Found Deceased UK- Annette Smith, 74, last seen carrying suitcase, poss. entered a navy blue/black estate car w. woman, Stotfold, 11/11/23, *Murder investigation*

[BreadnLumpit]

DBM

 

[BreadnLumpit]

Murder suspect appears in court after human remains found in Letchworth

 

[nhmemorymaker]

I hope some locals are able to see and post any new details found about the victim and the suspect....
since nothing more in the courts until the end of june.

 

[AliceInPain]

"Scott Paterson, 44, of no fixed address"

She didn't have children I think. So someone just targeted this lady for money? I assume.
So glad they found her if the remains are her, no one deserves to be stashed in a storage unit like a piece of old furniture But at least he's talking I guess.

Just a nightmare scenario that could happen: I had an ex with a drug problem who seriously hurt and almost killed someone, but since he was an addict was sentenced to rehab. So he went to rehab and he and some others got drunk after a few days and they were kicked out and that was it.
He was also "of no fixed address" so that's why it made me think of that. But hopeful Annette will get justice, also hoping local news will be covering the trial.

 

[pokerowan]

Weirdly, the BBC reported he was from the same area, Fairfield Park. Not sure why there is a discrepancy between outlets, I imagine he was formerly from that location and was no longer living there when arrested. JMO.

Man, 44, remanded after human remains find

Scott Paterson, from Stotfold, is accused of the murder of a woman who disappeared in November.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Big Guy]

Weirdly, the BBC reported he was from the same area, Fairfield Park. Not sure why there is a discrepancy between outlets, I imagine he was formerly from that location and was no longer living there when arrested. JMO.

Man, 44, remanded after human remains find

Scott Paterson, from Stotfold, is accused of the murder of a woman who disappeared in November.

www.bbc.co.uk

The accused was Annette’s lodger for about 10 years

 

[Big Guy]

"Scott Paterson, 44, of no fixed address"

She didn't have children I think. So someone just targeted this lady for money? I assume.
So glad they found her if the remains are her, no one deserves to be stashed in a storage unit like a piece of old furniture But at least he's talking I guess.

Just a nightmare scenario that could happen: I had an ex with a drug problem who seriously hurt and almost killed someone, but since he was an addict was sentenced to rehab. So he went to rehab and he and some others got drunk after a few days and they were kicked out and that was it.
He was also "of no fixed address" so that's why it made me think of that. But hopeful Annette will get justice, also hoping local news will be covering the trial.

Annette had two step-children and large extended family

 

[pokerowan]

The accused was Annette’s lodger for about 10 years

Annette had two step-children and large extended family

Do you have a source for this? I haven't read it in MSM.

 

[Big Guy]

Do you have a source for this? I haven't read it in MSM.

I am her brother-in-law and have known Annette since she was 19yrs old.

 

[pokerowan]

I am her brother-in-law and have known Annette since she was 19yrs old.

So sorry for your loss, mate. Your comments will be deleted unless you get verified by the moderators - there's a guide on how to do that here under 'VERIFIED PROFESSIONALS and CASE INSIDERS'. Best of luck, hope it goes quickly.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Scott Paterson, 44, of no fixed address, was arrested on Tuesday (30 April) by officers in connection with the investigation into Annette’s disappearance

Detective Chief Inspector Katie Dounias, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, said: “This is clearly a distressing time for Annette’s friends, family and all those from the tight close-knit community she was from. Our thoughts are with them at this time and we have specialist officers supporting her loved ones

https://www.beds.police.uk/news/bedfordshire/news/2024/05-may/murder-charge-after-human-remains-found/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Orlo

*edited for updated article

 

[Skigh]

Detective Chief Inspector Dale Mepstead, from the Bedfordshire Major Crime Unit, said: “We have been carrying out thorough enquiries into Annette’s disappearance and based on the information that we have, we are now treating this as a murder investigation.

“We believe that Annette was last seen on or around 11 November 2023

Murder investigation launched as woman has been missing five months

She was last seen with a suitcase getting into a car with another woman

uk.news.yahoo.com

This article is from April. A man has been charged with her murder.

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833210496989774170

 

[dotr]

Man from Bedfordshire admits to murdering woman and hiding body

Scott Paterson pleads guilty to killing Annette Smith and hiding the remains in a storage unit.

www.bbc.com

Patterson sent Christmas messages and Moonpig cards to Ms Smith's family and friends to pretend that she was still alive
“Paterson’s actions to conceal his horrific crime and later mislead Annette’s family and friends with a false sense of assurance, reveals the nature of a very cold and calculated individual who has no place in our community.

“Uncovering Annette’s death has required the finest level of police work, and I would like to commend the Major Crime Unit and supporting teams on their meticulous efforts over the last five months."

 

[Skigh]

Lodger who murdered and dismembered his landlady jailed for 20 years

Scott Paterson, 45, admitted murdering Annette Smith, 74, before hiding her remains in a storage unit in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.

www.dailymail.co.uk

19 years is not long enough . Moo

 

[Skigh]

Chilling moment lodger confesses to murdering landlady

Video shows Scott Paterson nonchalantly admitting to police he had killed Annette Smith at their shared home in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, in November 2023.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Cedars]

Appalling case, RIP Annette.

Unfortunately, the headline for this thread here on WS is most likely the lie told by her killer to try to cover up his crime.

IMO, police didn't believe his lie, but allowed MM to publish it in case it was true and this other woman might come forward.

Stay skeptical, sleuthers!

Greatest sympathy to her family.

JMO

 

[Skigh]

24hrs in Police Custody is back on 29th & 30th June. It’s a 2-part concerning a missing woman.

Stotfold man who put landlady’s body in storage unit jailed - BBC News

Scott Paterson admitted murdering 74-year-old Annette Smith and hiding the evidence.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[dotr]

24 Hours In Police Custody: The Butcher Of Suburbia | Preview (Channel 4)

24 Hours In Police Custody returns with the inside story of the murder of a 74-year-old woman, and the macabre lengths the killer went to in attempting to conceal her death. Annette Smith's lodger reported that she has been missing for several weeks. Missing Persons find no trace of her...

www.tvzoneuk.com

''In the second episode, detectives from the Major Crime Unit at Bedfordshire Police have a suspect in custody who admits to the crime - but the confession is only the beginning of a case that will bring a series of deeply disturbing twists and turns in a tale that shocks and surprises the experienced police team.

24 Hours In Police Custody: The Butcher Of Suburbia airs Sunday 29th and Monday 30th June at 9pm on Channel 4.''

 

[jackal67]

24 Hours In Police Custody: The Butcher Of Suburbia | Preview (Channel 4)

24 Hours In Police Custody returns with the inside story of the murder of a 74-year-old woman, and the macabre lengths the killer went to in attempting to conceal her death. Annette Smith's lodger reported that she has been missing for several weeks. Missing Persons find no trace of her...

www.tvzoneuk.com

''In the second episode, detectives from the Major Crime Unit at Bedfordshire Police have a suspect in custody who admits to the crime - but the confession is only the beginning of a case that will bring a series of deeply disturbing twists and turns in a tale that shocks and surprises the experienced police team.

24 Hours In Police Custody: The Butcher Of Suburbia airs Sunday 29th and Monday 30th June at 9pm on Channel 4.''

Thanks.Really like this show