UK UK - Kate Bushell, 14, Exeter, Devon, 15 Nov 1997

[Hustling01]

tey didn't rule out a sexul motive as her clothes were disturbed. thats all there is on the motive though.police think there is a high chance the same killer murdered someone else as well.

"Bushell, was found with her throat cut 300 yards (270 metres) from her home. Bryant was stabbed a number of times, her killer had apparently returned to the scene four months later to place her missing glasses back at the site. The apparently motiveless killings, as well as their particularly brutal nature and apparent links, led to fears that a serial killer was at large in the south-west at the time."

Lead detective Chris Boarland concluded: "This was a planned murder. It was not about Lynda Bryant. This is somebody who was looking for somebody in an isolated location." both the Bushell and Bryant cases it was ultimately concluded that the motive was sexual, even though neither of the victims had been sexually assaulted." In both cases this was because of the way their clothes had been disturbed by her killer.

Murders of Kate Bushell and Lyn Bryant - Wikipedia

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i could never understand a murder motive cos im not one but im guessing its a sense of power and control

 

[Hustling01]

Are there any known suspects?

 

[Sweeper2000]

Are there any known suspects?

three 3unidentified people. 1. blue car man. 2. mans seen running from the scene towards exwick housing estate. 3. a vagrant seen in the area before the murder and not seen after. the last sighting of him was three days before the murder.

 

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2023 rbbm.

Detectives share info with police investigating Exeter killing

The murders of Kate Bushell in Exeter in 1997 and Lyn Bryant in Cornwall in 1998 have never officially been linked but detectives remain in contact as new DNA advances bring fresh hope

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''Launching a new appeal for information into the death of Lyn Bryant DCI James Dowler, from Devon and Cornwall Police's Major Crime Team, said information has been shared with the team working on the murder of Kate Bushell. He said a partial DNA profile has been obtained as a result of technological advance and the force working with external providers and experts.''

''Witnesses remember seeing her and the dog but also spotting a small blue car parked in the nearby stables layby with a man stood by it.
He was described as white, aged between 30 and 40, of average build and height, clean shaven with dark collar length hair. Several witnesses also reported seeing a ‘running man’ in the Farm Hill/Cornflower Hill area of Exwick that evening. This man has never been traced.''

2022

Kate Bushell: Family's plea to solve 25-year-old murder case

Schoolgirl Kate Bushell was killed in 1997 as she walked her neighbour's dog in Exwick.

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''More than 160 detectives and staff were initially deployed to the case in 1997, with more than 5,000 house-to-house interviews conducted and more than 5,000 DNA samples taken from individuals in the Exwick and Exeter area.
Three suspects have been interviewed and released without charge.''