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The Abduction and Murder of 9-year-old Christopher Laverack, Solved 28 Years Later
Every other Friday, when not staying with his biological father, Christopher would spend the evening at his half-sister Kim’s house. On Friday, March 9th, 1984, Christopher’s mother Pam Cawley and his stepfather dropped him off at Kim’s home located on Harpham Grove, off Preston Road in east Hull at approximately 6:50 pm. Christopher always liked to watch The Fall Guy on TV at 7 pm and always enjoyed staying with Kim and her husband. Christopher was generally happy and was said to be a shy child. He was a good student and was part of the church choir, he enjoyed watching television and motorbikes.
At around 7:50 PM, Kim went to work at the local pub, the Crown. Her husband, Stephen, stayed home with Christopher and their young son, Martin. That evening, Chris’s mother and stepfather called into the pub to see Kim on their way to visit relatives. Christopher watched television for most of the evening and seemed occupied when Stephen checked in on him. The baby was asleep upstairs, so Stephen decided to go out. At 9:15 pm, Stephen went to the Crown pub, where Kim was working. Stephen was the last person to see Christopher alive.
A neighbour, known as Aunty Marj noticed that there was an unfamiliar car parked on Harpham Grove, at about 9:15 pm. She noticed that the headlights of the…
