He purchased a single ticket to get into central London. He had a great sense of humour and I cant say anything bad about him. It was the site of a fatal aeroplane crash in 1949. [9] Sylvia Lautenberg's family was of Jewish descent, had emigrated from Poland to England in about 1901, and had lived in or near East London. After more than a year of painstaking enquiries, which included media appeals being released in the UK and Pakistan, as well as assistance from the National Crime Agency, detectives investigating the mysterious case of Neil Dovestones have made a positive identification. "That would explain how he knew the general area and found Greenfield. "The trees in the foreground have grown since the poster was made.". Driving along the bumpy track, he notes that the area is very close to where Ian Brady and Myra Hindley buried their child victims in the mid-1960s. The inquest was told Mr Lytton moved suddenly to live with a friend in Pakistan in 2006. A post mortem examination was carried out but the result was inconclusive. There wasnt any worry on his face, there wasnt any confusion, there wasnt any elation.. Deputies said they found the body and the baby at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Avenue . In the case of the body on the moor, they have been liaising with DS John Coleman and his team. He spoke positively about his plans for this year. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to call police on 0161 856 4711 or independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Two floors below ground level at the town hall in Ealing, you find the councils CCTV control room. Mr Lyttons body was found on Saturday 12 December 2015 on the Chew track leading from Dovestones Reservoir boating lake to Indians Head. In a statement from Det Sgt John Coleman, read out by the coroner at todays hearing, the court heard that a profile had been set up of the missing man. The police do not know how he reached The Clarence Pub in Greenfield at 14:00. "Being a London Underground driver - 1985 to 2005 - there's a high probability Mr Lytton saw the posters and was struck by the memorable, unexpected image of beautiful scenery associated with a northern mill town. With assistance from the National Crime Agency, the investigation team utilised contacts within the medical community and the British Embassy in Pakistan to issue a further appeal for information. He did not tell Toogood but mentioned to neighbours that he could not afford the mortgage anymore. In judging whether the man was from the UK or abroad, his choice of clothes may be significant. His phone signal remained at the reservoir for 20 minutes before it headed back to the Newton Heath area. Cyclist Stuart Crowther at the spot where the body was found. He didnt have the appearance of a gentleman from the Indian subcontinent. Its sale is banned in many parts of the world including Europe but not Pakistan. Part 4 (Greenfield to Wimberry Stones) David Lytton (21 April 1948 - 11 or 12 December 2015), formerly known as David Keith Lautenberg and after the discovery of his body by the placeholder name Neil Dovestone . His brother described him as highly intelligent, but a loner who preferred his own company. 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Strychnine is an extremely potent rat poison which is not sold in the UK or many other countries in Europe. It was the position of the body which somehow seemed strange. The Missing Persons Bureau works with individual police forces to help find out who some of these people are. The dad disappeared after telling a friend people were "after him", Yorkshire breaking news and updates sent straight to your inbox. More often than not, people are carrying something from which they can be identified - a mobile phone, credit cards, a travel card. News. On 4 February, it was reported that Lytton's long-term girlfriend, also from Streatham, had helped him through bouts of depression, he had a brother, and that he had changed his surname following a family feud. Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletter, You can sign up very simply by following the instructions here. In addition there are 131 unidentified body parts. On 12 December 2015 a man's body was found lying on the ground on Saddleworth Moor. Gene Rose, 66, of Gustafson . Coleman travelled south and met up with officers from the Metropolitan Police. DNA analysis confirmed that Neil was in fact a man called David Lytton, 67, from London. To try to answer some of those questions - and to find out anything they could - police officers have been examining his behaviour. Police, who worked tirelessly to identify Mr Lytton, had previously been given just a handful of clues to help them. Investigating detectives surmised the man may have been Stephen Evans, a survivor of the crash, but it was discounted after the BBC worked out, based on the 1949 report and the police statement, that he worked at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and contacted him. My theory on why he was there keeps changing. His parents reported him missing a few days later when he failed to return home. Craig WilcoxDetective Chief Inspector Pete Marsh from GMPs Major Incident Team, said: It was totally out of character for Craig to go missing and when he did not return home his family contacted the police. His body was discovered by a walker at 10.45am the next day lying face upwards with his head pointing towards the summit, his legs together and arms by his side. Greater Manchester Police confirmed his identity using DNA matching, characterising him as "a bit of a loner" who "liked his own company". Don't miss a thing by signing up to the MyOldham newsletter here. They said Craigs son, now nine, still asks questions about his father with heartbroken couple not knowing what to tell him. "Oldham was written in large letters underneath. "However, it's plausible that he researched Oldham on the internet during his time in Pakistan - 2006 to 2015 - and found pictures corresponding with the image in the posters . Peak District National Park Ranger Andy Valentine was brought up close by and now often takes his 4x4 past the spot where the man walked on that day back in December. At the UK Missing Persons Bureau at Sunningdale in Berkshire, Louise Vesely-Shore, clicks through picture after picture on her computer. A titanium plate was discovered attached to his left femur. "The remaining mystery was always what was he doing there, how did he come to be there? The passport was issued on 8 September 2006 and would expire on 8 September 2016. ", "Tribute to Maureen Toogood, 1947 - 2020", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Lytton&oldid=1132323515, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 January 2023, at 09:39. The rock is also very unstable and rockfalls are possible at any time. Altogether, on his walk to the station, he was seen on eight cameras. You think that youll be able to track him back on CCTV into South Ealing and theres no CCTV. 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It is also what she describes as being in the top ten of unpleasant poisons in terms of ways to die, because of the convulsions it causes. Detectives who have spent almost a year trying to identify the man found dead on a track above Dovestone reservoir, in Saddleworth. It happened in or before 2013. His body was discovered on the hillside the following day. Some, she says, may want to leave them for family members or may simply feel they dont need their mobile phone or wallet anymore. "Nobody has been able to find any connection at all between David Lytton and north west England, let alone Saddleworth and Chew Valley. POLICE trying to identify a body found near Dovestone reservoir have released CCTV images of the man at a London Tube. Nobody can alter what happened but it would be good if we could at least get some answers and find out what happened.. Det Sgt Coleman added that enquiries were made with the UK passport office and images and further passenger details were obtained. [1][2] The placeholder name was reportedly devised by mortuary attendants at Royal Oldham Hospital,[3] with reference to the location the body was found near Dovestone Reservoir, on an asphalt track in the Chew Valley. He points out where a British European Airways DC-3 came down in 1949. Just across the valley, probably 200 yards away, is the site of an avalanche, in 1963, which claimed the lives of two of Englands best mountaineers at the time.. The father of Craig Wilcox paid him tribute, saying: My son was a very generous lad. It had been suggested the unidentified man . Until now he had been nicknamed Neil Dovestone by mortuary workers at Royal Oldham Hospital. Theres a fairly good assumption, he says, that he has potentially come from South Ealing station. Martin points out that South Ealing is a London Underground station on the Piccadilly line and happens to be a few stops from Heathrow Airport. Photo courtesy of Clinton police. 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At his computer in an adjoining office, the manager of what he describes as the CCTV nerve-centre, Oliver Martin, presses play on footage from Friday 11 December. The mystery of the man found at Dovestone reservoir has finally been solved, an inquest has heard. It is a mile walk between South Ealing and Ealing Broadway. A post-mortem examination had revealed. While it is no longer available to buy legally in the UK, there are certain countries where it is still in use as a poison for pests. We are especially keen to hear from anyone who visited Dovestones from 6 January 2014 and either saw any suspicious activity on that day or the days following, or believe you saw a man matching Craigs description in the area. "It was an ad campaign to try and get businesses into Oldham and the surrounding area. Some are photographs, most are artists impressions. At Piccadilly, he ate sandwiches then travelled by train to Saddleworth. 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It is another and surely the most significant Pakistan connection. For a surname, they called him Dovestones, after the reservoir close to where he was found. Lytton and Toogood became a couple and conceived a child but Toogood had a miscarriage which Lytton did not take well. We have received fantastic support from many key contacts such as the National Crime Agency, the British Embassy in Lahore and medical professionals in the UK and Pakistan as well as the public, the media and, of course, the coroner who we have carried out these enquiries on behalf of. At an inquest in Heywood earlier today, , Senior Coroner for Oldham, Mr Simon Nelson confirmed that the true identity of the man found close to Dovestones Reservoir is David Lytton, 67, from London. He just asked for directions to the top of the mountain, says Melvin Robinson. Eight survived. They separated at some point and Toogood got married but they stayed in touch and Toogood visited Lytton on a regular basis and helped around the house. Incident Log 936: Man found deceased, approximate age 65 to 75 Location: Beauty spot, Chew Track from Dovestone Reservoir It was the position of the body which somehow seemed strange. Tube clue to Dovestone mystery body. Mr Nield said he believes Mr Lytton's journey was thoroughly planned out. Man Utd defender Lisandro Martinez has thanked the fans for the support they have shown him. Walking with what he describes as a swagger, with his hands in his pockets, it is definitely the man. He left the house at 7pm and did not say where he was going. What is so bad that you have to lose your life for? He had been living in Pakistan for 10 years before returning to the UK and heading to Dovestones for reasons which still remain a mystery. This came when enquiries set up by the investigation team revealed that a man with a striking resemblance to the artists impression of Neil Dovestone had travelled from Lahore to Heathrow Airport two days before the unidentified man was found. On the evening Craig disappeared, a signal from his mobile phone which has never been found was plotted moving north from Newton Heath, Manchester, towards Oldham town centre and then on to Dovestones, where arrived at 10.10pm. A missing from home investigation was launched until Craigs body was sadly discovered on 24 February 2014. Coroner Simon Nelson told todays hearing enquiries to identify the man were at an end. The meticulous work exploring these enquiries was all the more impressive considering that the three officers involved continued to investigate multiple other serious incidents that happened in Oldham over the past year. A FAMILY has been left devastated after a body was found in the search for a missing teen, who vanished five months ago. It is very unusual for them to have a body without a name. She retraced his steps off the platform, turning right, across the station concourse, to a slot machine and gambling shop. Be brave and do the right thing.. When he returned to London on 10 December 2015 he was received by a friend at the airport and who told the police Lytton planned to spend some time travelling around. (SPL). To recap, this is all the new information we have found out this morning about the man found dead near Dovestone reservoir in December 2015: Detectives know he was poisoned by strychnine - a drug often used in Agatha Christie novels - which he may have administered himself as he neared the peak. In December, 2015, the body of a man was found lying on a remote country track above Dovestone Reservoir in Saddleworth, Oldham. 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