She was finally found at 10.35am the next day by PC David Lloyd George. Something had caught his eye in the undergrowth - her blue school coat or the deep red of the gloves that she had been wearing - and he stepped off the forestry track. Muriel Drinkwater was lying on her back, one arm outstretched by her side, the other slightly raised but with the gloved hand limp. Her eyes were open, but there was no doubt that she was dead. She was just a few weeks short of her 13th birthday. The constable blew sharply on his whistle.  The year was 1946, when murder was supposedly less commonplace than now. The killing of Muriel Drinkwater was to make headlines for months and would vex Detective Chief Inspector William "Bulldog" Chapman, the Scotland Yard detective who led the inquiry, until his death nine years later.
she was finally found at 10 35am the next day by pc david lloyd george something had caught his eye in the undergrowth her blue school coat or the deep red of the gloves that she had been wearing and he stepped off the forestry track muriel drinkwater was lying on her back one arm outstretched by her side the other slightly raised but with the gloved hand limp her eyes were open but there was no doubt that she was dead she was just a few weeks short of her 13th birthday the constable blew sharply on his whistle the year was 1946 when murder was supposedly less commonplace than now the killing of muriel drinkwater was to make headlines for months and would vex detective chief inspector william bulldog chapman the scotland yard detective who led the inquiry until his death nine years later