An Unexpected Killer: The Murder of Linda Fleming
True Crime with Elli Mac
06/30/23
•23m
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When 23-year-old Linda Fleming disappeared in West Yorkshire on the 22nd of January 1993, the community immediately stepped up and began looking for her.6 days into the search, there was still no sign of Linda or any clues to her whereabouts, so her boyfriend, Stuart Williamson, her father Derek, and her brother, also named Stuart, appealed for information before press and television cameras.During the press conference, fighting back tears, Linda’s father, Derek Fleming, said, “Wherever you are and whatever the reason, please come home or just ring. We all love you and want you back.”The appeal, however, bought no new leads, and Linda was still missing, but three days later, everybody’s worst fears were confirmed when Linda’s body was found in a moorland ditch eight miles from her home.Linda was a loved member of the community and had no enemies, so it was hard to believe that someone could kill her and then dump her body in a ditch so heartlessly.With no obvious motive, police began to suspect that Linda had been killed by someone she knew, somebody close to her.
Who had killed Linda Fleming so violently, and why had they done it?
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Cold-Blooded Or Provoked? The Murder Of Sophie Elliott
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•40m
On the 9th of January 2008, Sophie Elliott was excited and ready for a new stage in her life. She had recently ended an on and off again relationship with her abusive ex-boyfriend Clayton Weatherston, and was looking forward to a free and happy future.
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When police arrived at the scene and asked him why he had killed her, Clayton calmly responded because of `The emotional pain she has caused me over the past year'.
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•33m
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