NEW YEAR'S EVE

Six months ago today Jenny Nicholl set out from her home in Richmond, North Yorkshire. She told her parents she did not expect to be home that night.
That evening, Thursday 30 June, 2005, was the last time her parents saw the 19-year-old shop-worker.
They reported her missing on 4 July, the day her white Rover 214i was found at the Holly Hill Inn on the south-western outskirts of Richmond. A large-scale Missing From Home enquiry was launched.
On 3 November Detective Inspector Pete Martin announced that the investigation had become a Murder Enquiry.
A dedicated enquiry team is still working out of Richmond Police Station, backed up by specialist search teams who continue combing rural areas around Richmond. The investigation team is concentrating on building up a picture of the days leading up to 4 July, especially focusing on the people Jenny was with, as well as continuing enquiries in and around the town.
DI Martin said: “We are still investigating this case with vigour and determination, and we will continue to do so.
“Someone knows where Jenny Nicholl is and what has happened to her, and we will find that person or persons. As we go into 2006 the team is still totally committed to resolving this investigation, seeing that justice is done, and ending months of uncertainty and anxiety for Jenny’s family.”

As 2005 draws to a close, we would just like to take this opportunity to thank you all again for the kind words of thought and support via letters, cards, emails, mobile texts, phone calls and comments on the blogspot. They have all meant a great deal to us and help us maintain some strength when reserves are running low. It's good to know that there are so many people out there offering comfort and thinking about us. We appreciate it.

We wish you all a Happy New Year,

Love,

Brian & Ann

DAY AFTER CRIMEWATCH

Teddy may be key to disappearance

A missing teddy bear may hold a vital clue to the whereabouts of 19-year-old Jenny Nicholl, whose disappearance is being treated as a murder inquiry.

Jenny, from Richmond, North Yorkshire, vanished on 30 June, 2005, after leaving home as usual in her Rover.

The vehicle was found on a pub car park on the outskirts of the town on 4 July.

Badges Jenny was taking to a friend to have sewn on to the bear were in the car, but the toy was missing, BBC Crimewatch viewers heard on Tuesday.

Investigating officer Det Insp Pete Martin and Ms Nicholl's mother Ann appeared on the programme with a replica of Ms Nicholl's cuddly bear, which is about 10ins tall and had a smart, military-style outfit.

Det Insp Martin said: "It might be that something as apparently trivial as a toy teddy may jog memories.
"Our most important question is this - where is that teddy bear?"

Ms Nicholl has not been seen since June this year.

He said three options presented themselves - the toy might be with Ms Nicholl; the friend who was going to sew the badges might have it; or the people who know where she is might have it, or might have disposed of it.

Since her disappearance, search teams have combed the moorland and forests around Richmond, particularly to the south west of the town near where her car was left at the Holly Hill pub.

The police are also keen to trace other articles belonging to the teenager, including her grey rucksack and Nokia mobile phone.

Det Insp Martin renewed his appeal for anyone who may have information to contact the police.

The Crimewatch appeal produced a number of "helpful" calls, which are being followed up, a police spokesman said.

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CRIMEWATCH AGAIN.

DETECTIVES are hoping that BBC's Crimewatch will help them nail the killer of teenager Jenny Nicholl.
And it is understood that the 19-year-old's mother, Ann Nicholl, will appear on the programme in the hope that someone, somewhere, will be able to solve the mystery of her daughter's disappearance.
It was also revealed last night that a substantial reward has now been put up to try to help solve the riddle which has baffled police for almost six months.
Several of Jenny's treasured possessions are still missing, including an aluminium box she kept her jewellery in and her silver CD/radio/cassette player.
Copies of the items will be shown by the presenters on Tuesday night, in the hope that someone will provide the vital clues to Jenny's whereabouts.
Officers from the Richmond investigation squad will be in the studio to take the calls.
Jenny's story is one the most mysterious cases police in the North have ever investigated and her disappearance has left them baffled.
She was last seen at the family home in Richmond, North Yorkshire, on June 30.
Detective Inspector Pete Martin will appeal on the show for information about the Co-op shop girl's movements between June 30 and July 4, the day she was reported missing.
He said: "As well as ongoing physical searches of rural areas around Richmond, we are concentrating hard on building up a picture of that crucial period - where she went, what she was doing and especially who she was with.
"I believe that someone out there knows where Jenny is and what has happened to her. We have always asked them to call us, or Crimestoppers on (0800) 555111 if they want to remain anonymous, but now there is the extra incentive of a large reward."
The programme will feature security camera footage of Jenny withdrawing cash from a Richmond bank shortly before she disappeared.
Det Insp Martin said: "We need to find Jenny's Nokia 5210 phone, from which spurious texts were sent in July.
"We also want to find the aluminium box Jenny kept in her bedroom to store jewellery and special possessions. We need to find her rucksack, which is grey with black straps, and we need to find her silver CD/radio/cassette player. We are not sure of the make, but it was an inexpensive model.
"This opportunity to appeal nationally for information is important to us. Our hope is that it will bring us the call we need to end months of stress, anxiety and pain."
The reward has been put up by Crimestoppers. It will be given for information leading to the conviction of any person or persons linked to the case.
Police are not revealing the amount of the reward, only that it is large.
The show will be broadcast on BBC1 at 9pm on Tuesday.
Officers will also staff a phone line in Richmond, which can be contacted on (01609) 768111.

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CRIMEWATCH

Hi All,

It has been confirmed today that the BBC programme "Crimewatch" is to feature the investigation about Jenny on Tuesday 13th December at 9:00pm.

For those not in the UK, this is a popular national programme, screened about every 3 to 4 weeks. The BBC in conjunction with the Police, appeal for information regarding various crimes etc, on live national TV. Members of the public are encouraged to call in during the 1 hour show and give any information they may have. They also screen any updates about information they receive whilst on air in a 2nd half hour show later that night. It has had some good results in it's long running series, so let's keep our fingers crossed. Ann will be going to London (BBC Television Centre) to make a recorded interview during the Tuesday afternoon, then Detective Inspector Pete Martin (the one some of you will have seen on TV previously) will make the appeal live that night. We don't know how much air time it will get as it depends what other stories they have to cover on the day.

To maximize the coverage locally, we think the Police press office will put out a press release before then, so we hope to get coverage over a couple of days in the local papers.

Some of you will have seen coverage of the ongoing searches and I hope you don't get too spooked by them. The one reported yesterday about a field being cordoned off was nothing of any significance. Something was found late afternoon and it was getting dark so the Police took the precaution and waited until daylight. The searching continues daily and we are kept fully informed so that we don't have too many false alarms.


Brian & Ann.

From Press.

THE hunt for the body of murdered shopworker Jenny Nicholl continued yesterday after searches of a wood drew a blank.
An area of Badgerbeck Wood, on the outskirts of Richmond, North Yorkshire, was cordoned off on Tuesday night.
The country lane past the site was closed and police patrolled the perimeter of the wood.
However, the road was reopened yesterday morning.
A police spokesman said: "I can confirm that nothing of significance was found at this location.
"Searches continue on an almost daily basis as part of the investigation."
Another search of a disused well at Hudswell Grange, on the road between Richmond and Leyburn, took place yesterday.
The site is an abandoned farm on Ministry of Defence land.
The examination was carried out by the marine unit from Northumbria Police. Although the well was covered at the top, officers said it was searched because there was a small gap where something could have been dropped down.
Nothing was found.
It is now more than five months since 19-year-old Jenny was last seen by her parents at her family home in Richmond.
A murder inquiry was launched last month after police said they had no evidence the teenager was still alive.

THERE MIGHT BE A PIECE ON JENNY ON CRIMEWATCH ON TUESDAY 13TH. DECEMBER.

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Hi all,

Not much to tell you all this time and I know I've always tried to remain upbeat and positive, but I can't pretend that Ann and I have had anything other than a harrowing week. We had an update from the senior Police Officers on the investigation and whilst there is still no one 'big' piece of information, Ann and I are very aware of the resources and effort being put into finding out what has happened to Jenny. We also understand that the Police are not always able to inform us of exact nitty gritty detail, for obvious reasons. We are absolutely confident though, that the whole team are fully committed to what they are doing and we thank them for their untiring efforts.

In addition to this, we have talked through the various outcomes with our two Police Family Liaison Officers.... from "Best Case" where Jenny turns up somewhere safe and well....... to " Worst Case" scenario. We have known for a while that this was inevitable and the time was right to deal with it.

Having said all that, we still have hope....... and we are very much continuing to do our own wee things to keep the profile up and assist the Police where we can. We still have local business's etc displaying Jenny's posters and we have friends and family putting them up all around the UK.

Thank you all again, for the kind words of support we receive via the blogspot, email or cards, they are a comfort. It's difficult to reply individually at the moment, as I'm sure you will understand.

Brian & Ann.

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