Plea from sister of murdered teenager 21 years on
The sister of murdered Hebden Bridge teenager, Lindsay Jo Rimer has spoken for the first time, 21 years after Lindsay's body was found.
The baby sister of murdered Hebden Bridge teenager, Lindsay Jo Rimer has spoken for the first time, 21 years after Lindsay's body was found.
More than two decades have passed since the 13-year-old was last seen in the town on 7th November 1994. The last known sighting of her was at just after 10.22pm at the Spar shop on Crown Street.
Tuesday (12 April) marks 21 years since her murdered body was finally located, in the Rochdale Canal, bringing to an end a massive five month search for her.
In a further bid to help catch the killer or killers of Lindsay, her younger sister, Juliet Rimer about growing up without her.
Juliet was only a baby at the time Lindsay went missing. It is the first time she has spoken publicly about growing up not knowing her sister she should have had, and the impact of Lindsay's murder and the ordeal of the last 20 years has had on her and her family. She was close to tears during the emotional video:
Detective Superintendent Simon Atkinson from the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team (HMET) is leading the investigation. He said:
"We did a massive round of publicity on the 20th anniversary of Lindsay's body being found last year and that helped generate some important leads that we are following up.
"We have been working with a forensic provider in Canada who has generated some new forensic leads which we hope may lead to the identification of Lindsay’s killer.
"Over two decades have passed since Lindsay went missing and despite the passage of time publicity like this really does help. When we appealed on the 20th anniversary of Lindsay’s disappearance we found someone who was on the CCTV clip we released of Lindsay buying the cornflakes who we previously hadn't managed to speak to.
"We are, however, still waiting for that one 'golden nugget' of information that will finally crack the case and bring closure to Lindsay's grieving family.
"Anyone who watches the short clip of Juliet’s interview will be moved by what she has to say. It is clear that growing up in a family that has suffered such a traumatic event, that the pain and anguish still runs deep. Nothing will ever completely erase the memory, or restore normality, but bringing Lindsay's killer to justice will at least bring some closure and answers to her family.”