Murder & homicide · 1986 · 1980s

Babes in the Wood Murders

In 1986 nine-year-olds Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway were found murdered in Wild Park, Brighton. Russell Bishop was tried and acquitted in 1987 but convicted in 2018 after DNA evidence linked him to the crime.

This summary is written in our own words from published historical sources. Map locations are approximate. Every case in the archive is at least ten years old.