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='LNAME';ftypes[2]='text';fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[3]='ADDRESS';ftypes[3]='address';fnames[4]='PHONE';ftypes[4]='phone';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true); Liked it? Muriels nieces family took the books to the bookshop after Muriels brother-in-law died last year. Just put my name in Facebook bar. It was the 75th anniversary this year, and still we are no nearer to finding her killer. 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Jones D.N.A was not compared to the D.N.A left on Muriels coat by the killer. 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. Welsh author Neil Milkinsargues that Harold Jones,a convicted murderer who killed two girls in Abertillery in 1921 when he was just 15 years old, was Muriels killer. Another wait and see. [4] In 2019, the DNA was used to rule out notorious Welsh murderer Harold Jones as a suspect. Drinkwater, a 12-year-old schoolgirl, was raped and shot in the woods in Penllergaer, Swansea. Would you be able to tell me please if Harries has been cleared of Muriels murder as well. Vote. 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. They never recovered. Hi. She was beaten, raped and shot twice just yards from her family's isolated farmhouse in 1946. 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. [5], Muriel Joan Drinkwater was the youngest of four daughters born to John Percival and Margaret (ne Morgans) Drinkwater. [18] The public can no longer access the Drinkwater files by Freedom of Information Act requests or in person at the archives office in Kew. request regarding the unsolved murder of 12 year-old Muriel Drinkwater near Swansea in June 1946. A different D.C.I. Despite their inve. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Jones was only 15 when he killed eight-year-old Freda Burnell, who'd been sent by her father to buy bird seed from the store where Jones was working. He described the search for the clothes that had been taken from the crime scene. The murder of Muriel Drinkwater is an unsolved 1946 child murder case from Wales. There was a camp a mile away in Grovesend. She was shot twice in the chest. Advertisement. 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. Over the years, South Wales Police have fought tooth and nail to prevent me gaining any information under the Freedom of Information Requests Act. 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. South Wales Police detectives requested the original case file from Kent Police to determine if there was a connection. But the mystery doesn't end there and the team want to unlock the mystery behind a book belonging to Muriel that turned up in a charity shop decades after her death. Interesting case Christine. Thomas was born on July 22 1880, in South Thomaston Knox Maine. I agree with the killer being male and the suggested age range. (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. taken from Jones one and only child, a daughter. 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. 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. Twelve-year-old Muriel Drinkwater was a choirgirl who dreamed of being a schoolteacher. Positive reviews really help others find our show. In 2007 whilst researching for my 2008 True Crime book Every Mothers Nightmare Abertillery in Mourning, which dealt with the murders of two Abertillery school-girls in 1921, I received a surprise visit from Victor Penaluna, a cousin of the second Abertillery victim Florence Little aged 11. Brutally beaten, raped and shot twice, the discovery of Swansea schoolgirl Muriel Drinkwater 's body in 1946 horrified an entire community. 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You can Google ones in your area or check out Twitter (but I recommend checking their credentials). Thanks again and take care. 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. from Ron Harries and his cousin and from Muriels coat and yet are not releasing the results of the tests. Or was she just in the wrong place at the wrong time? Read about our approach to external linking. Paul says: "Muriel had almost made it to the home. Thank you Christine. Video, 00:01:00, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Dog found alive after 23 days under rubble. Just a few weeks short of her 13th birthday, Muriel had been beaten on the crown of her head with an object, raped and then shot twice in the . They also announced in May 2019 that Abertillery double child killer Harold Jones had also been cleared of Muriels murder. The killer was dubbed Jack The Stripper because of the way he left his victims. 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. Is it possible that scientists could examine Muriels coat and find another profile that could be compared to Jones daughters D.N.A.? 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. In 1946, 12-year-old Muriel Drinkwater was murdered in the woods of Swansea, Wales. 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. I have informed South Wales Police regarding this information to save them a fortune on a wild goose chase trying to extract D.N.A. She said: "He came to public attention in the early 1950s when he was convicted of murdering an older couple. 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. Hi James. Learn more about managing a memorial . sample from Harold Jones daughter. Hi Neil. The comments below have not been moderated. Hi Sherlock. The police statement that Jones was ruled out is a misleading statement. However, in 2008, a team of retired detectives investigating cold cases found Drinkwater's clothes in storage. Sadly though, this has proved not to be. 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But in 2003, when the case was reopened for review, forensics experts had a major breakthrough when they found a semen stain on Muriel's coat. The murder of Muriel Drinkwater ,[2] also known as the Little Red Riding Hood murder, is an unsolved 1946 child murder case from Wales. Your email address will not be published. Close. Thanks again for sharing this. Muriel Drinkwater was born on January 12, 1906 in New York . Hard to work out the logic of your comment Charlotte? A brother, nephew, grandson. 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? What a big moment in this case! ~ Christine. Both girls were murdered in woods within a half mile of their homes. I am not a DNA scientist so sadly I cannot answer this question for you. Birth: 16 Jan 1878: For decades, a key person of interest in Muriels murder has been Hubert Hoyles. profiling. 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. This murder shook the village and all the boys came under suspicion. 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. Video, 00:00:36, Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Published: 08:03 EST, 1 May 2019 | Updated: 13:00 EST, 1 May 2019. We know 100% that it is the killer's stain. [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. Please let us know how it goes. It is one of the oldest active cold cases in the United Kingdom. Those who have not failed may not have succeeded. I wonder if there was a sketch done when Hoyles confronted a man weeks earlier. Neil. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Victor told me that he had seen a T.V. "I found the original clothing," he said. Advertisement. 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. 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. If the perpetrator was lying in wait as I believe he was, why select that certain spot? Who sodomises a 12 year old girl and batters her about the head, then shoots her twice in the chest? [6] On 27 June 1946, Muriel took the school bus home from Gowerton Grammar School. 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. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Dubbed the 'Little Red Riding Hood murder', the. "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. If you can contact [emailprotected] Id really appreciate it. Only by comparing D.N.A. Would a nephew definitely suffice to prove a link to Harol Jones and the crime scene stain on Muriels coat. Her blue coat, underwear and school uniform had been wrapped in a paper bag and stored. Sorry I doubled up on some of the above but cant edit it. The authorities went as far as to suggest that someone in the Penllergaer region knows about the murder weapon but is protecting the owner by withholding information. I think it will be at least 3 months before anything definite will be announced. She had been raped, bludgeoned about the head and shot twice in the chest. Read about our approach to external linking. Wife of James Anthony Drinkwater and mother to Carole Suzanne, Stephen Mark, Simon Anthony and Russell John Drinkwater. First, I was told that South Wales Police werent obliged to say. This will conclude a 10 year wait to see if Jones was indeed Muriels killer. We could see it [had been] in a police station, but as it closed, where did it go next? The Welsh policehave also examined connections between Muriels case and a second murder that occurred a mere ten days after she was killed. 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