Mark Billington

Unsolved Murders

Age: 15

Sex: male

Date: 11 Nov 1984

Place: A54, Meriden, West Midlands

Mark Billington was found hung in a tree and an open verdict was delivered by the inquest jury but his death was later considered to have been a murder.

Mark Billington was found hanging from a tree 9 weeks after he vanished in a small wood near Meriden off the A45 in Warwickshire, on 11 November 1984, 7 miles from his home.

*map pointers are rough estimates based on known location details as per Place field above.

see find.galegroup.com

see Coventry Telegraph

see BBC

see Lewis Smith. "Boy's killer is tracked down 33 years on." Times [London, England] 16 Nov. 2001: 13. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 3 Mar. 2013.

see "Parents appeal over son's death." Times [London, England] 10 Dec. 1984: 3. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 3 Mar. 2013.

see Sandwell Evening Mail - Thursday 22 November 1984

see Sandwell Evening Mail - Monday 10 December 1984

see Liverpool Echo - Monday 03 September 1984

see Coventry Evening Telegraph - Saturday 17 November 1984