Monday, 13 October 2025
Lindsay Rimer murder:
Man Arrested
A press release from West Yorkshire Police says, "We have today arrested a man on suspicion of the murder of 13-year-old Lindsay Rimer in Hebden Bridge in 1994."
The man was arrested this morning by detectives from West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major Enquiry Team at an undisclosed UK prison, where he is serving a sentence for other offences.
He is being interviewed over the course of today and tomorrow and is expected to be bailed and returned to prison while enquiries continue.
At the same time, officers are approaching a number of specific potential witnesses, mainly in the Hebden Bridge and wider Halifax area, who have been identified by the investigation.
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Inspector James Entwistle said: "We remain very firmly committed to doing everything we can to get justice for Lindsay, and to give her family the answers they still so desperately need after all these years.
"The arrest we have made today comes as a result of our continued focus on progressing the investigation. We are keeping Lindsay's family updated and, while we appreciate the understandable public interest that today's arrest will bring, we do not anticipate any immediate developments at this stage.
"Although it is now more than thirty years since Lindsay was murdered, we remain convinced there is someone out there who has vital information that could finally help to ease her family's pain, and we urge them do the right thing and tell us what they know."
Anyone with any information that could assist the investigation is asked to contact detectives by any of the following means:
Call 101 quoting Operation Posemill
Text or voicemail to 07707 147314
Email: operationposemill@westyorkshire.police.uk
Live Chat - www.westyorkshire.police.uk/livechat
Information can be given anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111
- Lindsay Rimer disappeared from Hebden Bridge on 7th November 1994.
- Her body was found on 12th April 1995 at the locks at Callis.
- No-one has been charged with her murder.
- 7 November 2025 marks 31 years since her disappearance.
Last sighting of Lindsay Rimer on the evening of 7 Nov 1994
Links
HebWeb Feature: The Murder of Lindsay Rimer