2010s
| Year | Name of victim(s) | Location body found | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2010 | Unidentified woman | Angel Meadow, Manchester | In January 2010 the discovery of a human skeleton unearthed in Angel Meadow near Miller Street lead to a murder enquiry. It is believed the victim was wrapped up in carpet off cuts and dumped in a narrow space in the area. She had suffered a fractured collarbone, jawbone and neck. It is believed death occurred sometime between 1960 and 2009. She was thought to be aged 18–35 and between 5 ft 1 and 5 ft 7in tall. She was discovered with a distinctively patterned pinafore style dress, wearing a blue bra, and a blue jumper. A black high-heeled shoe was also found. A white plastic Guinness measuring chart, thought to be used in pubs, was also uncovered along with a long off-cut of an orange carpet. |
| 2010 | Niamh and Cayden Adams | Buxton, Derbyshire | Niamh, five, and Cayden, two, died in a house fire. Police felt the arsonist was their 24-year-old mother Fiona, who escaped the blaze by jumping from a window with her third child, and she was charged. The jury at Nottingham Crown Court disagreed and she was cleared of both murders, arson and inflicting grievous bodily harm. Derbyshire Police set up an independent review team after the verdict. |
| 2010 | Daniel Smith | London | Smith, 22, was shot dead as he left a London restaurant. It is thought to be a case of mistaken identity. Two years later a jury cleared Kervin Kavuala, Shane Lewis, and Zeleke Forde of murder. Jonathan Yeboah was cleared of related gun crimes. |
| August 2010 | Gareth Williams | Pimlico, London | Gareth Williams, an employee of the intelligence agency GCHQ, was found dead padlocked inside a sports bag on 23 August. The inquest found that his death was "unnatural and likely to have been criminally mediated". The police investigation is continuing. |
| 16 September 2010 | Imran Farooq | North London | Farooq was found dead outside his home in London on 16 September from multiple stab wounds and head injuries. The killer was never identified. |
| September 2010 | Rio McFarlane | Peckham | 18-year-old McFarlane was shot dead in September in a suspected mistaken identity killing. He was friends with a well-known footballer and had himself had trials with top-flight clubs. The Sun and police between them are offering £30,000. |
| September 2010 | Andrzej Kulesza | Rothersthorpe | Kulesza, 27, of Stamford Hill went missing after going to buy milk and bread. His remains were found in a field in Rothersthorpe, Northamptonshire in April 2011 by a woman walking her dog and confirmed as his in July 2011. There is a £20,000 reward for information about his kidnap and murder. His girlfriend received ransom calls and paid some money, but the calls stopped days after he went missing. Two men, aged 22 and 34, were arrested on suspicion of kidnap and murder and bailed to return later. |
| 18 October 2010 | Edith Stuart | Lancashire | Stuart, 96, was killed by an arsonist who set light to the care home bed she was sleeping in on 18 October. She died in hospital. |
| 8 August 2011 | Trevor Ellis | Croydon, London | During riots in London, Ellis and friends were caught up in a car chase with a group of looters. He was shot in the head shortly after. |
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