MUS-2026-0336
Archive card
MUS-2026-0336
Homicide
- Incident
- 1995
- Indexed
- Oct 18, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Thames Valley Police
- Location
- Radnage, England
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Research nurse Janet Brown, 51, was found naked, gagged, and handcuffed at the foot of the stairs in her remote Radnage farmhouse on April 11, 1995, bludgeoned with a blunt instrument. Nothing was stolen and there was no sexual assault. A killer DNA profile was extracted in 2015 but has matched no one, with more than 1,000 men screened or eliminated. No arrest has ever been made.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- Apr 10, 1995
Brown, home alone, is killed between about 8:15 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.; the killer tries cutting then smashes through a double-glazed patio door.
- Apr 11, 1995
Her body is found by a builder and his son, who are due to carry out work at the house.
- 2015
Police announce a DNA profile of Brown's killer has been extracted; more than 700 local males are tested, with no match.
- 2020
A 20,000 pound reward is offered jointly by Crimestoppers and Thames Valley Police.
- 2025
Her daughter's 30-year family appeal; police confirm the DNA is still unmatched and more than 1,000 men have been screened or eliminated. Still unsolved.
Key people
The people in the file.
51, research nurse. Found at the foot of the stairs in her Radnage farmhouse on April 11, 1995.
Husband. Working in Switzerland at the time.
Eldest daughter. Led the family's 30-year appeal.
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Investigating agency
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