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Nov 3, 2019 · In 1979, two amateur divers arrived at Eccleston Delph, a water filled quarry near Chorley. Keen to explore the murky depth, the duo ascended into the cold water. Beneath the deep expanse, a little over 30 feet beneath the surface, is a sandstone ledge.
Oct 8, 2009 · The body was then dumped in Eccleston Delph quarry. Having told the police so much, the women they were then placed in police protection and the police set about bringing the culprits to justice. The following five men were convicted for their part in Johnstone's murder at Lancaster Castle in 1980.
Aug 29, 2023 · Known widely as ‘The Handless Corpse’ case, the investigation began in 1979 when two amateur divers at Eccleston Delph, a water filled quarry near Chorley, discovered a mangled body in the water.
Oct 8, 2009 · Handless case 'detective's dream'. A real-life Taggart says "team-work, hard slog and a touch of luck" helped solve one of Lancashire's biggest murder investigations. The discovery of Martin Johnstone's mutilated body in a water-filled quarry in Eccleston in 1979 led the police to uncover an international drug ring.
HM Prison Parkhurst. Terrance John Clark (12 November 1944 – 12 August 1983), [1] also known by the aliases Terry Sinclair, Alexander James Sinclair, [2] Tony Bennetti, the Australian Jackal [3] and Mr Big, [4] was the head of the Mr Asia [5] [6] drug syndicate, which imported heroin into New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom in the ...
Eccleston Quarry. Coordinates: 53.6291°N 2.7291°W. Eccleston Quarry is a mile south of Eccleston, Lancashire. It is also called Eccleston Delph and Eccy Delph (pronounced "ekky"). It is an old stone quarry that flooded. It is a popular site for scuba diving. Visibility is generally very poor and ropes have been strung between each underwater ...
In October 1979, two amateur divers, Jeffrey Ashcroft and Ian Reading, arrived at Eccleston Delph, a water-filled quarry near Chorley, in the English county...
