The Spectre Of The East Lancs Road

A look at the unsolved comes this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where we look at a trilogy of accounts which span six years, from the late 1980's to the mid 1990's, and two police forces.

All separated by the East Lancs Road...

The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving  descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Playlist Tracks

• Deadletter - Binge
• Two Door Cinema Club - Are We Ready?

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References

• Assorted articles available on the British Newspaper Archive
• Crimewatch Uk December 1988 - Linda Donaldson (Begins at 15:10)
• Crimewatch UK March 1991 - Maria Christina Requena (Begins at 30:40)
• Crimewatch UK April 1995 - Julie Finley (Begins at 02:05)
• Crimewatch UK November 1995 - Julie Finley Re-appeal (Begins at 36:12)
• https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/east-lancs-ripper-murdered-mutilated-15421495
• http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=1574&termRef=Linda%20Donaldson
• https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/1988-east-lancs-ripper-brutally-14120049
• https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-45899248
• https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/east-lancs-ripper-linda-donaldson-15292013
• https://www.missingandmurdered.co.uk/post/suzanne-donaldson-unsolved-murder-1988
• https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/cold-case-appeal-for-horrific-unsolved-murder-of-sex-worker-30-years-on_uk_5bc8563ee4b0d38b587542f5
• https://www.wigantoday.net/news/crime/aps50000-reward-to-help-catch-killer-of-mutilated-prostitute-557440
• https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/jr4mj1/the_murder_of_linda_donaldson_1988/?rdt=48855
• https://thetruecrimepagepodcast.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-east-lancs-ripper.html
• https://thetruecrimepagepodcast.blogspot.com/2020/02/east-lancs-ripper-part-2.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murdered_sex_workers_in_the_United_Kingdom
• http://nyenquirer.uk/halliwell-north-west-clusters/
• http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=1551&termRef=Maria%20Requina
• http://nyenquirer.uk/christopher-halliwell-the-secret-murders-2/
• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/the-prostitute-murder-mysteries-1987042.html
• https://reasonedcrimechronicle.com/another-unsolved-murder-from-the-land-of-the-beatles-linda-donaldson-1988/
• https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1705300/Liverpool-mum-desperate-answers-julie-finley-christopher-halliwell-murder
• https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/fresh-hope-killer-woman-23-21574358
• https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/killer-who-left-naked-womans-21239424
• https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/family-murder-victim-julie-finley-7569149
• http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=1550&termRef=Julie%20Finley
• https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-murder-victim-julie-finleys-3366664
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl7XuJ0aM1o
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSQl7C2wolg
• https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2013-10-30/cold-case-the-girl-who-was-thrown-away
• https://thetruecrimepagepodcast.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-julie-finley-murder-time-for-justice.html
• https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/5239494.who-killed-julie/
• https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/uk-christopher-halliwell-suspected-serial-killer.317314/page-8
• https://crimestoppers-uk.org/

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Remembering Linda, Maria, and Julie