Janet Murgatroyd
Preston student Janet Murgatroyd's murder "remains a crime we desperately want to solve" police say ahead of the 25th anniversary of her death
By Stef Hall
15th June 2021
''It is 25 years since her tragic death on Wednesday, but the investigation into the killing remains open, and her killer is still at large.
The 20-year-old UCLan student, from Broad Oak Green, Penwortham, had spent her last day – Friday, June 15, 1996 – shopping with friends and enjoying a night out, finishing at The Adelphi pub.
But the bubbly part-time police clerk never made it home.''
''Janet's size 10 Wrangler jeans have never been recovered. A photographer at the scene found Janet's bloodstained shirt and police forensically tested hairs found on the top, and one of her socks.
Anyone with information can call police on 101 or Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.''
Janet Murgatroyd
As Janet crossed Penwortham Bridge she was kicked at least three times to the head, suffering a broken nose and jaw, and suffered scratch marks on the back of her leg consistent with being dragged through undergrowth.
She was dumped by the river on the Penwortham side of the bridge, where the tidal water rose, and she drowned.