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| John Sheppard: Aylesbury bookmaker's killer 'cannot be sleeping well' | John Sheppard: Aylesbury bookmaker's killer 'cannot be sleeping well' |
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| The daughter of a bookmaker murdered 25 years ago in a "horrific" attack has said she does not believe his killer can be "sleeping well at night". | The daughter of a bookmaker murdered 25 years ago in a "horrific" attack has said she does not believe his killer can be "sleeping well at night". |
| John Sheppard, 66, was stabbed more than 40 times at the John Horwood betting shop in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, on 3 December 1994. | John Sheppard, 66, was stabbed more than 40 times at the John Horwood betting shop in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, on 3 December 1994. |
| The case remains unsolved and a £20,000 reward for a conviction is available. | The case remains unsolved and a £20,000 reward for a conviction is available. |
| His daughter, Emma Meir, said the family were desperate to find the killer. | His daughter, Emma Meir, said the family were desperate to find the killer. |
| No-one has ever been charged with the murder. | No-one has ever been charged with the murder. |
| Mr Sheppard, from Leighton Buzzard, was the manager of the store and had a call to another branch at about 17:15 GMT. | Mr Sheppard, from Leighton Buzzard, was the manager of the store and had a call to another branch at about 17:15 GMT. |
| Police believed after that call he was robbed, hit on the head with a hammer and repeatedly stabbed. | Police believed after that call he was robbed, hit on the head with a hammer and repeatedly stabbed. |
| His body was found at 18:30 GMT when he failed to meet a friend as planned. | His body was found at 18:30 GMT when he failed to meet a friend as planned. |
| Ms Meir, who had moved to Australia the year before her father was killed, said when she was first told of his murder she was in "disbelief". | Ms Meir, who had moved to Australia the year before her father was killed, said when she was first told of his murder she was in "disbelief". |
| She said for a while she had to take care of her mother Mary, Mr Sheppard's wife, and "wasn't able to deal with my own grief for quite a while because I guess I was numb with it all and I really had to be there with my mum". | She said for a while she had to take care of her mother Mary, Mr Sheppard's wife, and "wasn't able to deal with my own grief for quite a while because I guess I was numb with it all and I really had to be there with my mum". |
| Mrs Sheppard has since also moved to Australia and her daughter said: "She tells the same stories about him that I've heard 100 times but they're still amazing to hear. His memory still lives on." | Mrs Sheppard has since also moved to Australia and her daughter said: "She tells the same stories about him that I've heard 100 times but they're still amazing to hear. His memory still lives on." |
| Ms Meir said the family "still need clarity" over why Mr Sheppard was murdered. | Ms Meir said the family "still need clarity" over why Mr Sheppard was murdered. |
| "I can't believe that this person will be sleeping well at night, knowing what they have done," she said. | "I can't believe that this person will be sleeping well at night, knowing what they have done," she said. |
| "Somebody needs to have the courage to come forward to be able to put this person to justice for the horrific attack they actually did on my father. | "Somebody needs to have the courage to come forward to be able to put this person to justice for the horrific attack they actually did on my father. |
| "It's inhumane. It's something that needs to be closed." | "It's inhumane. It's something that needs to be closed." |
| Peter Beirne, Thames Valley Police's cold case manager, said the force had a DNA profile which "could be used to either implicate or eliminate people". | |
| "John's family have waited a quarter of a century for answers about their love-one's murder," he said. "It is time for the truth to be revealed and it's time for justice for John." | "John's family have waited a quarter of a century for answers about their love-one's murder," he said. "It is time for the truth to be revealed and it's time for justice for John." |