'Ronald Castree tried to appear like a normal family man, but we knew his dark secret': Detective reveals how Lesley Molseed's twisted killer was finally caught
A detective has revealed how Lesley Molseed's twisted killer was finally caught. The 11-year-old's murder sparked a huge manhunt after she was stabbed 12 times and sexually assaulted after disappearing from her home in Rochdale.
She never made it home and her body was found three days later facedown on moorland between Oldham and Ripponden, around 40 yards from the A672. Stefan Kiszko was wrongly accused of the murder after three girls told police he had indecently exposed himself to them just days before Lesley was found dead.The vulnerable man with learning difficulties, was eventually found to be innocent after 16 years behind bars - which has since been named one of the worst miscarriages of justice in UK history.
It was later revealed that the DNA belonged to Ronald Castree, who had kept his dark killer secret for 31 years. On November 5, 2006, Castree was visited by police at his home in Shaw, Oldham, where he was arrested on suspicion of murdering Lesley. He continued: “As the arrest was being made I was sitting in a car outside April’s house so that I could tell her that we had made the arrest. It was wonderful news to be able to share with the family that we had finally caught Lesley’s killer. I know they felt very emotional about that success.”
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