Tag Archives: Sheffield

Murder hunt missing link Mystery of where Pat spent her final days By Paul Whitehouse WITHIN hours of the discovery of Pat Grainger’s murdered body, detectives were predicting the case would present a massive challenge. Now, 12 days after her body was discovered, their instincts are proving correct. Police have …

Woman’s frenzied sex killer may strike again, warn detectives By Jillian Ward August 1997 A KILLER  who sexually assaulted, stabbed and strangled a Sheffield mother before dumping her body in a woodland brook may strike again, fear police. Detectives investigating the death of Patricia Grainger, 25, says the victim, who …

New quiz on Pat’s murder 16th August 1997 By Debbie Price and Rob Hollingworth MURDER squad detectives were tonight quizzing pub regulars and motorists where victim Pat Grainger was seen seven days ago. A team of detectives is in the area around The Huntsman pub on Barnsley Road, Parson Cross …

Tragedy of a little lad robbed of his mother.   15th August 1997   JUST like any other five-year-old little Danny Grainger is full of excitement about starting school next month. But his mum won’t be there to hold his hand and wish him luck on his first day in …

View Original Danny waits for his mum …but she’ll never return.. 15 August 1997 HEARTBROEKN five-year-old Danny Grainger today sits on the steps outside his gome – desperate to see his mummy again. But she’s never coming back. Pat, aged 25, was the woman murdered and dumped in a Sheffield …

Little Danny waits for the mum he’ll never see again By DEBBIE PRICE 15th August 1997 HEARTBROKEN five-year-old Danny Grainger today sits on the steps outside his home – desperate to see his mummy again. But she’s never coming back. Pat, aged 25, was the woman murdered and dumped in …

New clue on Pat’s death 14th august 1997 MURDER victim Pat Grainger could have been alive hours before her body was found in a Sheffield beauty spot, polie today revealed. A new witness has said the Parson Cross mum was seen alive near her home the night before her body …

Killing creates a climate of fear   The day kids laughter was silenced   13th August 1997   THE familiar sound of hide and seek games or dare-devil stunts on Tarzan ropes are now things of the past since murder victim Pat Grainger’s body was found.   “I’m going down …

Killed for kicks A SEX fiend, who murdered a young mum for kicks, could strike again police warned last night. The monster stabbed and strangled Pat Grainger in a wally popular with courting couples. The he dumped her body under an old double bed in a stream. Pat, 25, who …

 View Original Call to murder victim’s friends August 1997 ‘Where did Pat stay?’ DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Sheffield mother Pat Grainger today admitted they have no fresh leads in the search for her killer. An extensive operation at the weekend to quiz motorists and regulars out the Huntsman Pub …

Police to quiz boyfriends of murdered Pat ‘We need to trace them to find out what they know’ By Paul Whitehouse August 12 1997 DETECTIVES are this after-noon poised to question boyfriends and associates of murdered Pat Grainger in a bid to trace her killer. Officers stress the people they …

BODY IN BROOK (FULL HEADLINE BODY IN BROOK KILLER MAY STRIKE AGAIN!) Sex killer strikes then hides his victim in stream August 11th 1997 View original Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 By Paul Whitehouse   A WOMAN was sexually attacked, strangled and stabbed before her body was dumped in …