Angel of the Meadow

The Angel of the Meadow is the name given by the media to an unidentified murder victim whose remains were discovered in 2010 in Angel Meadow, Manchester, United Kingdom. Despite an extensive international investigation, neither the woman's identity nor that of her killer has ever been established. The area is known as Angel Meadow and was the location of a notorious Victorian slum which Friedrich Engels notably referred to as "hell upon earth". The police were called to the scene at 15:50. The date of her death was identified as the 1970s or 80s. Police believe the woman was born between 1950 and 1954. She was probably European but possibly from India or the Middle East.

Subsequent investigations In May 2011, police revealed a facial reconstruction of the woman. The police stated that the strongest candidate for the potential identity of the victim was an individual from Tanzania who had been brought to their attention after a Tanzanian family had made contact. Additional leads were investigated from Ireland, the United States and the Netherlands.

In March 2015, the remains of the victim were buried in an unmarked grave in Southern Cemetery, Manchester, in a ceremony attended only by the two police detectives who were working on the case.