Phone clue in hunt for killer Mystery caller says he saw Pat’s murderer 14th November 1997 By Paul Whitehouse A LOVE cheat who believes he saw the man who murdered Pat Grainger emerged today as the police’s best hope of finding her killer. The man refused to come forward with …
Read More »Friends join in tribute to murdered Pat
Friends join in tribute to murdered Pat November 10th 1997 PAT Grainger led a simple and unremarkable life on the Parson Cross estate where she grew up. It was a life cut brutally short when she was murdered in August this year – a crime which remains …
Read More »Fond farewell to Pat
EDIT The article below states that a man was charged for my mums murder, The man was later released. View Original Fond farewell to Pat FAMILY and friends gathered at Shiregreen Cemetery to say an emotional farewell to tragic Pat Grainger. Her funeral was held more than six weeks …
Read More »Danny’s goodbye to tragic mother
View Orignal Danny’s goodbye to tragic mother HEARTBROKEN Danny Grainger will say a final farewell to his tragic mum at a quiet family funeral. The five year old will be supported by his grandmother, Mina, and her partner Roy Wright at the service on Thursday. …
Read More »Mob Rule – Arsonists gut home of suspected killer
Mob Rule Arsonists gut home of suspected killer By Eugene Henderson 13th September 1997 ARSONIST have struck at the home of a suspected killer as mob rule gripped a Sheffield council estate. Police say the fire attack was the latest in a string of incidents at the Parson Cross home …
Read More »Murder Charge
Murder Charge 6th September 1997 A MAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of Sheffield Mum Pat Grainger. BLANK BLANK, aged 45, of Parson Cross, Sheffield, was remanded in custody by Sheffield magistrates. He is due to appear before Sheffield magistrates court again on Friday. Pat, 25, of …
Read More »Body in brook: Man arrested
View original Body in brook: Man arrested 4th September 1997 Police quiz suspect in the hunt for Pat’s killer A MAN has been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of Pat Grainger. The suspect, detained at home in Parson Cross, yesterday was being quizzed this afternoon. The development follows an …
Read More »Little Danny’s tragic first day at school
Little Danny’s tragic first day at school By PAUL WHITEHOUSE 3rd SEPTEMBER 1997 IT SHOULD be on of the proudest days of any mother’s life. But today little Danny Grainger started his first term at Meynell School without his tragic mum, Pat. to see him off. Danny starts school little …
Read More »Body in the brook killing: Three held
View Original Body in the brook killing: Three heldBy Paul WhitehouseAugust 27th 1997 THREE people have been arrested by murder squad detectives probing the death of Pat Grainger. All three were held overnight in separate cells and quizzed over the movements of the 25-year-old single mum in the week …
Read More »Dad urges DNA tests to trap killer
View Original Dad urges DNA tests to trap killer 26TH August 1997 THE STEPFATHER of murder victim Pat Grainger today called for men on the estate where she lived to be DNA tested – in a bid to catch her killer. Roy Wright told The Star he would undergo a …
Read More »Murder hunt missing link – Mystery of where Pat spent her final days
Murder hunt missing link Mystery of where Pat spent her final days By Paul Whitehouse WITHIN hours of the discovery of Pat Grainger’s murdered body, detectives were predicting the case would present a massive challenge. Now, 12 days after her body was discovered, their instincts are proving correct. Police have …
Read More »Woman’s frenzied sex killer may strike again, warn detectives
Woman’s frenzied sex killer may strike again, warn detectives By Jillian Ward August 1997 A KILLER who sexually assaulted, stabbed and strangled a Sheffield mother before dumping her body in a woodland brook may strike again, fear police. Detectives investigating the death of Patricia Grainger, 25, says the victim, who …
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