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The Girl in the Frozen Pit: Who Killed Johanna Young?
Description
In December 1992, 14-year-old Johanna Young vanished from her home in the quiet Norfolk town of Watton on a foggy Christmas Eve night.
Her body was discovered days later in a water-filled pit—naked from the waist down, drowned after a fractured skull, with clear signs two people dragged her there.
Despite Norfolk Police's biggest-ever murder investigation, multiple arrests, fresh appeals in 2013/2014, and leads like the silver van argument and hooded teen sighting, the killer(s) remain free over 33 years later.
This deep dive explores Johanna's life, the chilling timeline, key suspects from the 1990s, the 2014 arrests that went nowhere, and why police still believe the answers lie in the Watton community.
A heartbreaking UK cold case that refuses to close.
If you have information, contact Norfolk Police or Crimestoppers anonymously.
For the documentary version see here https://youtu.be/qCOr_gyClvo
(00:00) The Haunting Case of Johanna Young
(0:51) Who Was Johanna Young?
(03:59) The Day of the Murder
(4:36) Johanna Goes Out
(5:21) Johanna’s Last Sighting
(7:54) Johanna’s Body is Found
(9:58) The Post Mortem
(12:29) The Mysterious Hand Drawn Sketch
(14:28) Multiple Witnesses Come Forward
(17:38) The Prime Suspect is Arrested
(19:45) The Police Theory