The article further down below is taken from Merseyside Police website and is an appeal for information 10 years after the vicious murder of Julie Finley. The appeal is published in its entirety and follows some comment and an appeal by Kirkby Times.

Wheatsheaf Public House

Julies lifeless and naked body was discovered in a field near the Rainford bypass on August 6th 1994 in the afternoon. She was aged 23 and had a life ahead of her until it was cruelly taken away by her killer. Julie was last seen alive and well about 11.00pm on the previous night, Friday, 5 August 1994, in Pembroke Place, at the rear of the Liverpool Royal University Teaching Hospital. She was witnessed talking to 'an unknown white man, of average height and build, and aged in his 20s to 30s'. A few hours before Julies body was discovered, a witness told police he saw someone matching her description arguing with a man outside the nearby Wheatsheaf Public House.

Rainford

Julies family is heartbroken still and they believe, as do the police, that someone somewhere knows the identity of Julies killer. The killer himself, if he is still alive, is likely to have confided to someone at some point. Maybe another women is hiding this terrible secret. Either way, the murder of Julie is remembered by people here, and though it never took place in Kirkby, locals know that Rainford, were the body was discovered, is only up the road and people from Kirkby did go to that area, sometimes visiting the pubs in the vicinity or socialising with people there. The murder shocked and disgusted local people.

It is hard to believe that the murderer could have kept this to himself. At some point, he will have spoken or otherwise have given some indication as to his crime.

Who was Tina?

The Killer may have pre arranged to meet Julie, she was not murdered at the spot were she was found, and because she was strangled, the giveaway clue of bloodstains is, as far as we know, not a factor going on publicised evidence. But if Julie fought back, the killer may have been marked, scratched or otherwise dishevelled or mentally unbalanced. If the killer had a partner, maybe she noticed this. Maybe she confided herself to another family member. Families can hide secrets, often forever, but you hope someone with a conscience may have been troubled by this particular dark secret. The police are still hoping to hear from someone who called them shortly after the murder. A woman calling herself Tina had told officers that on the night of her murder, Julie had told her of her intention to meet a taxi driver from Prescot. Tina failed to get back in touch as she promised. Do you know of anyone called Tina, if that was her name, or do you remember anyone mentioning they had given information at the time to the police yet had not followed up?

Is There Someone from Kirkby with Information?

It is possible that someone in Kirkby may have information on this murder as the place were she was found is not far from here, and a number of local people would have travelled to and frequented the areas were Julia was last spotted: Penbroke Place and the Wheatsheaf Public house. Some local people would likely have knew Julie. Some, I would presume, came forward at the time as the appeal for witnesses was extensive. But, its always possible people working away were here for the weekend and never saw the subsequent publicity. There are a million reasons why someone may not have some forward at the time.

It Is Your Duty

Kirkby Times will now carry a small appeal link on the main home page until the killer of Julie is found. Merseyside Police come in for a bit of stick from Kirkby Times (who doesn't?) but this is not a case were there is some 'us and them' situation, and we have to support the police when we have women turning up dead, lets not think of informing on a women killer as grassing - it is your duty to the community to make sure no such scum hide in Kirkby. The community is not covering up this crime, everyone at some point turns a 'blind eye' to various dodgy goings on, but neither us or the police have any time for the 'men' who kill women in this manner.

Someone knows

Someone knows who the killer is. Maybe not someone from Kirkby, but you get the feeling someone, somewhere, here in Merseyside, has a piece of the jigsaw that will enable the police to give Julies family some sort of ending to this tragic tale of a young life viciously snuffed out. One may also imagine that a killer of a young woman, who keeps his deed undiscovered for 10 years, still represents a danger if he is alive. The odds are that he will be alive still. And still prolonging the pain of Julie's family. We must always remember that in the case of a murder were justice is not seen to be done, the agony of the victims family is compounded by the fact that they cannot grieve naturally. The loss of a child is always painful, but when your child is murdered and the killer never caught, life is never the same again. As Julies parents told the Liverpool Echo recently ""We just cannot move on. Julie could have been married by now and have had children. There is so much she could have done with her life. I am 59 now and my husband Albert is 62 and we just want to know who did this before our time is up." Patricia and Albert Finley ,Julies parents, Aug 05th 2004, Liverpool Echo.

Suspicion?

If you know anything, even if it's just a suspicion you have had for years, a niggling doubt about someone who, at the time, seemed to hiding something, then come forward. What you have to say will be taken seriously, even if it turns out to be nothing. One clue could solve this. A lot of people have something to hide, but we are interested here with someone who is hiding the fact that they killed a young women just over 10 years ago. Remember, the killer could have been from anywhere so if you are reading this from elsewhere, but the events of that time ring some sort of bell, please do your duty. This is a needle in a haystack appeal, but the internet is a valuable tool in the community for highlighting anti social crime, and of course horrific murders such as that of Julie. The internet also has the power to reach a massive Worldwide audience and Merseyside Police, like Kirkby Times, realise the importance of using this medium to make appeals. It is important that the victims of such crimes are highlighted and remembered on the internet. Unlike the TV, newspapers or radio, the message, once put up, is always there. In a few days Kirkby Times will add to the few websites which so far publicise this injustice which still casts a shadow over Merseyside.

Kirkby Times would like to pass on our sympathy to any of Julies family or friends who may come across this article.

Apologies for not being able to display a photo of Julie, I could not find one on the Merseyside police website, if anyone has a photo of Julie as she was at the time, please e-mail.

End of Kirkby Times Appeal.

Merseyside Police Official Appeal for any evidence which can solve the murder of Julie Finley on Aug 06 1994.

This week marks the tenth anniversary of the murder of Liverpool born Julie Finley.

Julie's naked body was found in a carrot field off the St Helens-bound carriageway of the Rainford by-pass by a cyclist at lunchtime on Saturday 6 August 1994. She had been strangled. There was no sign of her clothing at the scene, and no indication that she had been murdered where she was found.

Julie, who was 23 at the time of her death, was last seen alive and well about 11.00pm on Friday, 5 August 1994, in Pembroke Place, at the rear of the Liverpool Royal University Teaching Hospital. She was seen there talking to an unknown white man, of average height and build, and aged in his 20s to 30s.

Wheatsheaf Public House

A witness who came forward revealed that he saw a young woman answering Julie's description arguing with a man at about 12.30am on Saturday, 6 August, 1994 outside the Wheatsheaf Public House, situated only 50 yards from where her body was to be found the following day. The unknown man was attempting to force this young woman into a white Transit van.

Police have previously appealed with regard to a white Transit van which was seen by a passerby near to the entrance of the field where Julie was found.

Major enquiry

Detective Chief Inspector Francis Youell, the senior investigating officer in charge of the murder enquiry, said: "Today marks the tenth anniversary of the death of Julie Finley. A major enquiry has been carried out throughout these ten years and to date over 20 men have been arrested in connection with this murder. This enquiry remains very much active and will remain so.

"The Finley family still mourn the death of their beloved daughter and sister, as much today as they did 10 years ago when the news was first broken to them. I cannot believe that the culprit will not have confided in somebody that he or she is responsible, and I appeal to any body having any information to contact me in absolute confidence in order that justice can be obtained for Julie and her heartbroken family can try to rebuild their lives"

DCI Youell repeated a previous appeal for a friend of Julie named Tina who contacted the murder team shortly after the murder to get in touch with the police.

Tina had told officers that on the night of her murder Julie had told her of her intention to meet a taxi driver from Prescot. Tina failed to recontact the police as she promised. She is urged to do so.

"We just cannot move on. Julie could have been married by now and have had children. There is so much she could have done with her life. I am 59 now and my husband Albert is 62 and we just want to know who did this before our time is up." Patricia and Albert Finley, the bereaved parents of Julie speak out in the Liverpool Echo August 05th 2004.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Merseyside Police Headquarters at Canning St can be contacted at: 0151 709 6010.


Above article, were marked as such, is off Merseyside Police website appeals section. Please copy and paste it and put it up on your own internet website, forum or 'blog' so as to spread the information as wide as possible. I would appeal to all Scousers in particular to do this, no matter were you are. Let us not forget one of 'our own'. I am sure that all the men reading this article are as sick, as I am, of the minority of men who do this evil to women. You get fed up with the crimes such as this which are, statistically, on the increase in UK society. You can use any of the Kirkby Times article but it would be best to use the Police version also as it is a more carefully valued assessment of all the major points which may help to find Julies killer.