Elsa Hannaway

On Thursday the 29th of October 1987, 37 year old Elsa Hannaway set out for a night out in the Moss Side Area of Manchester. She was a mother of 6 children and a grandmother of a 3 year old boy and on this night she wanted to relax and enjoy herself. Elsa was sadly found beaten and sexually assaulted and it would turn out several witnesses had noticed something odd that night. Elsa's murder though remains unsolved.
Important information provided by:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0d47b6r
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/mother-murdered-rapist-35-years-25155456
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/gallery/press-coverage-after-murder-elsa-12000302
Liverpool Echo- Contemporary news article- https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/my-mum-murdered-35-years-28144496
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43782241
Further Reading: https://thetruecrimeenthusiast.co.uk/who-was-the-beast-of-whitworth-park

If you have any information please contact Greater Manchester Police's cold case unit at 0161 856 5978 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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