Edward Paisnel | The Beast of Jersey
For 14 years, the Women & Children who lived on the small island of Jersey were terrorised by a masked, serial rapist. A real-life bogeyman.
On 17th July 1971, police officers, John Riseborough and Tom McGinn were on patrol in the St Helier region of the island of Jersey.
Jersey is the largest island in the channel island archipelago and it is located just off of the French Coast of Normandy. Although the United Kingdom is “considered responsible” for Jersey, it is not a part of the UK, rather it is a “Crown Dependency.” This means that the link between the two is through the Monarchy and not through Parliament. The island is 9 miles long and 5 miles wide, making it smaller than Greater London. It is divided into 12 Parishes, the name of which is taken from the Parish church.
Pursuit
It was proving to be an ordinary shift for the two officers until 11.45 pm, when a car, which was being driven rather erratically, ran a red light in front of them.
They chased it through the streets at speeds of up to 75mph, which ended in their patrol car being written off and the driver of the pursued vehicle being rugby tackled to the ground in a tomato field.
