BRITISH KILLERS - VOLUME 2

BRITISH KILLERS - VOLUME 2 This book tells the story of 9 true crimes, and the events around them, which took place in the UK and captured the attention of the British media and public at the time. *Dead In Devils Dyke David Lashley was a violent rapist with a deep hatred of blonde women, so when the beautiful Australian heiress Janie Shepherd went missing in February 1977, he was soon a suspect. *The Stockwell Strangler During the heatwave of 1986 a serial killer was on the loose in South London - a cruel, perverted maniac who selected his victims from the weak, the sick and the elderly who made the fatal mistake of leaving their windows open at night. *The Child Killer of Cannock Chase It was every mother's nightmare. A child was missing. But the horror was only just beginning; over the next two years to more girls would be found dead at the same beauty spot. *Butchers of the Boarded Barn On 5 November 1979 a beautiful Tudor country house called Boarded Barn Cottage, near Congleton in Cheshire, was the scene of a brutal double slaying. *The Killer Salesman John Cannan and was a good-looking, smart, smooth talking car salesman. But behind his personable facade lay a cruel and sadistic sex killer. *Massacre at Pottery Cottage Pottery cottage, nestling on the edge of the Peak District, was a peaceful, happy home until the winter of 1977 when "Mad Billy" Hughes came to stay. *"I Got Away With Murder" It took three trials to clear Donald Hume of murder, and he was released in 1958. But he had been guilty all along, and soon resumed his murderous career. *Killer Kidnapper In 1981 Keith Rose killed a woman in a bungled kidnap attempt. But he was never caught. So eight years later he tried again, this time successfully kidnapping a wealthy businessman. *Murder at the Seaside A pretty three-year-old girl had disappeared from a holiday caravan in Great Yarmouth. As police searched the area, fears for her safety grew.