Police open third inquiry into 1975 killing of girl, 11

3 May 2001
Ian Herbert
The Independent

The long and ill-fated hunt for the killer of Lesley Molseed, the 11-year-old girl murdered and dumped on Pennine moorland 26 years ago, is to be relaunched. The case is infamous for the wrongful conviction and 16-year imprisonment of Stefan Kiszko, who died in 1993 - the year after he was eventually acquitted and freed. DNA evidence from semen, found on Lesley's body but not revealed in court, proved he could not have been the murderer.

Continue Reading... Labels: DNA, FSS, Ireland, Lesley Molseed, Madeleine McCann, paedophiles, Raymond Hewlett, Scots Guard, Stefan Kiszko, West Yorkshire Police

Lesley Molseed murder hunt to be re-launched - Police work on M.E.N. evidence

2 May 2001
Manchester Evening News
Andrew Nott

THE hunt for the killer of 11-year-old schoolgirl Lesley Molseed, who was stabbed to death 26 years ago, is to be officially re-launched, it was revealed today.  Lesley, from Rochdale, was knifed 12 times in 1975 and the first inquiry led to innocent Stefan Kiszko spending 16 years in jail.  A second investigation identified another prime suspect - but failed to gather sufficient evidence to charge him.

Continue Reading... Labels: FSS, Lesley Molseed, Madeleine McCann, Max McLean, Raymond Hewlett, Rochdale, Stefan Kiszko, West Yorkshire Police