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Family and Police Renew Plea for Justice as Lucy Hargreaves Murder Case Marks 20 Years

A previously unseen college portrait released by the Hargreaves family highlights the ongoing cold case review into Lucy’s 2005 killing.

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Overview

  • On the 20th anniversary, Lucy’s family and Merseyside Police released a never-before-seen college portrait and urged anyone with new information to come forward
  • Detectives are appealing for details about a stolen mobile phone, a gold Lexus found burnt out in Clubmoor and leads on fugitive suspect Kevin Thomas Parle
  • Merseyside Police have arrested 21 people over two decades but secured no convictions, and a specialist review launched in 2023 remains active
  • Two men tried and acquitted in 2007 later received life sentences for roles in a gang war, and investigators believe Parle is living abroad
  • The family’s renewed campaign has drawn solidarity from other Merseyside gun-crime victims’ families and underscores community calls for action against violence