Detectives investigating the murder of Alexander Vanderpuye nearly 18 months ago are hoping to charge two suspects later this month, an inquest heard.
Category Archives: Unsolved Murders
Unsolved Murders in London: 2016
Thirteen murders in London in 2016 remain unsolved*. Can you help? Harjit Singh Dulai, 44, was stabbed to death after meeting a drug dealer in Rosedale Park off Albion Road in Hayes at around 6.40pm on 27 January 2016. A 16 year-old boy was acquitted of murder in July 2016 but police continue to appeal […]
Unsolved Murders in London: 2015
These seven cases of murder in London in 2015 remain unsolved*. Can you help? Redwan El-Ghaidouni, 38, was shot dead in a suspected ‘hit’ outside his home in Vine, Lane Uxbridge on 3 February 2015. The father-of-three was sat in his Audi A3 on the driveway when he was approached by a lone gunman who fired […]
Unsolved Homicides 2013
Nine London homicide cases (murder or manslaughter) from 2013 remain unsolved. Can you help? Nobody has been charged in respect of the following victims (click to read more about each specific case): Joseph Burke-Monerville, 19, was shot dead in Clapton, east London, on 16 February 2013. Champion Ganda, 17, was stabbed to death in Forest […]
Unsolved Homicides 2012
The following cases of murder and manslaughter for 2012 remain unsolved. Can you help? One of those victims was Pamela Wheeler, a 76 year-old widow found dead at her home in Thamesmead, south London, after a suspected burglary. In total there are 11 victims where nobody has been charged by police or detained overseas on […]
The Jack the Stripper Files: Closed until 2050
The police report which might shed light on the unsolved murders carried out by ‘Jack the Stripper’ in London in the 1960s is currently locked away in the National Archives, marked not to be opened until 2050. If you were wondering why this is necessary nearly 50 years after the killings, then a recent Freedom […]
The Waterloo Bag Mystery
Last month the whole country was baffled and enthralled by the inquest into the suspicious death of GCHQ ‘spy’ Gareth Williams, who was found inside a padlocked bag at his home in Pimlico, south London. The case has chilling echoes of a murder that took place more than 150 years ago. Known as ‘The Waterloo […]
The Terry Gregory Case
The list of Freedom of Information requests dealt with by the Metropolitan Police can make fascinating reading. The most recent from the beginning of March concern questions about ‘road spike apparatus accidents’, statistics on pickpocketing and the number of victims of knife crime in 2010 and 2011. We have previously featured the Met’s five-year list […]
A Sister’s Plea for Help
The sister of a father-of-five who was murdered three years ago blames The Sun newspaper for the failure to catch his killers. In December 2011, Sarah-Jane Cunningham spent the third anniversary of her brother’s death handing out police appeal notices. She was prepared for indifference. But she was genuinely shocked when some members of the […]
Gangs, Murder and the Police
Negus McLean The launch of the new ‘Trident Gang Crime Command’ is being backed by the mother of murdered teenager Negus McLean. Negus was 15 years old when he was stabbed to death by a gang of youths in Edmonton, north London, on April 10, 2011. The case remains unsolved thanks to a ‘wall of […]