Abducted & Burned Alive | The unsolved case of Tracy Mertens

Two days before Christmas in 1994, the unassuming village of Eaton in Cheshire was thrust into the national spotlight, when a local resident came across a woman on the steps of the village church that had been doused in petrol and set alight. Tracy Mertens spent the final 12 agonising hours alive describing her ordeal before sadly passing away having sustained severe burns to over 90% of her body. She had been abducted over 60 miles away, bundled in to a car by two men and then blindfolded before being set on fire. One crucial detail the victim managed to give investigators was that her killers stated they were looking for her long term partner, Joey Kavanagh - a known drug addict whose financial debt is said to have prompted the family’s recent move to Rochdale. #unsolved #truecrime #truecrimeunsolved #uktruecrime #Rochdale #GreaterManchester #Birmingham #Nechells #unsolvedcrimes #unsolvedmurders #unsolvedmysteries 00:00:00 - A call to 999 00:02:13 - Timeline of events 00:06:22 - Where's Joey? 00:09:10 - 1995 begins and the investigation ramps up 00:11:27 - The BBC's Modern Times documentary 00:16:22 - Inquest 00:17:38 - Improved DNA technology utlilised 00:18:48 - Crimewatch appeals 00:22:03 - Most recent appeals 00:23:28 - Summary 00:27:04 - Outro For further information and case references, please visit: https://thecrimeportal.co.uk/18-tracy... If you have information on this case, please visit: https://www.cheshire.police.uk/ Disclaimer: Great consideration is given to ensure that all material used within The Crime Portal videos is royalty free, falls within the guidelines of fair use, or has been authorised by the rightful owner. No copyright infringement is intended. If you are, or represent, the copyright owner of any materials used and take issue, then please send a message via The Crime Portal website so the issue can be resolved for you. Music: @co.agmusic Drone footage: @philflycam Drone footage: https://www.pexels.com/@davidpickup/