In Birmingham, England, a 20-year-old woman returned from a dance with a friend on the evening of May 27. After parting ways with her companion, the young woman never reached home.The next morning, she was discovered—assaulted and murdered—in Erdington Park. Although a man named Thornton was charged with the crime, he was acquitted. The murder was never solved.The young victim's name was Mary Ashford, and the story took place in 1817. And . . . again in 1974 with a victim named Barbara Forrest. These two girls met their fates 157 years apart under . Neither of their killers was ever brought to justice.
