", "Tribute to Maureen Toogood, 1947 - 2020", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Lytton&oldid=1132323515, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 January 2023, at 09:39. "Oldham was written in large letters underneath. It appeared to me that the male had sat down and had taken the conscious decision to lie backwards.. The statement reads: After more than a year of painstaking enquiries, which included media appeals being released in the UK and Pakistan, as well as assistance from the National Crime Agency, detectives investigating the mysterious case of Neil Dovestones have made a positive identification. Pakistan is one of them. BBC News. He had recently left Leeds University where he had studied psychology and sociology but did not graduate. She retraced his steps off the platform, turning right, across the station concourse, to a slot machine and gambling shop. Date published: 18 April 2018 Print. He said that enquiries to identify the man were at an end. More often than not, people are carrying something from which they can be identified - a mobile phone, credit cards, a travel card. It was the site of a fatal aeroplane crash in 1949. Greater Manchester Police confirmed his identity using DNA matching, characterising him as "a bit of a loner" who "liked his own company". There is only a description - height 6ft 1in, white, slim build, receding grey hair, blue eyes, large nose which might have been broken. Despite warnings that he would not make it back before dark he set off towards the Indians Head summit. "The remaining mystery was always what was he doing there, how did he come to be there? Some count the area where the body was discovered as being part of Saddleworth Moor. At an inquest in Heywood earlier today, Thursday 26 January 2017, Senior Coroner for Oldham, Mr Simon Nelson confirmed that the true identity of the man found close to Dovestones Reservoir is David Lytton, 67, from London. But he did not get a taxi. Mr Nield, who taught physics and maths and has researched the tragic case extensively, told the Manchester Evening News : "I grew up in Saddleworth and know the area well. The body was found at the Saddleworth reservoir on December 12, 2015. Body on the Moor - BBC News The meticulous work exploring these enquiries was all the more impressive considering that the three officers involved continued to investigate multiple other serious incidents that happened in Oldham over the past year. An international police investigation was launched in a bid to identify the body, nicknamed Neil Dovestones by mortuary workers at Royal Oldham Hospital. [13] Salim Aktar, Lytton's close friend for more than 30 years, did not know of Maureen Toogood's existence. [1], At 9:04am on 11 December the unidentified man travelled by London Underground train from Ealing Broadway station to Euston station in London and then to Manchester Piccadilly. There he led a secluded life but was in regular contact with neighbors whom he told he had converted to Islam in 1996, a statement police did not confirm. CLIMBING. Coleman is now sending the X-rays of the leg to the 12 hospitals which have used this kind of plate and to the Pakistan Orthopaedic Association. [11] According to the BBC, Lytton and Toogood met in 1968 when Lytton worked as a croupier in Mayfair. There was international intrigue, and international investigations. "That would explain how he knew the general area and found Greenfield. News. Neil is one of 744. Treu-Dynamic supplied about 500 of them each year. Staff monitor pictures from streets, pavements, parks, stairwells, car parks. His parents reported him missing a few days later when he failed to return home. Officers were called to Dovestone Reservoir just after 2.10pm on Monday . Lytton's brother Jeremy Lawton reported he hadn't spoken to his brother for more than ten years but believed he was living in the United States because he had received several letters from him that had been posted in the U.S. Lytton's long-time friend Salim Aktar told that they had travelled to Pakistan together three times. Detectives reported finding the 36-year-old victim's decomposed body inside a trash bin on Dec. 7, near the intersection of Northwest 205 Street and 29 Avenue. There was writing in both English and Urdu. Body found in container in Arizona desert | Fox News There are screens showing images from about 600 separate cameras. Get news and views from across Saddleworth straight to your inbox every week. A post-mortem examination previously revealed that Mr Lytton had an operation in Pakistan to insert a mid-femur titanium plate onto his left thigh bone. ", Winners of Manchester's Be Proud Awards 2022 celebrating incredible heroes in our communities revealed. Weve been lucky enough to find a couple of fragments of sutures [or stitches] from the deep tissue of the left leg. They had also checked airport and train station CCTV to confirm Mr Lytton's movements. We were excited. Is it because he was a national or a visitor to Pakistan at the time of the operation? asks Coleman. The man found dead near the site of a 1949 air crash near Dovestone Reservoir is NOT a childhood survivor of the disaster, police have revealed. After that, he left the station but only briefly before coming back in again. David Lytton CCTV at Manchester Piccadilly, Police compiled CCTV footage of his movements, An artist's impression used by police in appeals, Mr Lytton's brother, Jeremy Lawton, addresses the media after the inquest. At Piccadilly, he ate sandwiches then travelled by train to Saddleworth. Titanium plate similar to the one found in the man's leg. This male appeared to have no return travel arrangements., On Tuesday December 6, 2016, I received the name of David Lytton who was identified as the male matching the profile.. The member of staff could not remember talking to him. My theory on why he was there keeps changing. If those trees werent there, you would be able to see the hillside where the first of the bodies were found., The mother of 10-year-old Lesley Ann Downey watches police search Saddleworth Moor for her daughter's body, 1965(Getty Images). He says when he first saw him the male looked white European, he had white skin. Months of searching meant numerous lines of enquiry were followed, including the possibility that he may have links to a plane that was travelling from Belfast to Manchester which crashed on Saddleworth Moor in 1949. The body was found at the Saddleworth beauty spot on December 12, 2015. When he got to Manchester he visited the enquiry desk and also bought sandwiches which he ate in the station. A Londoner would be most unlikely to choose that route and there would be no reason for a tourist making a cursory glance at a Tube map to opt for it. According to her, Lytton was interested in religions and owned several copies of the Quran. He became known as the Body on the Moor. Coleman says, no matter what happens, the effort has been worth it. As each day passes, some might find it tempting to conclude that the man also made a deliberate decision that he did not want anyone to know his identity. However insignificant you think it might be it could be the vital piece of information which may help our investigation.. But this man had nothing. I think we would all like to resolve it just for peace of mind. This means the mans operation must have taken place somewhere in Pakistan. He points out where a British European Airways DC-3 came down in 1949. Others are stamped with the name of the manufacturer. We have carried out a number of enquiries and as a result are now treating his death as suspicious. Remains found in Sam Houston National Forest confirmed to be body of He is trying to find out the length of time that records are kept in the 12 hospitals which have used the type of titanium plate found in the man on the moors left leg. "Being a London Underground driver - 1985 to 2005 - there's a high probability Mr Lytton saw the posters and was struck by the memorable, unexpected image of beautiful scenery associated with a northern mill town. Oldham News | Main News | Woman's body found at Dovestone Reservoir Former ITV Corrie star Brooke Vincent wows fans with new look, Michelle Keegan and Catherine Tyldesley also hyped their ex-colleague's new 'do, 'I get goosebumps' - Lisandro Martinez loves Manchester United chant for him. The hope is that the X-rays will be matched with a particular patient's records. These are the unidentified people from over the years. He was thought he could have been living in Pakistan, and that he was white, aged between 65 and 70, and possibly travelling alone from Pakistan to London. The tragic case went on to baffle detectives for many months. The 1980s, the inquest heard, also corresponded with a tragedy in Mr Lytton's personal life. He had a great sense of humour and I cant say anything bad about him. Speaking during todays hearing, coroner Simon Nelson said: I am most grateful for the assistance provided by the many agencies who have been involved together with the highly professional investigative strategy employed by Det Sgt John Coleman on behalf of GMP. A 52-year-old Tampa man has been arrested in the death of a person whose body was found in an apartment with a baby Tuesday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. For a surname, they called him Dovestones, after the reservoir close to where he was found. The body of 28 year-old Craig Wilcox was discovered in the Dovestones Reservoir late last month. Craig, who had a six-year-old son at the time of his disappearance on January 6, 2014, had told a friend that people were after him.. READ MORE Save E-mail . Police contacted the thyroxine manufacturers, GlaxoSmithKline. Once there, and despite wearing smart clothing and shoes not suitable for walking, the man went into The Clarence pub in Greenfield and asked the landlord for directions 'to the mountain' - the steep summit in the Chew Valley. [4], Wimberry Stones is a rock feature known locally as "Indian's Head" overlooking the reservoir. The discovery was made around 8 a.m. at 6731 Memorial Drive . In the case of the body on the moor, they have been liaising with DS John Coleman and his team. Part 1 (Ealing Broadway to Euston) 2. Shock as sonic boom heard across parts of England today, A plane breaking the sound barrier was the most likely cause of the noise, Emotional scenes at Etihad as Man City fans and Phil Foden pay tribute to tragic Milly-Rose, 6, who died suddenly, The emotional display happened during the sixth minute of Manchester City vs Newcastle, The Mancunians who deserve our thanks: Celebrating unsung heroes changing the city for the better, The contribution made to the city by our residents cannot be underestimated. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The father of Craig Wilcox paid him tribute, saying: My son was a very generous lad. Stuart Crowther saw the body while out on one of his regular bike rides. So I spoke to everyone else and they said yeah, well call him Neil.. It is also what she describes as being in the top ten of unpleasant poisons in terms of ways to die, because of the convulsions it causes. He had no links at all to the Saddleworth area, he confirmed. But on such occasions, the police usually find it is just a case of matching the body with someone who is reported missing. Who was the man, why was he at the Indian's Head summit and how did he die? Body Found at Dovestones Reservoir: A Case Study - Hubbiz Man Utd defender Lisandro Martinez has thanked the fans for the support they have shown him. Eight survived. Craig WilcoxDetective Chief Inspector Pete Marsh from GMPs Major Incident Team, said: It was totally out of character for Craig to go missing and when he did not return home his family contacted the police. He planned to get some money together to get his driving licence and then a driving job. Illustration of a Strychnine tree (Strychnos nux-vomica)(SPL). Mystery body found on Saddleworth Moor finally identified - The Telegraph He appeared not to know his reason for being here.. Last month GMP officers appealed to the Pakistani surgical team who worked on the mans leg, sometime between 2001 and 2013, in a bid to finally identify him. The inquest was told Mr Lytton moved suddenly to live with a friend in Pakistan in 2006. The 28-year-olds body was discovered in Dovestones Reservoir on Saddleworth Moor in February 2014, with detectives suspecting he was abducted and murdered. His brother described him as highly intelligent, but a loner who preferred his own company. Or maybe you remember it from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. She said he had lived in a flat in London which was 'devoid of furniture', as he preferred to eat out at cafs and food markets, and slept on a foam mat. Lytton and Toogood became a couple and conceived a child but Toogood had a miscarriage which Lytton did not take well. The man on the moor had died from strychnine poisoning. Driving along the bumpy track, he notes that the area is very close to where Ian Brady and Myra Hindley buried their child victims in the mid-1960s. He returned to Marks and Spencer and this time he bought a sandwich. However, the line of enquiries to date seem to direct me over into that region., X-ray of a titanium rod and screw pinning a fractured femur (thigh bone) In addition there are 131 unidentified body parts. Detective Constable Nichola Chapman spent around three and a half days studying what was caught on camera at Manchester Piccadilly train station, trying to find out as much as we could about him, to see if he had spoken to anybody or used a credit card. Undrawing my tattoos: Why I am having painful laser removal treatment. He left at about 7pm and did not say where he was going and a few days later when he did not return home his parents contacted the police and reported him missing. Coleman has been a police officer for about 20 years. Photo courtesy of Clinton police. "It was an ad campaign to try and get businesses into Oldham and the surrounding area. One year on - who is the mystery man found dead on a track above The dad disappeared after telling a friend people were "after him", Yorkshire breaking news and updates sent straight to your inbox. We are reminded of Craig every single day. We are especially keen to hear from anyone who visited Dovestones from 6 January 2014 and either saw any suspicious activity on that day or the days following, or believe you saw a man matching Craigs description in the area. Nobody can alter what happened but it would be good if we could at least get some answers and find out what happened.. Former ITV Corrie star Brooke Vincent wows fans with new look, Michelle Keegan and Catherine Tyldesley also hyped their ex-colleague's new 'do, 'I get goosebumps' - Lisandro Martinez loves Manchester United chant for him. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. And, as Coleman points out, he had no travel documents on him, apart from the train tickets. [9] His parents were also identified as Sylvia and Hyman Lautenberg. Dovestones by DAEMONOLOGIE, released 04 February 2021 1. The man they are calling Neil was the 42nd unidentified body found in the United Kingdom in 2015. 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Carolyn and Stephen Wilcox, parents of Craig Wilcox, Craig Wilcox, aged 28, was last seen on 6 January 2014, Det Chief Insp Terry Crompton from Greater Manchester Police Major Incident Team investigating the death of Craig Wilcox, whose body was found in Dovestones Reservoir three years ago. He eventually obtained a new visa that was about to expire in late 2015 when he was travelling to London, meaning it was his last chance to leave legally without having to reapply. The mystery of the man found at Dovestone reservoir has finally been solved, an inquest has heard. If your father, son, brother or friend had died in these circumstances you would want anyone who had information to come forward and speak to the police. Body found in Hertz car rental on Ajax Road, Gates police investigate His body was discovered by a walker at 10.45am the next day lying face upwards with his head pointing towards the summit, his legs together and arms by his side. One theory, still not completely ruled out, is that the mans death was somehow connected with that. The quarry next to Dovestone rocks is where the Peregrines nest and climbing is forbidden during that time. No evidence linking him to missing persons cases was found. Former neighbours said he was a croupier who had once worked as a train driver for London Underground and after being made redundant from the casino had taken in lodgers, one of whom was of Pakistani appearance. There are four aircraft wrecks within less than a mile of this spot, Valentine continues. He went in and then out. The mystery behind the body found near Dovestone Reservoir has deepened after police revealed he was not the childhood survivor of an infamous air crash. Dead body found in Hillsborough apartment with unharmed infant The body of 28 year-old Craig Wilcox was discovered in the Dovestones Reservoir late last month. Today, at a short hearing at Heywood coroner's court, he was identified as David Lytton, 67. He did not tell Toogood but mentioned to neighbours that he could not afford the mortgage anymore. They said Craigs son, now nine, still asks questions about his father with heartbroken couple not knowing what to tell him. He held different jobs later on and his last employment in London was as a train driver for London Underground.