2 British women and a third who had lived in London for 20 years went missing abroad within 6 days. All three were found dead within 6 days.
This is Karen Cleary-Brown. She was 44 years old and had lived in Islington, N, London for 20 years. She had been missing in Jamaica since 25 November. She was found dead on 3rd December. A man who was working on her property has been charged with her murder.
This is Barbara Findley. She was 58 and from Kennington, S. London but had lived in Jamaica for the last 5 years. She was reported missing on 29 November. She was found dead on 5 December.
This is Grace Millane. She was 22 and from Essex. She went missing on 1st December whilst travelling in New Zealand. She was found dead on 9 December. A 26-year-old male, who has been granted name suppression whilst awaiting trial, has appeared in court in relation to her death.
How many of those names did you know? How many of their photos had you seen?
The killing of Grace Millane is an atrocity, but no more so than the killings of Karen Clearly-Brown and Barbara Findley, no more so than the (at least) 127 other UK women suspected to have been killed by men (or where a man or men are the principal suspects) so far this year.
Karen Cleary-Brown, Barbara Findley and Grace Millane – 3 missing women, 3 women found dead.
The killings of women who are not young, not white, not killed on holiday, not killed by a stranger should be no less shocking or upsetting. They are not less worthy of media or public attention or mourning. We need to stop the hierarchy of dead women.