Colette Aram

1967 - 1983
LocationKeyworth, Nottinghamshire
Age16 years
Cause of DeathMurder
Date of Birth1967
Date of Death31/10/1983
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On the 8th April 2009 a man was arrested over the death of Colette Aram, a teenager murdered 26 years ago and whose case was the first ever featured on BBC One's Crimewatch programme.

Colette Aram, 16, was walking to her boyfriend Russell Godfrey’s house in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, on 30 October 1983 when she was abducted. Her body was later found in a field close to her home.

Colette lived with her parents, hairdresser Jacquiline, 53, and 58-year-old joiner Tony, along with her brother Mark, who was 19 at the time, in Normanton Lane, Keyworth.

Colette’s Mum Jacqui said she was a fun child. She was very happy, always laughing, always smiling. She always thought about other people. She was a very caring girl. She did a stint in one of the hospitals as nursing was what she originally wanted to do," says Jacqui. "She had started working as a trainee hairdresser. Her aunt bought the salon for Colette so she had some kind of future. But of course that never happened."

Hundreds of officers worked on the case after the teenager's body was found just over a mile from where she disappeared. During the case, detectives developed a DNA profile of the killer after items recovered during the inquiry were re-examined. Following the DNA breakthrough, police have used it to eliminate about 800 suspects.

Nottinghamshire Police began a publicity campaign - with leaflets delivered to 15,000 homes - last October, on the 25th anniversary of her murder.

This also saw a new Crimewatch appeal, which officers said brought a number of lines of enquiry forward.

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walk our loved ones hand in hand ♥
They are the stars shining bright ♥
Keeping us forever in their site Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ

Little Children (Soul Mate)

October 31, 2011

Happy Birthday Colette. XXX

Little Children (Soul Mate)

October 31, 2010

I Miss you

I miss my dear friend, whom was a very loveable, caring, and the laughs we once shared. we had fun times in the group of use when we borrowed the hockey sticks from school,, i like to keep that memory & a photo of me and you along with Vanessa H.

your loving friend

Wendy Hall

June 16, 2010

Tears

One tiny gentle tear drop
Fell upon the ground
Pain that it carried
Lost without a sound

One tiny gentle tear drop
Landing on a cheek
Strength it had stolen
Left the owner weak

One tiny gentle tear drop
Settled on a mind
Washes the conscience
Of hurt left behind

One tiny gentle tear drop
Displayed its inner core
Never to be noticed
It trickled through the door

One tiny gentle tear drop
Gave up the fight
To join the company of others
Flowing every night

One tiny gentle tear drop
I will keep with me
Just as a reminder
Of how cruel life can be



By Angie

Phyllis Frazier Harris

October 31, 2009

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Maggie Bell (GTS Friend)

April 21, 2009

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Maggie Bell (GTS Friend)

April 17, 2009

Dreams drift away like leaves on the water.
They roll down the river and slip out of sight.
Too many times we do what we ought.
Put off 'til tomorrow what we'd really rather do tonight,
And later realize:

Time passes by, people pass on.
At the drop of a tear, they're gone.
Let's do what we dare, do what we like,
And love while we're here before time passes by.

Thoughts are like pennies we keep in our pockets.
They're never worth nothing 'til we give them away.
But love's like a promise in an un-opened letter,
Where nights full of pleasure seldom see the light of day,
When life gets in the way.

Time passes by, people pass on.
At the drop of a tear, they're gone.
Let's do what we dare, do what we like,
And love while we're here before time passes by.
SLEEP TIGHT SWEET ANGEL
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Irene

April 15, 2009

Special Angel Colette

When you hear an Angel softly whisper to you,
In the light of the day, or the darkness of the night.
When you feel the presence of an Angel caress you,
And see their beautiful wings spread in graceful flight.

When something inside you just makes you smile,
Or you feel a warmth suddenly wash over your heart.
When your dreams are beautiful and include an Angel,
As you lay with your head on your pillow, in the dark.

When you're alone, and everything is quiet around you,
Yet you can hear the sweetest lullaby being sung.
When waking up in the morning, any troubles feel lighter,
From speaking with an Angel, before a new day has begun.

Then you know I am the Angel who you can feel and hear;
Your special Angel from Heaven who will always be so near.
I'm no longer able to be here in body, but I'm with you everyday,
As my loving heart, my soul, and my spirit, will never be far away.

Mary Webb

April 14, 2009

God Bless you

Jerry Y

April 14, 2009

R.I.P Colette

Now they have found the man i hope he gets life and dies painfully in jail.

All though i wasnt bored whne she was murdered i read about it in the Evening Post.

How could that man live with the guilt.

That man caused that much pain that Colette's parents split up and divorced. He ripped her family apart.

Just a sweet innocent girl

Hope your ok up their Colette.

R.i.p and God bless

Sarah xx

Sarah Mason

April 13, 2009
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