The Child Snatcher-Manhunt.

I remember it vividly. Those poor wee girls. He was a vile being.

I didn’t watch this. DH used to fish The Tweed at Coldstrean and as we crossed the bridge, I always got a shiver thinking of Susan Maxwell, snatched as she returned from playing tennis.
I get the shivers going over Saddleworth Moor too - such a bleak, desolate place.

This man attempted to snatch a girl very near to where I lived but the police didn’t connect it at the time. She was (if I remember correctly) 15 but was very petite and looked much younger. Due to being older she kicked up a real fuss and stuck her legs out onto the back of the van when he was trying to get her in and was screaming for help. This alerted people nearby and he aborted the kidnap and drove off. It really brought it home that these monsters are everywhere.

Whenever I read/hear about attempted grabs of children I think of him and wonder why police don’t devote more time and resources into finding those responsible instead of the cursory investigations that seem to suffice.