Grave Secrets

In the 1980's, a series of murders shocked America, as West Hollywood, California became a hunting ground for two heartless killers. Thankfully, a lead from a seemingly unrelated case would ultimately break the case wide open and reveal the extent of these horrific crimes...

In July of 1996, a mother decides to take the scenic route when collecting her two daughters from school. Unfortunately, this decision would prove fatal and the three would never return home...

Today’s case was a murder case of a child, in broad daylight. As with any case, it’s a murder which should never have happened, but this case was particularly harrowing as it was simply a boy who found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, shattering the lives of his family and those involved forever more.This tragedy sparked the launch of a charity - Liverpool Unites - by the ECHO, which raised £100,000 to build a community centre in Croxteth.The Rhys Jones Complex was launched in August 2013 and helps hundreds of children every week. You can support the charity here...https://rhysjonescommunitycentre.org.uk/

Today’s case became incredibly high profile and unfortunately revealed a serial offender who had been brutal and brazen in his attacks against women. Bear with us on this one as we’re going to try and keep timelines as clear as possible, but as you will soon see, this case unravelled very quickly and became incredibly complicated, showing the scale of offences and the number of victims involved.

Today’s case is a difficult one on a number of levels. Not only was our victim killed by someone in her care, but she was also killed at her place of work, which she loved. What is also so incredibly heart-breaking, is that she was just about to start a new adventure in life... The murder of Ann Maguire was a tragic loss for friends, family and a huge community of those who's life Ann had touched. What is most unbelievable in this case, is that her violent murder was committed by one of her 15 year old students, while she taught a lesson.The Ann Maguire Arts Educational Fund, set up in May 2014, has provided bursaries and funding through music, drama, language and dance – all subjects that were close to Ann’s heart. If you'd like to support the fund, you can find out more here...https://www.annmaguire.org/For information and resources regarding the prevention of knife crime, please take a look at some of the following websites - https://livesafe.org.uk/young-people/knife-crime/http://www.knifecrimes.org/https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/crime-law/gun-knife-crime/http://www.samm.org.uk/