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<v Speaker 1>Hi, and welcome back to The Unseen Podcast, a podcast

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<v Speaker 1>dedicated to missing people, unresolved cases, and UK true crime.

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<v Speaker 1>In this episode, I'm going to be exploring the murder

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<v Speaker 1>of Nigel boss Stock in Southport in nineteen eighty six.

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<v Speaker 1>This was a case that I came across when I

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<v Speaker 1>was watching a Crime Watch episode, but the segment was

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<v Speaker 1>only very small about the case. I wanted to know more,

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<v Speaker 1>so began to do some more research and found much

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<v Speaker 1>more information. Nigel boss Stock's murder is still unsolved and

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<v Speaker 1>despite the time that has passed, there has not been

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<v Speaker 1>much more information published. This episode contains descriptions that some

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<v Speaker 1>listeners may find distressing, so listener discretion is advised. On

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<v Speaker 1>December twentieth, nineteen eight, shop workers at Wider Fitting Specialist

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<v Speaker 1>shoe shop in Wesley Street in Southport became worried about

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<v Speaker 1>their boss and fellow worker, Nigel boss Stock. Southport is

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<v Speaker 1>a seaside town located in Merseyside, around seventeen miles from

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<v Speaker 1>Liverpool and around fifteen miles from Preston. Wesley Street is

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<v Speaker 1>described as a village in a town, and it's known

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<v Speaker 1>for its independent shops and pastor colored buildings. The staff

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<v Speaker 1>at the shoe shop on Wesley Street knew that Nigel

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<v Speaker 1>did not usually miss work and they were quite concerned

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<v Speaker 1>about it. The staff decided that they needed to contact

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<v Speaker 1>one of Nigel's friends to see if they would go

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<v Speaker 1>and check on him. Nigel's friend did just that and

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<v Speaker 1>made his way to Nigel's home in a semi detached

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<v Speaker 1>bungalow in Banks, a village around four miles away from

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<v Speaker 1>the center of Southport. The friend arrived and entered the

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<v Speaker 1>home looking for now. As they made their way into

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<v Speaker 1>the bathroom of the house, they were greeted with a

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<v Speaker 1>terrible sight. Nigel was in the bathtub, which was partially

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<v Speaker 1>filled up with water. He was half in and half

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<v Speaker 1>out of the bathtub and was wearing only a T shirt.

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<v Speaker 1>It was clear that he had some serious injuries and

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<v Speaker 1>that he was already deceased when the friend arrived to

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<v Speaker 1>check on him. The police were quickly called and they

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<v Speaker 1>established that this was a murder scene. It was evident

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<v Speaker 1>that Nigel's injuries were not self inflicted or an accident.

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<v Speaker 1>Nigel had what was described as a complex ligature tied

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<v Speaker 1>around his neck, and it appeared as well as being strangled,

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<v Speaker 1>he had also been stabbed six times in the chest.

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<v Speaker 1>This was a brutal murder carried out by someone who

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<v Speaker 1>was extremely violent. Despite the amount of violence that was

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<v Speaker 1>seen in the bathroom, the police, however, did not find

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<v Speaker 1>any sign of a struggle in the house itself. This

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<v Speaker 1>indicated to them that whoever this person was, had not

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<v Speaker 1>fought their way into Nigel's home, and suggested the possibility

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<v Speaker 1>that they had been invited in, or perhaps Nigel had

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<v Speaker 1>in some way felt comfortable allowing them into his home.

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<v Speaker 1>This was of course a chilling possibility, as the idea

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<v Speaker 1>that someone who knew Nigel may have done this was

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<v Speaker 1>a concern. There was also the possibility that this had

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<v Speaker 1>been someone who was local to the area and may

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<v Speaker 1>have just taken their chance to get into a home.

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<v Speaker 1>The police continued to search the home for evidence, and

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<v Speaker 1>they discovered that while there were no signs of a struggle,

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<v Speaker 1>there were some items missing. As Nigel owned a shop,

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<v Speaker 1>he often had the shop takings in his home, and

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<v Speaker 1>the police found that around six hundred to seven hundred

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<v Speaker 1>pounds had been stolen. In today's money, this would have

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<v Speaker 1>been around seven eighteen hundred to two thousand pound, so

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<v Speaker 1>quite a large sum. Some jewelry was missing. Also, there

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<v Speaker 1>was a very worn nine carrot gold signet ring with

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<v Speaker 1>the letter N on it. There was also a nine

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<v Speaker 1>carrot gold dress ring with twenty eight small diamonds in

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<v Speaker 1>two rows across the face. As well as the money

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<v Speaker 1>and the rings that had been taken, it was found

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<v Speaker 1>that a watch of Nigel's was also missing. The watch

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<v Speaker 1>was described as a bulover Achitron which had a gold

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<v Speaker 1>plated heavy link strap with a stainless steel back. It

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<v Speaker 1>was unusual as it had a see through face where

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<v Speaker 1>the mechanism was visible. The minute and our hands were

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<v Speaker 1>white and yellow, and the other hand was yellow. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>this watch was thought to be unusual as well, as

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<v Speaker 1>it had been discontinued from sale around ten years previously.

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<v Speaker 1>It was thought to be the only watch that had

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<v Speaker 1>gone on the market with the battery and see through

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<v Speaker 1>face without having a winder. It was quite an important

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<v Speaker 1>line of inquiry as the police hoped that if they

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<v Speaker 1>could find the watch, then they would have more of

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<v Speaker 1>an idea about who had been in the home and

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<v Speaker 1>may have killed Nigel. To try and figure out who

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<v Speaker 1>may have committed such an awful murder, the police had

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<v Speaker 1>to dig into Nigel's life in the hope that this

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<v Speaker 1>may provide some information. Nigel lived alone and had moved

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<v Speaker 1>into the bungalow around two years previously. One of the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest line of inquiries was that Nigel was a gay man.

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<v Speaker 1>Through my experience of covering cases during the nineteen eighties,

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<v Speaker 1>I have found the reporting of crimes against gay people

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<v Speaker 1>always focused very heavily on their sexuality as part of

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<v Speaker 1>the crime. Looking at this through the lens of twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four, I always find it a bit problematic, as

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<v Speaker 1>clearly the worldwide concern about the AIDS epidemic shaped a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of the reporting. For instance, in this case, the

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<v Speaker 1>police discuss reaching out to the gay community in the

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<v Speaker 1>area to see if they might have information, but simultaneously

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<v Speaker 1>discuss if any of Nigel's friends had AIDS. In hindsight,

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<v Speaker 1>it's hard to see how this had anything to do

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<v Speaker 1>with the murder, but clearly the police did believe that

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<v Speaker 1>someone in Nigel's circle of friends may have information that

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<v Speaker 1>could help them. Discussing their health openly in the newspaper, however,

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<v Speaker 1>may not have made many people in the gay community

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<v Speaker 1>feel able or safe to come forward with that information.

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<v Speaker 1>Police did discover some information that helped them shape the

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<v Speaker 1>days leading up to Nigel's murder. Nigel had been out

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<v Speaker 1>with some friends on Thursday, the eighteenth of December. He

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<v Speaker 1>had traveled on the eight twenty pm train from Southport

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<v Speaker 1>to Liverpool with three or four men who were all

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<v Speaker 1>smartly dressed. It was known that Nigel and his friends

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<v Speaker 1>enjoyed visiting club in Liverpool, Blackpool, Southport and Preston, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was thought that this is where he was going

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<v Speaker 1>that evening. Police were interested in this lead and hoped

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<v Speaker 1>that other people who had been on the train that

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<v Speaker 1>night may have information that they could pass along to

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<v Speaker 1>the police. They conducted a reconstruction of the train journey

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<v Speaker 1>in the hope that it would jog the public's memory.

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<v Speaker 1>They found that Nigel was later seen on Friday, the

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<v Speaker 1>nineteenth of December, and that he had last been seen

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<v Speaker 1>at around two pm that afternoon. This, however, was the

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<v Speaker 1>last time that he had been seen, as he did

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<v Speaker 1>not turn up to the shop on the Saturday as

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<v Speaker 1>he had planned. The police had found some information out

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<v Speaker 1>about that Friday evening, as despite the fact that he

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't been seen, it was thought that Nigel may have

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<v Speaker 1>hosted a Christmas party at his home. Police had information

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<v Speaker 1>that three men were at his home that evening. However,

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<v Speaker 1>tracing them was proving difficult. The papers described them as

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<v Speaker 1>mystery guests, and they did hope that by appealing they

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<v Speaker 1>would find out who they were and they may be

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<v Speaker 1>able to fill in the gaps that they had. If

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<v Speaker 1>Nigel had had a party, then this, of course would

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<v Speaker 1>have been of interest to the police. Police spoke to

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<v Speaker 1>Nigel's neighbors in the area to see what they noticed

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<v Speaker 1>or saw that evening. One thing became apparent. They gave

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<v Speaker 1>conflicting accounts of what they saw. Superintendent Boyd later explained

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<v Speaker 1>the people living in the adjoining semi to mister Bostock

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<v Speaker 1>gave a totally conflicting statement to the people living opposite

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<v Speaker 1>to the house. The people living next door to mister

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<v Speaker 1>Bostock claimed they heard the sound of a scuffle at

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<v Speaker 1>eleven thirty pm that night, which they described as someone

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<v Speaker 1>being dragged across the floor, while the people living opposite

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<v Speaker 1>reported that mister Bostock went out in his red Ford

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<v Speaker 1>Fiesta car at around nine forty five pm. I have

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<v Speaker 1>no reason to disbelieve either of the neighbors as mister

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<v Speaker 1>Bostock could have gone out, picked someone up and come

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<v Speaker 1>back home. But what is puzzling is how did the

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<v Speaker 1>killers leave the scene, As mister Bostock's car was in

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<v Speaker 1>the driveway when the murder was discovered, and no one

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<v Speaker 1>reported any unusual cars in the area. This was interesting

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<v Speaker 1>as reports from the time do state that around two

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen am on that Saturday morning, an MK three Ford

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<v Speaker 1>corteen of four or saloon which was probably brown, was

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<v Speaker 1>seen in the area of abrams Fold, where Nigel lived.

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<v Speaker 1>The car joined the A five sixty five Southport to

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<v Speaker 1>Preston Road, turning towards Preston and it stood out to

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<v Speaker 1>witnesses because it had a badly blowing exhaust and was

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<v Speaker 1>probably very loud. This was unable to be traced and

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<v Speaker 1>they were unsure if it had anything to do with

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<v Speaker 1>the murder, but given the time it was seen leaving,

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<v Speaker 1>it could not be ruled out. There were several unknowns

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<v Speaker 1>in the case who had been at Nigel's flat, how

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<v Speaker 1>the killers had gotten away with the murder, along with

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<v Speaker 1>some mysteries about people known to Nigel. One particular mystery

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<v Speaker 1>that police were eager to solve was who was Karl.

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<v Speaker 1>They had some information that Karl, spelt with either a

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<v Speaker 1>sea or a quay, was known to Nigel and may

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<v Speaker 1>have been staying with him for a while. Karl may

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<v Speaker 1>have been a hitchhiker that Nigel had picked up and

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<v Speaker 1>become friends with, or even the partner of. However, this

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<v Speaker 1>was all that police knew about him. They were interested

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<v Speaker 1>in speaking to him because if he had been living

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<v Speaker 1>with Nigel, he may know some information that could help

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<v Speaker 1>them find out who did this. They knew he had

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<v Speaker 1>reddish our sandy colored hair. However, the rest of the

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<v Speaker 1>information was difficult to ascertain. More information did possibly emerge,

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<v Speaker 1>and that was in the form of letters found at

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<v Speaker 1>Nigel's home. These letters were from a couple named Doris

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<v Speaker 1>and Regg with the possible last name of Hobb. They

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<v Speaker 1>had had extensive communication with Nigel over several years, and

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<v Speaker 1>there was some speculation that this couple could be some

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<v Speaker 1>relation to Carl, who they were trying to trace. Whether

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<v Speaker 1>this had anything to do with the murder, however, is unclear,

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<v Speaker 1>but the police continually appealed for Carl to come forward.

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<v Speaker 1>They also did this on a Crime Watch segment in

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<v Speaker 1>January of nineteen eighty seven. They asked that Carl come

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<v Speaker 1>forward to speak to police, and they also showed the

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<v Speaker 1>type of watch that was missing from Nigel's home. They

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<v Speaker 1>told anyone who may have information about the watch, had

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<v Speaker 1>seen it before or been asked to buy it, to

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<v Speaker 1>come forward and this may help solve Nigel's murder. He

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<v Speaker 1>was also revealed around this time that Nigel's family had

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<v Speaker 1>put up quite a substantial reward for information in the case.

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<v Speaker 1>The segment on the show was only short, but police

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<v Speaker 1>did receive around sixty calls from people who thought that

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<v Speaker 1>they knew something. One of these people was a man

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<v Speaker 1>named Philip from Turquie in Devon. He stated that he

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<v Speaker 1>thought he might know something about the watch that was missing.

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<v Speaker 1>Another person rang up to say that they thought they

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<v Speaker 1>might be a relative of Carls. This call, however, got

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<v Speaker 1>cut off or the person hung up and did not

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<v Speaker 1>ring back. These were interesting lines of inquiry, however, they

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<v Speaker 1>did not lead to any suspects being found out. In

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<v Speaker 1>the months that followed, a coroner ruled that Nigel's murder

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<v Speaker 1>was unlawful and that while an investigation was taking place,

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<v Speaker 1>nobody had been convicted of the crime. He also ruled

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<v Speaker 1>that the cause of death was one fatal stab wound

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<v Speaker 1>to the chest. This they believed was done with a

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<v Speaker 1>kitchen knife. The investigation was large in scale and it

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<v Speaker 1>was believed that more than five thousand people were interviewed.

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<v Speaker 1>There were around two thousand lines of inquiry and around

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<v Speaker 1>one thousand, six hundred and twelve statements were taken. The

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<v Speaker 1>investigations slowed down in the years that followed, as without

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<v Speaker 1>witnesses coming forward and without the DNA technology, finding out

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<v Speaker 1>who did it was a struggle. Police maintained that they

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<v Speaker 1>believed that the motive for the murder was sexual and

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<v Speaker 1>that this may have been a sexual act that had

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<v Speaker 1>gone wrong. Superintendent Boyd stated a year after the murder,

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<v Speaker 1>usually when you find your motive for the crime, you

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<v Speaker 1>find your answer. There's no doubt that the motive for

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<v Speaker 1>the visit of the offender or offenders was sex. They

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<v Speaker 1>also stated their belief that more than one person may

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<v Speaker 1>have been involved, as in more than one person was

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<v Speaker 1>there at the house that night that this murder took place.

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<v Speaker 1>They stated that they believed there was someone out there

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<v Speaker 1>with more information that they had not yet divulged. Years

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<v Speaker 1>passed with the case remaining unsolved and with little progress

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<v Speaker 1>being published to the public. In two thousand and three,

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<v Speaker 1>there was a development. An anonymous letter had been sent

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<v Speaker 1>to the police, and it reported that this letter contained

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<v Speaker 1>information and facts about the murder. This was of interest

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<v Speaker 1>to the police as they had also been conducting their

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<v Speaker 1>own forensic review of the evidence found at the scene,

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<v Speaker 1>as DNA technology was not widely being used at the

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<v Speaker 1>time that the murder took place. Detective Superintendent Mick Turner

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<v Speaker 1>said in two thousand and four, We've had the letter

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<v Speaker 1>for some time now and thanks to information uncovered during

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<v Speaker 1>the forensic review, we now have reason to believe that

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<v Speaker 1>it could be significant to the inquiry. We also believe

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<v Speaker 1>that there were at least three people present in the

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<v Speaker 1>house on the night that Nigel died. Despite numerous appeals,

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<v Speaker 1>these people have never been traced. They may or may

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<v Speaker 1>not have been involved with Nigel's death, and we would

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<v Speaker 1>like them to come forward. If they were involved in

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<v Speaker 1>Nigel's death, then it's quite possible they will have said

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<v Speaker 1>something to somebody over the years, and we would appeal

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<v Speaker 1>for anyone with any information to contact us. It's interesting

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<v Speaker 1>that the forensic evidence appeared to perhaps corroborate things that

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<v Speaker 1>had been said in the letter. However, the letter writer

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<v Speaker 1>has never been traced, and so who this person is

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<v Speaker 1>or if they're credible, is something we still don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Another Crime Watch appeal was also shown in two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and four. Phone calls did come in and it was

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<v Speaker 1>reported in two thousand and five that a man was

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<v Speaker 1>arrested after failing to volunteer his DNA as part of

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<v Speaker 1>the investigation. It's not believed that this man was arrested

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<v Speaker 1>on any charges relating to the murder. However, it's certainly

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<v Speaker 1>interesting how his name came to be part of the investigation.

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<v Speaker 1>Since two thousand and five, there has been little reported

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<v Speaker 1>on Nigel's murder and it's still unsolved in twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 1>In twenty twenty one, there were several local articles published

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<v Speaker 1>about Nigel's unsolved murder. However, there was no new information

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<v Speaker 1>contained in this articles. They were simply raising awareness. After

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<v Speaker 1>thirty five years of being unsolved, we are now nearly

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<v Speaker 1>forty years of being unsolved, with little movement being reported.

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<v Speaker 1>This is tragic for cases like this, and I really

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<v Speaker 1>do feel for Nigel's family. It does feel like a

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<v Speaker 1>case that if it happened today may have had more

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<v Speaker 1>looking being solved with DNA advances, CCTV and phone data.

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<v Speaker 1>I agree with police that this does feel like more

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<v Speaker 1>of a personal crime. However, who it was or why

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<v Speaker 1>they were there a largely unknown. I would love to

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<v Speaker 1>see Nigel's case be solved and I hope that police

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<v Speaker 1>continue to review it for information. If you know anything

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<v Speaker 1>about the murder of Nigel Bosstok in nineteen eighty six,

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<v Speaker 1>please contact police on one on. Our crime stoppers are

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