It was Friday, 5th October 1979. A little after 1:00 pm, 58-year-old taxi driver Jack Armstrong was dispatched to pick up "Mr Williams" from outside the Fairwater Hotel pub in the west of Cardiff. 45 minutes later, the cab company radioed Jack but received no reply. At 6:00 that evening, Jack's taxi was found abandoned almost thirty miles away in a county lane on the outskirts of Bridgend. There was no sign of Jack, but the interior of the vehicle was covered in blood. Two days later, Jack's battered body was discovered 7 miles away on a desolate common. A forensic review announced in 2026 hopes to finally bring the killer to justice.

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Late at night on Thursday, 18th November 1943, an unconscious woman was found lying on her back in a lane in the Brynmill area of Swansea. Rather than seeking medical help, a police officer took her to a hotel to recuperate, but, within a matter of minutes, she had died.

At first, the identity of the woman was a mystery, but the post-mortem determined her death had been the result of foul play. Key witnesses then came forward and told of the bizarre and harrowing events of that night.

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Retired couple Warren and Elizabeth Wheeler lived a simple, quiet life in the picturesque village of Boars Hill, Berkshire. In the middle of the day on October 8th 1973, a person or persons unknown gained entry to their ramshackle farm cottage and brutally bludgeoned both elderly pensioners to death. A massive police investigation took place, and a man was arrested and confessed to the double murder. It appeared the case was cut and dried, yet evidence would lead to a very different conclusion.

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