There has been an important development in the Jenny Nicholl murder investigation.
On Monday, 20 March, officers made two finds in a wooded area known as Sandbeck Plantation, to the west of Richmond. This information has not been released until now to allow initial forensic tests to be made, and to enable the positive identification of the items.
On Monday, 20 March, officers made two finds in a wooded area known as Sandbeck Plantation, to the west of Richmond. This information has not been released until now to allow initial forensic tests to be made, and to enable the positive identification of the items.
First was a teddy bear, which Jenny’s parents have identified as hers.
Officers revealed the existence of the missing toy, a childhood favourite of Jenny’s, in mid-December. Detective Inspector Pete Martin said: “At that time we said the teddy was not at Jenny’s home, nor in the her car which she abandoned at the Holly Hill public house. At the time we speculated that the person or persons who know Jenny’s whereabouts might have the bear or, more likely, may have disposed of it.”
He said the teddy may have been concealed at Sandbeck Plantation, and was possibly unearthed when a tractor wheel ran over it.
“This is a significant find because it links Jenny Nicholl with that area of Sandbeck Plantation,” said DI Martin
“Of greater significance is the second find on Monday, Jenny’s silver Goodmans radio/cassette/CD player. We know Jenny had this with her when she set out from her parents’ house on the 30 th of June last year.”
It was found a few metres from the teddy, concealed in an area used to dump rubbish
DI Martin said: “Both these finds are important because they may provide us with significant forensic opportunities. The CD player is especially significant because it firmly links Jenny or someone who knows Jenny with that area, on a date after 30 June.
“Jenny, or someone connected with her in some way, was there at a time after she set out from home.
“There will be extensive tests made on these items, and officers will continue their detailed searches of Sandbeck Plantation and beyond.”
Meanwhile the investigation team at Richmond will continue the major enquiry which has been going on since July 2005, said DI Martin.
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MURDER squad detectives searching for a Yorkshire woman who vanished last summer have discovered one of her favourite childhood toys and her CD player concealed in woodland.
Officers from North Yorkshire Police announced yesterday that they had recovered the teddy bear and radio cassette/CD player that belonged to Jenny Nicholl nine months after an investigation was launched into her disappearance.Detectives, who stepped up the inquiry to a murder hunt last November, said that the toy and radio cassette/CD player were found in a wooded area known as Sandbeck Plantation west of Miss Nicholl's home town of Richmond.The finds were made on Monday last week but information was not released until yesterday as initial forensic tests were carried out.The missing woman's parents, Brian and Ann Nicholl, have identified the teddy bear as one of their daughter's favourite childhood toys, although detectives have placed a greater significance on the other find.Officers announced last December they were hoping to locate the teddy bear as part of the inquiry.Det Insp Pete Martin, one of the senior investigating officers, said: "At that time we said the teddy was not at Jenny's home nor in her car which was abandoned at the Holly Hill public house."At the time we speculated that the person or persons who know Jenny's whereabouts might have the bear or, more likely, may have disposed of it."He said the teddy bear was possibly unearthed when a tractor wheel ran over it.The radio cassette player was found nearby, concealed in an area used to dump rubbish.Det Insp Martin said: "Of greater significance is the second find, Jenny's silver Goodmans radio/cassette/ CD player. "We know Jenny had this with her when she set out from her parents' house on June 30 last year."Both these finds are important because they may provide us with significant forensic opportunities. The CD player is especially significant because it firmly links Jenny or someone who knows Jenny with that area on a date after June 30."Jenny, or someone connected with her in some way, was there at a time after she set out from home."As more forensic tests are carried out on the CD player and toy, searchers are continuing to focus their efforts at Sandbeck Plantation.Miss Nicholl's parents reported their 19-year-old daughter missing last summer on July 4, the day her white Rover 214i was found at the Holly Hill Inn on the outskirts of Richmond.Her mother made an impassioned appeal for her daughter to get in touch in October last year on what would have been Miss Nicholl's 20th birthday.However, the following month detectives confirmed they were treating the investigation as a murder inquiry.A man remains on police bail as part of the investigation.
Officers from North Yorkshire Police announced yesterday that they had recovered the teddy bear and radio cassette/CD player that belonged to Jenny Nicholl nine months after an investigation was launched into her disappearance.Detectives, who stepped up the inquiry to a murder hunt last November, said that the toy and radio cassette/CD player were found in a wooded area known as Sandbeck Plantation west of Miss Nicholl's home town of Richmond.The finds were made on Monday last week but information was not released until yesterday as initial forensic tests were carried out.The missing woman's parents, Brian and Ann Nicholl, have identified the teddy bear as one of their daughter's favourite childhood toys, although detectives have placed a greater significance on the other find.Officers announced last December they were hoping to locate the teddy bear as part of the inquiry.Det Insp Pete Martin, one of the senior investigating officers, said: "At that time we said the teddy was not at Jenny's home nor in her car which was abandoned at the Holly Hill public house."At the time we speculated that the person or persons who know Jenny's whereabouts might have the bear or, more likely, may have disposed of it."He said the teddy bear was possibly unearthed when a tractor wheel ran over it.The radio cassette player was found nearby, concealed in an area used to dump rubbish.Det Insp Martin said: "Of greater significance is the second find, Jenny's silver Goodmans radio/cassette/ CD player. "We know Jenny had this with her when she set out from her parents' house on June 30 last year."Both these finds are important because they may provide us with significant forensic opportunities. The CD player is especially significant because it firmly links Jenny or someone who knows Jenny with that area on a date after June 30."Jenny, or someone connected with her in some way, was there at a time after she set out from home."As more forensic tests are carried out on the CD player and toy, searchers are continuing to focus their efforts at Sandbeck Plantation.Miss Nicholl's parents reported their 19-year-old daughter missing last summer on July 4, the day her white Rover 214i was found at the Holly Hill Inn on the outskirts of Richmond.Her mother made an impassioned appeal for her daughter to get in touch in October last year on what would have been Miss Nicholl's 20th birthday.However, the following month detectives confirmed they were treating the investigation as a murder inquiry.A man remains on police bail as part of the investigation.
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POLICE continued their hunt for the body of murdered teenager Jenny Nicholl yesterday.
A team of officers carried out fingertip searches of woodland where Jenny's CD player and teddy bear were found last week.
Heavy lifting equipment was brought in to move a pile of stones at Sandbeck Plantation, near Richmond, North Yorkshire.
The stereo and soft toy have been sent away for tests at a Government forensics centre in Wetherby, West Yorkshire.
Police say it could be weeks, if not months, before the results are known.
The teddy was a Christmas present given to Jenny when she was six.
The 10in toy was dressed in a military-style outfit.
Jenny's parents say the teddy had been in her bedroom for years.
She put the bear in the attic when she became a teenager, but brought it back down last year.
Speaking before an appearance on Crimewatch in December, Jenny's mother, Ann Nicholl, said: "I am not sure why she went and got that particular animal back after all these years - perhaps some happy memory was stirred of that Christmas in 1991."
In May or June, Jenny took the toy out of the house, saying a friend had offered to sew on new badges. It is not known who the friend was.
On July 4, the badges were found on the floor of Jenny's Rover car found abandoned in the Holly Hill Inn car park, in Richmond, four days after she disappeared from her family's home, in the town
A team of officers carried out fingertip searches of woodland where Jenny's CD player and teddy bear were found last week.
Heavy lifting equipment was brought in to move a pile of stones at Sandbeck Plantation, near Richmond, North Yorkshire.
The stereo and soft toy have been sent away for tests at a Government forensics centre in Wetherby, West Yorkshire.
Police say it could be weeks, if not months, before the results are known.
The teddy was a Christmas present given to Jenny when she was six.
The 10in toy was dressed in a military-style outfit.
Jenny's parents say the teddy had been in her bedroom for years.
She put the bear in the attic when she became a teenager, but brought it back down last year.
Speaking before an appearance on Crimewatch in December, Jenny's mother, Ann Nicholl, said: "I am not sure why she went and got that particular animal back after all these years - perhaps some happy memory was stirred of that Christmas in 1991."
In May or June, Jenny took the toy out of the house, saying a friend had offered to sew on new badges. It is not known who the friend was.
On July 4, the badges were found on the floor of Jenny's Rover car found abandoned in the Holly Hill Inn car park, in Richmond, four days after she disappeared from her family's home, in the town
