Case 84
Lesley Molseed
(Part 1)
*** Warning: This case involves a child victim ***
[Part 1 of 2]
On October 5 1975, April Molseed sent her 11-year-old daughter Lesley Molseed to the nearby corner store in Rochdale to buy a loaf of bread. Hours later, she still hadn’t returned. Fears quickly escalated when it was discovered that Lesley never made it to the shop at all.
Three days later, Lesley’s brutally murdered body was found on a remote roadside. Suspicions were cast on Stefan Kiszko, an intellectually disabled man who lived in the area after several young women reported him for indecent exposure. Police were convinced they’d found their suspect and were determined to prove it, no matter the consequences.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Milly Raso
Additional editing – Tayla Vos
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
RESOURCES
TIMELINES:
Timeline – Raymond Hewlett
IMAGE GALLERY:
BOOKS:
Innocents: How Justice Failed Stefan Kiszko and Lesley Molseed – by Jonathan Rose, Steve Panter, Trevor Wilkinson
Delusions of Innocence: The Tragic Case of Stefan Kiszko – Michael O’Connell
ARTICLES:
Second victim of Molseed inquiry – BBC News
Molseed: The paedophile wrongly accused – Manchester Evening News
Man held over 1975 child murder – BBC News
Net finally falls on right man – The Guardian
Forensic tape links murder of Lesley Molseed 32 years ago to shopkeeper’s DNA, court told – Manchester Evening News
Molseed mum recalls ‘little imp’ – Manchester Evening News
Lesley Molseed murderer given life sentence – The Telegraph
Man guilty of 1975 child murder – BBC News
VIDEOS:
Real Crime: The 30 Year Secret (Part 1)
Real Crime: The 30 Year Secret (Part 2)