UK UK - Janice Weston, 36, Murdered, A1 Layby, Brampton, Cambs. / London, 10 September 1983

[davidt]

If it was Conner, or someone with a similar MO, then presumably he would have been hiding out there, hoping to encounter a lone female.

It's difficult to work out why Janice would head to Clopton on her own. Is a spur of the moment decision to live a little and head up there completely unrealistic? It was usually only a 90 minute drive in good conditions.

I don't know. It was heavy traffic and poor conditions. The police thought she left in a hurry and it really does look like that was the case. I still think her intention was a night in and something unexpected cropped up. Of course there are no witnesses to anything up until those who may have seen Janice's car in the layby.

You also have the issue of how someone was waiting in the layby. By all accounts not really one you could walk to easily. Would have required walking across farmland and fields in that weather.

 

[Professor Moriarty]

Whoever did it is most probably dead now.

 

[davidt]

Whoever did it is most probably dead now.

Quite likely.

 

[tes1984]

The perp might well be dead, although someone of a similar age to a Conner or Delgado would still only be in their 60s now.

 

[tes1984]

You also have the issue of how someone was waiting in the layby. By all accounts not really one you could walk to easily. Would have required walking across farmland and fields in that weather.

IIRC the police arrested two travellers, who lived two miles from the lay by. They were both cleared of involvement in Janice's murder.

Is this evidence of the police looking at local, marauder offenders, or was the murder just used as an excuse to spin and search a large gypsy camp?

 

[tes1984]

When the police called in TW for questioning, they also questioned three other men.

The three men were allowed home later that day, but TW remained in police custody for a further 48 hours.