The witness described a man in his 20s, just shy of six feet tall, with a gaunt face and light-coloured hair. Though uneasy, the passerby—out for a quiet walk along the River Aire—was quickly reassured. The man, standing over a pale woman crumpled in the grass, said she had simply fallen. The man offered his name and explained that he knew where the woman lived. Perhaps out of politeness and a desire not to pry, the witness continued on her journey. Unable to shake the feeling that something was not right, she raised the alarm. However, by then it was too late…
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MUSIC:
Violent Delights by Cody Martin
Creeper by Hill
Memories Of Future Events by Hill
Against The Odds by Cody Martin
Artisan Craft by Cody Martin
Dark Night by Cody Martin
Final Moments by Cody Martin
Loaves & Fish by Cody Martin
Realm Of Men by Cody Martin
Sabotage by Cody Martin
Storms Coming by Cody Martin
Tesseract by Cody Martin
The Fall by Cody Martin
The Arctic by Gold Coast
Undernight by Lincoln Davis
Endless Night by Moments
Steadfast by Moments
Reconciliation by Wicked Cinema
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REFERENCES:
NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE
https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-despatch/172077530/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/telegraph-and-argus/172077577/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/telegraph-and-argus/172077553/
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https://www.newspapers.com/article/telegraph-and-argus/172077697/
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https://www.newspapers.com/article/telegraph-and-argus/172353340/
NEWSBANK
West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (England), September 6, 1999
Evening Mail (Birmingham, England), September 7, 1999
Guardian, The (London, England), September 7, 1999
West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (England), September 7, 1999
West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (England), September 8, 1999
West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (England), September 15, 1999
West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (England), September 16, 1999
West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (England), October 20, 1999
West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (England), November 24, 1999
Independent, The (London, England), November 26, 1999
West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (England), January 7, 2000
West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (England), January 26, 2000
West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (England), January 31, 2000
West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (England), April 10, 2000
Evening Mail (Birmingham, England), April 11, 2000
Evening Standard (London, England), September 29, 2000
West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (England), April 10, 2000
Evening Mail (Birmingham, England), April 11, 2000
West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (England), September 29, 2000
Daily Mail (London, England), September 30, 2000
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), September 30, 2000
Daily Record, The (Glasgow, Scotland), September 30, 2000
Express, The (London, England), September 30, 2000
Guardian, The (London, England), September 30, 2000
Herald, The/Sunday Herald, The (Glasgow, Scotland), September 30, 2000
Sun, The (London, England), September 30, 2000
Times, The (London, England), September 30, 2000
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Western Daily Press (Bristol, England), September 30, 2000
Sunday Times, The (Singapore), October 1, 2000
Observer, The (London, England), February 25, 2001
Sun, The (London, England), April 16, 2001
People, The (London, England), August 5, 2001
West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications (England), March 21, 2002
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Huddersfield Daily Examiner: Web Edition Articles (England), January 23, 2021
ONLINE
https://www.1in12.com/publications/archive/stories2000/lowther.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20000310210459/http://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/gregson/maryg.htm
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/dna-traps-killer-23-years-after-canalside-murder-698490.html
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/sep/30/martinwainwright2
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/sep/30/martinwainwright1
https://www.saltsmill.org.uk/#about
https://shipleytowncouncil.gov.uk/about-shipley/
https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8051072.the-story-behind-a-murder/
https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8051071.let-him-rot-in-prison/
ANCESTRY
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/sharing/37632378?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a22366968664e35704e6950733978464b367474305375644235434f34466e33506e5544457969766f73507a593d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/8782/records/50138965?_phcmd=u(%27https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/categories/34/?name=Carmen_Lowther&event=_shipley-yorkshire-england-united+kingdom_89206&birth=1973&child=Carmen&location=3257.3250&mother=Carol&name_x=1_1&priority=english&spouse=Carol&successSource=Search&queryId=a113b0e9-174c-4042-9bcb-b7313010fa24%27,%27successSource%27)
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/8753/records/31016009
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/7579/records/48416811?_phcmd=u(%27https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/?name=Mary_Gregson&event=_shipley-yorkshire-england-united+kingdom_89206&birth=1939&death=1977&location=3257.3250&name_x=1_1&priority=english&spouse=William&successSource=Search&queryId=3143364c-3d8f-4a1f-a684-01b517862524%27,%27successSource%27)
BOOKS
Killer Catchers by Andy Owens and Chris Ellis