Supporters of the foster father cleared of murdering schoolgirl Billie-Jo Jenkins have called for a new investigation into the unsolved murder.
The 13-year-old was battered over the head with an 18in iron tent peg as she painted patio doors at the family home in Hastings, Sussex on February 15, 1997.
Sion Jenkins, now 63, spent six years in jail before his life sentence was quashed on appeal.
He was formally acquitted in 2006 following two inconclusive retrials.
His website criticised police for failing to look at the case earlier.
It said: “Today, lots of people still remember the sad story of Billie-Jo and its unfinished ending. They ask why there’s been no justice for her.
They ask: Who killed Billie-Jo? Someone knows the answer and it’s time to tell the truth.”
Sussex police recently revealed it is conducting a forensic review of the unsolved murder.
The Justice for Sion Jenkins website said: “Only now, as the 25th anniversary of the murder is imminent, has there been any acknowledgment that this sad story still has no ending.
“Jo Shiner is the first Chief Constable to have initiated any kind of review of the case. She deserves respect for taking this step.
“Most significant is the need to re-open the investigation and ensure that there can be closure for those whose lives changed forever in February 1997, and who continue to suffer because the murderer remains undetected.”
The case against Mr Jenkins turned on 158 tiny spots of Billie-Jo’s blood found on his fleece, trousers and shoes.
The defence said it was caused by a fine spray of blood as he tended to her.
Other forensic scientists believed the blood pattern was the result of “impact spatter”, saying the shape and position showed they got there as Mr Jenkins was standing over Billie-Jo and hitting her repeatedly.
