That same evening Mrs Doreen Hill, the heartbroken mother of the murdered student, bravely went on television and made a desperate appeal that moved the entire nation. With great calm and dignity she pleaded with ‘people everywhere’ to help find the killer. ‘I want to ask everyone, not just in Leeds or around Leeds, but all over the country to help us find the person who killed my daughter. Please think. Perhaps he lives in your house. He could live in a mansion, in a block of flats, or down the street. He lives somewhere, he works for someone – please think.’
