殺人 of grandmother bludgeoned to death as she slept at £1.6million mansion 誘発するd the biggest デオキシリボ核酸 審査 in the history of Sussex Police - but as the 殺し屋 remains 捕まらないで, what next in the 追跡(する) for the 'Midsomer 殺害者?'

  • Valerie 墓/厳粛/彫る/重大なs, 55, was killed with a claw 大打撃を与える in a mansion in West Sussex
  • Ms 墓/厳粛/彫る/重大なs was house-sitting for friends over Christmas with her family in 2013
  • Police 問題/発行するd £10,000 reward to help find her 殺し屋 on 周年記念日 of death?
  • Sussex Police 開始する,打ち上げるd the biggest デオキシリボ核酸 審査 in the 軍隊's history

Three years ago, Valerie 墓/厳粛/彫る/重大なs was 残酷に beaten to death with a claw 大打撃を与える as she house sat for friends in a sleepy West Sussex village.

What followed became the biggest manhunt in the history of Sussex Police and the largest デオキシリボ核酸 search ever 行為/行うd in Britain.?

But as Valerie's 殺し屋 remains 捕まらないで, 居住(者)s have been left what the next steps are in the 殺人 調査 - and are police any closer to finding the man who killed the grandmother?

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Three years ago, Valerie Graves was brutally murdered, beaten to death with a claw hammer as she house sat for friends in a sleepy West Sussex village
But as Valerie's killer remains at large, what next?

Three years ago, Valerie 墓/厳粛/彫る/重大なs was 残酷に 殺人d, beaten to death with a claw 大打撃を与える as she house sat for friends in a sleepy West Sussex village

Ms Graves was killed as she house-sat for friends at their £1.6m mansion in Bosham, West Sussex

Ms 墓/厳粛/彫る/重大なs was killed as she house-sat for friends at their £1.6m mansion in Bosham, West Sussex

On 30 December 2013, mother-of-two Valerie 墓/厳粛/彫る/重大なs was 設立する 残酷に 殺人d in a bedroom in Smugglers 小道/航路, Bosham.

She had been house-sitting at the 所有物/資産/財産 for friends over the Christmas period and had celebrated her 55th birthday just days earlier.??

Days afterwards, police 設立する the 殺人 武器 - a claw 大打撃を与える which had been discarded in nearby bushes, と一緒に a 限られた/立憲的な デオキシリボ核酸 profile.?

They could 確認する only that it was デオキシリボ核酸 belonging to a male 老年の between 17-65. ??

Yet にもかかわらず one of the largest 調査s Sussex Police has ever carried out and a number of high profile family 控訴,上告s, Valerie's 殺し屋 remains 捕まらないで.

Police took 見本s from more than 2,500 men with a 関係 to the village - but later 確認するd they 手配中の,お尋ね者 to 除去する another 2,500 from their 調査s.

によれば police 探偵,刑事s, Valerie’s 団体/死体 was discovered in the morning by her sister Janet 墓/厳粛/彫る/重大なs, who initally believed the death to be 自殺 - but paramedics called to the house quickly identified the area as a 罪,犯罪 scene.?

Days afterwards, police found the murder weapon - a claw hammer which had been discarded in nearby bushes, alongside a limited DNA profile

Days afterwards, police 設立する the 殺人 武器 - a claw 大打撃を与える which had been discarded in nearby b ushes, と一緒に a 限られた/立憲的な デオキシリボ核酸 profile

Ms Graves was house-sitting in a property in Smugglers Lane, Bosham, when she was savagely killed in her bed just days after celebrating her 55th birthday with family on Christmas Day

Ms 墓/厳粛/彫る/重大なs was house-sitting in a 所有物/資産/財産 in Smugglers 小道/航路, Bosham, when she was savagely killed in her bed just days after celebrating her 55th birthday with family on Christmas Day

Distraught: The siblings were visibly emotional as Mr Wood read out his statement at a press conference

Distraught: The siblings were visibly emotional as Mr 支持を得ようと努めるd read out his 声明 at a 圧力(をかける) 会議/協議会

Valerie - a talented artist - is pictured with her children, although the date the picture was taken is unknown

Ms Graves (pictured, date unknown), was a popular artist, grandmother and mother-of-two

Ms 墓/厳粛/彫る/重大なs (pictured, date unknown), was a popular artist, grandmother and mother-of-two

Despite one of the largest investigations Sussex Police has ever carried out and a number of high profile family appeals, Valerie’s killer remains at large

にもかかわらず one of the largest 調査s Sussex Police has ever carried out and a number of high profile family 控訴,上告s, Valerie's 殺し屋 remains 捕まらないで

専門家s 同意しない about the 動機 behind the 殺人, with some 説 it was a failed 押し込み強盗 while others believe it was a 的d attack.

The village Ms 墓/厳粛/彫る/重大なs was 殺人d in - Bosham - is a favourite with ITV 演劇 Midsomer 殺人s.?Bosham featured in the episode, 'Written in 血'.?

An 検死 into Valerie's 殺人 in June 記録,記録的な/記録するd a 判決 of unlawful 殺人,大当り.?

The 検死 heard?Valerie’s bedroom was on the ground 床に打ち倒す and the bedroom door was 設立する open.?

The room had one 外部の door 主要な の上に a patio at the 支援する of the house.?

Valerie was 述べるd as someone who was ‘ありそうもない to 感情を害する/違反する’ and had recently moved from Scotland to Bracklesham Bay to care for her 年輩の mother.

検死官 Penelope Schofield re-issed an 控訴,上告 for anyone with (警察などへの)密告,告訴(状) to come 今後.?

Emotion: The victim's son Tim Wood paid tribute to her in January during a press conference following her death while sitting alongside his sister Jemima Harrison?

Emotion: The 犠牲者's son Tim 支持を得ようと努めるd paid 尊敬の印 to her in January during a 圧力(をかける) 会議/協議会 に引き続いて her death while sitting と一緒に his sister Jemima Harrison?

Police officers searched the area surrounding the £1.6million home in Bosham, West Sussex, when Ms Graves was found dead in 2013. She had suffered severe head and facial injuries

Police officers searched the area surrounding the £1.6million home in Bosham, West Sussex, when Ms 墓/厳粛/彫る/重大なs was 設立する dead in 2013. She had 苦しむd 厳しい 長,率いる and facial 傷害s

Experts disagree about the motive behind the murder, with some saying it was a failed burglary while others believe it was a targeted attack

専門家s 同意しない about the 動機 behind the 殺人, with some 説 it was a failed 押し込み強盗 while others believe it was a 的d attack

Sussex Police 開始する,打ち上げるd its biggest voluntary 集まり デオキシリボ核酸 審査 in its history asking all men 老年の over 17 who live, work or visit Bosham to 供給する a デオキシリボ核酸 見本 to 除去する them from the 調査.?

To date 探偵,刑事s from the Surrey and Sussex Major 罪,犯罪 Team have taken 2,737 デオキシリボ核酸 見本s from men from Bosham or associated to the enquiry in some other way.

探偵,刑事 Superintendent Jason Taylor said: 'This 調査 remains a 優先 for Sussex Police and we will do everything reasonably possible to find Valerie's 殺し屋 and get 司法(官) for her and her family.?

'This time of year is 特に difficult for her family and friends.?

'We are still 申し込む/申し出ing a £10,000 reward for (警察などへの)密告,告訴(状) 主要な to the 逮捕(する) and 有罪の判決 of Valerie's 殺し屋 and I would ask anyone who has (警察などへの)密告,告訴(状) to 接触する police.'

An exhaustive and thorough forensic search got underway at the property after the murder in 2013

An exhaustive and 徹底的な 法廷の search got 進行中で at the 所有物/資産/財産 after the 殺人 in 2013

Mr Wood said: 'It's hard to carry on knowing that someone is out there able to do it to someone else and knowing that they haven't been caught for what they have done'

Mr 支持を得ようと努めるd said: 'It's hard to carry on knowing that someone is out there able to do it to someone else and knowing that they 港/避難所't been caught for what they have done'

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