UK UK- Ian Murray Erskine, 44, senior economist Bank of England, His decomposed body found wrapped in plastic bag floating in the River Cam, Dec; '89.

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By Holly Evans, 25 SEP 2022 rbbm.

Gruesome murder of London banker found decomposed in plastic bag

Ian Murray Erskine was last seen leaving work on December 15, 1989, and was discovered four months later

www.mylondon.news

Ian Erskine's body was found three months later in Cambridgeshire (Image: Met Police)
''For the locals of Upware, a small village in Cambridgeshire, the shocking discovery of a body floating in the River Cam on a quiet Sunday morning had brought residents to a standstill. The news was even more shocking for the friends and family of Ian Murray Erskine, a successful banker who had not been last seen since December 1989 before he mysteriously disappeared.

His decomposed body had been found wrapped in a plastic bag three months later, 70 miles from his home in Notting Hill. Due to the deterioration of his body, a post-mortem was unable to determine his cause of death but his card had been used a number of times since his disappearance until it was confiscated in The Netherlands.''

The location near the River Cam in Upware where Ian's body was discovered (Image: Google Vision)
''Two days before he disappeared on December 15, Ian had invited a friend around to his flat for dinner. During that conversation, he had spoken about his friend, a man from Zimbabwe, who he said was coming to visit him on Friday evening.

According to his work colleagues, Ian had mentioned the Zimbabwean man and had said that he had previously served in the Army before travelling to England. It was believed that the two had met through a gay contact magazine in the months before he disappeared.''

 

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2016 by Julie-Anne Barnes

Veteran crime reporter reveals being inspired by unsolved case

DUNCAN Campbell has covered some of the biggest crimes of the last 50 years, and his book reveals how an unsolved murder affected him.

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''The bank worker disappeared a couple of years after Duncan joined The Guardian newspaper.

He said: “Murray’s credit card was used to hire a car and buy a sailing watch and a ticket to Holland. A few months later, his body was found in the River Cam. It was initially thought that his death might have been related to his work – perhaps he had uncovered money laundering of drug profits – but this was soon discounted.''

“He was gay and the police believed he probably met his killer through a contact magazine.''

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would dna be able to be matched ir is the body too decomposed

 

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would dna be able to be matched ir is the body too decomposed

Welcome to Ws @ianrutledgeandfrances !
If the killer's DNA cannot be found on the body, maybe he can be identified by any dna he left on cheques etc. imo
Trying to find the e-fit put the cops released.
rbbm.

Gruesome murder of London banker found decomposed in plastic bag

Ian Murray Erskine was last seen leaving work on December 15, 1989, and was discovered four months later

www.mylondon.news

''Sometime in the afternoon, the man entered Austin Kay on The Strand and bought a Seiko 8M35 Yacht Timer watch for £200. Police later appealed for anyone with information on the watch to come forward, as it had a distinctive face and had been designed to time yacht races.

Two days later, on December 18, a man booked a Red Fiesta hire car to the Charing Cross Hotel using the same card. Upon meeting with the delivery driver, he provided the relevant documents which the police found were later in Ian’s name. As he was described as a bearded man with a well trimmed moustache, it is believed that he was the same person who had also bought the expensive watch.''

. ''The Red Fiesta car was also returned to its agreed location at Kings Cross Station on December 21, and it was noted that the mileage on the car was over 150 miles, indicating that it had left London.''

 

[ianrutledgeandfrances]

Welcome to Ws @ianrutledgeandfrances !
If the killer's DNA cannot be found on the body, maybe he can be identified by any dna he left on cheques etc. imo
Trying to find the e-fit put the cops released.
rbbm.

Gruesome murder of London banker found decomposed in plastic bag

Ian Murray Erskine was last seen leaving work on December 15, 1989, and was discovered four months later

www.mylondon.news

''Sometime in the afternoon, the man entered Austin Kay on The Strand and bought a Seiko 8M35 Yacht Timer watch for £200. Police later appealed for anyone with information on the watch to come forward, as it had a distinctive face and had been designed to time yacht races.

Two days later, on December 18, a man booked a Red Fiesta hire car to the Charing Cross Hotel using the same card. Upon meeting with the delivery driver, he provided the relevant documents which the police found were later in Ian’s name. As he was described as a bearded man with a well trimmed moustache, it is believed that he was the same person who had also bought the expensive watch.''

. ''The Red Fiesta car was also returned to its agreed location at Kings Cross Station on December 21, and it was noted that the mileage on the car was over 150 miles, indicating that it had left London.''

thanks ive been on here before but i forgot my old user name and password