I’m constantly waiting for Julie to come through the door, but she never will

Julie Finley's murder has remained unsolved for 32 years20:09, 09 Aug 2026It has been 32 years since the body of Julie Finley was found cruelly dumped in a carrot field near the Rainford bypass, north-west of St Helens. The music-loving young woman had only just celebrated her 23rd birthday when she was strangled to death in August 1994.‌Her nude body was found by a cyclist near the A540 on August 6. No attempts had been made to hide her remains.‌Julie was last seen alive at around 10.30pm on August 5, 1994, near the Royal Liverpool Hospital. She was talking to a white man of average build, aged in his 20s or 30s.‌A witness who came forward at the time said he saw a young woman arguing with a man outside the Wheatsheaf public house in Rainford at about 12.30am that night. The unknown man w