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| Torment of murdered girl's family | Torment of murdered girl's family |
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| The parents of a 16-year-old girl who was murdered in Nottinghamshire 25 years ago have renewed appeals to help bring her killer to justice. | The parents of a 16-year-old girl who was murdered in Nottinghamshire 25 years ago have renewed appeals to help bring her killer to justice. |
| Colette Aram, a trainee hairdresser, from Keyworth, was abducted on 30 October 1983 as she walked from her home to her boyfriend's house. | Colette Aram, a trainee hairdresser, from Keyworth, was abducted on 30 October 1983 as she walked from her home to her boyfriend's house. |
| She was raped and strangled before her naked body was dumped in a field close to where she went missing. | She was raped and strangled before her naked body was dumped in a field close to where she went missing. |
| Police officers discovered her body the following morning. | Police officers discovered her body the following morning. |
| Colette's murder was the first case to be featured on BBC's Crimewatch programme. | Colette's murder was the first case to be featured on BBC's Crimewatch programme. |
| Despite hundreds of officers being deployed on the case, the killer was never been caught. | Despite hundreds of officers being deployed on the case, the killer was never been caught. |
| Last sighting | Last sighting |
| During the 25-year investigation police have ruled out 1,500 possible suspects. | During the 25-year investigation police have ruled out 1,500 possible suspects. |
| They now hope a DNA profile of the killer will help secure a conviction. | They now hope a DNA profile of the killer will help secure a conviction. |
| Colette lived with her parents, Jacqui and Tony, along with her brother, Mark, in Normanton Lane, Keyworth. | Colette lived with her parents, Jacqui and Tony, along with her brother, Mark, in Normanton Lane, Keyworth. |
| At about 2000 GMT on the night of her disappearance she set off to walk the 20-minute route to the home in Willow Brook of her boyfriend, Russell Godfrey. | At about 2000 GMT on the night of her disappearance she set off to walk the 20-minute route to the home in Willow Brook of her boyfriend, Russell Godfrey. |
| Colette's father carries this photograph of her in his wallet | Colette's father carries this photograph of her in his wallet |
| At about 2010 GMT she turned into Nicker Hill and stopped to talk to a group of friends. | At about 2010 GMT she turned into Nicker Hill and stopped to talk to a group of friends. |
| This was the last known sighting of her. | This was the last known sighting of her. |
| Moments later witnesses reported hearing a woman screaming before a car drove off at speed. | Moments later witnesses reported hearing a woman screaming before a car drove off at speed. |
| Police were alerted at 2230 GMT by family and friends who went out searching for the missing teenager. | Police were alerted at 2230 GMT by family and friends who went out searching for the missing teenager. |
| It was not until 0900 GMT the following day that officers found her naked body in a field next to Thurlby Lane, about a mile-and-a-half (2.41 km) from where she was abducted. | It was not until 0900 GMT the following day that officers found her naked body in a field next to Thurlby Lane, about a mile-and-a-half (2.41 km) from where she was abducted. |
| A red Ford Fiesta stolen shortly before the murder, and seen in Keyworth at the time Colette was abducted, was used by the killer. | A red Ford Fiesta stolen shortly before the murder, and seen in Keyworth at the time Colette was abducted, was used by the killer. |
| The car was found the next day and its keys were discovered buried during landscaping work in April 1984. | The car was found the next day and its keys were discovered buried during landscaping work in April 1984. |
| Family 'destroyed' | Family 'destroyed' |
| Detectives said a man, who they suspect was the killer, was seen drinking orange juice and lemonade in The Generous Britain pub in the nearby village of Costock on the night of the murder. | Detectives said a man, who they suspect was the killer, was seen drinking orange juice and lemonade in The Generous Britain pub in the nearby village of Costock on the night of the murder. |
| Colette mother, Jacqui Kirby, moved to Greece following the tragedy but has returned to the UK in the hope that her daughter's killer will be brought to justice. | Colette mother, Jacqui Kirby, moved to Greece following the tragedy but has returned to the UK in the hope that her daughter's killer will be brought to justice. |
| She said the tragedy had broken her marriage and destroyed the family. | She said the tragedy had broken her marriage and destroyed the family. |
| "It's like reliving it all but I have to do it. I have to do it not just for me but for Colette. | "It's like reliving it all but I have to do it. I have to do it not just for me but for Colette. |
| Colette's mother Jacqui Kirkby : 'It destroyed our family' | |
| "I don't enjoy doing this but I have to do it because I can say years down the line that I know I've done what I can to bring this man to justice. | "I don't enjoy doing this but I have to do it because I can say years down the line that I know I've done what I can to bring this man to justice. |
| "There's not a day goes by when I don't think about Colette and about what happened, also to think hopefully one day this man is going to be brought to justice. | "There's not a day goes by when I don't think about Colette and about what happened, also to think hopefully one day this man is going to be brought to justice. |
| "It would bring some kind of closure. | "It would bring some kind of closure. |
| "She was very happy, always laughing, always smiling. She always thought about other people. She was a very caring girl. | "She was very happy, always laughing, always smiling. She always thought about other people. She was a very caring girl. |
| "She was very popular and well-liked. Everybody loved her." | "She was very popular and well-liked. Everybody loved her." |
| Tony Aram, Colette's father, helped in the search for his daughter. | Tony Aram, Colette's father, helped in the search for his daughter. |
| He said: "As soon as we realised that Colette hadn't arrived at her boyfriend's we went straight up there and started looking. | He said: "As soon as we realised that Colette hadn't arrived at her boyfriend's we went straight up there and started looking. |
| "I was out most of the night looking. I drove all over the village and the outskirts and Jacqui was ringing around friends. | "I was out most of the night looking. I drove all over the village and the outskirts and Jacqui was ringing around friends. |
| "I still think of her every day. Life can't ever be the same, because it changes you." | "I still think of her every day. Life can't ever be the same, because it changes you." |
| For 25 years he has carried a photograph of Colette in his wallet. It is a picture of her as a child cuddling her pet dog, Brandy. | For 25 years he has carried a photograph of Colette in his wallet. It is a picture of her as a child cuddling her pet dog, Brandy. |
| "When she went, I said to myself 'she's gone abroad'. That's how I coped with it," he added. | "When she went, I said to myself 'she's gone abroad'. That's how I coped with it," he added. |