A police sergeant was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife before faking a car crash to make her death look like an accident. Further representations were made on behalf of Roberts and in November, 2001 the then Home Secretary, David Blunkett, set Roberts’ tariff at 22 years.

North Wales murder cases that have never been solved The North Wales murder cases that have never been solved

DI Alan Williams is called to the recovery of two bodies from the sea at Trearddur Bay, during a storm. The lifeboat crew suspects they're fishermen, washed away by a wave but they’re wrong. Alan and his detective sergeant, Kim Davies, realise the men were beaten and tied together before they entered the water. Two miles along the headland at Porth Dafarch, a third victim is found but there are no obvious links. As the number of victims increases, a major investigation team battles to unravel a deadly puzzle that, appears to have links to a series of historic murders from the 90’s. I have never read a book before where I have had to stop reading because I couldn’t cope with the emotions the book engendered in me but the author writes so powerfully that I HAD to finish it." Joanna Lanum - Guest Reviewer. The hunt for her killer was featured in television’s Crimewatch, and within an hour David Wynne Roberts went to the police in London, claiming he was innocent.After his release in 1976 he was unable to find regular employment and spent much of his time with Anglesey’s homeless.

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Roberts was later arrested and some of the money he had stolen were recovered from within a “hollowed out” book found in his bedroom. it deserves. With your contribution, you'll gain access to exclusive newsletters, editors' recommendations, The judge said: “In my judgment it is necessary to consider the practice current at the time that the applicant was originally sentenced, so as to ensure that by the then contemporary standards the term set is appropriate and not excessive.” The jury at Roberts’ trial heard Mrs Nixon had also suffered brutal injuries to her ribs “attributable to the offender stamping on her as she lay on the ground”. Ruth Ellis was originally from Rhyl but had befriended ex-public schoolboy and motor racing enthusiast David Blakely. Like Ellis the 25-year-old was a heavy drinker and had other women.CrimeReads needs your help. The mystery world is vast, and we need your support to cover it the way