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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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