Solved Murders - True Crime Stories - The Tragic Case of Sarah Everard Abduction and Murder by a London Police Officer PART2 #47

Episode Date: November 22, 2025

#horrorstories #reddithorrorstories #ScaryStories #creepypasta #horrortales #truecrime #saraheverard #londontragedy #justiceforsarah #darktrueevents  Part 2 of the Sarah Everard case reveals the shocking truth behind her disappearance. The investigation uncovered that the person responsible was not a stranger in the shadows, but a serving London police officer who used his authority to commit an unthinkable crime. This chapter explores the chilling abuse of power, the moment of Sarah’s abduction, and the devastating impact these revelations had on public trust and safety.  horrorstories, reddithorrorstories, scarystories, horrorstory, creepypasta, horrortales, truecrime, london, saraheverard, policeabuseofpower, tragicmurder, justiceforvictims, shockinginvestigation, realcrimeevents, darktruecrime, heartbreakingcase, communityoutrage, chillingtruth, unspeakablecrime, crimeandjustice

All right, let's pick up where we left off. When Sarah Everard vanished, the obvious first step for investigators was to look at the people closest to her. And of course, right at the top of that list was her boyfriend, Josh. It's almost like a rule in cases like this, the partner always gets questioned first. Not because people automatically assume they're guilty, but because statistically, in so many disappearances or violent crimes, the culprit is someone known to the victim. So the police did what they had to do, they questioned Josh. But here's the thing, Josh had a solid alibi. He'd been at home that night, and there was nothing connecting him to the area where Sarah disappeared.

It just didn't make sense for him to have been involved. Plus, Sarah and Josh had actual plans lined up for that same week, things they were looking forward to doing together. The fact that she never showed up for those plans only made it more obvious that something was really wrong. It wasn't like she'd chosen to cut him off, or vanish intentionally. So, after questioning him and double-checking his whereabouts, police crossed him off the list of suspects. That didn't mean things got easier, though. Far from it. The longer Sarah was missing, the worse it looked. At first, police played it cautiously, because sometimes people go off the grid for a couple of days. Maybe they need space, maybe they're having a personal crisis, maybe they just

want to disappear for a bit. But after five whole days with absolutely no trace of Sarah, London's metropolitan police started facing the possibility that something much darker had happened. They couldn't ignore it anymore. Now, think about the area where Sarah vanished. It's not some deep forest or countryside spot, it's South London. Busy streets, houses, apartments, CCTV cameras practically everywhere. You'd think someone would have seen something, or a camera would have picked up a clue. The police considered everything, had she taken a different route home? Maybe crossed a bridge over near the ponds and slipped. Could it have been an accident, some tragic misstep? Or had she, against all odds, chosen to disappear voluntary?

voluntarily. Friends and family strongly rejected that idea, Sarah wasn't the type. She had too much going on, too much she cared about. But investigators had to at least put it on the table. They went door to door in the neighborhood, asking residents to check their home security cameras, to think back if they'd noticed anything unusual. And eventually, they found one small item, a hat. It looked eerily similar to the one Sarah had been wearing. the night she disappeared, white or maybe beige. It was discovered near the area where she'd last been seen. For a brief moment, everyone thought, this is it, this is the lead we needed. But as often happens in these cases, it led nowhere. No fingerprints, no DNA, no trail. Just a hat that could have belonged to her, or could have been anyone's. The search dragged on, hope flickering in and out like a weak light bulb. And then came the reports. This was when the case took a turn that made the entire city shiver.

Police started pulling together information about other incidents in the same area in the weeks and months before Sarah's disappearance. And what they found was chilling, multiple reports of women being harassed by a man. Let's rewind a couple of months before Sarah went missing. Around January and February 2021, women had been reporting creepy encounters with a man in South London. Not just one or two cases, there were several. Many of these incidents happened on a street called Poinders Road, just about 800 meters away from where Sarah disappeared. That's basically a short walk away. The pattern was becoming hard to ignore.

One of the earliest reports came at the start of February. Police got a call that a woman had been chased by a man in the area. She was terrified, running to get away from him. But then, poof. The case seemed to vanish. The woman didn't go missing, so after the initial scare, there wasn't much follow-up. It was terrifying for her, but it didn't hit the system as a big red flag at the time. Then came another case, one that hit even closer to Sarah's story.

Just three weeks before her disappearance, a 14-year-old girl reported that a man in a van had been following her. Imagine how terrifying that must have been, barely a teenager, realizing some grown man is tailing her through the streets. Thankfully, she got away unharmed, but the report went into the system. Still, like the earlier case, nothing major came of it. There was no abduction, no assault, so it didn't spark the urgent kind of response it might have needed. Looking back, these were huge warning signs. They suggested that someone was out there, someone hunting, someone testing boundaries,

maybe waiting for the right opportunity. In the world of criminal behavior, these kinds of incidents are often seen as trial runs. Predators will expose themselves, harass women, test how far they can go, until eventually, they cross the line into something far worse. And Sarah, tragically, seemed to have been the one who crossed paths with this person at the wrong time. More reports started coming in once Sarah's case hit the news. A woman came forward saying that not long before, she'd been walking calmly through the

same area when a man suddenly stepped out in front of her and exposed himself. She hadn't reported it at the time. Why? Because she thought, ugh, just another creep. Annoying, gross, but not something she thought the police would take seriously. But after Sarah's disappearance, she realized this wasn't just some random pervert flashing strangers. This could be part of a much bigger and much darker pattern. So she told her story.

All of this made the police take the situation far more seriously. It was no longer about a missing woman who might have gotten lost or decided to vanish for personal reasons. This was starting to look like the work of a predator, a man specifically targeting women in that part of London. And when things get to that level, the case moves up the latter. Enter Scotland Yard, the famous headquarters of the Metropolitan Police. If you've ever read a Sherlock Holmes story or cracked open an Agatha Christie novel, you've probably heard the name. Scotland Yard isn't called in for minor stuff, they get involved when a case is big, complicated, and potentially connected to serious crime.

And that's exactly what Sarah's disappearance was shaping up to be. Once Scotland Yard took charge, the whole tone of the investigation shifted. They ruled out the simpler theories. This wasn't an accident. Sarah hadn't fallen into a pond. She hadn't taken off voluntarily. And her boyfriend Josh was no longer a suspect, The evidence just didn't put him anywhere near the scene.

Instead, the focus turned to the possibility of an abductor, someone skilled enough, or bold enough, to snatch a woman off the streets of London without leaving a clear trace. CCTV footage became the Holy Grail. Every clip, every camera from every angle was analyzed. Images of Sarah from earlier that night, walking down the street, talking on her phone, were broadcast national. The police wanted everyone to see her face, to remember her clothes, to jog their memories. Had they seen her? Had they seen anyone near her? The idea was to stir up the public, get tips rolling in, because at this point, every minute mattered. The public response was overwhelming. Posters of Sarah's face went up everywhere. Social media exploded with posts

about her. It wasn't just about finding Sarah anymore, it was about the bigger picture of women's safety, about the fears so many women have when walking home at night. People related to Sarah in a very personal way. She wasn't doing anything reckless. She wasn't in a dangerous neighborhood. She was just walking home. And if it could happen to her, it could happen to anyone. Behind the scenes, investigators were piecing together a puzzle that still seemed impossible. But they were closing in on something. And what they were about to uncover would not only answer what had happened to Sarah but would also reveal a horrifying truth about who was responsible. To be continued.