'Help us uncover the truth,' say sisters of Lindsay Rimer 30 years on from her unsolved murder

The sisters of murdered schoolgirl Lindsay Rimer have begged for help to finally catch her killer after 30 years - saying: "End this now."

Lindsay's sisters, Kate and Juliet, appeared on BBC Crimewatch Live hoping that someone with information might finally break their silence and bring her murderer to justice.

Kate said: "We feel that the killer of my sister has been free for 30 years and we've had a prison sentence of 30 years of grief."

Lindsay was 13 when she disappeared on the evening of 7 November 1994, in Hebden Bridge. Her body was found five months later, weighed down by a large rock, in the Rochdale Canal, about two miles from the town centre.

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Her killer has not been brought to justice and her family remain desperate for answers.

Kate told Crimewatch Live: "Lindsay was a typical teenager, just blossoming into early womanhood. She was incredibly loving."

Juliet, who was a baby when Lindsay was murdered, told the show that she had not known Lindsay but had come to understand the kind of person she was by looking through her school books and letters.

Juliet said: "Lindsay was a sister that I never knew. Me and Kate have been going through her memory boxes, through her school books and her letters; it really stands out that she was a really warm, welcoming and cherished friend.

"She was really funny and bubbly. She was just starting to make plans with her best friend to go and see their favourite bands like the Prodigy which is something she never managed to do."

Kate recalled the moment family members realised Lindsay had disappeared.

She said: "Lindsay had an early morning paper round and the newsagents called our family home to say that she hadn't turned up and my parents realised her paper round bag and her school money was still in the kitchen, and they raced upstairs and realised that she hadn't come home the previous night from going out to the shop. That's when they called the police and everything in our lives changed."

Detective Chief Inspector James Entwistle, of West Yorkshire Police, described the events leading up to Lindsay's disappearance. Just before 10pm on November 7, 1994, Lindsay realised there were no cornflakes in the house for breakfast so decided to walk to the local shop in Hebden Bridge.

She called in to the Trades Club, where her mum, Geri, was with friends, just after 10pm. She then walked up to Crown Street and went into the Spar shop to buy cornflakes, where she was caught on CCTV.

Two people getting off a bus recalled seeing Lindsay near to the entrance of the Memorial Garden. That was the last time anyone saw her alive.

DCI Entwistle confirmed that arrests had been made over the years, but added: "We are still no closer to knowing the truth about what happened."

He said a new police team, along with a new senior investigating officer (SIO), had been put on the case to find Lindsay's killer, adding: "But it's the same relentless pursuit about what happened to Lindsay."

He appealed on Crimewatch Live for anyone with information to come forward, including anyone who may know the killer. He told the show: "Has this been on your conscience for 30 years? Maybe you didn't murder Lindsay but maybe you were there.

"We have seen the details. It's quite easy there's more than one person involved; quite easy that a vehicle's involved. Maybe you played some role and that's sat on your conscience for 30 years. Now is the time to come to talk to us."

Kate added: "We feel that if you know something you have a moral obligation to come forward and end this, and now is the time to do that."

Lindsay's sisters have set up a social media campaign and a website to support their search for answers. The website includes photographs of Lindsay, along with a timeline of events in the case and says: "Help us uncover the truth."

It states: "If you saw or heard anything related to Lindsay's disappearance, we urge you to come forward. Even the smallest detail could be crucial to the investigation. Your assistance is valuable and could make a difference. Please contact us or the police today and share what you know."