Julie Finley was murdered 32 years ago. Can you help provide answers for her family?

The body of 23-year-old Julie Finley was found in a field off the Rainford Bypass, Merseyside,  in August 1994. She had been strangled. We're offering a reward of up to £20,000 for information given exclusively to our charity, independent of the police, that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

Julie Finley

Information is particularly sought about a woman known as “Tina” and a white Ford Transit van seen near Rainford.

On Friday 5 August 1994, Julie visited her parents at their home in Dovecot. She left at around 5.30 pm and travelled into Liverpool, before going to the flat she shared with her boyfriend on Huskisson Street. She was last seen there at around 10.00 pm. Her body was found by a cyclist at around 1.30 pm the following day in a field off the Rainford Bypass. She had been strangled.

When Julie left her parents’ home, she was wearing a white T-shirt with three buttons up the front, black trousers, a black waist-length zip-up jacket, green socks and black boots.

Following a police appeal at the time, a witness described seeing a white Transit van near the spot where Julie was found, sometime after midnight. Police believe a woman known as “Tina” may have been with Julie on the day she disappeared, - she has never been traced.

Do you have any information regarding this tragic case? If you know something, after all this time, now is the time to share it. You don't need to speak to the police - you can tell us what you know and remain 100% anonymous - guaranteed.

Call free on 0800 555 111 any time, day or night, or fill in our quick and easy online form, here on our website:

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“More than three decades after Julie’s murder, her family are still waiting for answers. Julie was a much-loved daughter and sister who was only 23 years old when her life was taken. Those closest to her have lived with that loss every day since.

“Time can change relationships and loyalties. Someone who felt unable to speak in 1994 may feel differently now. However small or insignificant your information may seem, it could help police complete the picture.

“We would particularly like to hear from anyone who knows the identity of the woman known as ‘Tina’ or who remembers seeing a white Transit van in the Rainford area that night. If you are Tina, please contact us any time, day or night, on 0800 555 111.”

Pamela Tompsett, Crimestoppers' North West Regional Manager

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This means no police, no courts, no witness statements. You may think your information is insignificant - however, it could make all the difference.

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We guarantee complete anonymity, meaning that people who call or contact us online can pass on what they know without ever giving any personal details. Computer IP addresses are never traced. Telephone calls are never recorded, there is no caller line display and no 1471 facility.

Claiming a reward: 

The reward will only be payable for information passed directly to Crimestoppers and not to the police. A reward code must be asked for when calling us on 0800 555 111. If you contact our charity via our online form anonymously, the 'keeping in contact’ facility must be used, and a reward code must be requested on your initial contact with us.
 
Read more about our rewards process – at the heart of which is ensuring you stay 100% anonymous.
 

21 October 2026