July 18 Web message murder appeal fails

The listing had 14minutes to go, 276 watching and no bids, the majority taken up by a photograph of a middle aged woman, she was smiling but lopsidedly, so you could see a few big teeth but no others. The wording was simple - Can you Kill her for me ?

Time dragged and the watchers increased, over 300 but finally it closed without a bid.

Morgan remained undaunted and uploaded the next one, this time the man with a straggly moustache who'd poached his shopping trolley and refused to reimburse his pound.