Cases · Near Leeds
True crime cases near Leeds
21 documented cases within roughly 50 miles of Leeds, spanning the 1960s to the 2020s — 4 remain unsolved. The most-documented file is Murder of Sophie Lancaster.
Cases near Leeds
- Yorkshire murders (1975–1980)1970sWest Yorkshire and Manchester, EnglandSOLVED
- Murder of Leanne Tiernan2000sBramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire (abduction site); Lindley Woods, near Otley (body recovery site)SOLVED
- M62 coach bombing1970sM62 motorway between junctions 26 and 27, near Hartshead Moor service stationUNSOLVED
- Murder of Sharon Beshenivsky2000sMorley Street, Bradford, EnglandSOLVED
- Murder of Star Hobson2020sKeighley, West Yorkshire, EnglandSOLVED
- Killing of Lindsay Rimer2000sHebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, EnglandUNSOLVED
- Murder of Lesley Molseed1990sRishworth Moor, off the A672, West YorkshireSOLVED
- Disappearance of Claudia Lawrence2000sHeworth, York, North Yorkshire, EnglandUNSOLVED
- Moors murders1960sSaddleworth Moor, Greater Manchester, EnglandSOLVED
- Murder of Sophie Lancaster2000sStubbylee Park, Bacup, Lancashire, EnglandSOLVED
- Murders of Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone2010sAbbey Gardens, Hattersley, Tameside, Greater Manchester, EnglandSOLVED
- Murder of Suzanne Capper1990sMoston, Manchester (kidnapping/torture site); Werneth Low, Romiley, Stockport (murder site)SOLVED
- Murder of Kathleen Grundy and Other Patients by Harold Shipman1970sHyde, Greater Manchester, EnglandSOLVED
- Murder of Raymond Codling1980sBirch Services, M62 motorway, near Heywood, Greater ManchesterSOLVED
- Disappearance of Isabella Skelton1960sCrumpsall, Manchester, EnglandUNSOLVED
- Murder of Raja Ahmed1990sJunction of Oldham Road and Queens Road, Miles Platting, ManchesterSOLVED
- Murder of Stephen Oake2000sCrumpsall Lane, Crumpsall, Manchester, UKSOLVED
- Murder of Kelly Anne Bates1990sGorton, Manchester, EnglandSOLVED
- Murder of Anuj Bidve2010sOrdsall Lane, Ordsall, Salford, Greater Manchester, EnglandSOLVED
- Killing of Wendy Sewell1970sBakewell Cemetery, Bakewell, Derbyshire, EnglandOVERTURNED
- Murder of Jenny Nicholl2000sRichmond, North Yorkshire, EnglandSOLVED
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