TWO people arrested in connection with the murder of Vera Anderson more than 30 years ago have been released pending further investigation.
On Wednesday this week (23 March), a 70-year-old man from Widnes and a 61-year-old woman from Warrington were arrested on suspicion of the murder of Vera Anderson which took place on 24 August 1991 in Penketh.
They have both been released under investigation pending further enquiries.
Mother-of-two Veronica Anderson, known as Vera, left her home in Widnes at 10.10pm on Saturday 24 August 1991 after receiving a phone call.
Shortly after 3am on Sunday 25th August 1991 the 42-year-old was found dead with her throat cut, in her car off Tannery Lane in Penketh, Warrington.
Police renewed their appeal for information last yar on the 30th anniversary of the case, which featured on BBC’s Crimewatch.
Her body found in her blue X-reg Ford Cortina. A murder investigation was subsequently launched by Cheshire Constabulary. However, despite extensive and exhaustive enquiries over the years, no-one has ever been convicted in connection with her death.
She had left her home in Hadfield Close, Widnes at 10.10 pm, on August 24, 1991, when she told a neighbour to watch her six-year-old son because she “had an appointment.”
She left after receiving a phone call and even left her TV switched on suggesting she believed she would only be gone for a short while.
Despite an extensive search of the crime scene, police never recovered a murder weapon.
They did find a “Minette” glove stained with her blood and a length of cord they identified as having probably belonged to the murderer.
Two arrested on suspicion of murdering Vera Anderson more than 30 years ago
