The South Wales Hitchhiker Murders of Sandra Newton, Pauline Floyd and Geraldine Hughes | Ep. 265

Podcast: British Murders with Stuart Blues · Stuart Blues

Opublikowano: 2026-07-29

Before DNA databases, before forensic genealogy, and before detectives could solve crimes with the smallest traces of evidence, three teenage girls disappeared after separate nights out in South Wales during the summer and autumn of 1973. Sandra Newton, Pauline Floyd and Geraldine Hughes were all just 16 years old. Their murders sent shockwaves through local communities, sparked one of the biggest murder investigations Wales had ever seen, and left police hunting a killer who seemed to have vanished without a trace. Despite thousands of interviews, nationwide vehicle checks and countless leads, the investigation gradually went cold. For decades...