Overview
- The rollout accompanies the print volume Britain’s 1,000 Unsolved Murders Vol II: Midnight Stalkers, which includes a national timeline and more than 20 in-depth features.
- The dataset was compiled from Freedom of Information requests to every UK police force, supported by extensive local newspaper archive research.
- Cases span from the pre-war era to the last decade, and each was the subject of a major police investigation.
- Illustrative entries highlighted by outlets include London cases such as Jean Townsend and Aurelie Maria Yankovic and North East cases including Tina Bell and other long-running mysteries.
- Readers can search the interactive map for local cold cases, with reporters noting families still seek answers and no new breakthroughs tied to the launch have been announced.