A taxi driver brutally murdered almost 40 years ago, a banker shot on his doorstep in Scotland, and a woman killed in her own home in Darlington are among the shocking cases which have never been solved.
The victims range in age from missing 14-year-old Sarah Benford who is believed to have been murdered, to 69-year-old Nora Tait.
Among the unsolved murders are that of Alistair Wilson who was shot dead on his doorstep in Nairn in 2004
Meanwhile, the killer of George Murdoch still remains at large. The taxi driver was attacked with a cheese wire while working in Aberdeen on 29 September, 1983.
Police have continued to hunt for those responsible for the murders in order to get justice for the victims and their loved ones.
Here are some of the most shocking unsolved murder cases from the past four decades.
13. Nora Tait
Nora Tait was bludgeoned to death at her Doncaster home in 2005. She was last seen at a takeaway on 12 October. It is thought she was killed the same day as her untouched fish and chip dinner was found on the dining room table. The 69-year-old’s body was discovered by a friend the following day. The only item taken from her home was a black leather purse, which has never been found. On the 15th anniversary of her murder police announced a ‘fresh inquiry’ and revealed crime scene exhibits seized at the time were to be forensically examined again in the hope that advances in technology may help solve the case. Photo: SYP
14. Alan Wood
Alan Wood was found tortured and murdered on 24 October 2009. Mr Wood, 50, was killed at his home in a village called Lound, north of Peterborough. He was last seen alive on 21 October when he left his local pub, the Willoughby Arms. When his body was found three days later his hands had been bound with sellotape and he had been stabbed repeatedly in the head. Alan’s throat was then cut. However, it is believed that the most disturbing element of the attack came after Alan’s death - a deep wound to the back of his neck suggested an attempted decapitation. In the days following the murder, Alan’s bank card was used at cash machines in Stamford and Bourne. | Lincolnshire Police
15. Barry Rubery
Barry Rubery, 68, was killed after returning to his home in Iron Acton at about 10.45pm on Wednesday 28 April 2010, shortly after he returned from a night out. He was found in his porch at 8am the following day by a friend. His wrists had been bound together with large, white cable ties and then tied to his ankles. There was clear evidence of a struggle in his back garden. A post-mortem examination later confirmed he’d suffered fatal head injuries sustained in a violent assault. Although drawers had been emptied and the loft disturbed, very little from the house was taken apart from Barry’s Nokia 3310 and a set of keys. Items of value were left behind, including cash, jewellery and the safe. Barry’s case featured on a BBC documentary earlier this year. | Avon and Somerset Police