The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths

Author:Elly Griffiths
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HMH Books

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Maddie’s article appears in the Chronicle the next morning.

The man found dead at the Canada Industrial Estate is confirmed to be John Mostyn, 70, of Allenby Avenue, King’s Lynn. His death is being treated as suspicious. Mostyn was one of the main suspects in the disappearance of twelve-year-old Margaret Lacey in 1981. Margaret was last seen at a street party held to celebrate the wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer. Despite an extensive police investigation, opened again in 1991, no trace of Margaret was ever found. But, last month, archaeologists excavating a site near Holme in north Norfolk found human remains which were later confirmed to be those of the missing child.

Margaret’s parents Karen and Bob Lacey never gave up hope that their daughter would be found. Bob died of testicular cancer in 2014 but Karen still lives in the house that she once shared with Margaret and her siblings, Annie and Luke. She said that the discovery of Margaret’s remains would allow them to grieve at last. ‘It’s been hard,’ she said, ‘in some ways time has stood still since Margaret left us. I still think of her as that twelve-year-old girl who loved dancing and ponies and dressing up. Now we’ll be able to bury Margaret and have a place to remember her. Maybe our family can finally find some peace.’ Margaret’s funeral is set to take place on Monday 7th March at St Bernadette’s Church, King’s Lynn.

The discovery of Margaret’s bones has sparked a major police investigation led by DCI Harry Nelson, the detective who led the hunt for four-year-old Scarlet Henderson in 2008. Scarlet’s body was found buried on marshy ground near Holme. No one was ever tried for her murder. Police wouldn’t confirm a link between Margaret Lacey and John Mostyn but they admitted that they are still interviewing suspects in connection with Margaret’s abduction and death.

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