UK UK - Glenis Carruthers, 20, Clifton, Bristol, 19 Jan 1974

[Pisces Cloud]

Here's an interesting article on how policing has changed since the murder investigation and how her killer will probably never be caught now.

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/MURDER-LIFE-MARS/article-3184223-detail/article.html

 

[aneurin]

There's a brief 10 minute or so documentary piece available on the BBC that refers to the case, which includes some archive footage;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8483000/8483532.stm

 

[aneurin]

One thing can now be said for certain. Vincent Tabak was convicted of the murder of Jo Yeates on the 28th October 2011. Given that he was born on the 10th February 1978, he cannot possibly have been responsible for the murder of Glenis Carruthers on the 19th January 1974. So the coincidence of two 'similar' murders taking place within the same locality was nothing more than that; coincidence, pure and simple.

Sadly it is very likely (barring a death-bed confession or some technological breakthrough) that we will never know who killed Glenis Carruthers.

 

[Pisces Cloud]

It would be interesting to learn if Tabak ever knew about Glenis' murder and the connection to the people in the flats.

One good thing that came out of all this though is that it did bring back to the public attention the long forgotten murder of Glenis.

 

[CastlesBurning]

The young woman strangled to death in the dark near Clifton Zoo

32: Glenis Carruthers The Unseen podcast

 

[dotr]

March 28 2020
Who killed these women? - Bucks’ unsolved murders

All of the unsolved murders in Bucks
''Glenis Carruthers
Age: 20
Address: Little Chalfont
Location of death: Clifton, Bristol

A student at Bedford College of Physical education, Miss Carruthers had travelled to a friend's house in Bristol for a 21st birthday party on January 19, 1974.

At around 10.20pm she left the party, possibly to get some fresh air or to make a call from a telephone box nearby.

Just after 11pm there was a sighting of her on the Clifton Downs, where a witness thought he saw a courting couple on the grass.

A short time after her body was discovered and she had been strangled to death.''

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Glenis - it's now been 49 years.