Case 328: Kirsty Jones

Case 328 Kirsty Jones

*** Content warnings: Sexual assault ***

23-year-old Welsh backpacker Kirsty Jones had her whole life ahead of her when she set out for a two-year trip across Asia, Australia and South America. Tragically, that trip was cut short just two months in when Kirsty was found strangled to death in her room at The Aree Guesthouse in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Thai police anticipated a quick arrest, but what followed was a media circus and bungled investigation that left the Jones family and young travellers everywhere desperate for answers.

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Briton denies Thailand killing – The Guardian 

Hostel owner protests innocence – BBC News

Backpacker murder: Accused asks for police protection – Independent 

Backpacker’s ‘protection’ after Thai murder – BBC News

Thai police hunt Scot over Kirsty sex killing – The Sunday Mirror 

Who killed Kirsty Jones? – The Guardian

Hotel owner charged with murder of backpacker – The Guardian

Farewell to Kirsty – The Guardian

Thais ‘bungled murder hunt’ – The Independent 

Our child followed her dream Parents of murdered backpacker praise her spirit of adventure – The Herald 

Tragic death should not deter Thai tourists – The Guardian 

An investigation muddied by intrigue – Western Mail 

Kirsty’s body `not found for 15 hours‘ – The Birmingham Post 

DNA ‘planted’ at Thai murder scene – BBC News

Sarong clue to Kirsty’s killer – The Guardian

Thai backpacker’s parents’ plea – BBC News

Heartache just as raw three years after Kirsty’s murder – Western Mail 

Thai police asked to probe Kirsty Jones murder claim – BBC News

Revealed: Blunders that betrayed Kirsty; Devastating details of backpacker murder uncovered – Wales on Sunday

Who is hiding the identity of Kirsty Jones’ killer? – Andrew Drummond

Mother of murdered backpacker Kirsty Jones vows never to give up hunt for killer – Wales Online

Remembering Kirsty Jones – a personal story by Pim Kemasingki – Chiang Mai CityLife

Mum of murdered backpacker Kirsty Jones accuses Foreign Office of putting diplomacy ahead of her quest for answers – Wales Online

Kirsty Jones’s Murderer Still Free 13 Years On – Chiang Mai CityLife

Fears Kirsty Jones murder case could be closed – Brecon Randor Express

The race against time to find justice for family of murdered 23-year-old Kirsty Jones – ITV

Time has run out to catch Kirsty Jones’s murderer – Chiang Mai CityLife 

Kirsty Jones: Thailand backpacker murder case closed after 20 years – BBC News

Investigation closed on twentieth anniversary of Kirsty Jones’ death – ITV

Kirsty’s death ‘shouldn’t stop young people’s dreams of seeing the world’ – Wales Online

Murder covered up by Thai Tourist Police – YouTube

Kirsty Jones – Hansard UK Parliament debate

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