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Jenny Murder Investigation - “No Let Up”

“There will be no let up” in the Jenny Nicholl murder enquiry.
Detective Inspector Pete Martin said: “No-one should be in any doubt that North Yorkshire Police are continuing to put the maximum resources, energy and commitment into establishing what has happened to this young woman. There will be no let up.”

Jenny, who would now be 20, was last seen by her parents at their home in Richmond on 30 June. They reported her missing on 4 July, the day her white Rover 214i was found parked at the Holly Hill Inn on the outskirts of Richmond.

On 3 November DI Martin announced that the investigation was being treated as a murder enquiry. He appealed for help from anyone who could help the investigation team piece together Jenny’s movements in the days leading up to 4 July, or anyone who knows where she is. He was anxious to speak with any friend or associate of Jenny’s who may have visited Carlisle on 9 July or Jedburgh on 14 July - text messages were sent from Jenny’s phone in those towns on those days.

Today DI Martin said: “We did receive some calls, and we are following them up, but we are still seeking that key piece of information that will tell us just what has happened to Jenny Nicholl.
“I believe there is someone - almost certainly someone in the Richmond area - who can tell us where Jenny is and what has happened to her. We are following several lines of enquiry to lead us to that person, but in the meantime I need the call that will take me straight to that person.”

Anyone who can help should call the Witness Line on 01423-539334.

Meanwhile Jenny’s family are continuing their imaginative and unflagging efforts to find her. Her mother, Mrs Ann Nicholl, said: “The police have achieved a lot in publicising their appeals for information, and I want to thank the media for their kindness and support with this. But we are also working to the same end, and have come up with some schemes that we have been able to put into effect with the help of family, friends and contacts.”

Some of the Nicholls’ appeals for help have gone out via -
Roman Catholic church magazines
Posters in service stations along the A1, in pubs and shops in Richmond and Catterick Garrison, plus some estate agents in Leyburn, Bedale and Barnard Castle
Friends and family members have also put up posters in Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Dumbarton, Keswick (including campsites) and Liverpool
Bakers Oven shops are putting up notices in all their 66 branches
About 100 shopping malls in England and Scotland have been e-mailed with details and growing numbers are responding positively

DI Martin said: “Ann, Brian and the rest of the Nicholl family and their friends are making an enormous effort to assist this investigation, and they are doing an important job of spreading our appeals to every corner of the country. There is an enormous amount of goodwill towards this investigation, especially from Richmond residents, and it is my hope that someone out there will turn this feeling of support into practical action and phone me with the information we need.”

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UPDATE...MID-NOVEMBER

Hi All,


Not a lot to update you all on this time, but I thought after the announcement that the Police gave in the press conference 2 weeks ago, you would all like to know how things are going. Ann and I are still distributing our wee posters and we have had new ones made (better quality) with the blogspot address on it. The investigation goes on, with more resources and detectives assigned from all over North Yorkshire. Since the change of emphasis, more people have come forward with new information over the last week or so. Nothing substantial on it's own, but further down the line, something might just connect to something else.

Some of you may see in the press that the searching continues and in some areas it will intensify. We are kept well informed by the Police about all this regarding the type of search and the reasons why, so please don't be too surprised if and when you see it.

Again, I would like to thank you all for the kind words and thoughts we continue to receive by email, letters, cards or comments on the blog, they are all appreciated and they give us strength and hope.

Tatty Bye for now..... next in 10 - 14 days or so,

Brian & Ann

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QUICK UPDATE Re.PRESS

Hi All,

As expected, the media is having a bit of a frenzy at the moment after the press conference. Most of the sensible reporters (and BBC/ITV) covered it with fact, but afterwards, there are some that are trying to make 2 + 2 make 5! I just want to remind you all to take a lot of it with a pinch of salt. Whilst Ann and I have been grateful for the coverage in the early stages, we have always been aware that papers need to sell and when any wee snippet of info was released..... speculation would get worse.


We are coping as best we can. Thanks to everyone that has sent us kind words and support by cards or leaving comments on the website, they are very much appreciated.

Brian and Ann.

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PRESS CONFERENCE

Hi all,

I know a number of you read the press articles on the various websites and you will probably find some stuff there on Thursday evening or Friday this week and possibly on TV news.

Up to now, the Police have only issued pre-prepared press releases or given limited statements and it has been done this way to help protect Ann and I from the media. As things have moved up a gear or two, the Chief Superintendent leading the investigation thinks the time is right to hold the first Press Conference, where all aspects of the media will be invited along to listen to a formal overview of what the investigation has been up to. This will take place sometime on Thursday 3 November.

We have obviously known that the other side of the investigation has had to consider that some harm may have come to Jenny. There is nothing to confirm that this is the case, but the Police will, for the first time, indicate that this may be a possible murder inquiry, or that they cannot rule that out. I just want to remind you that we have no information indicating that this is fact, it's just a formal statement of what the investigation has to look at. We don't know what else will be said, so I can't give you anymore at this stage. Not sure either if the mannequin with clothes similar to Jen's will be shown or kept for a future press release.

There will obviously be some speculation within the media and they will undoubtedly ask questions about all sorts of daft things, so please take it all in proportion. At least it may bring forward someone who might know a wee something about where Jenny is or who she may be with, or who she may have been seen with a week or so before she disappeared.

That's it for now,

Brian and Ann

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Tues. Nov. 1st.

Hello Everybody,

Ann and I have had a busy time over the last few weeks. The most significant thing we have done was to go out and buy the clothing (or as near as we could get it) that Jenny was wearing on the day she disappeared. We both thought that it may be a bit difficult to do, but that it wouldn't take long to get it. It actually took us the best part of a week to get all the bits and pieces and was more traumatic than we thought!!

We were heartened by the understanding and help we got in the various shops and a lot of the shop assistants knew about Jen. As far as we know, the Police want to dress a mannequin and send photos out with the next press release, though we aren't sure when that's going to be.

The posters I mentioned in my last update have been put up in the bakery/cafe chain "Bakers Oven" and not Greggs like I said. As far as things stand at the moment, the Police are continuing with a long list of ongoing and we know some of these things take time to complete. Additionally, they are going over a lot of old ground, simply rechecking stuff to see if anything new comes up. All the neighbours in the area have been revisited and asked a few more questions. They were given a questionnaire as well. The questionnaires were also given out in pubs over the weekend, as far as we know. Lets hope something comes of it.... it's all the wee small things that might add up into something.

Brian and Ann

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