Murder of Joanna Yeates

Joanna Clare "Jo" Yeates (19 April 1985 – 17 December 2010), was a 25 year-old English woman who disappeared on 17 December 2010 in Bristol. Yeates' boyfriend reported her missing on 19 December. An investigation into her disappearance was soon afterwards started.^[1] Yeates' dead body was found on 25 December. Police stated that she had been strangled and had been dead for several days before being found.^[2] On 30 December, Yeates' landlord, 65-year-old Christopher Jefferies, was arrested on suspicion of Yeates' murder, and was released on bail in early 2011. Avon and Somerset Police received help from a criminal profiler, clinical forensic psychologist Doctor Glenn Wilson who has worked on other high profile criminal cases.^[3]

In October 2011, Dutch engineer Vincent Tabak was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 20 years.

References

↑ "The Sun". The Sun.
↑ "Grieving parents and boyfriend visit site where tragic Joanna was discovered as 'frozen condition of her body' conceals cause of death". Mail Online. 26 December 2010.
↑ "Joanna Yeates: Murdered 25-Year-Old's Body Was Missing One Grey Sock when It Was Found | UK News | Sky News". Archived from the original on 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2011-01-06.

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[1] "The Sun". The Sun.

[2] "Grieving parents and boyfriend visit site where tragic Joanna was discovered as 'frozen condition of her body' conceals cause of death". Mail Online. 26 December 2010.

[3] "Joanna Yeates: Murdered 25-Year-Old's Body Was Missing One Grey Sock when It Was Found | UK News | Sky News". Archived from the original on 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2011-01-06.

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