Craig was very close to his Mum, Carolyn and used to talk her all the time. document.getElementById( "ak_js" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); If you would like to contribute to About Manchester, contact us here. Walking with what he describes as a swagger, with his hands in his pockets, it is definitely the man. Officers were called to Dovestone Reservoir just after 2.10pm on Monday . [7], Further details emerged in articles in The Guardian during February 2017. India's dying mother: Can the River Ganges be saved? [6], On 31 January 2017 The Times reported that Lytton had lived in Streatham, south London, from the 1980s, until he moved to Pakistan in 2006. We are especially keen to hear from anyone who visited Dovestones from 6 January 2014 and either saw any suspicious activity on that day or the days following, or believe you saw a man matching Craigs description in the area. Det Sgt John Coleman told todays hearing that Mr Lytton had travelled to the UK on December 10, 2015, from Lahore airport in Pakistan to Heathrow. One of the things we do see is they may leave some of their personal belongings at home, she says. The tragic case went on to baffle detectives for many months. His body was discovered on the hillside the following day. No clue to who he was. Dead body found by hiker on Daly City trail - kron4.com Man found dead identified after more than 12 months | ITV News The article reported that Lytton had arrived in Lahore on 6 October 2006, leaving almost six months later for Dubai. But wanting to know why the man was walking from that direction, Coleman went to South Ealing to investigate. The awards celebrate exceptional volunteers, community champions and hidden heroes. Caroline and Stephen said they believe someone out there knows what happened to their son. It had been suggested the unidentified man . Body found in Hertz car rental on Ajax Road, Gates police investigate Devastation after body found in search for teen, 17, who vanished five There are so many of these lines of enquiry which have proved to be fruitless.. It is known as Indians Head. He said a full inquest into Mr Lyttons death will be held at Rochdale Coroners Court on March 14 at 2pm. We are totally devastated that Craig has died, we will never forgot him and will keep his memory alive for his son Little Craig.. At the coroner's inquest on 14 March 2017[12][10] police reported that Lytton had repeated visa problems while living in Pakistan. Daly City police and fire departments . Cyclist Stuart Crowther at the spot where the body was found. A titanium plate was discovered attached to his left femur. When officers attended, supported by an underwater search team, the body of 28-year-old Craig Wilcox was recovered from the water. 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Was it more likely then that the man came into Ealing from somewhere else? Tube clue to Dovestone mystery body. Murder investigation launched after body found at Dovestone Twenty-four people died. Gene Rose, 66, of Gustafson . Read about our approach to external linking. Parents Carolyn and Stephen Wilcox have now issued a plea for information, three years to the day after he disappeared from his home in Greater Manchester. Six months have now passed since the man on the moor lay down by the path and died, and still no-one has even the vaguest notion of who he is. Released on Radio 4 15 March 2017. At an inquest in Heywood earlier today, , Senior Coroner for Oldham, Mr Simon Nelson confirmed that the true identity of the man found close to Dovestones Reservoir is David Lytton, 67, from London. He didnt have the appearance of a gentleman from the Indian subcontinent. 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Greater Manchester Police confirmed his identity using DNA matching, characterising him as "a bit of a loner" who "liked his own company". The Chew Track, which runs between two reservoirs, is steep. [5], In January 2017 the body was identified as 67-year-old David Lytton, who had flown into Heathrow Airport from Lahore in Pakistan on 10 December 2015. But this man was not wearing anything approaching the right clothing for the walk or the weather - a jacket, shirt, sweater, corduroy trousers and slip-on shoes. About 60% of unidentified cases are resolved in the year that they are found but that leaves many which are not. In March 2017 the BBC reported additional details, many of them taken from interviews with Lytton's former girlfriend Maureen Toogood and various sources in the London area as well as Pakistan. Coleman says it is not unheard of to find no forms of ID on a body. Thats one of those questions that at this stage we cant answer, Coleman says. He was carrying no identification but had three train tickets and 130 in cash. A FAMILY has been left devastated after a body was found in the search for a missing teen, who vanished five months ago. He purchased a single ticket to get into central London. An empty thyroxine sodium medicine bottle, emblazoned with Arabic writing, was also found close to where he lay on a track above Dovestone reservoir. It happened in or before 2013. With him, police found three train tickets, 130 in cash, all. Now a retired teacher and tutor from Cheshire reckons he has solved the puzzle - and it's all to do with a 1980s advertising campaign. Unfortunately this line of enquiry drew a blank and just as it appeared likely that the investigation would come to an unsuccessful conclusion, a breakthrough came a year to the day that the body was found. If X-rays of serious leg injuries over a number of years can be examined, he believes he will finally be able to give the man his proper name. [4] He walked to the moor on the afternoon of 11 December, from Greenfield, where he made enquiries at the Clarence pub about walking to Wimberry Stones. The last of the questions above was answered first. The statement reads: After more than a year of painstaking enquiries, which included media appeals being released in the UK and Pakistan, as well as assistance from the National Crime Agency, detectives investigating the mysterious case of Neil Dovestones have made a positive identification. The 1980s, the inquest heard, also corresponded with a tragedy in Mr Lytton's personal life. It is another and surely the most significant Pakistan connection. Strychnine is an extremely potent rat poison which is not sold in the UK or many other countries in Europe. Peak District National Park Ranger Andy Valentine was brought up close by and now often takes his 4x4 past the spot where the man walked on that day back in December. He planned to get some money together to get his driving licence and then a driving job. Valentine looks out towards a place called Wilderness Gully. Oldham News | Main News | Woman's body found at Dovestone Reservoir Smartly dressed and lying prone close to the Indians Head Summit, he had nothing on him except three train tickets and 130 in cash. Mr Nield said Mr Lytton was working at the time as a Tube driver and probably saw the posters everyday of his life. Marks and Spencer at Manchester Piccadilly. Fortunately he has some memories, but he should have many more.. It comes from a family of plants known as Strychnos, which are found in Asia. As well as the clothes and the cash and the tickets, the one other object found on him was the container used to hold the strychnine. No evidence linking him to missing persons cases was found. He then boarded a train to Saddleworth and visited The Clarence pub, where he asked the landlord for directions. When they found his train tickets, police officers hoped the answers to his identity could be found in west London. Police, who worked tirelessly to identify Mr Lytton, had previously been given just a handful of clues to help them. Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0161 856 9283. Test yourself with these 12 questions, Do you know your local leaders from your Manchester suburbs? Date published: 18 April 2018 Print. Lytton and Toogood became a couple and conceived a child but Toogood had a miscarriage which Lytton did not take well. We have received fantastic support from many key contacts such as the National Crime Agency, the British Embassy in Lahore and medical professionals in the UK and Pakistan as well as the public, the media and, of course, the coroner who we have carried out these enquiries on behalf of. BBC Sounds Podcast Episode 7: Solved. Despite warnings that he would not make it back before dark he set off towards the Indians Head summit. Imagine if your son, brother or friend had been murdered, you would want people to come forward with information to find those responsible. "There have been a few theories as to why Mr Lytton was there, but they all seem to have been disproved. His phone signal remained at the reservoir for 20 minutes before it headed back to the Newton Heath area. We are reminded of Craig every single day. He was just blank. Dovestones by DAEMONOLOGIE, released 04 February 2021 1. The father of Craig Wilcox has paid him tribute: My son was a very generous lad. There - we got him, he says, as the clock in the corner of the screen shows 09:03. The police do not know how he reached The Clarence Pub in Greenfield at 14:00. READ MORE Save E-mail . Carolyn and Stephen Wilcox, parents of Craig Wilcox, Craig Wilcox, aged 28, was last seen on 6 January 2014, Det Chief Insp Terry Crompton from Greater Manchester Police Major Incident Team investigating the death of Craig Wilcox, whose body was found in Dovestones Reservoir three years ago. The following November he left again, but there was no record of his returning. People of all shapes, sizes and ages are walking over a pedestrian crossing into Ealing Broadway station. Dovestone plane crash survivor is not mystery man found dead at Indian She retraced his steps off the platform, turning right, across the station concourse, to a slot machine and gambling shop. The body was found at the Saddleworth beauty spot on December 12, 2015. "That would explain how he knew the general area and found Greenfield. Some plates and implants used in surgery have batch numbers, making it easy for them to be traced. The father of Craig Wilcox paid him tribute, saying: My son was a very generous lad. He held different jobs later on and his last employment in London was as a train driver for London Underground. He said: Three years have passed since Craigs death and we will not give up. David Lytton - Wikipedia You think that youll be able to track him back on CCTV into South Ealing and theres no CCTV. CLIMBING. Why did he travel on that day? In judging whether the man was from the UK or abroad, his choice of clothes may be significant. Freddy Perham, 17, was described as a "wonderful boy" by his lov Forty-six minutes later, at 09:50, he was at Euston station booking his journey to Manchester. His next stop was WHSmith, the stationers. Coleman says, no matter what happens, the effort has been worth it. The cyclist who found the man thought he looked like he was having a rest, although it was bitterly cold and the rain was torrential. Then I wonder if somebody robbed him and left him like that - but why wouldnt they take the money. Detectives reported finding the 36-year-old victim's decomposed body inside a trash bin on Dec. 7, near the intersection of Northwest 205 Street and 29 Avenue. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The mystery of the man found at Dovestone reservoir has finally been solved, an inquest has heard. He returned to Lahore after four days, on 31 March 2007. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. At his computer in an adjoining office, the manager of what he describes as the CCTV nerve-centre, Oliver Martin, presses play on footage from Friday 11 December. In 2006 he sold his house. In addition there are 131 unidentified body parts. That is how, for now at least, the man on the moor became Neil Dovestones. However insignificant you think it might be it could be the vital piece of information which may help our investigation.. "It's also likely he researched all the steps in his journey from Pakistan to Greenfield by surfing the internet - he spent a lot of time in internet cafs while living in Pakistan," he said. The 28-year-old's body was discovered in Dovestones Reservoir on Saddleworth Moor in February 2014, with detectives suspecting he was abducted and murdered.. Parents Carolyn and Stephen Wilcox have now issued a plea for information, three years to the day after he disappeared from his . If those trees werent there, you would be able to see the hillside where the first of the bodies were found., The mother of 10-year-old Lesley Ann Downey watches police search Saddleworth Moor for her daughter's body, 1965(Getty Images). The Missing Persons Bureau works with individual police forces to help find out who some of these people are. The mystery man, who had been nicknamed Neil Dovestone by mortuary attendants, was found dead on 12 December 2015 on the Chew track leading from Dovestones Reservoir boating lake to Indians Head. We build popular software for managing Microsoft's Active Directory. [15], Maureen Toogood was recovering from a stroke at the time of Lytton's identification[16] and died in 2020.[17]. It was discovered he boarded a train to Manchester Piccadilly railway station via London Euston on Friday, December 11 - just two days after he flew into Heathrow from Lahore, Pakistan, where he had been living for 10 years. There was writing in both English and Urdu. And there were the train tickets that have helped the police to piece together his final journey. [4], Wimberry Stones is a rock feature known locally as "Indian's Head" overlooking the reservoir. He bought return tickets, which the police think was a curious decision. HOUSTON - Remains found in the Sam Houston National Forest earlier this month have been identified as a California woman who disappeared last year . We were excited. Whats the connection to the area?. We sat down with thoughts of if youre 65 to 75 years of age, youre a male, youre living in the Ealing area, what are you going to need? Were thinking GP surgeries, dentists, you get your hair cut, bookmakers, residential homes, health services - all these places we visited.. The medicine container the man had with him was made out of clear plastic, with a white lid and in a small blue cardboard box. Tests revealed poisoning and an inquest into his death heard he died after ingesting Strychnine, a highly toxic substance used in rat poison. He didnt stay in there too long, Chapman explains, He more or less walked in and walked out. But this man had nothing. The drug, which is often used as a pesticide, is highly toxic, can causes convulsions and is used in rat poison. A MURDER investigation has been launched after the body of a man was found earlier this year in Greenfield. He had no links at all to the Saddleworth area, he confirmed. Instead, he came back into the station. He just asked for directions to the top of the mountain, says Melvin Robinson. [10] Jeremy Lawton described that his brother meticulously "compartmentalised" his life in a way that his friends and family would not interact. To lose that opportunity was incredibly disappointing, says Chapman.