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It sits in the annals of the Midlands' most infamous crimes.

Wolverhampton student Lesley Whittle, from Highley, near Bridgnorth, was just 17 when she was kidnapped from her home on January 14, 1975.

Tragically, she would never return.

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Lesley's mum found her daughter's bed empty when she went to wake her up. In the teenager's place were ransom notes demanding £50,000 and a warning not to involve police.

Lesley, the daughter of a wealthy private coach company owner, had been snatched by infamous killer Donald Neilson.

Neilson, who became known in the media as the 'Black Panther' because he wore a black and a balaclava when committing his heinous crimes, had heard about the fami

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