"Nobody has been able to find any connection at all between David Lytton and north west England, let alone Saddleworth and Chew Valley. [4] The man was not known to the authorities in Pakistan and his fingerprints did not match any on record in Pakistan, the UK or other countries. Menu. Why did the man travel all the way to the moorland track where he was found? But then again the return would only have been 1 more expensive than buying a single. Police were called to the reservoir on 24 February after reports a body had been seen. Incident Log 936: Man found deceased, approximate age 65 to 75, Location: Beauty spot, Chew Track from Dovestone Reservoir. Coleman says it is not unheard of to find no forms of ID on a body. Others are stamped with the name of the manufacturer. If your father, son, brother or friend had died in these circumstances you would want anyone who had information to come forward and speak to the police. He believes it's the only credible link between him and the area. Detective Sergeant John Coleman, who has been leading the investigation on behalf of the coroner, said: This has been an investigation unlike anything I have ever known in the 20 years I have been a police officer and one that was truly a team effort. Whats the connection to the area?. ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) The Gates Police Department is investigating after a Hertz employee found a body in the back of a rental car Thursday. He was identified from photographs from a passenger list and images from CCTV in London. A titanium plate was discovered attached to his left femur. The people of Manchester make this city what it is", 'Is that you?' But wanting to know why the man was walking from that direction, Coleman went to South Ealing to investigate. He bought return tickets, which the police think was a curious decision. More often than not, people are carrying something from which they can be identified - a mobile phone, credit cards, a travel card. These are the unidentified people from over the years. He then boarded a train to Saddleworth and visited The Clarence pub, where he asked the landlord for directions. Witnesses saw him at two points on the mountain . The image he believes is roughly correct was taken outside the entrance to Saddleworth Golf Club. Craig had gone missing six weeks earlier and was last seen on 6 January 2014 at the home of relatives on Norfolk Crescent, in Failsworth. Until now he had been nicknamed Neil Dovestone by mortuary workers at Royal Oldham Hospital. A post mortem was carried out, but the result was inconclusive. Lytton's brother Jeremy Lawton reported he hadn't spoken to his brother for more than ten years but believed he was living in the United States because he had received several letters from him that had been posted in the U.S. Lytton's long-time friend Salim Aktar told that they had travelled to Pakistan together three times. It was then that he was finally seen talking to someone. They had also checked airport and train station CCTV to confirm Mr Lytton's movements. There was writing in both English and Urdu. There was 130 in 10 notes. POLICE trying to identify a body found near Dovestone reservoir have released CCTV images of the man at a London Tube. David Lytton CCTV at Manchester Piccadilly, Police compiled CCTV footage of his movements, An artist's impression used by police in appeals, Mr Lytton's brother, Jeremy Lawton, addresses the media after the inquest. Both Det Sgt Coleman and I were anxious that this information be distributed without delay.. While it is no longer available to buy legally in the UK, there are certain countries where it is still in use as a poison for pests. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. Obviously, foliage has changed over the years, but Mr Nield believes its as accurate as he can get based on memory. Caroline and Stephen said they believe someone out there knows what happened to their son. document.getElementById( "ak_js" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); If you would like to contribute to About Manchester, contact us here. He then contacted Greater Manchester Police to confirm he was still alive. Twenty-four people died. He didnt have the appearance of a gentleman from the Indian subcontinent. One of the Mountain Rescue volunteers wondered whether he had suffered a heart attack while coming back down the hill. I think we have a duty to the family to let them know what has happened., Samaritans provides emotional support for people experiencing feelings of distress or thoughts of suicide - call 116 123 for free, or 08457 90 90 90, Download or listen to Jon Manel's Body on the Moor reports for BBC Radio 4, If you have information please call Greater Manchester Police on 0161 856 8972, Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or email dovestones@gmp.police.uk, China's Science Revolution: Five super-sized projects. You go and visit South Ealing train station, thinking hes come through off the Piccadilly Line, and theres no CCTV in working order on that day. Away from the world of fiction, it was the poison of choice of mole-catchers, until it was banned across the European Union in 2006. The father of Craig Wilcox paid him tribute, saying: My son was a very generous lad. Get news and views from across Saddleworth straight to your inbox every week. Lytton and Toogood became a couple and conceived a child but Toogood had a miscarriage which Lytton did not take well. Last month GMP officers appealed to the Pakistani surgical team who worked on the mans leg, sometime between 2001 and 2013, in a bid to finally identify him. "It was an ad campaign to try and get businesses into Oldham and the surrounding area. In February, police were called to Dovestone Reservoir following reports that a body had been seen. [14], In 2020 it was speculated that Lytton's interest in the area of Oldham was due to poster advertising in London's public transportation which he must have often seen for years while working as a train driver. Some plates and implants used in surgery have batch numbers, making it easy for them to be traced. Hunters in this remote wooded area just off Mountain Hill Road near Route 7 in Perryville stumbled upon a makeshift encampment, but nothing could have prepared them for what they found next. We are trying to piece together his movements from when he went missing in January to when his body was recovered. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. At Piccadilly, he ate sandwiches then travelled by train to Saddleworth. We are totally devastated that Craig has died, we will never forgot him and will keep his memory alive for his son Little Craig.. Obviously, it does make our task more challenging. I imagine he was asking directions or having a discussion about what his plans were., Caught on CCTV a few minutes before he left the station. Some are photographs, most are artists impressions. Mr Nelson added: There are other areas of inquiry that need to be pursued and are being pursued in order that I can fulfil my statutory obligation and all being well conclude my enquiries in due course.. Gene Rose, 66, of Gustafson . The police do not know how he reached The Clarence Pub in Greenfield at 14:00. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Altogether, on his walk to the station, he was seen on eight cameras. [4] He was estimated to be between 65 and 75 years old and was almost 6 feet (1.8m) tall, with a thin build; he was balding with grey hair and brown eyes. "The poster, probably one of several in the Underground, was part of an advertising campaign to attract new business to the town in the 1980s. A full inquest date has been provisionally set for 14 March 2017 at Heywood Coroners Court. Test yourself with these 12 questions, Do you know your local leaders from your Manchester suburbs? Valentine looks out towards a place called Wilderness Gully. "There might have been an association in his mind, good or bad, with the poster and his personal tragedy," Mr Nield added. There is only a description - height 6ft 1in, white, slim build, receding grey hair, blue eyes, large nose which might have been broken. Was it more likely then that the man came into Ealing from somewhere else? The hope is that the X-rays will be matched with a particular patient's records. His visa expired and he attempted to leave the country with a manipulated visa and got caught which resulted in him getting blacklisted. Stuart Crowther saw the body while out on one of his regular bike rides. The 28-year-old's body was discovered in Dovestones Reservoir on Saddleworth Moor in February 2014, with detectives suspecting he was abducted and murdered.. Parents Carolyn and Stephen Wilcox have now issued a plea for information, three years to the day after he disappeared from his . It was the site of a fatal aeroplane crash in 1949. In December, 2015, the body of a man was found lying on a remote country track above Dovestone Reservoir in Saddleworth, Oldham. Some, she says, may want to leave them for family members or may simply feel they dont need their mobile phone or wallet anymore. If X-rays of serious leg injuries over a number of years can be examined, he believes he will finally be able to give the man his proper name. We sat down with thoughts of if youre 65 to 75 years of age, youre a male, youre living in the Ealing area, what are you going to need? Were thinking GP surgeries, dentists, you get your hair cut, bookmakers, residential homes, health services - all these places we visited.. Detectives suspect he was brought to the reservoir, murdered and his body thrown into the water, and remain positive they will find justice for the family. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. "The trees in the foreground have grown since the poster was made.". We have carried out a number of enquiries and as a result are now treating his death as suspicious. The statement reads: After more than a year of painstaking enquiries, which included media appeals being released in the UK and Pakistan, as well as assistance from the National Crime Agency, detectives investigating the mysterious case of Neil Dovestones have made a positive identification. These particular plates have been used by just 12 hospitals, all in Pakistan. The posters featured an image looking out over Greenfield and the Chew Valley. All this time on from his death, the man on the moor is still in the mortuary at the Royal Oldham Hospital, where he was taken on the day he was found. A coroner. But mystery still surrounds what a man with no obvious connections to the Oldham or Saddleworth areas was doing on Saddleworth Moor. Despite warnings that he would not make it back before dark he set off towards the Indians Head summit. Carolyn and Stephen Wilcox, parents of Craig Wilcox, Craig Wilcox, aged 28, was last seen on 6 January 2014, Det Chief Insp Terry Crompton from Greater Manchester Police Major Incident Team investigating the death of Craig Wilcox, whose body was found in Dovestones Reservoir three years ago. It is understood the method used in his operation is very uncommon and would stick in the memory of anyone involved. On 4 February, it was reported that Lytton's long-term girlfriend, also from Streatham, had helped him through bouts of depression, he had a brother, and that he had changed his surname following a family feud. It is very unusual for them to have a body without a name. But it is also a place associated with a number of deaths over the years. Coleman says, no matter what happens, the effort has been worth it. It is that plate and the injury to the leg that could prove to be the biggest clue to the identity of the man on the moor. The 'AD Toolset' Bundle The AD Toolset has been described as a must-have collection of Active Directory management tools. The mystery man, who had been nicknamed Neil Dovestone by mortuary attendants, was found dead on 12 December 2015 on the Chew track leading from Dovestones Reservoir boating lake to Indians Head. Freddy Perham, 17, was described as a "wonderful boy" by his lov DNA analysis confirmed that Neil was in fact a man called David Lytton, 67, from London. Mr Lyttons body was found on Saturday 12 December 2015 on the Chew track leading from Dovestones Reservoir boating lake to Indians Head. Former ITV Corrie star Brooke Vincent wows fans with new look, Michelle Keegan and Catherine Tyldesley also hyped their ex-colleague's new 'do, 'I get goosebumps' - Lisandro Martinez loves Manchester United chant for him. At an inquest in Heywood earlier today, , Senior Coroner for Oldham, Mr Simon Nelson confirmed that the true identity of the man found close to Dovestones Reservoir is David Lytton, 67, from London. When he got to Manchester he visited the enquiry desk and also bought sandwiches which he ate in the station. Detectives investigating his death have now discovered Craig had confided in a friend to say he feared for his safety and officers have launched a murder investigation. The police are hoping that finding out the who might lead to the answers of some of the whys. Why did he travel on that day? He had recently left Leeds University where he had studied psychology and sociology but did not graduate. The member of staff could not remember talking to him. [9] His parents were also identified as Sylvia and Hyman Lautenberg. The last person the man is known to have spoken to was the landlord of The Clarence pub in the village of Greenfield, where many walkers set off from. And the struggle to identify him . [6], On 31 January 2017 The Times reported that Lytton had lived in Streatham, south London, from the 1980s, until he moved to Pakistan in 2006. 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We are especially keen to hear from anyone who visited Dovestones from 6 January 2014 and either saw any suspicious activity on that day or the days following, or believe you saw a man matching Craigs description in the area. But GMP have been unable to confirm the identity of the elderly man until now. In February, police were called to Dovestone Reservoir following reports that a body had been seen. After that, he left the station but only briefly before coming back in again. Just the top of the mountain.. The cause of death was - for modern Britain - extremely unusual. Its so strange. He didnt really know where he was going or what he was doing or what his purpose was of being in the train station, says Chapman. Craig was last seen on 6 January 2014 at the home of relatives on Norfolk Crescent in Failsworth. India's dying mother: Can the River Ganges be saved? Not only walkers but cyclists and climbers come here, and sailors on Dovestone Reservoir. Police contacted the thyroxine manufacturers, GlaxoSmithKline. My theory on why he was there keeps changing. Did the man fly into the UK before making his final journey to the moor? Fortunately he has some memories, but he should have many more.. In judging whether the man was from the UK or abroad, his choice of clothes may be significant. One of the things we do see is they may leave some of their personal belongings at home, she says. The Missing Persons Bureau works with individual police forces to help find out who some of these people are. He had a great sense of humour and I cant say anything bad about him. The mystery behind the body found near Dovestone Reservoir has deepened after police revealed he was not the childhood survivor of an infamous air crash. DALY CITY, Calif. ( KRON) A dead body was found by a hiker on a Daly City trail on Wednesday, the city's police department said in a press release. Former ITV Corrie star Brooke Vincent wows fans with new look, Michelle Keegan and Catherine Tyldesley also hyped their ex-colleague's new 'do, 'I get goosebumps' - Lisandro Martinez loves Manchester United chant for him. (SPL). With him, police found three train tickets, 130 in cash, all. Mr Lytton's family painted a similar picture at the inquest, after which a coroner recorded an open verdict. in Miami Gardens. Further up, the car passes some ragged rocks jutting skyward. He spent about five minutes with a person working at the stations information desk. A body was found in a container in the desert in Cave Creek, Arizona, on Sept. 17, 2022. [1], At 9:04am on 11 December the unidentified man travelled by London Underground train from Ealing Broadway station to Euston station in London and then to Manchester Piccadilly. Parents Carolyn and Stephen Wilcox have now issued a plea for information, three years to the day after he disappeared from his home in Greater Manchester. Driving along the bumpy track, he notes that the area is very close to where Ian Brady and Myra Hindley buried their child victims in the mid-1960s. Strychnine is an extremely potent rat poison which is not sold in the UK or many other countries in Europe. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Detective Constable Nichola Chapman spent around three and a half days studying what was caught on camera at Manchester Piccadilly train station, trying to find out as much as we could about him, to see if he had spoken to anybody or used a credit card. With him, police found three train tickets, 130 in cash, all in 10 notes, and an empty medicine bottle, emblazoned with Arabic writing. BBC Sounds Podcast Episode 7: Solved. Something went wrong, please try again later. Police, who worked tirelessly to identify Mr Lytton, had previously been given just a handful of clues to help them. For whatever reason, the man travelled nearly 200 miles across England to be there. His body was discovered on the hillside the following day. [8] (His change of name explained previous reports that no one named David Lytton had been born in London on 21 April 1948.) Part 1 (Ealing Broadway to Euston) 2. He was thought he could have been living in Pakistan, and that he was white, aged between 65 and 70, and possibly travelling alone from Pakistan to London. The awards celebrate exceptional volunteers, community champions and hidden heroes. No evidence linking him to missing persons cases was found. He appeared not to know his reason for being here.. After leaving Manchester Piccadilly station there is a missing 59 minutes in the timeline. Rebecca Hales and Julie Berry are pathology technicians there. Craig, who had a six-year-old son at the time of his disappearance on January 6, 2014, had told a friend that people were after him.. ", Winners of Manchester's Be Proud Awards 2022 celebrating incredible heroes in our communities revealed. Every time you think youve got a line of enquiry, that enquiry closes very sharply, he says. It is a mile walk between South Ealing and Ealing Broadway. Speaking during todays hearing, coroner Simon Nelson said: I am most grateful for the assistance provided by the many agencies who have been involved together with the highly professional investigative strategy employed by Det Sgt John Coleman on behalf of GMP. He said he was satisfied that David Lytton was a positive match for the missing man found at Dovestones. To recap, this is all the new information we have found out this morning about the man found dead near Dovestone reservoir in December 2015: Detectives know he was poisoned by strychnine - a drug often used in Agatha Christie novels - which he may have administered himself as he neared the peak. "They must have thought it would get a lot of attention on the Underground.". Not this time. We were excited. Detectives reported finding the 36-year-old victim's decomposed body inside a trash bin on Dec. 7, near the intersection of Northwest 205 Street and 29 Avenue. body found at dovestones. Why strychnine? Undrawing my tattoos: Why I am having painful laser removal treatment. ", Winners of Manchester's Be Proud Awards 2022 celebrating incredible heroes in our communities revealed. Identification and following investigation, "Police investigating Greenfield moors death mystery go global for answers" "Cops have ruled out that the smart dressed man could be one of two child survivors as one, Michael Prestwich, later died in a train accident while Stephen Evans has contacted police this week.". X-ray of a titanium rod and screw pinning a fractured femur (thigh bone)(SPL). We are trying to piece together his movements from when he went missing in January to when his body was recovered. He spent a bit longer there but, again, did not seem to spend any money. Months of searching meant numerous lines of enquiry were followed, including the possibility that he may have links to a plane that was travelling from Belfast to Manchester which crashed on Saddleworth Moor in 1949.