Police have recounted the horrifying moment they discovered the murder of a young Welsh woman in the 80s - and the agonising delay to get her vicious killer behind bars. In 1988, 20-year-old Suzanne Greenhill, who was profoundly deaf, was raped and stabbed to death at her flat in Newport.
The murderer had gained access to Suzanne's flat without force. Her violent death sent shockwaves through the tight-knit deaf community of Newport, as well as the city as a whole. In the latest episode of Sky documentary Forensics: Catching the Killer, aired on Thursday, a detective, journalist and a childhood friend of Suzanne share their account of what happened during the murder investigation.
Suzanne was found at 6.30am on Friday, July 1 by her boyfriend. At the time, she had been living on her own in a flat on a quiet residential street in Newport. During the programme, Detective Chief Superintendent Mark Waters, who was the head of Gwent Constabulary at the time, recalled that fateful morning. “I arrived here about 7-7.30am on July 1, 1988," he said.
