Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Following criticism for the way the case has been handled, police are now working with detectives from Scotland Yard. But they were found innocent by an all white jury. Officers claimed they had 'strong evidence' to link six Burmese workers to the gruesome murders, though no forensic links could be made. Lining people along the beach, they measured their feet in order to make a comparison to footprints left in the sand near the murdered Brits' bodies. Earlier Thai Prime Minister said it girls wearing bikinis on the holiday island of Koh Tao were not safe unless they were ugly. Two Burmese workers, whose names were given only as Saw and Win, are said to have confessed to killing the pair, who were discovered on 15 September. Miss Witheridge's family said "senseless" photos of the crime scene had added to . His remark appeared to blame murdered Briton Hannah Witheridge for exposing herself to a brutal attack on the paradise island of Koh Tao. An unexplained fire that evening burned down three bamboo huts, including the one Elise had been staying in. "Time makes the pain of this horrendous tragedy no easier to bear," they write. by potty Thu Oct 09, 2014 12:22 am, Post Ten days after he went missing from Sairee Beach on Koh Tao, the body of Swiss tourist Hans Peter Suter, 44, was washed ashore at Talay Ngam beach in Lang Suan district of Chumphon province on Tuesday, November 18, 2014. 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Yikes. Police Commissioner General Somyot Poompanmoung said: We still dont know who did it and the killers are still on the loose. Mr Miller was spotted shaking the hand of a local person dressed in a football shirt with the number 9 on the back of it. David's body is in the water in the picture captioned 'Photo of the resort' - just saying as I missed it several times when the pics first came online. If we haven't already, we should delete the crime scene photo previously posted in a "spoiler", out of respect to the family's wishes. It covers an area of about 21 km2. But they were skeptical and he was fit and healthy at the time of his death. This could technically be counted as a crime scene as she was DUI but the aftermath of Nikki Catsouras (Porsche girl) crash is engrained on my brain forever. September 17: Thai police admit they have 'no idea' who killed David Miller and Hannah Witheridge after failing to link any of 12 suspects to the crime. Traumatizing. On 15 September, the bodies of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were found on Sairee Beach on the island of Koh Tao, between 4 and 5 am, a few hours after their deaths.Both victims had been hit several times on the head; Witheridge had been raped, and Miller had been drowned. Really gross. Are there serial killers operating on the island, with their crimes apparently insufficiently investigated so that the tourist industry remains protected? by potty Thu Oct 09, 2014 12:47 am, Post 806 8067 22 Registered Office: Imperial House, 2nd Floor, 40-42 Queens Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3XB, Taking a break or withdrawing from your course, http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/thailand-police-parade-burmese-killers-of-hannah-witheridge-and-david-miller-in-front-of-cameras-on-koh-tao-30635263.html, http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2014-10-03/funeral-of-murdered-leeds-university-student/, Official Imperial College 2023 Undergraduate Applicants Thread. They also found a suicide note at the scene. Evidence suggests the brave 24-year-old put up a fight before his death and that he was drowned. The investigation of the Witheridge and Miller slayings was widely criticized as the crime scene was not properly secured, and questions were also raised about subsequent DNA testing. The following morning the family raised the alarm when Nick failed to answer the door. Very gruesome, theres one photo of his parents looking at him in the coffin and I really cant imagine what they mustve felt knowing theyd lost their son, he was murdered for nothing, and the horrible thing they were looking at was him. At 7.47pm David and his friend Chris Ware were filmed walking towards the bar. British woman, Christina Annesley, 23, was found in a room at the In Touch Resort on Jan 21, 2015. It is suggested David Miller was killed with a blunt piece of metal and not the rusty garden hoe first discovered at the scene and named as a murder weapon. Andrew Rosindell, a member of the Commons foreign affairs committee, said: 'What is most worrying about these comments is the underlying implication about those who have been murdered that they have somehow brought it upon themselves.'. Students Hannah and David had attended a beach party before slipping away together at around 1am on Monday. We admit that in the past, there was a mafia there that took advantage of tourists. September 15: The semi-naked bodies of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller are discovered between 5am and 6am on Sairee Beach in Koh Tao on September 15. Miss Witheridge's family said "senseless" photos of the crime scene had added to their agony. Ahead of Hannah's funeral on Friday, her family have released a heart-breaking statement. 'I didn't intend to insult or criticise anyone. However, a lawyer for Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo told the BBC that the pair had not admitted their guilt when their death sentences were commuted. We are aware of the Katherine case and are checking out the possibility that something similar could have happened, he said. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. "The past three weeks have been unimaginably difficult and there are no words that can adequately describe the heartache and despair that our family is experiencing. Final moments: Dressed in a pink top and white skirt, the 23-year-old from Great Yarmouth, Norwich, strolls through Koh Tao with friends. Police later say Miss Witheridge may not have been raped as first suggested following an autopsy on her body. I remember seeing the pics 12 years ago and being horrified but I kept going back to look again . Putting names to archive photos, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, In photos: India's disappearing single-screen cinemas. by potty Thu Oct 09, 2014 12:23 am, Post Police concluded she wanted to break a deep-diving record at more than 24 meters. Not so shipshape! The autopsy stated he had drowned. "So for an hour the families of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller looked and listened as crime scene pictures were . Or is Koh Tao just unlucky for visitors or is there something more sinister happening on the beautiful Thai island and haven for Scuba divers? The island of Koh Tao, off the coast of Thailand, is often described as a paradise. Friends and family remain suspicious of the police investigation and the insistence that Dimitri committed suicide, especially as his hands were tied behind his back. Images of a migrant worker spotted later on the same CCTV tape are circulated, with police describing the man as a person of interest. Officers revealed they are working on the theory that David Miller, 24, and Hannah Witheridge, 23, were killed in a copycat attack of the rape and murder of Reading University student Katherine Horton, 21, who was murdered by two Thai fishermen on the nearby island of Koh Samui on New Years Day in 2006. A detailed history, The ending of Sex/Life season 2 explained. It's crazy that the wikipedia page for the Ripper has this picture on it. by potty Thu Oct 09, 2014 1:08 am, Post The two men were convicted and sentenced in 2015 and the verdict was upheld by an appeals court in 2017 and the Supreme Court in August 2019. The police quickly closed the inquiry, stating that he had drowned whilst swimming. The Student Room and The Uni Guide are trading names of The Student Room Group Ltd. Register Number: 04666380 (England and Wales), VAT No. DO NOT go in blind. 9 Oct 2014. Supposedly these are the first crime scene photos ever taken. 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Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Norfolk and David Miller, 24, of Jersey were bludgeoned to death with a wooden hoe as they walked back to their hotel room late at night on September 15, 2014, on the popular Sairee Beah. Last month, the tragic revelation that backpackers Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Norfolk and David Miller, 24, from Jersey had been murdered on the holiday island of Koh . Bernds family in Ingolstadt, Germany, said that the authorities told them he had died of heart failure or had been bitten by a snake. -, Press J to jump to the feed. The Emmett Till case was one of the most disgusting miscarriages of justice in American history. by Soi Dog Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:35 am, Post Its a farce.. But after Anthony 'You'll be missed forever': Elizabeth Hurley and son Damian share heartfelt tribute to her late ex Shane Mamma Mia! We have some new leads but we dont have any new suspects.. Thai police yesterday were measuring the feet of bar and restaurant staff after examining footprints left in sand near where the victims' bodies were discovered, Workers were forced to hold up signs with their names and a number on it as officials took their feet size and DNA n what has been branded a 'joke' by local people. The brutal reality of seeing her like that made me physically sick and ive looked at alot of photos on that sub :/, Is there a reason I cant view them? A CCTV video of a woman running near the scene is described but not released. Officers have taken the details of the fishing boats moored off the islands Sairee Beach on the island of Koh Tao. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The family said a funeral on Friday would be a private party to celebrate her life. After weeks of investigations, Thai Police have arrested three Burmese man in relation to the murder of two British tourists David Miller and Hannah Witheridge on the holiday island of Koh Tao.The Burmese migrant worker community is on high . Suter had been a regular snorkeler and his death was totally unexplained. She was also part of the Sathya Sai Baba cult and lived with a self-proclaimed 'guru'. Ill leave this post up anyway for anyone whos interested. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. It's GRAYGATE! Although both of his hands were tied behind the back, the police said he could have done this himself as the rope was tied to one hand and a loop was made so the other hand could be inserted. At the time of the murders last Monday morning, ten boats were lying offshore. Derby coroner Louise Pinder said there was not enough evidence to say how he died and recorded an open verdict. They did not seal the island, contaminated the crime scene and now have allowed these boats to get away. She made sure everyone on the nation had a chance to see what had happened to her son. Samui Times defended its reporting in an online post. Today I was contacted by the son of Dave Tarnowski.