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'''Lesley Whittle''' (born ], died ]) was a 17-year-old girl who became the youngest and most famous victim of the British serial killer known as the Black Panther. |
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In January ], Whittle was kidnapped from the bedroom of her home in ], ], in order to acquire a £50,000 ] from her family. The kidnapper had read that Whittle had been left a considerable sum of money by her late father George, who ran a successful ] company. |
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A series of police bungles and other circumstances meant that Whittle's brother Ronald was unable to deliver the ransom money to the place and time demanded by the kidnapper, who pushed Whittle off the ledge where he had tethered her in a secluded ] park, strangling her. |
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Recriminations followed but the kidnapper was ultimately caught and was sentenced to ] in ] for the murder of Whittle and four other people. The trial judge recommended that the kidnapper should never be released unless he lived to a great age or endured infirmity. 30 years on, he is still behind bars as one of the country's longest-serving prisoners. |
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