Two retired couples were similarly killed in Wilmslow, Cheshire, in 1996 and 1999. A serial killer, still at large, is thought to be responsible for the murders.
This case begins with the death of a couple, Howard and Bea Ainsworth. The Ainsworths, aged 79 and 78, died in Wilmslow, Cheshire, in 1996. Police have repeatedly dismissed the possibility of murder, according to The Sun. Moreover, at that time, the police had declared thatshe thought Howard killed his wife with a hammer and a knife before committing suicide. That by killing himself with a bag over your head. A suicide note was found next to the bodies. Which corroborated the version of a murder-suicide.
However, in 1999, another retired couple were also found dead in the same circumstances and that, still in Wilmslow. This time, it was Auriel, 68, who was found dead, beaten and stabbed, as was Béa Ainsworth. Again, the police had concluded a murder-suicide and even suggested that Donald, 73, had killed his wife in during a fit of madness before stabbing himself. Yet Christine Hurst, the Cheshire court officer at the time, had evoked a potential link between these four deaths. However, he was told: “Forget it, Miss Marple, everything is under control”.
The idea of the serial killer was still taken seriously
It was Christine Hurst’s successor, Stephanie Davies, who took a serious look on this case. Which made the possibility of a serial killer more serious in both cases. Moreover, she asserts that “all in the two double deaths indicate a single assailant who could go after frail elderly in the North West of England“.
What caught Stephanie Davies’ ear is absence of blood stains on Howard’s pajamas. Normally, this type of attack is supposed to leave bloodstains with tails. But there was nothing there. She also wondered how Donald could succeed in killing oneself by slitting one’s throat while stabbing his heart. Yet none of these wounds showed signs of significant bleeding. Which led him to think that these wounds could have been inflicted after his deathaccording to the Times.
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Behind the murder of two peaceful couples, the work of a serial killer on the loose
However, in 1999, another retired couple was also found dead in the same circumstances, again in Wilmslow.
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Behind the murder of two peaceful couples, the work of a serial killer on the loose
It was Christine Hurst’s successor, Stephanie Davies, who took a serious look at this affair. Which made the possibility of a serial killer more serious in both cases.
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Behind the murder of two peaceful couples, the work of a serial killer on the loose
Moreover, she claims that “everything about the two double deaths points to a single attacker who could prey on frail elderly people in the North West of England”.
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Behind the murder of two peaceful couples, the work of a serial killer on the loose
What caught Stephanie Davies’ ears was the lack of bloodstains on Howard’s pajamas. Normally, this type of attack is supposed to leave bloodstains with tails.