Video, 00:01:28The 'smart suit' that is changing children's lives, View from the cockpit of a Ukraine combat helicopter. 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. She had been raped, bludgeoned about the head and shot twice in the chest. The Photo Request has been fulfilled. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. D.S. It was believed the victim's clothes had been lost. DNA was found on evidence & matched a man already in prison. Or was she just in the wrong place at the wrong time? Forensic scientist Dr Colin Dark said that the stain had been found on the lower flap of Muriel's coat. Only the exhumation of Jones body or D.N.A. Thank you once again and I wish you every success with your forthcoming publication. Arrested once again, Jones this time pleaded guilty to the charge of murder at aMonmouthcourt in November 1921. Click here to hear the Audio File of this case. Those who have not failed may not have succeeded. "Each case is reviewed periodically. taken from Jones one and only child, a daughter. She was singing . Sometimes the rumours and suspicion in these unsolved cases does almost as much damage to the community as the crime itself. There are, of course, other theories regarding who was lying in wait on that fateful day. 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. Moments before being brutally attacked, 12-year-old Muriel Drinkwater had waved to her mother, who stood at the kitchen window, as she made her way home from Gowerton High School along the long path that led to the family home. Victor said that the programme had made him suspicious as to whether Florences killer Harold Jones who had been released from a 20 year prison sentence in 1941 for the Abertillery murders was responsible for 12 year-old Muriel Drinkwaters death. [4] In 2019, the DNA was used to rule out notorious Welsh murderer Harold Jones as a suspect. I have requested information regarding the cost of the re-investigation of Muriels murder since 2008. Police confirmed a cold case review on the stain found on Muriel's coat in 1946 had now been tested by forensics teams. Can you explain please. Its her birthday tomorrow, and still no closer to finding her killer. More here: https://bit.ly/WoodlawnJaneDoe. But they said the results now ruled out Jones as a suspect in her murder. 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. Her mother Margaret watched from the house as the youngest of. On the back of the coat, a no-longer-visible semen stain was circled with yellow crayon. Twelve-year-old Muriel Drinkwater was a choirgirl who dreamed of being a schoolteacher. Jones, originally of Abertillery, South Wales, is a suspect in the killings of six women in London in the 1960s. They visited the Carmarthen bookshop to identify if the killers family had taken the books there. She said: "He came to public attention in the early 1950s when he was convicted of murdering an older couple. Thank you for listening to this episode of The True Crime Files. Wife of James Anthony Drinkwater and mother to Carole Suzanne, Stephen Mark, Simon Anthony and Russell John Drinkwater. I suggest reaching out to a DNA expert and seeing what insight they might be able to provide. 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. <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. Another wait and see. Video, 00:00:36Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. . Video, 00:02:36, Up Next. Video, 00:00:42Dog found alive after 23 days under rubble, Watch Kate beat William in spin class endurance race. And the truth will never be known. 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. Even though Jones died in 1971, his male descendants DNA could be tested to determine if he was the culprit responsible for Muriels murder. There is little doubt that Muriels murderer was lying in wait, just counting the minutes until he could commit his heinous crime. Muriel was murdered 16 years before I was born, but it was a story I had heard from a young age. Muriel Drinkwater was laying on her back, one arm outstretched by her side and the other slightly raised. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. It was believed a similar weapon had been used in the murder of a cinema manager in Bristol. The police have DNA but keep any results they may have a closely guarded secret. [9] Detectives from Scotland Yard came to Swansea to assist in the investigation. It was supposed to have been abandoned in 1944 but I know there were GIs who married Swansea girls still around in 1946. Victor told me that he had seen a T.V. Police and soldiers search the area for clues of Muriel's murder, A picture of Muriel's schoolmates with flowers for her grave, Freda Burnell (left) and Florence Little (right) - Jones' first victims, At 35-years-old Jones is released from prison, only to vanish. What a big moment in this case! 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. Her eyes were wide open and her skin was deathly white. I think it will be at least 3 months before anything definite will be announced. Hi Nicola. The murder of Muriel Drinkwater is an unsolved 1946 child murder case from Wales. Muriel Jean Drinkwater Birth unknown Death 1983 Burial. 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. Learn more about managing a memorial . Thank you for sharing this detailed update on Muriels case with the community. I had informed him that Harold Jones had been living incognito in various West London locations after his release from prison in 1941. Dear Sir/Madam. Hi Neil. She was beaten, raped and shot twice just yards from her family's isolated farmhouse in 1946. There were whispers that it was her stepfather that did it, although I believe John Drinkwater was her blood father. Video, 00:01:18, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, WATCH: Key moments from PM's NI Brexit deal speech. Hi Neil. 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?' Her body was eventually found in a nearby lane, but it was the discovery of her handkerchief in the shops shed which saw Jones accused and stand trial for her death. 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. "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. 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. 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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.". Her mother seen her approaching 400 yards away, so perhaps she was a selected victim. 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 . 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. 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. It is frustrating that the Wales Online story of Saturday 7 November states the police have D.N.A. After a previous visit to the Drinkwater family farm, Hoyles was surprised when a man in his thirties withthick fluffy hair and wearing brown corduroy trousers and a light brown sports jacket stepped from the bushes at exactly the same location where Muriel was later ambushed. Muriel Joan Drinkwater was the youngest daughter of four born to Margaret and John Percival Drinkwater, a smallholder and forestry worker in Swansea, Wales. Something went wrong, please try again later. Jones was released from prison in December of 1941, so he was a free man when Muriel was killed. South Wales Police detectives requested the original case file from Kent Police to determine if there was a connection. '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 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. 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Jones was ruled out at the beginning of May, 2019. The perpetrator left cigarette stubs, sweet wrappers, and pieces of bread at the scene of the crime, which the authorities have said indicates that he was waiting in the dense woods for his chance to strike. - Listen to The Unsolved Murder of Muriel Drinkwater by The True Crime Files instantly on your tablet, phone or browser - no downloads needed. That DNA was initially used to rule from suspicion someone who had been spotted close to the woods on the afternoon Muriel was attacked. Police records from the time show that Muriel's mother was the last person to see her alive. Mark Lewis by email of this fact but my email was ignored. 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.. First, I was told that South Wales Police werent obliged to say. And if you want to write a guest post that covers the update for distribution on the website, let us know. Investigators now allege theyve identified her murderer. Muriel, who lived on Tyle-Du farm at Penllergaer, near Swansea, went missing on Thursday, June 27th, 1946, and her body was found next day in Penllergaer woods. This true crime happened in Penllegaer Woods on the outskirts of Swansea in 1946. "The farm was a painful place for my grandparents to be," said Martin, who still keeps a little battleship toy that Muriel had given him. However, in 2008, a team of retired detectives investigating cold cases found Drinkwater's clothes in storage. Perhaps one day then there'll still be justice for Muriel Drinkwater - even if it might have to stretch beyond the grave. Video, 00:00:41Watch Kate beat William in spin class endurance race, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. profiling cleared Hubert who stated he had long been suspected by some locals of being the murderer and was happy to clear his name.). She was last seen at 2:30 p.m., singing as she headed for the one-mile walk to her family's home, Tyle-Du Farm. Officers are now examining a semen stain on Muriel's coat to see if it can be linked to Jones. Also, as I understand matters, members of Muriels family have given DNA samples to ascertain whether Muriels father may have killed her. ", "Groundbreaking DNA test rules out childkiller in unsolved murder", 74 years ago, Muriel Drinkwater was murdered. Ms Drinkwater was seen by her mother in the distance. For decades, a key person of interest in Muriels murder has been Hubert Hoyles. [8][4] Policemen from Glamorgan, assisted by the 169th Bomb Disposal Unit, used a metal detector to search for a second weapon suspected to have been used, but never located it. Muriel Joan Drinkwater was the youngest of four daughters born to John Percival and Margaret ( ne Morgans) Drinkwater. 'Each case is reviewed periodically. Video, 00:01:00View from the cockpit of a Ukraine combat helicopter. Take a second to support Christine on Patreon! 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. He agreed to give a DNA sample that could rule out Muriel's father from the investigation. Advertisement. He clearly wasn't very bright, and there's evidence that you see of overkill with Muriel Drinkwater's case as well.". 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