Unsolved : The Murder of Lindsay Jo Rimer

[@DaysofHorror]

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[@matparks08]

Well done both, sensitively covered. Feels odd to go through a story I lived through at the time. Lindsay was younger than me but at my high school, her brother was in my year. It created such an air of paranoia in Hebden for years, and I truly hope the killer is found one day for the family's sake.

[@DaysofHorror]

Many thanks Matt. We were thinking of you when out filming as we knew you had known Lindsay and her family. We hope her family and Lindsay get the justice they crave. It must be horrendous living a constant nightmare such as this 😟

[@paulmurphy2144]

Very tragic story Chris, and I said to myself as soon as you started explaining. I thought please say the case was solved, and someone was charged for this evil crime. I just hope as noone has been charged, the police keep taking more evidence etc.., to the scientific investigator's who can match the DNA to someone and give justice to this poor girl

[@donna9374]

#Justice for Lindsey Some one somewhere Knows...... SHAME ON YOU !!!!

[@stevemulligan8427]

Excellent this Chris..keep these videos coming mate 👍

[@DaysofHorror]

Thanks Steve. We have a couple of other stories we want to cover like this. Another unsolved case from Yorkshire and not far from Hebden Bridge and another you and Ant sort of touched upon on your channel, Paradox Club...

[@stevemulligan8427]

Nice one chris 👍

[@swanseamale47]

Yet another of your stories I'd not heard of before. Thank you.

[@Daysofhorror-vickie]

😊 thanks for watching

[@jeepsthetimebandit]

Without a doubt, it would have started as a sexual thing. People tend to murder over sex, jealousy, or money.

[@roymcnicholas4825]

As a farther of a 19 year old daughter my heart goes out to the family of that little girl . The evil we have in this world bares thinking about, that kid may have had a family of her own by now .

[@Daysofhorror-vickie]

Yes,I found it a hard one to film as you could feel how the mother even now must be feeling being in the places she had been. So I think alot of us parents can relate 😢

[@claretsman1882]

Thanks for sharing this story on your channel. I had friends that knew Lindsay many years ago. They would be pleased that has been put back in to their minds. I’m sure they said that Lindsay Rimer is buried at Blackshaw head Methodist Church in Blackshaw head in the hill tops. I’ve tried to find listings but can’t find any.

[@DaysofHorror]

Thanks for watching Paul. I remember you asking if we would look into this a while ago. We just couldn't find any info on where or if Lindsay was buried, but if we do get info, we will chase it up and take some flowers with us.

[@paulmurphy2144]

I hope you don't mind me saying, the bbc run a crime show called crime watch live. It could be a idea to put the case back into the public eye and talk to the producers of this show

[@DaysofHorror]

@@paulmurphy2144 Ive never heard of seen that program. Something to think about though!

[@TruthSeekerInvestigations]

Well done on doing this video. I could see it was heartfelt and difficult to do, but this is needed. Hopefully it can trigger someone's memory and new info can come to light.

[@DaysofHorror]

Thanks mate. I think it was one of the harder videos to do as not only is it a delicate subject but it was quite busy as times along the canal path, we had to stop filming many many times. And when people were passing, it kind of knocks you off balance in trying to find the right words to say. But I hope the family get closure as 28 years of not knowing must be a daily nightmare.

[@TruthSeekerInvestigations]

@Days of Horror I noticed that you did a great job, having to stop and start eith thr footage no doubt, difficult to do and keep focus! Not only that, but confidence is needed, which you have. Very upsetting story, especially with the potential that the suspect is still out there. This video can only help.

[@Romanystar7]

Look at her childhood and the fact she had to go and buy food, while her mum sat in the pub, she lived in a tiny caravan with just a curtain separating the sleeping space between her and her brother. Poor girl had to grow up fast.

[@kateywallis1238]

Or maybe they had food and she just fancied cornflakes 🙄. Am she got money from her mum ..

[@missmuffet3874]

Poor girl xx

[@emmajulian8716]

No disrespect but was I watching the same video as you where was the terrible caravan it looked like they lived in a house and maybe her mum was working in the pub nobody said her mum was at the pub getting drunk

[@DaysofHorror]

She lived in a house. We showed people where that house is when we walked alongside the canal.

[@emmajulian8716]

@@DaysofHorror hello yes Chris and Victoria that's what I was saying to the original poster I didn't see a caravan I was wondering if I was watching the same video.

[@JenMulcahy]

As a mother, I cannot even begin to understand the pain her parents are going through, not knowing where your child has gone for 5 months and then to find out she had been murdered, I think it would destroy me 💔, Lindsay's parents are exceptionally strong. I hope the police eventually find the murderer/s and get justice for Lindsay ❤

[@ImIn-sm9pt]

The story in the sun , brought me here, hopefully things will progress in finding the culprit of Lyndsey's murder ,good report and detailed info thanks 👁️

[@DaysofHorror]

I'll check the sun online as we haven't bought a paper in years, but it's an interesting case. Just got to hope it does get eventually solved.

[@rhyswood8257]

Wow just started watching yr channel and will subscribe. So much we dont know has happened on the very areas and ground we walk is shocking. All those poor souls may the lord bless them and keep them. One of the big mysteries in my town was the "who put bella in the wych elm" You've probably heard of it i dont know about the skeleton of a woman found inside a tree back in the 1940s. Anyway keep up the good work guys, you and Vicky ❤

[@DaysofHorror]

Many thanks Rhys! I'm sure I've read about the Wych Elm, but I'll look it up today. Thanks for the kind words.

[@john-k6k6w]

Such a Very Sad Story R.I.P Young Lady Keep up the Brilliant Work Guy's

[@Jkk55]

What a sad tragic story my heart goes out to Lindsay's family, I could never imagine that happening to one of my children although they are now adults. I do hope they get some answers and find the murderer/s. A school friend of mine was murdered she was older than Lindsay at the time but the killer was never found it's always stuck with me so very sad. Anyway thank you for a very interesting but sad video you always deliver it so well. RIP Lindsay Jo Rimer 🙏.

[@DaysofHorror]

Thanks you Jules. We are also sorry to hear about your story and what had happened. We also had something similar when I get was at school. A young girl was murdered whilst babysitting. Her killer in this case was arrested and sentenced but these crimes are just horrific.

[@cemeteriesdownunder9247]

brilliant video may this young girl RIP 🙏

[@DaysofHorror]

We hope justice is served and her family get some form of closure. 28 years (almost) is a long time suffering.

[@daveflick12]

Thank you for this story. strangly ive not heard of this one before. Shared on twitter for you guys.

[@DaysofHorror]

We had heard about this when news broke. As for covering the story, we kind of tiptoed around it as we were not sure if speaking about it would bring back bad memories for all those related to Lindsay. But, after reading about it more and watching many crime documentaries, Geraldine wont rest until her daughters killer(s) are brought to justice, so we thought it may help a little by keeping her memory alive and although its a tragic ending, keeping her name out in the public domain can only be a good thing in our opinion.

[@daveflick12]

@@DaysofHorror Totally agree. Bring new light to the subject is the right thing to do. Keep up you great work, always enjoying them.

[@rozcole3650]

Yes I have seen this before so sad ! A child only just a teenager 🥲🥲 keep your children close parents

[@Daysofhorror-vickie]

Xxx yes totally agree 👍

[@Robbo8ball]

Heartbreaking story a tough watch but interesting video, RIP Lindsay.

[@Lancastrian501]

Such a sad story. I really hope they finally do find out who the culprit was and get closure. You can tell by listening to her mother and best friend just how heartbroken they are. Sadly it doesn't sound like there's much to go on as far as clues and forensic etc, and their best chance is that somebody who has information comes forward or that the perpetrator maybe unwittingly divulges something. We live in hope.🙏

[@DaysofHorror]

And the longer it goes on without any progress the more people will forget about it which is sad. Nearly 29 years now and still no closer to solving it. I'm surprised nothing more was ever said about the DNA profile the Canadians made. It just seemed to go very silent after that.

[@rosebooth7367]

It's thirty years this November (2024), 30 years of pain and sadness for all of her family. They try really hard to keep Lindsay's murder in people's minds in the hope that her killer may be caught, often to the detriment of their own mental health. Some of the comments on here make me so angry.... there was plenty of food in the house it was just that no one told either mum or dad that the cornflakes had run out , they lived in a house, mum went out for a drink leaving dad at home with the kids and the biggest anger is reserved for the person condemning Gordon- you know nothing matey ! Thank you Days of Horror for covering this so sensitively and for keeping Lindsay in the public eye xx

[@DaysofHorror]

We hope that those responsible or those who may have protected those responsible are caught and made to pay. We can't even imagine what the parents went through and go through to this day.

[@davidandrews8963]

DID THE POLICE KNOW HOW LONG THE BODY HAD BEEN WHERE SHE WAS FOUND ? 5 MONTHS IS A LONG TIME FOR SOMEONE TO KEEP A BODY WAS SHE KILLED SOON AFTER GOING MISSING ? OR WAS SOMEONE KEEPING HER ? BLOODY TRAGIC THIS RIP LITTLE GIRL 🌈🙏♥️

[@DaysofHorror]

I cannot remember ever finding or reading anything regarding how long she may have been underwater for, before her body was discovered. Details are very hard to find on that.

[@British-Hauntings-and-History]

I'm watching this 30 years on from the day of her death.....thank you for such a well researched, thought provoking video which offer myself and others a detailed tour of the area of the canal at Hebden bridge, this is something sadly lacking in other presentations. You give a much clearer idea of the location where her body was pinned down in the canal..... To me this awful murder of an innocent 13 year old suggests an older man for it was thought out and calmly covered up by weighting down in the water, not a hasty un-cordinated what do i do now with the body act.... looking at the location it also suggests that the murderer, although perhaps not necessarily a local of Hebden ridge, certainly knew the area I truly hope that someone comes forward with information so that this murder can be solved, for the sake of the family if nothing else Chris

[@DaysofHorror]

Thank you for the lovely comments about our channel We do our best to cover stories to the best of our ability, visiting the various locations and remembering the lost ones. We can not still to this day understand how the family is feeling, not knowing what really happened to their baby girl. We do hope that someone with some information for the family will one day come forward. Xxx From vickie & chris

[@catherinehaywood6050]

Love u too u r doing a great job keep doing Ur videos so good thanks x

[@DaysofHorror]

Thank you so much for the kind words! We try our best. Sometimes we might get the odd thing wrong, but we do try our best.

[@outlawJosieFox]

I am left wondering whether Lyndsey was being abused by a neighbour or friend of the family prior to this incident. Fearing that she might tell someone about what had gone on previously could well be a motive. Obviously this is just off the top of my head but it might explain the lack of sexual assault as well as why she might have accepted a lift from the killer.

[@DaysofHorror]

Hi Josie, there have been many many theories and the police listed loads of them in the months after Lindsay was found. 28 years, nearly 29, and we are no closer to finding out who did it or why. But all it needs is one theory that the police may have missed and it could prove the key to unlocking the truth.

[@kateywallis1238]

A perpetrator doesn’t have to actually do a sexual assault for it not to be sexual

[@Bee-ly4gx]

I don’t even remember this case despite it being relatively local. Also I worked with a couple of people from Heiden Bridge at the time. The date she went missing is significant to me as it is my son’s birthday and the date she was found I was on honeymoon having married the Saturday before. I think you are more like to remember things when they are local or have significant dates. That tells me that there wasn’t a lot of publicity regarding the case. I wonder if that was the so or maybe I was too caught up in wedding plans for it to have stuck in my memory. I do hope that one day justice can be served. Another case that I feel was never solved was Alan Livesey from Bamber Bridge, there was a rough justice programme about the murder. I’m sure someone in that community knows something.

[@DaysofHorror]

I remember hearing of this at the time, but being much younger and not a local of the area, it was something that I'd seen but never really looked into. From what we have since researched, I think there was a fair amount of media attention at the time, but it didn't bring any joy to the family.

[@caroleugis5155]

i thought there was a lot of publicity at the time. I remember watching the news on the TV reporting on it. I lived in Shaw near Oldham so not real local. but near enough to take an interest at the time.

[@mrwan7010]

The area looked really nice. Whereabouts in England is that ?

[@chriscunningham1348]

Hebden bridge it's in west Yorkshire

[@lisa8477]

😢😢😢❤ New subscriber and really loved your video ❤

[@DaysofHorror]

Aww thanks Lisa, glad you enjoyed the video. We upload new videos every Monday at 8.05pm and have a nice back catalogue of videos. Thanks again from Vickie & Chris 😀

[@robertdiamond2830]

I remember this story from all these years ago, poor, poor parents.

[@rogermellie8068]

Its more likely she walked along the canal to the trades club, as there are plenty of cut throughs onto the canal bank and that is the preferred route for locals. Its my belief that she also returned that way and where she met her death.

[@Elaine-Todd]

@@rogermellie8068 what’s the explanation for the rock weighing her down? It’s a sad story

[@rogermellie8068]

@@Elaine-Todd I don't understand what you mean 🤔

[@traceytaylor2985]

Such a sad story, I'm assuming it was looked at whether anyone was passing through the area at the time or moved out of the area soon after Lindsays disappearance/murder.

[@DaysofHorror]

I would have thought they would check that kind of information. Interesting, but I also wonder what CCTV may have shown? If many businesses had it installed? It was a little strange when doing this video, as we both couldn't shake the feeling that someone or some people still living in that area will know the truth behind what happened and who killed Lindsay. It's just our own thoughts, but we believe someone there knows.

[@janetcw9808]

Well done both of you, so sad, and YES, somebody knows....😢

[@swanseamale47]

The bodies location puzzled me. Why carry a body along the canal, rather than just dump it at the nearest point to your car?. Secondly, locks have a fair bit of water flow when the gates open, that might disturb the body. Mush easier again to dispose of it away from the lock, there's hardly any flow mostly in canals.

[@heathermorrish2290]

Hmmm, its a fairly isolated spot. I wonder whether she "stumbled across" or observed something she wasn't supposed to see / hear. (Criminal activity, sexual liaison etc) and the perpetrator panicked. It would explain the lack of apparent motivation and randomness.

[@lunarose7234]

It's so sad, what if lindsay wasnt the only victim the murderer could have hurt others, I think it takes a certain type to murder a child, and the fact no one heard any screaming etc. Surely someone must know a vital part of evidence that could help Lindsay's family at peace.

[@DaysofHorror]

We have often wondered if the person or people responsible have hurt other people before and/or after Lindsay.

[@Joe-rv6jr]

Great presentation of the facts …Two critical questions , firstly can anyone be more specific regarding how long Lindsays body was in the water .Secondly , is there any proof that Lindsay didn't make it home ?...

[@lisamcdonald1014]

1981-1994

[@ErnaldtheSaxon]

A local with local knowledge.

[@Daysofhorror-vickie]

I believe so... 😢

[@donnabooth9904]

I love watching that video I can't believe what happened to Lindsay someone knows something about it lol x😢😢

[@DaysofHorror]

When we finished filming this story, we popped into Hebden Bridge for a look around and you couldn't help but look at the older people and wonder if they may know something. Really odd feeling. But someone, somewhere knows something I'm certain of.

[@tonifitz6831]

It was probably someone who went into the trades club. They probably heard her and her mum and passed lynsey intentionally and offered her a lift and murdered her.

[@MsVintagegirly]

They were interviewed about their missi g daughter and they could 11:48 n't even turn the TV off , all very strange 😢

[@Daysofhorror-vickie]

😢❤

[@LittleBird777]

Poor little Lindsay, 😢it’s the 30th anniversary today, so very sad, could it of been someone passing through on a boat? Maybe she was grabbed from the canal tow path, I really hope the family can soon get some answers and peace after all this time of pain and grief 😢

[@madmaxx7738]

I personally think it was definitely someone she knew and I would guess it was more than one person, and they where a little bit older than her but under 20. And also think it was an accident

[@RooBot]

Sexual misadventure?! Wow..

[@DaysofHorror]

"An undesirable event; often physically injurious. blow. calamity. casualty." One word I could have used begins in 'R' and ends in 'E' but that then gets flagged on KZbin. The police said at the time, the person who had killed Lindsay may not have planned to kill her. They may have had ill judged intentions by driving her somewhere, got rebuked by Lindsay and things then escalated to the point they did. Either way, its still a tragic story that needs closure.

[@thomasjohnholland1738]

Chris.How many in Lindsay family, we're they and also I think it’s was very bad taste for Channel 4 to show The documentary deadline , and also did the mill have a night shift , because was Lindsay would have made A lots of noise near the mill before being released into the canal ,and little voice would have carried a long Way ,I think some one knows a lot more about this tragic incident , did her sister share a bedroom with Lindsay Because I would not sleeping easy if would’ve the bed next to me was empty . From Wyre Tom

[@DaysofHorror]

Hi Tom. Lindsay had two sisters and one brother from what I believe. As for sharing a room with any of them, thats a very good question and something we never thought of at the time. The mill was a fully working mill back then from all accounts and the police did say that they thought whoever had taken and killed Lindsay knew the area very well and was at ease in taking her to that location, which still seems a very risky thing to have done. I actually thought perhaps it may have been a worker on a late shift who may have gone into town whilst on a break, and seen Lindsay on his way back to work. Just a theory I had. As for the documentary, I couldnt get my head around that either. I mean, the local TV crew following the story so closely whilst it was an ongoing investigation but seemingly prying on the family and camping outside their front door all for an exclusive!

[@dawnparkes5461]

Have the grooming gangs in Rochdale ever been considered

[@quagmirewasere]

I wonder if the killer had a boat easy to transport lots of sex offenders have boats tjeres almost no regulation on them ie you dont need to register it as an address only ask as if she was she found in the middle if so had to be a boat near edge then rolled or.dropped.in was the weight fastened to her also i think there was a sexual element according to other reports dna was found and we all no water can remove dna usually

[@DaysofHorror]

Someone else asked this last year and it's a very good and valid question. I think I may have said the same to Vickie when we were there, about the killer having a boat. I don't think I've read anywhere though, news reports etc, where the question was raised. But it does make you think 🤔

[@eugenemclemmont4045]

@@DaysofHorror I think the police would have checked stuff like this for several miles anyway. I was a "New Age Traveller" back then and living in Hebden when it happened, we got evicted and moved to the edge of Halifax, the police raided us one day and serched under our beds ect for body parts or a girl hiding. Was pretty down grading at the time but i should think they did the same to passing boats, but you never know, we was public enemy No,1 according to John Major. Ive always kept a look out for a resolve on this case as it was so close to us at the time. Hebden Bridge has always had a lot of people passing through of the Hippy community ect.

[@JaEDLanc]

Boats are registered, licensed and insured. The boating community is close and if anybody was to do something like this it would be spotted straight away however there was no sign of sexual assault, didn’t you listen to the video? I do find it hilarious that you are accusing a lot of people in the boating community as being sexual predators with a name like quagmirewasere😂

[@rosebooth7367]

@@DaysofHorror The canal was very different at the time, there was only a short section (from Summit, Littleborough to Sowerby Bridge where it was blocked) that had been reopened . For that reason there was very little passing traffic or people living on the canal. If for any reason a boat had been coming through the locks from Hebden up to where Lindsay was found I would have heard them and poked my head out the window to see who it was as I lived right next to the canal and also worked on the trip boat that operated from the centre of Hebden ;)

[@mancunianinlondon]

At that age, she should not have been out on the street at that time of the night. My mom and dad would never have allowed that when I was 13. The kid was roaming the streets and then, not one of the parents even checked that the kid was home safe in bed. Fact is, it was very very poor parenting from both of them. As for Gordon Rimer.... Sat there, clapping and rubbing his hands, smiling....just remember that lots of parents have murdered or killed their children and really never gave a hoot or even took pleasure in it. Also, if local suspected him, there would be a good reason beyond how he looked. People can often sniff out a wrong 'un

[@rosebooth7367]

Did you know Hebden Bridge at the time? Do you know the family? Do you know the layout of the house were they lived at the time? I can guarantee that the answer to all those questions would be NO and I do! The only thing that was even remotely correct was that neither Mum or Dad checked on her. How much do you think that tortures the pair of them to this day? Judgemental? Much!

[@angelamary9493]

Shame on you ..this girl was murdered ..

[@triplegoddess3404]

@@mancunianinlondon So judgemental

[@triplegoddess3404]

Some vile man killed this little girl . Don't blame the mother .

[@elaineborthwick989]

What was so special about Hebden that would’ve made it seem safe for a young girl out in the dark at that time of night?