Detectives investigating Lindsay Rimer murder still looking for 'golden nugget'

Detectives investigating the murder of a teenager in Hebden Bridge more than two decades ago say they are still searching for the "golden nugget" of information that could help crack the case.

Lindsay Rimer was 13 when she went missing on November 7 1994 after going out to buy a packet of cereal from a local shop.

Her body was found five months later by workmen in the Rochdale Canal.

Tuesday marks the 23rd anniversary of Lindsay's last known movements.

Detectives from West Yorkshire Police have been working with Canadian forensic specialists for the last two tears to look at whether DNA evidence could help trace Lindsay’s killer.

That work has so far proved unsuccessful and senior investigating officer Detective Superintendent Simon Atkinson said they are still waiting for the breakthrough.

He said: “I am still waiting for that one golden nugget that leads us to Lindsay's killer. I believe that the answers lie within West Yorkshire. There is someone who lived, or still lives in Hebden Bridge has the answers that we and Lindsay’s family are so desperately hoping for."

He added: "Someone somewhere knows what happened to Lindsay. It is a weight that they have carried for twenty three years. A secret they may have shared with others who feel obliged to protect them.

“Those responsible for Lindsay’s murder, or anyone who knows about it should find it within them to do the right thing."