It was the 15th of April, 2016, when police in Spalding, Lincolnshire, knocked on the front door of a semi-detached home on Dawson Avenue. It was the home of 49-year-old Elizabeth Edwards and her two daughters, 13-year-old Katie and 14-year-old Kim. Police were there after receiving a report that Katie and Kim had been absent from school. After receiving no response, police would break down the door and uncover a crime scene quite unlike anything that the small community had ever experienced beforehand.
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Audio Sources:
“Teen guilty of murdering dinner lady and her 13-year-old daughter”
“Crime + Investigation – Twilight Killers”
“A Teenage Girl is Found Guilty of Murder”
Sources:
Boston Standard, 17 April, 2016 – “Neighbour’s Tribute to Mum and Daughter”
The Daily Telegraph, 17 April, 2016 – “Spalding Murders”
The Mail on Sunday, 17 April, 2016 – “Dinner Lady and Her Daughter, 13, Stabbed to Death”
The Daily Record, 18 April, 2016 – “Spalding Double Murder”
Daily Mail, 19 April, 2016 – “Teens Planned Killing Mother and Daughter For at Least a Week”
Boston Standard, 15 July, 2016 – “Children in Court Over Murder of Spalding Dinner Lady”
Boston Standard, 6 September, 2016 – “Girl and Boy Admit Manslaughter”
International Business Times, 6 September, 2016 – “15-Year-Old Couple Admit Killing Spalding Mum and Daughter”
The Daily Telegraph, 10 October, 2016 – “Teenagers Watched Twilight”
Peterborough Telegraph, 10 October, 2016 – “Spalding Murder Trial”
Press Association Newswire, 10 October, 2016 – “Sergeant Tells Court of Moment He Found Body of Girl”
The Daily Telegraph, 11 October, 2016 – “Teenage Girl Accused of Double Murder”
Peterborough Telegraph, 11 October, 2016 – “Spalding Murder Trial”
Peterborough Telegraph, 11 October, 2016 – “Girl Gives Graphic Descriptions”
The Times, 11 October, 2016 – “Teenage Killers Stabbed Woman and Girl in Neck”
Peterborough Telegraph, 12 October, 2016 – “I’m Glad She’s Dead, She Deserved It”
Peterborough Telegraph, 12 October, 2016 – “Teenagers Had Sex After Killings”
Daily Mail, 13 October, 2016 – “Murder Case Teens Dragged Mattress Downstairs”
Peterborough Telegraph, 13 October, 2016 – “Defendants Planned Suicide”
The Daily Telegraph, 18 October, 2016 – “I’ve Felt Like Murdering for a While”
Peterborough Telegraph, 18 October, 2016 – “Top Cop Talks of Lives in Ruins”
The Guardian, 19 October, 2016 – “Lincolnshire Launches Serious Case Review”
The Times, 19 October, 2016 – “I Heard Her Kicking and Gurgling”
The Times, 19 October, 2016 – “Dinner Lady and Innocent Young Daughter”
The Times, 20 October, 2016 – “Teenage Murderers Formed Suicide Pact”
The Daily Telegraph, 10 November, 2016 – “Spalding Murders”
Boston Standard, 9 June, 2017 – “Police Release Chilling Interview Tapes”
The Daily Record, 9 June, 2017 – “Where Is Your Beautiful Smile?”
The Daily Telegraph, 10 June, 2017 – “Teen Lovers Who Killed Mother and Younger Sister”
Spalding Guardian, 12 June, 2017 – “Killer Was Obsessed with the Death of my Dad”
The Sunday Times, 25 June, 2017 – “Killer Teens”
