We have delved into our archives to document locations of high-profile murder cases throughout the community.
Our aim is to create a record that not only highlights these cases but also serves to inform the public and facilitate appeals for information, particularly in cases that remain unsolved. To report information about an unsolved case to Nottinghamshire Police, you can either call the non-emergency number 101 or use their online reporting service at Nottinghamshire Police's website (www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/ro/report/).
For anonymous reporting, contact Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111 or visit their website.
All information presented is publicly available, sourced from court reports and previous media coverage. By illuminating these cases, we aim to explore themes of justice and remembrance. Mansfield Woodhouse and Sutton are featured more than once in this list, highlighting that both locations are home to the area's most well-known murder cases.
Our thoughts and condolences are with the loved ones and communities of the victims featured in this retro article.
5. Sutton
Alfred Swinscoe was last seen alive by his family in the Miners Arms pub in the Derbyshire village of Pinxton in January 1967. His remains were found in a farmer’s field off Coxmoor Road in Sutton in April 2023, and it was discovered that he had been beaten and stabbed repeatedly in the neck. Police identified two possible murder suspects but both have since passed away. Mr Swinscoe had been buried four to six feet deep. Odd socks found on the skeleton were recognised by his grandson, allowing the remains to be identified. A coroner found the 54-year-old had been unlawfully killed after sustaining multiple traumatic injuries. Photo: Brian Eyre
6. Mansfield Woodhouse
According to archive records, in 1976 there was a massive murder hunt for the killer who stabbed to death 19 year old Valerie Ward outside the Black Bull pub in Mansfield Woodhouse. Photo: Google maps
7. Huthwaite
Jealous father Terry Rodgers murdered his daughter Chanel Taylor a few weeks after her wedding at her Huthwaite home in 2004. Rodgers went on the run and hid in surrounding woodland at the same time, triggering one of the biggest manhunts of all time. Rodgers was found after 17 days and admitted his daughter's manslaughter but not her murder. This was not accepted by the prosecution and a murder trial was arranged but Rodgers went on hunger strike and died in prison before it could take place. Photo: Google maps
8. Warsop
Clifford Collinge (61) was found dead at his Sandy Lane home on the evening of October 8, 2011. He had been beaten to death with a guitar and a joiner’s sash lamp. His wife, Charlotte Collinge, was initially convicted of murder for luring two men to their home, but was acquitted in a 2015 retrial. The two men, Stephen Shreeves and Kelvin Dale, were convicted of murder and served prison sentences. Photo: Google maps