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Off-duty train conductor punched in face in Black Country

AN off-duty train conductor was punched in the face in an unprovoked attack in the Black Country.Read

Case Book: Brutal murder of a perfect gentleman

MIDLAND businessman Richard Deakin had not long waved goodbye to his young children as they headed off to school and was relaxing at home when his killers struck.Read

Victims Story: My son had everything to live for – we want justice

FRIDAY, January 16, 2009, will forever be etched into the mind of heartbroken Tracey Williams whose eldest son died on that day – as he was out celebrating his younger brother’s 20th birthday.Read

Crime File: Mystery of missing Suzy struck terror

AS the police search for missing estate agent Suzy Lamplugh returned to the Midlands for the first time in almost a decade, it again highlighted the murder mystery that has dogged detectives for more than two decades. Crime Files looks back at the case.Read

Casebook: Monster John Cannan murdered newly wed

SHIRLEY Banks had been married for four weeks.Read

Unsolved: Wall of silence hides killer of Pat McCluskey

THESE are the murders that have dogged detectives over the years. From the brutal killing of a kindly charity worker to the bloody battering of a bricklayer, each case shares one similarity – the killer has escaped justice. Few people may remember the names of the victims as the difficult investigations slipped from the public eye when police hit a dead end.Read

Unsolved: 6,000-mile murder mystery

ON a warm summer’s evening in July last year, some 6,000 miles away from the West Midlands, Indian politician and businessman Rulda Singh was shot dead on his doorstep.Read

Unsolved: Who would stab gentle Jay for no reason?

TALENTED musician Yajay Sudra was making his usual walk home after finishing a night shift at an airport bookshop.Read

Unsolved: Mum's tears for slain son stabbed to death

CANADIAN national Michael Davis-Bingham had been in the UK for just five years before he was brutally killed with a single stab wound at his home in Wolverhampton.Read

Unsolved: What happened to my beloved sister Maria?

THE memory of the Old Home Nursing Home is still etched in the mind of Cathy Phillips more than 40 years since she lasted visited it.Read

Unsolved: Gunned down by mystery caller on his own doorstep

SCOTT Buchanan was relaxing in the bedroom of the detached Midland home he shared with his mum Caron when there was a knock at the door.Read

Unsolved: Did this OAP really steal the famous FA Cup?

MILLIONS of excited fans are gearing up for a David and Goliath-style FA Cup final between league winners Chelsea and relegated Portsmouth at Wembley this Saturday.Read

Unsolved: New dad shot dead as he worked out at his g ym

DOTING family man Azmat Yaqub was enjoying his regular fitness regime when the machine gun killers struck.Read

Unsolved: Keeping alive the memory of missing guard Michelle

EACH December the anguished daughter of a woman feared murdered makes an emotional return to Birmingham for a poignant memorialRead

Unsolved: 'Help us find the killer of our family man Harun'

The killing of a hardworking Midland father on the driveway of his own home remains unsolved more than two years on. Crime correspondent Mark Cowan recaps the case.Read

Unsolved: Publican murdered after row in street

CHRISTMAS 2007 would have been typical for many families in Birmingham, gathering together to exchange gifts and share laughter over the traditional festive dinner.Read

Unsolved: Knife-wielding street maniac still on the loose

IT was by any measure a bizarre series of crimes.Read

Unsolved: Riddle of shooting death at nightclub

THE doors to the murder scene nightclub may have been closed – but the hunt for the killers of a Black Country man is still on.Read

Unsolved: Police will never give up hunt for boy's killer

FOR almost 13 years, police investigating the murder of a teenager shot dead at point blank range on a Birmingham street have had one man in their sights.Read

Unsolved: Tortured, burned and left to die on steps of church

THE murder of mum Tracey Mertens was brutal in the extreme.Read