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Lesley Whittle
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'''Lesley Whittle''' was a 17-year-old girl who became the youngest and most famous victim of
Donald Neilson, the notorious British
murderer known as the
Donald Neilson Black Panther.
In January
1975, Neilson kidnapped Lesley from the bedroom of her home in
Shropshire,
England, in order to acquire a £50,000
ransom from her family. Neilson had read that Lesley had been left a considerable sum of money by her late father George, who ran a successful
Coach#Motor coach coach company.
Tragically, a series of police bungles and unfortunate circumstances meant that Lesley's brother Ronald was unable to take the ransom money to the place where Neilson demanded it and at the time he demanded. Ultimately Neilson got so frustrated he pushed Lesley off the ledge where he had tethered her in a secluded
Staffordshire park, strangling her.
Lots of recriminations followed but Neilson was ultimately caught and was given a
life sentence for Lesley's murder in
1976, along with identical sentences for other killings he had carried out in his criminal career. He remains in prison to this day, with his 30-year
tariff due to expire in
2006.
Category:1957 births Whittle, Lesley
Category:1975 deaths Whittle, Lesley
Category:Murdered children Whittle, Lesley
Category:British murder victims Whittle, Lesley
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