CASE SUMMARY

In the early hours of Saturday the 22nd January 2005, the burning body of Jennifer Kiely was found by council workers within a public shelter located on the seafront of Eastbourne – a town on the UK’s south coast. She had been stabbed a total of 16 times.

A mother of three, Jennifer was sadly living a transient lifestyle after suffering with severe mental health breakdown in the years leading up to her untimely death.

The brutal attack briefly made local and national headlines, however media coverage quickly dried up as the investigation struggled to uncover new lines of enquiry. Over the years, links to notable serial killers in the UK have been dismissed by Sussex Police.

Could a scientific breakthrough in the case 15 years after the murder hold the key to identifying the person or persons responsible?

A huge thank you to Josh for his help on this project, and to Paul and Caley Pearce for their invaluable input and willingness to be interviewed.