But then another body is found and Horton is forced to confront the past. Not just the victim’s, but the mystery surrounding his own mother’s disappearance over thirty years ago. As the pieces of the puzzle begin to unravel, it becomes clear that Horton is up against a deadly adversary who will stop at nothing to prevent the truth from coming out. Can Horton catch a killer and find out what happened to his mother all those years ago? He made a second call when an appeal was made to help catch the killers on BBC's Crimewatch, but refused to meet detectives. Around 5.30pm that day - April 1, 1992 - Jacqueline was found dead in her home. She had been suffocated.

Bennetto, Jason (23 June 2003). "Police search Gibraltar for sailor missing since 1986". The Independent. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017 . Retrieved 22 February 2017. THE PORTCHESTER CASTLE MURDERS: Meet DI Andy Horton in this bestselling mystery. The Solent area of Portsmouth might be pretty, but the criminals certainly aren’t.Newton, Michael (2006). The encyclopedia of serial killers (2nded.). New York: Facts On File. p.352. ISBN 0-8160-6195-5. List of open prisons in the United Kingdom – Grimson is currently being held at one of England's 12 open prisons Despite fears of him having up to 22 victims, Grimson was already being held in open prison conditions with day release provisions by 2019. [2] In October 2022 the parole board confirmed that an oral hearing had been scheduled for the next month to determine whether he would be released. Police are also speculating that there are other unknown victims and believe that as Grimson killed people on the twelfth of December each year, that there could be a range between 11 [15] and 20 unidentified victims at Grimson's hands. [16] Halfpenny, Martin (28 March 2001). "Murder was better than sex, says Navy serial killer. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com . Retrieved 22 February 2017.

ARCHIVED CONTENT] UK Government Web Archive – The National Archives". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. HMCS; Her Majesty's Courts Service. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011 . Retrieved 24 February 2017. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)A police spokeswoman confirmed Hampshire Police ensured unsolved murders were reviewed. She said: “In accordance with national guidelines, all undetected murders are subject to periodic review by the Serious Crime Review Team.

And a wad of money covered in honey, and wrapped in a five pound note is also discovered on her person. In 2006 Hampshire Constabulary following a review of the case papers, named Kenneth Regan and William Horncy - given life sentences for the killing of five members of the Chohan family in 2003 - as suspects. At the trial, Mr Justice Cresswell told Grimson "You are a serial killer in nature if not in number. You are a highly dangerous serial killer who killed two young men in horrifying circumstances." [4] Other victims [ edit ] Allaway, Jim, ed. (March 2000). "Funeral of sailor (18)". Navy News. No.548. Portsmouth: Royal Navy. p.34. ISSN 0028-1670.In 2019, it was reported that Grimson was being held in an open prison in preparation for a possible release. [2] In October 2022, the parole board confirmed that Grimson, by now having served his minimum term of imprisonment, would have an oral parole hearing the next month to determine whether he would be released. [18] [19] 76-year-old Margaret Parkes, mother of suspected victim Simon Parkes, voiced her opposition to the possible release, stating: "I wouldn’t want him to be out. I think he’s a dangerous person. How can someone with that mentality change?", further adding: "We hope the truth about Simon’s death will come out before we go to our graves. If he is a decent human being and has an ounce of compassion left in his body [Grimson] will do the right thing – but unfortunately I don’t think he’s that type of character". [18] [19] Documentaries [ edit ] In April 1992, 53-year-old Michael Schallamach from Bitterne, Southampton went missing and police believe he was murdered. Horton knows it. The house belongs to a woman he’d met the day before. And now she’s dead. Her body lies in her windswept garden. Reports suggest the blast from petrol vapours could be heard more than two miles away and the pub’s sign and a chimney were all that remained. Authors, if you are a member of the Goodreads Author Program, you can edit information about your own books. Find out how in this guide.

The national guidelines recommend that cases be reviewed every two years depending on operational constraints. As well as Grimson's links to unsolved murders being the subject of the two BBC programmes in 2005 ( The Search for Simon Parkes and the October 2005 edition of Crimewatch), his case was also featured in a 2019 documentary as part of Crime+ Investigation's series Murdertown. The programme was the opening episode of series 2 and was titled "Portsmouth". [20] See also [ edit ] He continued to work normally for 11 days until he was found unconscious at his home in Blakeney Road, Millbrook. But this murder will challenge Detective Horton in every single way. And when another body turns up with the same cause of death, Horton suspects he might be the next person in the killer’s sights. Grimson: New moves over missing sailor". Portsmouth News. 19 January 2005 . Retrieved 23 February 2017.Murdertown: Portsmouth" (TV Documentary). Crime+ Investigation. 16 September 2019 . Retrieved 15 December 2021.