Murder of Debbie Clark / Clarke , Rainhill area....

[julie10]

hi can anyone remember a murder late 70's early 80's of a young girl who was murdered by her brother in the rainhill area. iv tried looking for information on the net but cant find anything, any help would be helpfull.
thanks....

[MaryA]

It's very unlikely that you will find anything as recent on the internet, you would need more modern newspapers for that. If you check this post you will find which ones and the dates that are held in the various libraries.
http://liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/phpBB ... php?t=8300

[julie10]

thanks for your help its actually a friend of mine im trying to help, i wil pass any information onto her, thanks again...

[Tina]

Hi Julie
Do you know how old the little girl was at the time of her death 9yrs??
It would have been recorded under Prescot rego I think.
Warmies
Tina

[julie10]

hi thanks for your replys...
iv just been told today her body was found on or by the old rainhill high school grounds, it sounds like another murder iv read about but the details of the death dont add up to what iv been told, she was definatly murdered by her brother,,
all i know is she was a teenager im hoping to find out more details soon.
any help please,,, thanks again ...

[Tina]

Hi Julie
You could contact the St Helens Star newspaper and enquire about their archives.
They appear to publish a lot of Rainhill news.
Good luck
Tina

http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/contactus/

[julie10]

hi trish thanks ill try and get to do that this week some time,,
i found out last night her death/murder was 28th july 1979...
thanks..

[Tina]

Hi Julie
This is a message for Mary.
I think I've found a death for Deborah aged 14.
Could it have come under Knowsley rego area in 1979?
Won't list anymore info out of respect for her family.

Tks Mary

Tina

[MaryA]

Yes Tina the area covered by Prescot district ended in 1974 and became Knowsley. http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/dist ... escot.html

As the exact date of death has now been ascertained I believe Julie should research further, either by ordering the death certificate if she believes this would provide more information, alternatively the links have been given for the newspapers available for that date and a visit to St Helens library may produce more information.

[Katie]

The Prescot Reporter is available on microfilm at Huyton Reference Library
You could go and search the paper for that date to obtain details

[Tina]

Thank you Mary!!
Good lead Katie

Tina

[MaryA]

The link I gave above details the holdings in St Helens library.

[julie10]

hi and thanks for all your help , yes the young girl was just 14 when she died i found that out yesterday, i think a trip to the libary is in order ,,
thanks again for everyone help xxx

[joe99]

Hi I remember the young girl being found in the old air raid shelters that where in the fields of the boys school of whiston central. That ran along the side of Two Butt Lane I believe the family lived in Longton Lane rainhill. Joe

[Terpstra1980]

hi thanks for your replys...
iv just been told today her body was found on or by the old rainhill high school grounds, it sounds like another murder iv read about but the details of the death dont add up to what iv been told, she was definatly murdered by her brother,,
all i know is she was a teenager im hoping to find out more details soon.
any help please,,, thanks again ...

Hi Julie please message me! I know this is an old thread, hoping you’re still here

[MaryA]

Hi, welcome to the forum. Yes the post is very old and the original poster didn't remain a member of the forum, but I hope they monitor this post and see that somebody has responded.

[Terpstra1980]

Thank you! I hope so as well.