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The main suspect in the case of a possible serial killer who was feared to have been targeting elderly couples since the 1990s has been mentioned in a confidential report.
According to a document seen by The Sunday Times, the similarities between five suicide murders in the Northwest mean they could have been the work of the same killer.
Examine the deaths of Howard and Bea Ainsworth in 1996 and of Donald and Auriel Ward in 1999, which took place two miles apart in Wilmslow.
It also calls for a review of three more cases in the Northwest, including the deaths of Michael and Violet Higgins at their home in Didsbury in 2000, and Kenneth Martin, 77, and his wife Eileen, 76, at their home in Davyhulme. Trafford, in 2008.
In each case, the man is suspected of killing the woman before taking his own life.
The 179-page report, written by the Cheshire Coroner, identifies a suspicious man, reports ST.
He lives in the north, reports the ST, but cannot be identified for legal reasons and flatly denies any involvement.
In both Wilmslow cases, both couples were discovered lying on blood-soaked beds in nightwear.
Similarities between the cases included extreme violence, with knives left on the bodies at the crime scene; blunt weapon head injuries and stab wounds; and the fact that the women had kept their nightgowns up.
In both Greater Manchester cases, the victim was stabbed in the neck and suffered “blunt trauma” to the head.
The ST reports that the Cheshire Police have contacted GMP as part of the review.
Cheshire Police Chief of Crimes, Det Chief Superintendent Aaron Duggan, is leading the review of the report.
In a statement this week he said: “Detectives are considering the content of the report and its conclusions.
“At this time there is no reason to believe that the cases were not adequately investigated by the police. They were also the subject of inquiries. For these reasons, the police have not reopened the cases. However, this decision will remain under review.”
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