05/09/2016 Crimewatch

The attempted abduction of a British serviceman.

I knew he was trying to drag me towards that open door and I knew

There'll always be something missing, and that something

I've been able to find their full name, more pictures of them,

Live from RAF Marham, this is Crimewatch.

Good evening and welcome to Crimewatch.

For the first time, we're travelling the country broadcasting from major

We're starting here at RAF Marham, in Norfolk,

home to the Air Force's Tornado Squadrons and the location

of the attempted abduction of a British airman

We'll have a full reconstruction shortly.

But first, a brief look at what else we have for you tonight.

We're out on the road, but we still have police officers

Can you help to find our latest batch of wanted faces and identify

Plus, the inside story of how the murderer of 17-year-old

Melanie Road was finally brought to justice after three decades,

thanks to advances in forensic science

When I first came into the investigation, it

just gripped me and - like everyone who'd gone before me

and who'd worked on it - I wanted to be part of the team

This is one of the RAF's largest and busiest air bases.

Marham is home to three squadrons of Tornado aircraft currently flying

operations in the Middle East and almost 10,000 service personnel

It was just a mile away from here, on the 20th of July,

that one airman - out for a run along a country road -

encountered something that, despite years of military service,

I was like, what the hell is going on? I didn't see anyone around. I

knew I was on my own. It is the what ifs, not being able to see my wife

again and not being able to see my family again.

The Norfolk village of Marham is the site of one of the RAF's largest

bases. From here, they provide air support the British military

operations across the world. It is also home to an airman with nearly

12 years active service. To protect his identity, his words are spoken

by an actor. Being in the services, it is a job that takes you all over

the world. The best part is being at home. We deployed to different

places and we get put in situations that your average civilian would not

be putting. But when you come home, you think you are in relative

safety. -- put in. I finished early from work and I came home and I went

into the kitchen and I made myself some juice. I sat on the sofa and I

put the TV on and I chilled for 20 minutes and I looked outside. I

realised the weather was really nice so I had better drag my bomb of the

sofa and go for a run. I have to do it because of my job, being in the

military, you have to keep fit. The day in particular was about 20

degrees, blue skies, no wind, a nice's day really. I was listening

to heavy metal music, to get myself that bit extra motivation. It was

14:55 p.m., remember looking at my watch. I like to know how quickly I

am running to see how to improve run. This is the first time I run

that route alone. Usually, I run with my wife or someone else. I like

running with a partner because it pushes you more. But this time,

there was no want to run with so I decided to go out on my own.

National one. Sometimes I enjoy it, sometimes I don't. But yes, it is

time to yourself, you know? The beginning of the run, you think

about the end of it. That is probably what I was thinking about.

Nothing out of the ordinary was happening. It was a completely

normal day. I was running uphill and usually I

increase my pace to put that last bit of effort into push myself to

the maximum and I was really, really fatigued. It was a dark coloured

people carrier on the opposite side of the road, did not really notice

at first. And I saw this guy get out, a large stocky fellow, six foot

two, six foot three. Maybe 16, 17 stone. He definitely went to the

gym. I was like, what the hell is going on? I knew something was

wrong, I could not tell what he was saying because my headphones were so

loud. I knew that he was angry. I knew he was trying to drag me

towards that open-door and I knew what I had to do to get away. I was

fighting for my life. I managed to get my right arm across his chest,

pushing him away, which gave me enough room to head-butt him. He

still had hold of my left arm. I had enough room so I hit him. That is

when I noticed the second guy around the back of the car. It was just

adrenaline and when I saw the knife, I was like, here we go. I took up a

defensive position because I thought he would come at me. We looked at

each other. We looked at each other for about three seconds, I guess.

That two, three seconds, I will never forget that. I didn't see

anyone around, I knew I was on my own. He took a look at his

unconscious friend on the floor and he looked at me and he was like, no.

As soon as he dropped that is nice, I turned and ran. -- that's knife.

It is the what ifs, it didn't happen and thank God, but it is the the

what ifs, you know? Not being able to see my wife again. And not being

able to see my family again. I am confident that if they did get me in

that car, it would have been me. This entire event has turned my

world upside down. I am not scared to go shopping or go for a run or

anything like that, I won't let this stop me doing things I need to do,

but it does affect you emotionally. I was phoning my wife, that is when

the realisation sort of hit. The outcome could have been a lot more

severe. It is important they are caught. They can't get away with it.

They need to know that they are going to be brought to justice for

it. And worrying case indeed. We'll take a look at how you can

help in just a moment, but earlier, I went to look around the crime

scene itself with the lead officer on the case, Detective

Superintendent Paul Durham. The incident took place at the edge

of Marham village, on Squires Hill, just a mile down the road

from where we are now. This location, it's

the perfect place for As you can see, the visibility

here is very limited. Down there is a series of S-bends

blocking the line of sight. And up ahead, the rise of the hill

also blocks the view. He is running along the payment?

Yes, he is running along the payment. There is a drain hole cover

on the right-hand side. -- payment. As he approaches that, he first

becomes aware of the vehicle and the men on the right-hand side. Their

vehicle would have been parked on that side of the road, facing down

the hill, so facing him as he ran towards them. And no cars yet, they

were able to try and take him. Seemingly so. And once the attack

had finished, the runner ran as fast as he could up the hill towards the

camp. Paul is with me now. Incredibly brave of this airman to

fight off the two attackers, it could have been a lot worse. Very

brave indeed when you consider he would have been tired after his run

and in a very isolated area, it could have been a lot worse if it

had not been for his actions. Is this the kind of terrorist incident

that claimed the life of drama Lee Rigby? We are treating it as an

attempted abduction but we are working officers -- with officers

from the Counter Terrorism Command and I am ruling nothing out. Two

men, the first described as six tall, of heavy build, with a dark

beard and how long this on top. Wearing a T-shirt with diagonal

writing across the front of the T-shirt. We think he had some sort

of visible injuries to the eye area as a result of being struck by the

airman during the attack. The second man is described as being slimmer,

five clean-shaven, with short hair on the sides. One of the men was

armed with a knife, do you know what kind it was? We think it was

something like this. Described as being a military type knife with a

wide, short blade, black, about 2-3 inches. What is exciting is you

think you have CCTV to help. We have got some CCTV from a store located

not far away from the incident. It is not of the best quality but in

the top left corner, there are a number of vehicles which passed

through Squires Hill at the material time and I am keen to identify the

occupiers and owners of those vehicles to find out what they saw

immediately before and after the incident. Paul Durham, thank you

very much indeed. Take another look at e-fits and if you think you can

help the team identified these two men, we would very much like to hear

from you. Calls are free from landlines

and mobile phones. Thanks, Jeremy, and welcome

inside our mobile incident studio. This is where the detectives working

on tonight's cases They're already busy and we'll check

in with them on how But first, time for tonight's CCTV

roundup of crimes caught on camera. A petrol station in Birmingham in

April. Some friends have paused for a stop to shop. They encounter a

feisty group of males who talk to them. The man police are looking to

trace is this and Greek guy in the blue T-shirt. Keep a close eye on

him. -- angry man. A fight breaks out, one of the victims is quickly

knocked unconscious, but not stop the angry man from giving him a

kicking. And if that is not enough, while the other victim is sitting on

the floor, the man runs over and starts kicking him as well. He then

starts throwing punches. This Midlands police need a name for this

violent man. Call us now. -- West Midlands police.

It is a Friday evening at a fast-food restaurant in Reading. But

this man with a rucksack seems to be after more than a quick bite to eat.

He had straight for the men's but changes his mind and leaves the

toilet area. -- he heads. Seconds later, he is back. And he tries to

kick a stool holding a door open out of the way.

Police would very much like to speak to him. If you know who he is, get

in touch. A woman is making a visit to a presidential area of Notting

Hill in West London when she is approached by two hooded men.

Terrifyingly, they grab her in a chokehold. She tries to kick back.

But look closely. One of the men Paul is a ring from her finger and

puts it in his mouth. -- polls. The two men dump the now unconscious

woman on the floor and they make. Thankfully, she made a full

recovery. These men are dangerous. Police believe this wasn't their

first ring robbery. Let's know if you can put names to these faces.

A silver car pulls up of the man gets out and checks to see if anyone

is home. He's in luck, no one is in. So he sets to work trying to break

through the patio doors. Look carefully and you can see him in the

reflection of the TV. He searches the house, but what is he after?

According to police, he has managed to nab a white jewellery box, but as

he leaves, he gives us quite a view. He drives away, but not for long.

Two minutes later he speeds back-up the drive and jokes inside. Maybe

he's looking for a belt for those trousers. He returns to the kitchen,

this time with another hall in a pillow case. Once he's finally got

enough, he heads out. He stole items and caused damage worth ?16,000. If

you can help track this one, give us a bell.

Texts will be charged at your standard message rate.

Now, I can tell you that we've already had some interesting calls

And throughout the programme and after we're off air,

you can find all the latest developments as they happen

Now, around seven million people in the UK look for love online.

Most have honourable intentions and many end up enjoying successful

But unfortunately, for some users of dating apps and websites,

In this special Crimewatch investigation, Radio 1 Newsbeat

presenter Steffan Powell looks at the potential dangers

Online dating is part of everyday life.

For millions of people in the UK. For most, it is a safe, helpful and

fun way to start a new relationship. Lots of us are using apps on our

phones to meet someone new. Last year I made a documentary looking at

dating apps and how the technology has changed in the way we find sex

and relationships. In the last few years there have been a number of

disturbing cases, some including murder and rape, which have shown a

darker side to online dating. I want to find out about the potential

dangers and how to stay safe when meeting others online. In October

last year, this 44-year-old lady was murdered by a man she had met on a

dating site. Miles Donnelly admitted to killing the single mother after

meeting first to face -- meeting face-to-face. This man was found

guilty of raping five women and attacking others after meeting them

on mtach.com. I want to explore how the technology can be exploited

through those with sinister intentions. I'm setting up three

fake profiles. I start off setting up a profile on match .com. One of

the biggest sites in the UK. It's asking me for my relationship

status. What you look like, where you're from. I can put pretty much

anything I want to on here. I'm also trying to free site Oasis, and freak

app tinder. And free app tinder. They could be

anyone, they could be sending pictures of someone else. I imagine

it could be quite easy to distort who you are. And makes periods

people are nice but you have two -- in my experience, most people are

nice. There has been a rise to 184, in 2014. Now they have revealed it

has gone up again, to around 200 in the last year. There will be a small

element of individuals that are going out with the predefined remit

of rape. How do they perpetrate these offences? They perpetrate them

by getting you to be in a place they want you to be in and for them to

call the shots. The majority of the offences take place either at the

Victor's home address or at the offender's, 71% plus, in fact. -- at

the Victor's home address. With online dating, you develop a pseudo-

intimacy that you wouldn't have done otherwise. Worryingly, the NCA

suggests there may be a new type of offender utilising online dating

platforms. Are we seeing overall more people being raped because this

is a new capability that perhaps some offenders wouldn't have carried

out rates until the point at which they have this ease of use? We just

don't know the answer to that yet. But there is a strong possibility

that that might be the case. So, the online accounts have been up and

running for a few days now. And it is surprising just how much

information I can get my hands on by using at other you -- looking at

other users's profiles. There was one example of someone on Tinder, I

got her first name, her age and where she worked on the site and

then just by doing some basic digging online, I could get her full

name, lots more photographs of her and also a possible address of where

she lived as well. Are the risks said to be linked to dating online

include fraud, stalking and harassment. The number of crimes are

extremely low compared to the millions of users, but campaigners

say we need to still be aware. The Internet doesn't create stalkers,

we've had stalkers for hundreds and hundreds of years, the Internet just

makes a stalker's life easier, it gives them access to a lot of

information that they can gain without even leaving their own home.

If you've disclosed your surname, it's very easy for someone to

actually get your full postal address, to the point that you can

get perpetrators turning up at your property. We all have a huge digital

footprint and it's about managing that if we can, at also about

bringing the perpetrators to book for this. It is thought that many of

us hate differently online than when meeting people face-to-face. We see

an escalation in building the relationship. We see self-disclosure

happening quickly, trust happening quickly. Also specifically in terms

of dating, you would see the exchanges of text which are more

intimate all would have sexualised content more quickly than would

happen in the real world. The offender will often use very

persuasive techniques to get their date to move to a private location.

Very often, the victim has agreed because they feel that they know

this person. Now, Rachel, I've been on three different sites for just

over a week and in that time I've had about 15 conversations with

different people. Over half the people we've spoken to have given us

information that have led us to phone numbers, addresses, where they

work. What you make of the results? It doesn't surprise me at all. I

expected that people would give information out almost without

prompting. As individuals, we are quite trusting. We don't expect to

be communicating with a stalker online. If you take a look at this

conversation yesterday, you can see from this I've got that she's gone

to a barbecue this weekend, I know where she lives and where she

studies. I'm not saying she's done anything wrong by sharing this

information but you can do a lot with it, can't you? The wrong person

can do an awful lot with that information. The responsibility is

the stalker's, isn't it? But you need to be aware of what someone can

use that information to do. So what I found is concerning, but the NCA

also highlight the risks of meeting privately on a first date will stop

that I decided to meet six of those we've been speaking to to do just

that. Despite very little online contact, two agreed. Neither of them

knew my true identity. Two others agreed to meet but only in public.

The others said no. Of course, incidents linked to online dating

are never the victim's fault, but how Billy NCA suggest we minimise

potential risks? I always guard how much personal information I give to

an individual until I fully know who they are. First names, always meet

in public, always make your own way to the date and try not to accept a

lift home. There are many successful dates thanks to the Internet every

day in the UK, but judging from what I've seen, we should also be aware

that not everyone has the best intentions when it comes to finding

romance. Following our investigation, match.com, who also

owned Tinder, told us they are no more immune to people with bad

intentions than society at large. They say they have a zero tolerance

policy for the serious offences and encourage anyone who has felt

exposed to unsafe behaviour to immediately contact the police.

Oasis.com say it always urges people to be careful when meeting new

people and they should exercise the same caution they would in other

circumstances such as a bar or a party. The strongly urge users to

follow the safety guidelines outlined on their website. You can

find more on our website or at getsafeonline.org.

A mother's search for justice for her daughter, murdered at 14.

I looked out of the window and there was a police officer

But we've our Wanted Faces first, starting with Isiah Wright-Young,

He's wanted in relation to the murder of a man

who was shot in the face in the Ladywood area of Birmingham.

Wright-Young is 36, has links to the West Midlands and London,

and has a half-inch scar above his left eyebrow.

He's described as dangerous, so don't approach him.

He was questioned by detectives in connection with the rape

of a woman at the sheltered accommodation where he had worked.

He was released on police bail, but has failed to return.

Qureshi may now be clean-shaven, with longer hair.

He has links to London and the West Midlands.

Face number three is Michael Philip Leaberry,

or you may know him as Stephen Bugman, or "Sonic".

The 36 year old was arrested in connection with the alleged

sexual assault of a young girl, and released on police bail.

But he's failed to return for further questioning.

Leaberry has links to Edinburgh, Suffolk, Norwich, Chester,

And finally for now is Darren Clevous Cohen.

Detectives in Gloucestershire want to speak to him in connection

with an attack in a nightclub in which a man was slashed

Cohen is 35, has a Birmingham accent and links to Gloucestershire

If you know where any of tonight's faces might be,

please do get in touch using the numbers on screen.

We'll go through the rest of the line-up a little later.

A fortnight ago marked 20 years since schoolgirl

The 14-year-old, from Bonhill, just north of Dumbarton,

was on her way to see her boyfriend in the early hours of

the 25th of August 1996 when she was brutally attacked.

Tonight, Caroline's mother speaks about the day life stood still,

and appeals for your help for answers.

In 1996, 14-year-old Caroline Glachan was brutally murdered. The

schoolgirl from a Bonhill near Dumbarton suffered a sustained

attack resulting in severe head injuries. Her body was found in a

few yards from her home on the banks of the River Leven. Within days, her

grieving mother Margaret made an emotional appeal to catch her

killer. I am really just here to ask anybody that saw anything, that

heard anything. She was my only child. Somebody must know something.

The press conference was quite harrowing. I had to just totally

concentrate on why I was there. But it was like looking in on somebody,

it was me, but it wasn't me. It is much easier then to think, we will

get somebody. 20 years down the line, to have that hope is harder. A

huge police operation got under way. But despite extensive enquiries and

a national public appeal, detectives drew a blank. Four months later,

they turned the Crimewatch. The reconstruction started with

Caroline's journey home along the River Leven on Saturday the 24th of

August at nine p.m.. It was her mother Margaret's 40th birthday the

next day and as she prepared to go out and celebrate, Caroline again

left the house, this time to meet her best friend Joanne. When she was

going, she said, I am going to get Joanne. I said, that is fine, mind

your time, don't be back later. Yes, yes, yes. That was the last I saw

her. For the next couple of hours, Caroline and Joanne drifted around

the Bonhill estate, meeting friends. Joanne and two others went home to

watch videos. Caroline walked alone to go to her boyfriend's house in

Renton on the other side of the River Leven. It wasn't until 4pm the

next day, Sunday the 25th of August, that the grim discovery was made.

Caroline's body was in the water, she had been violently attacked and

had been dead for some hours. An anxious Margaret, who had already

reported her missing, received the worst news possible just a couple of

hours later. I looked out of the window and this police officer with

a policewoman, and I knew. I knew then. You just... I just knew. I got

this unbelievable pain. Which I can still feel. Sorry. It is just a pain

in my heart. I just knew it was her. They came up and they asked about

her. I told them and they said then that they believed it was her but I

would have to identify her. Of course, by this time, it is my

birthday. So life did not begin at 40. For me, it basically ended.

Joanne Menzies was Caroline's best friend. As a grief stricken

14-year-old, she bravely took part in the reconstruction herself.

It was important to me because me and Caroline were together that

night and if it was an actress, people are not going to know the

actress. I would do anything to help catch whodunnit.

This is the area where me and Caroline parted. Caroline gave me a

kiss and a cuddle and said, I will see you in a wee while and went down

the stairs towards the Black Bridge to meet her boyfriend. 20 years

later, she still cannot fully accept what happened that night. I felt

guilty. Why didn't I go with her? I could maybe have helped her. The day

they killed Caroline, they killed my only friend. I still to this day do

not have a best friend. I am her mother. And I should have been there

to protect her. I should make things right. So this is my way of trying

to make things right. Trying to help to solve it. But I cannot do that on

my own. I need people to come forward. This is a child killer,

this is the worst of the worst. You cannot get worse than this. People

killing children. Caroline was only a child, she was only 14. These

people should now stand up and actually finally be counted. As a

human being, and not hiding a sickening secret. The two men --

main answers I need is who and why? Why is beyond me. I just don't know.

What would make somebody want to kill a 14-year-old girl? There is

always something missing. And there will always be something missing.

And that something is my daughter. Detective Superintendent Jim Kerr,

from Police Scotland, You still need to hear

from witnesses from that Talk us through the route

she would have taken. Just after midnight on Sunday

the 25th of August 1996, Caroline was walking

to her boyfriend's house in Renton along a towpath running

along the river. She left the Bonhill shots. The

Dillichip Loan Bridge last known as the Black Bridge.

She'd have walked from the shopping area in Bonhill where

she was last seen with Joanne past Dillichip Loan,

and across Dillichip Bridge, commonly known as the Black Bridge.

That bridge no longer exists, but was a well-known local landmark.

Now, as well as new witnesses who may have seen Caroline that

night, you have an e-fit of a man seen nearby you need to trace.

Yes, at the time she was walking along Dillichip Loan, a witness

reported seeing a man in a green hoody.

We could do with tracing him tonight. Any other sightings? Around

quarter to one, two men, one wearing a green or blue hooded top, running

near to the Kippen Dairy, despite repeated appeals over 20 years,

those men have not come forward and could be vital witnesses. I gather

you believe in those communities of Bonhill and Renton, the answer lies.

Undoubtedly. We are aware that allegiances change. We would appeal

to anybody who had hesitation at the time to come forward and contact us

tonight. There was a lot of speculation at the time that the

community, some of which made up their minds as to what happened and

decided not to contact us. The big issue here is there is a 14-year-old

child murdered on the banks of the River Leven and we would urge people

to get in touch. Thank you very much indeed.

If you have any information which could help bring closure

to this family of a murdered child, please do get in touch.

Or, if you prefer, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously.

Also, if you've been a victim of any crime,

you may want to speak to Victim Support.

All the contact details, including a dedicated email address

for Jim and his team, are on the website.

Let's just catch up now on new developments

Of course, we're live from RAF Marham, appealing for information

about the attempted abduction of a serviceman.

Detective Superintendent Paul Durham is leading the case and has been

A pleasing response so far. A number of calls reporting sightings of

people they think matches the description of the e-fits and names

but those images as well, which is very important at the moment. This

e-fits are so important and those detailed descriptions.

Thank you for now. Great to hear there could be some movement.

The 30-year-quest to find 17-year-old Melanie Road's killer.

The trail of blood, it's almost like something out

of an Agatha Christie, isn't it, this trail

He was on trial for 13 counts of money laundering and perverting

the course of justice, after setting up a company

selling energy drinks, despite not having any to sell!

He didn't hang around to receive his seven-and-a-half year

Hussain is 35 and has links to Bradford, Dubai and Pakistan.

Detectives in Merseyside want to question him after firearms

and a large quantity of drugs were discovered at his home.

Wood has links to Liverpool and Dublin and has the name 'Ciara'

This unhappy-looking man is Jonathon Yeo,

although he may be using the surname Simmonds.

Detectives want to question him in connection to the supply

of heroin and crack cocaine in the Weston-super-Mare

Yeo is 44 and has numerous tattoos, including the name Julie

on his neck, and Jon on his left arm.

He also has a bulldog and a panther's head on his right arm.

He has friends and family in Weston, as well as Exeter.

He's described as violent, so don't approach.

Just dial 999 if you know where he is.

And finally, we have Ashley Alan Dad, although

police believe he may be using a different name.

He was sentenced to five years in jail for his role in the theft

of up to ?52 million-worth of artefacts from

Dad didn't turn up to hear his sentence though and

He is 35 and has a West Midlands accent.

If you know where any of tonight's faces are, then get in touch

Of course, you can take another look on the Crimewatch website.

Time for some updates on previous cases now,

and since our last programme, you've helped put dozens

There are too many cases to list them all, so here's just a small

selection, starting with the murder of 34-year-old Tipu Sultan.

We featured his case in May 2015, after he was shot dead

at the family's takeaway in South Shields.

Well, your calls helped Northumbria detectives to arrest 47-year-old

Michael McDougall and 24-year-old Michael Mullen for Tipu's murder.

McDougall has now been sentenced to a minimum of 34 years,

with Mullen receiving 12 years for manslaughter.

Tipu's family wanted to say thank you to everyone who helped.

We have got justice. And yes, it it is not going to bring him back. But

it has given us a bit of a sense of relief. Facing those men that took

somebody away from us is probably one of the hardest things I have

come across in my life as well. Thank you so much

for your crucial calls. A man who raped and murdered

a 17-year-old girl in her home 34 The case of Yiannoulla Yianni

featured twice on the programme after she was murdered whilst alone

at the family home in Hampstead, Well, a DNA breakthrough led

to the conviction in July this year He's now starting

25 years behind bars. You've also helped detectives solve

a number of the CCTV cases, including catching one of the men

responsible for this callous theft An 88-year-old pensioner's home

was broken into and thousands of pounds' worth of valuables,

including his war medals, stolen. Well, you called in to name

30-year-old Shaun Creddy Price. He pleaded guilty in August

to the burglary and other offences and was jailed for five

years and eight months. Plus, you've helped to put all

of these Wanted Faces behind bars. Amongst them are people wanted

for very serious offences - All in, they received sentences

totalling almost 60 years. One of them was wanted for raping a

vulnerable woman and he has now been jailed for ten years.

We also have Haik Madoyan, 43, who's been jailed for 16 years

for stealing more than ?80,000 in armed robberies at travel agents

And 32-year-old Miles Phillips who handed himself into police

after his mum saw him on Crimewatch in February.

He pleaded guilty to drugs offences and was jailed for six

Just a small selection of some of the amazing results we've had

Melanie Road was just 17 when she was attacked

as she made her way home from a nightclub in Bath in 1984.

She was stabbed 26 times and died a short distance

Melanie was discovered in the early hours of the morning by a milkman.

It was the start of what would become one of the UK's

longest running and most challenging police investigations.

On Saturday nine June 1984, the body of a young woman was found in the

Lansdowne area of Bath. She had been brutally murdered. The hunt for the

killer would span decades, involving hundreds of police officers and

multiple investigation teams. The whole city of Bath was affected. I

don't think they could believe that such a thing had happened in their

city. The task facing us was massive. I always had the feeling it

was going to be a matter of time. It just gripped me. Everyone who had

gone before me and everyone who I worked with at the time, I wanted to

be part of the team that solved it. One of the first people on the scene

was chief in the John Smith. I was in charge of the scenes of crime at

their headquarters. I was in the office at the time and there was a

call to the office that a serious crime had occurred in Bath. It was

obvious that there had been a struggle. It was very sad because

she was a young girl. No one wants to deal with that sort of crime, but

that was what was there and that was what we had to deal with. Our job

was to protect any evidence that was available and make sure that that

evidence was treated properly. She had suffered multiple stab wounds

and that was clear to see, when she was lying there on the ground. It

was obviously a violent death and not something we experience very

often, fortunately. The obvious question is, who is responsible? But

it wasn't only the killer that needed -- who needed to be

identified. The only clue that the lease had to the victim was a key

ring found near her body with the name Melanie on it. Police started

driving around the streets and they were basically just saying, does

anyone know of a Melani Costa mark we're trying to find a Melanie. Her

mum remembers it vividly, going out and saying we've got a Melanie,

we've got a daughter called Melanie and she hasn't come home. Melanie's

family have written about the impact their tragic loss has had on them.

For her sister, even today the brief is very raw. I had always longed for

a baby sister and when she was born I thought all my prayers had been

answered. She was pretty, sweet and clever. We used to call her little

duckling. With her NHS glasses and a patch over one eye, I knew she was

going to turning to a beautiful swan one day. 17-year-old Melanie Road

was the youngest of three. She lived with her parents in the Lansdowne

area of Bath. She had dreams and wishes about being married, having

children. Last morning -- that last morning she bathed and dressed her

baby niece, a baby of just six weeks at the time. Heartbreakingly, her

body was found just 200 metres from her home. She had been raped and

stabbed 26 times. The last time I saw her was at 5pm, outside the

trances hotel. I remember it perfectly. She kissed me on the

cheek, to say goodbye. She was going off to play tennis with her friends

and she was looking forward to going out that evening. She had her whole

life ahead of her, the whole world was opening up for her. Police now

knew the name of a victim, but who had so brutally cut her life short?

Would the trail of blood left at the scene lead the police to her killer?

In 1984 the principles are the same, it's about methodology and being

absolutely specific around what you're doing. We started with

Melanie herself in situ there and looked around. There's a blood Trail

that seems to lead away from the body and goes out of Saint Stephen's

court and out onto Saint Stephen's Road. Although the spots were very

small, at the beginning at Saint Stephen's court, there were lots of

them. It went all the way to the steps and then out onto Camden

Crescent. My scene of crime officers were told to follow each Trail, Mark

each spot and then it would be swapped. It was essential that it

would be marked and preserved for future evidential use. It's almost

like something out of an Agatha Christie, isn't it? This trail of

blood leading away. All this blood was group A, and Melanie Wilson

group A, but there is a special test they could do all to do with the

proteins in the blood and from that they could distinguish that the

blood came from two people, one was Melanie and one was the offender.

Even in 1984, they established that only 3% of the population actually

had that blood grouping, so the parameters were narrowed down, but

of course not enough if you don't know who your suspect was. A

full-scale manhunt began. In the first year of the investigation, 94

people were arrested. But no one was charged. I think the crux of it is

that they did so much work at the beginning there wasn't any more to

be done. There wasn't any more to be dug out and found. If it was to be

had, somebody had to bring it to us. There was a lot of publicity around

the anniversary again in 1985, in order to see if anyone could

generate any new information. At that point, they decided that that

was it, they would scale it down. Police were desperate to find

Melanie's killer, yet faced with nothing but dead ends. But with the

passage of time, developments in science and technology offered

investigators new hope. In 1988, DNA started being used in casework and

by 1995, a national database was set up so that DNA evidence could be

checked against offenders's profiles. Swabs and clothing from

the crime scene had been meticulously stored for 11 years. As

a result, scientists were still able to extract a partial DNA profile

from them. They must have been quite exciting times then. I could imagine

them sat there thinking, we will just wait a day or two and we will

be told our man is on the database. The time came and they were told no

DNA that matches your crime scene. Once again the investigator's hopes

were dashed. Five years later, another development in technology

would offer a possible answer. My main involvement directly with the

case came about the year 2000, when I became a major crime specialist

adviser and part of my role was to review old murder cases to see if

there was anyway we could improve or get a better DNA profile. So I then

had to review what we still had at the lab, what might be available

with the police, to see if we could work on any semen stained that might

be left behind, that had not been used up and try to get an improved

profile using the up to date then DNA technique. Fortunately, I was

able to find some semen staining left over from Melanie's trousers

and we were able to get an up-to-date DNA profile at that

point. We got very close. It wasn't a full profile but it was very

nearly. An improved DNA profile was a good lead, but it still wasn't

enough to point them to the killer. Would Melanie's murderer ever be

brought to justice? We had an almost complete profile.

We were thinking the offender injured himself and that is most

useful to us it does what it is saying... Therefore this was the

offender's DNA that we had and all we had to do was identify the right

person to swab. Everyone was excited by the prospect. Detectives believed

they were getting closer. Determined to crack the case, on the 25th

anniversary of Melanie's murderer, police turned to Crimewatch. They

didn't expect there is result they would get. Melanie's family have had

to live with the knowledge that her killer has never been caught, for a

quarter of a century. The reconstruction of what police

believe to be Melanie's route home and the tragic events of that night

sparked an influx of calls, providing the investigation with 18

new names. One caller was of particular interest. He claimed to

have actually spoken to the killer just moments after the attack.

25 years on, he was a brand-new witness. But would his information

provided the breakthrough that they had been waiting so long for? Next

week, in the hunt for Melanie Road's killer... 97.5% sure it's going to

be him... Known in the business as a screamer... I just knew that I was

going to solve it. Such an awful case for

Melanie's poor family. Do join us next week to see how

the extraordinary OK, time for a last check

on what sort of calls The phone lines very busy inside the

mobile incident room. Let's grab a quick word with Detective

Superintendent Paul Durham. We've been very busy. A lot of important

calls coming through, and a lot of sightings, people putting fits to

these faces. Jim, you have had calls but not the crucial when you need?

It's been 20 years and we are still very interested in the identity of

that e-fit. That is everything for now on BBC One.

But you can follow all of the developments

Head there for the very latest from the detectives,

as they chase up all the calls still coming in behind me.

The phone lines stay open until midnight tomorrow,

Next week, we'll have exclusive new developments in one of Britain's

Plus, a shocking investigation into the appalling

As soon as I got on the tram and the doors had shut, announcements had

finished, straightaway I could hear a lot of vulgar language. It

instantly turned very nasty. On the days we were targeted, for about ten

or 11 days we had to pull our phone lines out.

But for now, thank you so much for all of your calls so far.

From everyone here at RAF Marham, goodbye.

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