Rachel Smith

Just days before she was killed, Carla Georgescu sat across her murderer at ease and content. The student was all smiles as she enjoyed a birthday meal with her mother and stepfather at a restaurant in Preston. She had every reason to be happy too: a 20th... See more

A prisoner at HMP Garth murdered a fellow inmate in the cell they shared after being locked down for the night. Shaun Newton compressed the neck of Tony Joynes, 47, at the Ulnes Walton prison, near Leyland. At the time, Newton was serving an 18-year sente... See more

Carla Georgescu had everything to live for. Her graphic novel, Dear Time, was nearing completion and she was contacting agents in the hope of publishing it. At the end of January, she received the results of an exam she was certain she had failed. She had... See more

A funeral arranger stole a sentimental ring from the finger of a dead priest then sold it to a pawnbroker before it was melted down. The ring, worth between £3000 and £3500 was given to Fr Peter Crowther by his parents when he was ordained in 1971. The 18... See more

A stepfather accused of murdering a student he was sexually obsessed with downloaded hundreds of sexual images of her in the weeks leading up to her death, a court has heard. Nathan Owens, 34, from Hartlepool, is accused of attacking Carla Georgescu with ... See more