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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 …

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 …

    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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

New quiz on Pat’s murder 16th August 1997 By Debbie Price and Rob Hollingworth MURDER squad detectives were tonight quizzing pub regulars and motorists where victim Pat Grainger was seen seven days ago. A team of detectives is in the area around The Huntsman pub on Barnsley Road, Parson Cross …

Tragedy of a little lad robbed of his mother.   15th August 1997   JUST like any other five-year-old little Danny Grainger is full of excitement about starting school next month. But his mum won’t be there to hold his hand and wish him luck on his first day in …

View Original Danny waits for his mum …but she’ll never return.. 15 August 1997 HEARTBROEKN five-year-old Danny Grainger today sits on the steps outside his gome – desperate to see his mummy again. But she’s never coming back. Pat, aged 25, was the woman murdered and dumped in a Sheffield …

Little Danny waits for the mum he’ll never see again By DEBBIE PRICE 15th August 1997 HEARTBROKEN five-year-old Danny Grainger today sits on the steps outside his home – desperate to see his mummy again. But she’s never coming back. Pat, aged 25, was the woman murdered and dumped in …

New clue on Pat’s death 14th august 1997 MURDER victim Pat Grainger could have been alive hours before her body was found in a Sheffield beauty spot, polie today revealed. A new witness has said the Parson Cross mum was seen alive near her home the night before her body …

Killing creates a climate of fear   The day kids laughter was silenced   13th August 1997   THE familiar sound of hide and seek games or dare-devil stunts on Tarzan ropes are now things of the past since murder victim Pat Grainger’s body was found.   “I’m going down …