Murder & homicide · 1975 · 1970s

Kidnapping and Murder of Lesley Whittle

In 1975 17-year-old heiress Lesley Whittle was abducted from her home in Staffordshire by Donald Neilson, the 'Black Panther'. She was held in a drainage shaft and later found dead. Neilson was convicted and died in prison.

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