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Detectives investigating the murders of two lovers shot dead 35 years ago have launched a fresh appeal for information after crucial evidence was lost.   Peter Thurgood, 47, and his lover Lindy Benstead, 49, were killed with a shotgun at point-blank range in a country clearing on Chapel Common in Rake, West Sussex, in 1986.   Mr Thurgood was found slumped by the side of a hire car with gunshot wounds to his head and chest while married mother-of-three Mrs Benstead was found on the ground nearby.     Detectives at the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team have now launched a fresh appeal ...

By Press Association 2021 Lindy Benstead and Peter Thurgood murder The families of two lovers who were shot dead 35 years ago have said they are “haunted” by the killings and have issued a desperate plea for information. The murders of mother-of-three Lindy Benstead and bricklayer Peter Thurgood continue to mystify detectives. Three decades later their families have said: “It is never too late to do the right thing.” The bodies of Mrs Benstead and Mr Thurgood were found near their rental car, off a road in West Sussex, on April 2...

Fresh appeal over infamous 1986 Lover's Lane shotgun murders after key evidence lost Police probing the Lovers' Lane killings of Peter Thurgood and Lindy Benstead in West Sussex have launched a bid for information after key pieces of evidence went missing Updated Police shot drone footage of the area where the bodies were discovered (Image: Sussex Police / SWNS.COM) The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up today! When you subscribe we will use the information you...