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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>Today we're going to be exploring a case which is

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<v Speaker 1>quite close to me in proximity and one that police

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<v Speaker 1>felt at the time did not get enough attention. The

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<v Speaker 1>murder of fifty eight year old Edmund Simpson at a

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<v Speaker 1>book shop in Manchester City Center was shocking in its

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<v Speaker 1>ferocity and violence. Police expected that this would be a

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<v Speaker 1>case that could be solved quickly, but sadly, forty three

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<v Speaker 1>years later, it's still unsolved. This episode contains descriptions that

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<v Speaker 1>some listeners may find distressing. Sole listener discretion is advised.

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<v Speaker 1>Burne's Bookshop was located on the corner of Victoria Street

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<v Speaker 1>and Fennel Street and has been described as being in

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<v Speaker 1>the shadow of Manchester Cathedral. It occupied a central location

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<v Speaker 1>in the city and today that area is a hub

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<v Speaker 1>of activity with many restaurants and bars, as well as

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<v Speaker 1>being next to the Anddale shopping Centre. The area has

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<v Speaker 1>had a lot of development over the years, particularly after

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<v Speaker 1>the nineteen ninety six Manchester bombing attack, which led to

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<v Speaker 1>many new areas and buildings being built. Eric Burns and

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<v Speaker 1>his brother Dennis had founded the shop. However, by nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>eighty two, fifty eight year old Edmund Simpson had worked

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<v Speaker 1>in the shop for thirty six years and had ran

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<v Speaker 1>it for thirty of those years. He was a part

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<v Speaker 1>of the furniture of the shop and became partners with

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<v Speaker 1>Eric Burns, who by then was seventy years old. Edmunds

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<v Speaker 1>lived in the Greater Manchester area of Preswich, located around

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<v Speaker 1>four and a half miles away from the city centre.

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<v Speaker 1>He lived there with his wife, Norma, and they had

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<v Speaker 1>a daughter together. Edmond has been described by those that

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<v Speaker 1>knew him as the nicest man and one of nature's gentlemen.

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<v Speaker 1>Eric Burns said about him, he was a good Samaritan,

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<v Speaker 1>one of nature's gentlemen. He would do anything for anybody.

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<v Speaker 1>If you were in trouble, he would be there in

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<v Speaker 1>a minute. This seemed to be echoed by everyone that

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<v Speaker 1>knew him, and he clearly enjoyed what he did. Edmund

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<v Speaker 1>had been in the rif and after he was demobbed

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<v Speaker 1>he went to work at the book shop, and so

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<v Speaker 1>by all intents and purposes, he had dedicated his life

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<v Speaker 1>to it. In nineteen eighty two, however, the future of

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<v Speaker 1>the shop looked a little uncertain. The lead of the

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<v Speaker 1>premises was due to end and the building was under

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<v Speaker 1>a council demolition order, and so it looked unlikely to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to continue. The previous year, Eric Burns had

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<v Speaker 1>considered shutting down the business. He would later explain that

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<v Speaker 1>this was something that worried Edmund, as he was concerned

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<v Speaker 1>at his age, he would not be able to get

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<v Speaker 1>another job and he'd be left with nothing. Eric Burns

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<v Speaker 1>explained that this was one of the reasons why he

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<v Speaker 1>had decided to keep the shop open, as Edmond was

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<v Speaker 1>so worried about his future. On Monday, the ninth of

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<v Speaker 1>August nineteen eighty two, Eric Burns was concerned when he

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't been able to reach Edmund on the phone at

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<v Speaker 1>the shop. This was unusual because Edmund was working that

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<v Speaker 1>day and so he couldn't figure out why he wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>be picking it up. He decided to go down to

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<v Speaker 1>the shop to check that everything was okay. When he arrived,

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<v Speaker 1>he found that the front door was locked. He opened

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<v Speaker 1>it using his key and stepped in. When he stepped in,

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<v Speaker 1>he realized that something was wrong as he saw Edmund

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<v Speaker 1>Simpson slumped on the floor of the shop. He was

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<v Speaker 1>laying a pool of blood and Eric could see that

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<v Speaker 1>he had severe head wad wounds. Being unable to believe

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<v Speaker 1>what he saw, Eric quickly contacted the police and Edmund

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<v Speaker 1>was rushed a Salford Royal Hospital. He was still alive,

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<v Speaker 1>but he was seriously injured. It was clear from the

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<v Speaker 1>outset that somebody had attacked Edmund and hit him around

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<v Speaker 1>the head. Unfortunately, despite intervention from the hospital's staff, Edmond

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<v Speaker 1>passed away from his injuries two days after he'd been attacked.

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<v Speaker 1>This was a brutal attack which had now turned into

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<v Speaker 1>a brutal murder, and getting to the bottom of how

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<v Speaker 1>and why this had happened was crucial. Greater Manchester Police

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<v Speaker 1>began an investigation into Edmund's murder to try and figure

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<v Speaker 1>out what had happened. The post martem established that Edmund

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<v Speaker 1>had died from a brain hemorrhage caused by several blows

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<v Speaker 1>to the head with a blunt object. It's not been

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<v Speaker 1>disclosed if this murder weapon was ever recovered. They also

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<v Speaker 1>established that he must have attacks between around one forty

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<v Speaker 1>pm and two forty pm. This appears to have been

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<v Speaker 1>due to the fact that Edmund had wrung up two

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<v Speaker 1>five pound transactions shortly before the attack. These were very

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<v Speaker 1>important in establishing a timeline for what happened. Chief Superintendent

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<v Speaker 1>Jack Ridgeway was in charge of the investigation, and he

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<v Speaker 1>explained that he was anxious to speak to anyone that

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<v Speaker 1>had been in the shop between one thirty and three

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<v Speaker 1>thirty pm that day to try and eliminate anyone and

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<v Speaker 1>also establish when the last person had seen Edmund. A

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<v Speaker 1>theory of the case began to form. Police discovered that

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<v Speaker 1>sixty five pounds had been taken from the shop, as

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<v Speaker 1>well as Edmund's driving license. Nothing else appeared to be missing,

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<v Speaker 1>and the crime scene showed no sign of a struggle.

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<v Speaker 1>Chief Superintendent Ridgeway stated that he believed the motive behind

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<v Speaker 1>the attack was robbery. An interesting piece of information was

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<v Speaker 1>that this was not the first time that the shop

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<v Speaker 1>had been robbed. It had been robbed two years previously,

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<v Speaker 1>and that time Edmund had been held up by a

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<v Speaker 1>man with a razor. This robbery had also taken place

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<v Speaker 1>at around three pm in the afternoon, at a similar

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<v Speaker 1>time to the more recent attack. Police ruled out any

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<v Speaker 1>connection between the two robberies. However, it did indicate that

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<v Speaker 1>this was a shop where criminals with the intention of

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<v Speaker 1>robbing someone may want to go. There was another reason

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<v Speaker 1>why police believed the shop may have attracted some questionable customers.

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<v Speaker 1>While the bookshop had predominantly sold railway and military books,

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<v Speaker 1>Edmund had discovered that selling what were described as girly

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<v Speaker 1>magazines was more lucrative for business and made them more money.

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<v Speaker 1>These magazines were placed on the top shelves and this

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<v Speaker 1>increased the number of customers coming into the shop. It

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<v Speaker 1>also increased the number of awkward interactions with customers. Eric

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<v Speaker 1>Burns stated Edmund was a friendly man, but we did

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<v Speaker 1>get some weird customers sometimes and we would have to

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<v Speaker 1>eject them. Some were drunk. Despite his five foot eight

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<v Speaker 1>height and ten stone weight, Eric described Edmund as a

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<v Speaker 1>pretty tough guy who knew how to deal with awkward customers.

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<v Speaker 1>This information was certainly of interest a greater Manchester Police,

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<v Speaker 1>and the relatively new sale of these magazines could have

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<v Speaker 1>put Edmund more at risk than he had been previously.

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<v Speaker 1>Despite this lead, the information about the sale of the

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<v Speaker 1>magazines could have put the investigation at a disadvantage. Any

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<v Speaker 1>legitimate customers who had been in the shop may have

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<v Speaker 1>been less likely to come forward through fear of embarrassment.

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<v Speaker 1>This was a criticism that was later leveled at the

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<v Speaker 1>customers of the shop by the police in the days

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<v Speaker 1>following the murder. Detective Superintendent Jack Ridgway described the response

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<v Speaker 1>from the public as appalling and said that these customers

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<v Speaker 1>were directly hindering the investigation. He stated that there were

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<v Speaker 1>seven principal witnesses that they wanted to speak to who

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<v Speaker 1>might have important information. He said, shortly after the murder

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<v Speaker 1>of the seven principal witnesses, we particularly wanted to see

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<v Speaker 1>not one has come forward. They seem more concerned about

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<v Speaker 1>preserving their reputations because they think if they come forward,

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<v Speaker 1>people will say they went into the shop to buy

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<v Speaker 1>dirty books. I couldn't care less why they went into

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<v Speaker 1>the shop. Reporting from the time explains who some of

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<v Speaker 1>these witnesses were. One witness was extremely important and was

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<v Speaker 1>thought to be the last person to see Edmund alive.

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<v Speaker 1>He was a man with a dark beard and sunglasses

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<v Speaker 1>who was in the shop at around two pm. He

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<v Speaker 1>was white, around five feet six inches tall, and was

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<v Speaker 1>aged about thirty or forty. Another witness was seen at

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<v Speaker 1>between two ten and two thirty pm and was described

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<v Speaker 1>as a white man around forty years old and clean

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<v Speaker 1>shaven with glasses. He was wearing a blue jacket and

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<v Speaker 1>gray trousers. Another witness was not seen to go into

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<v Speaker 1>the shop, but just look through the window. He was

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<v Speaker 1>in his mid thirties and had an unkempt appearance. He

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<v Speaker 1>was wearing a gray top coat. A group of witnesses

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<v Speaker 1>were also asked to come forward, a group of men

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<v Speaker 1>in their late teens or early twenties and a girl

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<v Speaker 1>aged nineteen or twenty. The men were dressed in casual

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<v Speaker 1>clothing and the girl was around five feet two or

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<v Speaker 1>five feet four inches tall, wearing tight jeans, a white

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<v Speaker 1>t shirt and a blue denim jacket. It's unclear if

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<v Speaker 1>they were just spotted near the shop or had been

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<v Speaker 1>inside the shop during the window of time that the

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<v Speaker 1>police were interested in. More recent reporting from the Manchester

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<v Speaker 1>Evening News describes a man that was seen fleeing the

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<v Speaker 1>scene looking distressed. The man was described as five feet

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<v Speaker 1>nine to six feet tall with dark hair. He was

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<v Speaker 1>believed to be in his late twenties to early thirties

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<v Speaker 1>and was wearing jeans, Again, it's unclear if this man

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<v Speaker 1>was the same as any of the other descriptions from

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<v Speaker 1>contemporary reports, or this was another person of interest. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>someone fleeing the scene looking distressed is certainly someone that

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<v Speaker 1>the police wanted to find. The frustration that the police

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<v Speaker 1>were feeling towards the public response was clear, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>been described as though people did not care about what

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<v Speaker 1>had happened to Edmund, and it had been hoped that

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<v Speaker 1>as the attack had happened in the afternoon, when people

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<v Speaker 1>were going about their business, that someone would have noticed something, especially,

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<v Speaker 1>as Chief Superintendent Jack Ridgeway stated, traffic is often held

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<v Speaker 1>immediately outside the shop at the busy junction, and drivers

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<v Speaker 1>too may have seen someone coming out of the entrance

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<v Speaker 1>or standing nearby. Greater Manchester Police decided to put up

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<v Speaker 1>posters inside the shop describing what had happened to Edmund

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<v Speaker 1>and appealing for information from anyone passing by who was

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<v Speaker 1>hoped that for people who might have passed the shop

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<v Speaker 1>every day on their way to work, for instance, it

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<v Speaker 1>might jog their memories. It might have also pricked the

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<v Speaker 1>conscience of someone who was holding back information. Unfortunately, however,

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<v Speaker 1>this did not have the desired effect and information was

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<v Speaker 1>not forthcoming. Eric Burns put up a five hundred pound

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<v Speaker 1>reward for anyone with information. This would have been around

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<v Speaker 1>two two hundred pounds in today's money. However, this did

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<v Speaker 1>not also seem to tempt anyone to come forward. The

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<v Speaker 1>investigation hit a brick wall very quickly, and without any

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<v Speaker 1>new information, it went cold. Edmund's wife and his grown

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<v Speaker 1>up daughter had to try and get on with life

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<v Speaker 1>without him, and it was clear that he was a

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<v Speaker 1>very loved man by all that knew him. He was

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<v Speaker 1>such an unnecessary attack and the lack of information from

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<v Speaker 1>the community was certainly disappointing. Sadly, there was no further

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<v Speaker 1>progress reported on Edmund's case for decades until twenty fifteen,

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<v Speaker 1>when it was announced that Greater Manchester's Cold Case Unit

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<v Speaker 1>would be reopening the case. It was hoped that now

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<v Speaker 1>that new forensic technology existed, they would be able to

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<v Speaker 1>find out new evidence that they couldn't obtain previously. It

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<v Speaker 1>was also hoped after all these years, someone would be

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<v Speaker 1>more willing to come forward with information. Detective Sergeant Julie

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<v Speaker 1>Adams from the unit said, thirty three years have now

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<v Speaker 1>passed since Edmund Simpson was brutally killed in the bookshop

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<v Speaker 1>where he worked. This case will not be closed and

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<v Speaker 1>detectives from the Cold Case Review Unit remain positive and

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<v Speaker 1>will explore all lines of inquiry in the hunt for

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<v Speaker 1>Edmund's killer. In twenty ten, we explored opportunities around the

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<v Speaker 1>case and are doing so again now. We are considering

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<v Speaker 1>any new forensic opportunities and other information we have received

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<v Speaker 1>to ensure that we can pursue justice for Edmund's family.

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<v Speaker 1>Edmund's daughter is obviously still very distressed about his murder,

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<v Speaker 1>and for the sake of her and for Edmund's grandchildren

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<v Speaker 1>to find some answers and justice, I would ask that

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<v Speaker 1>anyone who may have information on what happened, or who

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<v Speaker 1>police as soon as possible on oh one sixty one

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<v Speaker 1>eight five six five nine sixty one, or crime Stoppers

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<v Speaker 1>anonymously on eight hundred five five five one one one.

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<v Speaker 1>This seems to be the last update that has been

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<v Speaker 1>made in this case, and ten years later, there has

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<v Speaker 1>been no more progress reported. If forensic technology did help

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<v Speaker 1>with progressing the case, there has been nothing published about

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<v Speaker 1>it since. Like so many other cases, we cover. This

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<v Speaker 1>case deserves more attention, and it seems like a case

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<v Speaker 1>that could have been solved with just a small piece

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<v Speaker 1>of information. You never know what your seemingly tiny piece

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<v Speaker 1>of information could do for a case, or what connection

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<v Speaker 1>it could make. Edmund's murder deserves to be solved, and

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<v Speaker 1>his daughter and his grandchildren deserve to know what happened.

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