Carol Clark was murdered in March 1993 at the age of 32 in found with a broken neck on the side of Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, but the murderer is yet to be found
Police investigating the brutal murder of a mum 30 years ago have released a suspect arrested for the crime.
Carol Clark, 32, of Bristol, was found dumped in reeds and undergrowth with a broken neck on the side of Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in March 1993. There was fresh hope the cold case could soon be finally solved when Gloucestershire Constabulary arrested a 64-year-old man as part of its investigation in March last year.
The suspect was questioned and later bailed and it has now been confirmed he will face no further action.
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Gloucestershire police said: “I can confirm the man from Newcastle who was arrested in connection with the murder of Carol Clark will face no further action. The investigation into Carol Clark’s death is still ongoing.”
Carol was last seen getting into a car near her home on Picton Street at around 11.30pm on Friday 26 March 1993. She was wearing a black baseball cap, brown leather jacket, blue denim mini skirt, black polo necked jumper and plain blue t-shirt.
Her family said in 2023: “We are aware the investigation into Carol’s death is being re-opened based on new evidence and that new enquiries are being pursued. We hope the investigation will allow us some closure.
“We are being updated by police family liaison officers. [We] ask for our privacy to be respected at this time.”
Speaking at the time of the re-opening of the probe, Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Usher of South West Major Crime Investigation Team said: “I have received new and significant information about this case and while I cannot say more at the moment without putting enquiries at risk. It is an encouraging development and one which has all my officers more determined than ever to find Carol’s murderer. But I still need the public’s help.
“Carol lived and worked in a very close-knit community and it’s likely some people with information about what happened to her remained silent, perhaps through fear or misplaced loyalty. In the time that’s passed since, allegiances and loyalties will have changed though.
“So I’m asking those people to search their consciences once again, 30 years after her death, to look at her photo, to think about the impact this continues to have on her loved ones, and help bring the culprit to justice. I still want information from anyone who may have seen something near the spot where Carol was found to come forward if they recall anything.
“The location was overlooked by the Severn Way and on the weekend Carol was found it was the 200th anniversary celebrations of the British Waterways, so it would have been very busy, with foreign-registered vessels in the dock Maybe you were there at the time but travelled back home without hearing about the case until now. Whatever the reason, if you were there and now recall something please report it.
“My thoughts remain with Carol’s family, who have remained so dignified and quietly determined through the most traumatic ordeal any family could experience. They have been updated about the developments by family liaison officers and request they are not approached by media at this time.”
