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Norwich Prostitute Murders - Part Two

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  Street Prostitute Murders Still Unsolved Welcome to part two of our series of articles reviewing the unsolved murders of street prostitutes in Norfolk and Suffolk, England. We continue to look at the mysterious disappearances and killings, try to explain what we believe may have happened and who evidence suggests was responsible. Sex workers disappeared from the red-light district of Norwich and were ultimately found murdered, to date the killings remain unsolved There have been several unexplained murders of young women in the Norwich area, of which at least three of the victims have been street prostitutes. The first victim of these unsolved murders was 16-year-old Natalie Pearman whose body was found in a lay-by on Ringland Road, some 5 miles outside of Norwich city at 3.50 am on 20th November 1992. Natalie had been working as a prostitute in Norwich’s red-light district and was last seen in Rouen Road at around 1.15 am. Natalie Pearman was a bit of a “lost soul” who had turned to

Norwich Sex Worker - Unsolved Murder

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  Who Killed Michelle Bettles This is the first in a series of articles reviewing the unsolved murders of sex workers in Norfolk and Suffolk, England. I will be looking at the mysterious killings and some of the reasons why these young women lost their lives and who may have been responsible 22-year-old Michelle Bettles was the third prostitute to disappear from Norwich's red-light district and be found murdered  Michelle Bettles was a sex worker plying her trade on the streets of Norwich, England in the early hours of Friday 29th March 2002, when she suddenly disappeared.  She failed to keep a pre-arranged appointment in the Dereham Road area of Norwich with a regular client. This was very unusual for Michelle, who regularly kept to arrangements and met her punters promptly. On this occasion, it seems that Michelle did not even intend to keep the appointment as she was last seen heading in completely the opposite direction to where she was supposed to meet. Michelle was 22 when sh