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MAPPED: Britain’s 1,000 unsolved murders – check your area for gruesome crimes
A new interactive map documents 1,000 unsolved UK murder cases, drawing attention to killings that remain unresolved across the country. Its creators say the cases span decades and were selected through police records and regional newspaper research.
The map was compiled using Freedom of Information requests to every police force, alongside newspaper archives, and covers cases from before the Second World War to the past decade. Examples include the 1966 killing of Dickie Hart, the 1991 shooting of Anthony Johnson and the 1993 murder of 14-year-old Benji Stanley; no one has been convicted of Hart’s murder. Other cases cited include the double murder of Paul Rogers and Hussein Obad in Liverpool and the killing of Viv Graham in Newcastle.
In short
- Interactive map gathers 1,000 unsolved UK murder cases.
- Cases were researched through police requests and newspaper archives.
- The map spans crimes from before the Second World War to the last decade.
Explained simply
A murder is classed as unsolved when no one has been convicted of the killing. Such cases can remain open for years, and police may review evidence or receive new information long after the death.
The map’s creators say they gathered cases from police records obtained through Freedom of Information requests and from regional newspaper archives. The cases date from before the Second World War to the past decade and include killings in communities across the UK.
Each case represents a victim and a family still without a conviction. The map also offers a way to see how unresolved killings are spread across the country and across different periods.