One of her hands was raised and her eyes were still wide open.
COLD CASE FILES LITTLE GIRL LOST SHAUNA PC
The next morning PC David Lloyd George found the Gowerton County School pupil’s body in undergrowth. Searchers still remember the woods around the farm lit up by glow worms and the cries of Muriel’s parents, Margaret and Percy, on the night of June 27. Muriel went missing after leaving school and making the short journey through woodland to her parents’ remote Tyle-Du farm. The crime became known as the “Little Red Riding Hood murder”. The 12-year-old was raped in Penllergaer Woods, near Swansea, before being shot twice with a World War I-era Colt 45 weapon in 1946. Muriel Drinkwater was shot after being sexually assaulted in 1946 "Based on all the evidence collected we have a really effective means of eliminating names put forward in this case and would therefore encourage anyone who thinks they know the true identity of this man to come forward." I stress, however, that this is our priority period and we are not ruling out that the victim was left at the location prior to 2004. However, and despite the passage of time, unresolved incidents of this nature are never closed and so I’d plead with anyone in the community who has some information that may assist progress our investigation to come forward and speak to us."īased on clothes found on the remains, investigators determined that the body was likely left there between 20.ĭetective Superintendent Davies said: "We are prioritising the period between 2004-2010. North Wales Police said the case is still being investigated by its major incident team as a live case.ĭetective Superintendent Iestyn Davies said: "It is understandable that with such historic and serious incidents people may be reluctant to come forward with any new information, particularly if they think it insignificant or trivial. This might have belonged to the man but this has never been confirmed. A dark green Pringle jumper was also recovered close to the remains. Dentistry analysis revealed work typical of that carried out in the UK between 19. I have written to the National Archives asking the chief executive to look at the case for publication again.” Skeleton in the woodsįorensic tests showed the man had suffered a serious head injury. The new information from the police suggests that isn’t the case. “I was told that documentation relating to the case could not be published because of the possibility that it named a suspect who was still alive. Mr Phillips, who wasn't born at the time of the murder and is now 73, said: "Together with other members of my family, I have been shocked to learn that the police now conclude that the primary suspect died as long ago as the 1950s. The team is undertaking intelligence research to identify what information is available about this individual."īut the prime suspect in the case is believed to have died decades ago.
In a letter to Joyce's cousin Terry Phillips, Chief Inspector Mark Kavanagh wrote: "A prime suspect was identified early on in the original enquiry, and remains the main focus of interest in this case. South Wales Police is undertaking a cold case review of the documentation gathered by the former Glamorganshire Constanbulary in the aftermath of the murder. A copy of the Western Mail and a tobacco pouch were found close to where Joyce's body was found.
The body of Joyce, who lived in the Whitchurch area of Cardiff, was found on a railway embankment near Coryton station. Joyce's killer was never caught although there were at least two suspects. She disappeared when her older brother Dennis, seven, lost track of her as they walked home from school for lunch. Joyce Cox was sexually assaulted and murdered in Cardiff, on September 28, 1939, when she was days short of her fifth birthday.
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