I am not suggesting the two murders are connected , only the findings and police thoughts that maybe it is not the first time a body has been moved from the scene of a crime. Was the intention NOT to leave Jo's personal belongings in the flat , was the killer after removing Jo's body intending to return and take them but was disturbed?
Removing Jo's body and leaving personal effects behind would defeat the object of the killers motive , placing Jo away from the flat and distancing himself/herself from the murder. Jo's items found in the flat infer the killer was known to Jo ,the killers objective defeated...he or she must have intended on removing them ,otherwise it makes little sense. What to take first without being seen ? Jo, she was the priority and then her coat and rucksack, the killer could not manage all three, therefore it may have only been one person, an accomplice would have taken her things at the same time. The sock used to wipe fingerprints the killer may have left behind , later, .disposal of, never to be found. Jo's post mortem ,would pizza particles have been detected between her teeth had she eaten this baffling piece of the puzzle?
Michelle Bettles (22)
Michelle Bettles as a child , a photograph later released by her mother.
From Norwich, Norfolk
Murdered Thursday 28 March 2002, Norfolk
Michelle Bettles, a drug addict and prostitute, with three small children, none of whom were in her care, she was last seen alive in the Queens Road area of Norwich. Her fully-clothed body was founded in woodland off Podmore Lane, Podmore, near Scarning, Dereham, three days later.
Michelle had been working as a prostitute in Norwich. She is thought to have travelled from her home in Dereham Road into the red light district on the Thursday evening. It was believed she walked along St.Benedicts towards the city centre. Michelle had made arrangements with two men for that evening . One of those men was from a business in Prince of Wales Road in Norwich, and the other was a taxi driver from the Thetford area.
At about 21:30 on Saturday 30th March, people working close to the scene at Scarning where Michelle's body was found heard an engine "racing." Soon afterwards, a "Japanese type" 4 x 4 vehicle was seen driving at speed towards Dereham, away from the spot where Michelle's body was found.
A man walking his dog in Rushmeadow Road, Scarning near Dereham, found Michelle's body at approximately 10:15 on Sunday 31st March. The cause of her death was manual strangulation.
Some items of Michelle's personal property was missing: a long black leather coat, a black fabric jacket with a fur collar, a long black leather coat with wide lapels and belt, and possibly a tear on the left shoulder, a black hair brush with cream bristles on one side only and about eight inches in length, as well as disposable cream or clear coloured "Clipper" lighter or lighters, a pack of Golden Virginia or Old Holborn tobacco, and Rizla cigarette papers, and possibly a handbag or other personal effects.
Michelle was approximately 5ft. 4in. tall, very slim with long dark wavy hair. She had a mole on her nose and distinctive thick dark eyebrows. When found she was wearing a red T-shirt, red wrap around skirt, beige tights and long zipped black boots. She was the mother of three young children. She had lived in Norwich for the majority of her life, but also had connections in Dereham and Swaffham. She became a heroin addict and prostitute.
Telephone Norfolk Police: 01953 424242.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/norfolk/3215475.stm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/5324888496/
Both members of 'Fisherfolk' the comment in the above article ' It was not that SORT' of party 'makes me wonder was it a 'Fisherfolk' sort of party...Religious groups attract a lot of very strange people.
