In the summer of 2000, 8 year old Sarah Payne was out playing in the evening sunshine with her two older brothers and her little sister. After falling, she ran out of the field and into a lane to head back to her grandparents with brother Lee following behind.
But then, Sarah vanished.
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Sources:
Sara Payne with Anna Gekoski, Sara Payne: A Mother's Story (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2004) Purchase here (
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sara-Payne-Mothers-Story-ebook/dp/B076H5R7V3/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Sarah+payne&qid=1558224341&s=digital-text&sr=1-1 )
The Murder Of: Sarah Payne - Sarah's Law
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6WnnrU4fr4
“Timeline: Roy Whiting on trial” in The Argus
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/6768618.timeline-roy-whiting-on-trial/ (12 December 2001)
Sam Webb, “Lost Angel: What happened to Sarah Payne, when did she disappear, who is Roy Whiting, and how old would Sarah be now?” in The Sun
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4035555/sarah-payne-roy-whiting-age-crime/ (7 May 2019)
James Rodger, “Sarah Payne killer Roy Whiting ' set to sue prison chiefs over being attacked FOUR times in jail” in The Birmingham Mail
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/sarah-payne-killer-roy-whiting-15948540 (9 March 2019)
Emma Dodds, “Siblings of murdered 8-year old Sarah Payne speak out for the first time about their guilt over her abduction” from
Closer.co.uk (
http://closer.co.uk/)
https://closeronline.co.uk/celebrity/news/sarah-payne-siblings-speak-witnessing-abduction/ (18 July 2017)
Peter Griffiths, “Sarah Payne's mother on hacking list – charity” from
Rueters.com (
http://rueters.com/)
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-newscorp-hacking-payne/sarah-paynes-mother-on-hacking-list-charity-idUKTRE76R4QR20110728 (28 July 2011)
Sarah Hall, “Whiting breaks silence in Sarah Payne trial” from The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/dec/05/childprotection.society (5 December 2001)
Mark Oliver, “Whiting found guilty of Sarah Payne murder” in The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2001/dec/12/childprotection.markoliver (12 December 2001)
Paul Peachy, “I suffered a memory blank, says accused in Sarah trial” in The Independent
suffered-a-memory-blank-says-accused-in-sarah-trial-9241320.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/i-
suffered-a-memory-blank-says-accused-in-sarah-trial-9241320.html (5 December 2001)
Cathy Gordon, “Paedophile murderer Roy Whiting's minimum jail term reduced” in The Independent
murderer-roy-whitings-minimum-jail-term-reduced-1995299.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/paedophile-
murderer-roy-whitings-minimum-jail-term-reduced-1995299.html (9 June 2010)
Helen Weathers, “Roy Whiting's first victim” in The Daily Mail
Whitings-victim.html">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-95390/Roy-
Whitings-victim.html (undated)
“Trial told of trip to funfair Whiting denies prowling for child” in The Herald Scotland
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12133206.trial-told-of-trip-to-funfair-whiting-denies-prowling-for-child/ (5 December 2001)
“'Sarah's Law' sees 700 paedophiles identified” from
BBC.com (
http://bbc.com/)
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-25489541 (23 December 2013)
Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sarah_Payne &
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Whiting