Found Deceased UK - Leah Croucher - Emerson Valley - Milton Keynes - #7

[Stewlb]

I do have every faith that TVP are working to confirm the COD & who is responsible.
I do however believe there are people that come forward just to have their two minutes of fame so to speak, but also as WS proves there are a lot of genuine people who care and have reported items/sightings to TVP.
However I do honestly believe that in the beginning they were convinced Leah had runaway.

I reported a black quilted coat under the bridge on Watling Street (top end of Furzton lake) back in early April 2019 and it took them 2 weeks to call me regarding this; they even asked me on the phone if I had picked it up? and could I take it to them I replied no of course not! so they said "I'll try and get down there to have a look".

 

[Outside the box]

Ok, so what is your theory on why no one reported the smell?

The house was only built in the 90's and they are built pretty much air tight, or as close as possibe.. if it was an older build home and in a built up area, I.e terraced houses, the chances of someone noticing the smell would be higher but given they are detached houses, the body was contained high up in the building in a pretty much air tight environment of a relative new build property I am not surprised someone outside didn't notice and because of the location of the body in the home again I am not surprised the smell took so long to be noticeable, the fact the owners came in summer 2019 and didn't notice doesnt surprise me either.

 

[Kinners_D]

The house was only built in the 90's and they are built pretty much air tight, or as close as possibe.. if it was an older build home and in a built up area, I.e terraced houses, the chances of someone noticing the smell would be higher but given they are detached houses, the body was contained high up in the building in a pretty much air tight environment of a relative new build property I am not surprised someone outside didn't notice and because of the location of the body in the home again I am not surprised the smell took so long to be noticeable, the fact the owners came in summer 2019 and didn't notice doesnt surprise me either.

Lofts are ventilated, they are far from airtight, modern house builds draw air through the soffets and exhaust it either through ridge tiles or an exhaust, picture attached showing a standard roof design. The exhaust is one of the highest points of the house which would probably dilute and disperse the smell externally.

 

[miss-scarlett23]

With regards to the smell of decomposition, there are so many variables to take into account, unless the exact details are know, it's impossible to speculate. The loft area may well have been densely packed with boxes, bags and general items people tend to store in a loft, reducing the airflow. Fibreglass insulation has the ability to hold water/fluids, which may in turn have absorbed much of the smell.

There was a well documented case in Milton Keynes in 2019, of a young man who hung himself in his flat. His badly decomposed body was found 9 months later when the housing association turned up to evict him for rent arrears. In those 9 months none of the neighbours commented on the smell.

 

[Miss_French]

Last night: "A memorial service has been held tonight for Leah Croucher after police on Friday named a prime suspect in their investigation into the 19-year-old's disappearance.

The community in Furzton, Milton Keynes, from where Leah went missing in February 2019, were invited to 'come together, to reflect, to pray and to light a candle' at the Servant King Church and Ridgeway Community Centre this evening."

Heartbroken community hold service for Leah Croucher

The community in Furzton, Milton Keynes, from where Leah went missing in February 2019, were invited to 'come together, to reflect, to pray and to light a candle' this evening.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Though most of the article is a repeat of everything that's already been published.

 

[Officer Dibble]

But that would require NM's DNA or fingerprints to be on Leah, and how would that happen to make him the scapegoat?

I meant if NM had helped.

 

[Officer Dibble]

Always a possibility until there is forensic evidence at this point as there is no other way this is 100% without it.

My position is simply that the police have named him, noone else and clearly have ore information than they have released publicly. I would expect, given the nature of the case that they would have incredibly strong evidence before releasing his name.

Police have been known to get things wrong in the past.

 

[Officer Dibble]

Last night: "A memorial service has been held tonight for Leah Croucher after police on Friday named a prime suspect in their investigation into the 19-year-old's disappearance.

The community in Furzton, Milton Keynes, from where Leah went missing in February 2019, were invited to 'come together, to reflect, to pray and to light a candle' at the Servant King Church and Ridgeway Community Centre this evening."

Heartbroken community hold service for Leah Croucher

The community in Furzton, Milton Keynes, from where Leah went missing in February 2019, were invited to 'come together, to reflect, to pray and to light a candle' this evening.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Though most of the article is a repeat of everything that's already been published.

That's a lovely thing to do.

 

[Officer Dibble]

Just seems so convenient i dunno, TVP have had a lot of criticism for their handling of the case over the last 3 years, rightly so much of it very justified so it seems very convenient to pin it on the local oddball/pervert and one who can’t answer back too

We only have the word of the police that he was the only one with the keys, him being the only one would be very strange, the police will need to release a lot of hard evidence to convince me that it was him as it just feels too convenient, dunno

I agree with you Brian. JMO.

 

[Jaesu]

The house was only built in the 90's and they are built pretty much air tight, or as close as possibe.. if it was an older build home and in a built up area, I.e terraced houses, the chances of someone noticing the smell would be higher but given they are detached houses, the body was contained high up in the building in a pretty much air tight environment of a relative new build property I am not surprised someone outside didn't notice and because of the location of the body in the home again I am not surprised the smell took so long to be noticeable, the fact the owners came in summer 2019 and didn't notice doesnt surprise me either.

I've had a thought about this...not sure when combi boilers became a standard but a lot of properties have water tanks in the loft. Would perhaps explain why no one smelt anything.
(Was thinking about the Helen Bailey case - that was a septic tank mind)...

 

[Outside the box]

I've had a thought about this...not sure when combi boilers became a standard but a lot of properties have water tanks in the loft. Would perhaps explain why no one smelt anything.
(Was thinking about the Helen Bailey case - that was a septic tank mind)...

I couldn't say for definitely to be honest but something I thought about but newer built properties don't lose much air and although usually vented to some extent I don't believe one body in this case would cause a smell to be necessarily noticeable outside the property, as the body breaks down I'm sure it would of eventually been noticeable inside but again I can understand why it wasn't if and when the owner visited In the summer of 2019.

 

[StillDiggin]

Police boss orders review into Leah Croucher missing persons inquiry

When Leah Croucher, 19, went missing in 2019, police called at the house in Milton Keynes where last week human remains and her belongings were found. They got no response and left a leaflet.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[LammyTheRobot]

Police boss orders review into Leah Croucher missing persons inquiry

When Leah Croucher, 19, went missing in 2019, police called at the house in Milton Keynes where last week human remains and her belongings were found. They got no response and left a leaflet.

www.dailymail.co.uk

If I'm not wrong until now we didn't know NM's cause of death. That article states:

"In April 2019, two months later, Maxwell hanged himself in Campbell Park, Milton Keynes."

Somewhat reminiscent of the Alice Gross murder in 2014, after which the main suspect (post-facto) Arnis Zalkains hung himself in a nearby park - Murder of Alice Gross - Wikipedia.

The terms of the initial "inquiry" are still incorrect IMO; it should not be about the quality of the missing person case, it should be on the quality of the tracking-down-Neil-Maxwell case.

 

[jackal67]

With regards to the smell of decomposition, there are so many variables to take into account, unless the exact details are know, it's impossible to speculate. The loft area may well have been densely packed with boxes, bags and general items people tend to store in a loft, reducing the airflow. Fibreglass insulation has the ability to hold water/fluids, which may in turn have absorbed much of the smell.

There was a well documented case in Milton Keynes in 2019, of a young man who hung himself in his flat. His badly decomposed body was found 9 months later when the housing association turned up to evict him for rent arrears. In those 9 months none of the neighbours commented on the smell.

interesting thanks

 

[WiseOwl]

Leah Croucher suspect Neil Maxwell killed himself in Campbell Park in MK

The body of Neil Maxwell was found in Campbell Park in April 2019, the MK Citizen can reveal

www.miltonkeynes.co.uk

 

[Onetruesaxon]

Leah Croucher suspect Neil Maxwell killed himself in Campbell Park in MK

The body of Neil Maxwell was found in Campbell Park in April 2019, the MK Citizen can reveal

www.miltonkeynes.co.uk

Interesting to hear what the friend says, that he only saw the nice side. It makes you kinda feel he killed her by mistake ...

 

[badgersmythe]

Police boss orders review into Leah Croucher missing persons inquiry

When Leah Croucher, 19, went missing in 2019, police called at the house in Milton Keynes where last week human remains and her belongings were found. They got no response and left a leaflet.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Moirasrosegarden]

Interesting to hear what the friend says, that he only saw the nice side. It makes you kinda feel he killed her by mistake ...

He was a convicted sex offender. His “nice side” would have all been an act.

 

[bringmeacupoft]

Interesting to hear what the friend says, that he only saw the nice side. It makes you kinda feel he killed her by mistake ...

Even if it was a mistake his other probable intentions were hardly ‘nice’.

 

[Outside the box]

Interesting to hear what the friend says, that he only saw the nice side. It makes you kinda feel he killed her by mistake ...

Unplanned maybe but certainly not a mistake.