The Shopping Trip : Episode 454

The Shopping Trip : Episode 454

Author: Always True Crime July 29, 2025 Duration: 29:34

Jayna Hopps lived in the north-east of England with her parents and three year old daughter, Samantha. On one normal Tuesday, she followed her normal routine which was to go the the local post office to pick up the family allowance payment for her daughter, and then to head to the supermarket for the weekly shop. But Jayna never made it home and tragically, twenty-six hours later, her body was found. Just who had killed Jayna and why?


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