Suspected murderer of Moira Anderson confessed to his own family that he killed the missing schoolgirl
Alexander Gartshore admitted the murder to his dad Sanny, according to Gartshore s cousin Jim Clark
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Moira s body has never been found
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She had been abducted four days earlier from her home village of Earls Colne, about 15 miles away, near Colchester.
Linda was strangled with her own scarf and found fully clothed, except for her right, size one, black lace-up shoe. Her overcoat still contained a 10 shilling note she had gone to spend at the local newsagent.
A newspaper cutting from around the time of Linda s death
- Credit: Archant
Until recently, police said there was every reason to believe Linda’s killer was still alive, and that time was running out for them to examine their conscience and do the right thing.