Tiffany Hoiles Murder

Title

Tiffany Hoiles Murder

Transmission details

16 Aug 1988

Description

Police with tracker dogs have been searching the Blandford area overnight after the disappearance of a NINE year old girl. They are now appealling for volunteers to join in a fullscale search. Tiffany Hoyles was last seen at about 3 o clock yesterday after noon in the Milldown First School Play area. She’s described as 4 ft 6 and has long blonde hair with a fringe. She’s wearing red track suit trousers and a pink top. When last seen she was riding her bicycle, which is pink with grey mudguards. Police say they are now very concerned about her disappearance. They are asking for people willing to help in the search to report at Blandford Police Station at 8 o’clock this morning. Police are now appealing not only for people who may have seen the missing girl, but also they want to hear from everybody who was in the Milldown area between 1 and 5 o clock yesterday afternoon. Police are making a blanket appeal and launching a large scale search in the Blandford area after the disappearance of a NINE year old girl. Police with tracker dogs have been searching the area overnight and a full search involving volunteers and troops is now getting underway. The man running the operation is Inspector Bob Gould. [Box 1]

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Duration

00:00:45

Notes

Rushes/inserts tapes. CD tracked per cue sheet. On Track 6- Faulty cart TX [see cue sheet]. Track 13-16/ Tape handling problems resulting in sticky syndrome FX on tracks 13 and 15. Fostex recorder does not permit erasing of tracks; hence the retakes. Track 17 onwards/ Used Tascam because of tape handling problems. Tiffany is described as 4 ft 6 inches tall. Apart from appealing for volunteers to take part in the search, police also want local people to check out sheds and outhouses. Conclusion: Detectives are thanking the residents of Blandford for their help in the inquiry which has led to a man appearing in court today charged with the murder of Nine year old Tiffany Hoiles. Detective Superintendant Richard Thomas, who has been leading the investigation, says their assistance was vital to the tightly timed inquiry.

Misc. notes

26 Tracks; Track 1; 0:35 sec,Track 2; Track 14 is retake of trk 13; Track 16 is retake of trk 15; 0:31sec, Track 23; 1:40 mins, Track 26

Production company

2CR

Extent

1 tape

Credits

Interviewees

Bob Gould