Crimes That Haunt Us

She Vanished… Then Appeared in a Canal | Ann Ballantine

19 min · 14. Juni 2026
Episode She Vanished… Then Appeared in a Canal | Ann Ballantine Cover

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In January 1987, the body of 20-year-old Ann Ballantine was pulled from the freezing Union Canal in Edinburgh.  She had been raped, bound, strangled, wrapped in an old carpet, and stored for months before being dumped — yet her murder remains unsolved nearly 40 years later. In this deep dive we cover: • Ann’s life as a kind-hearted charity volunteer • The disturbing timeline and forensics of the crime • Her family’s belief they know the killer • True crime author Chris Clark’s theory linking the case to convicted killer John Taylor (The Beast of Bramley) — the man behind the murder of Leanne Tiernan A tragic Scottish cold case filled with unanswered questions, body storage parallels, and conflicting suspect theories. Justice for Ann 💔  For the documentary version see here https://youtu.be/gVRPikuNvVM [https://youtu.be/gVRPikuNvVM] (00:00) The Haunting Case of Ann Ballantine (0:49) Who Was Ann Ballantine? (02:19) The Boyfriend Joe Burden (3:58) Ann’s Last Sighting (5:21) The Investigation Begins (7:01) Ann’s Body is Found (8:54) The Post Mortem (16:15) The John Taylor Link

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Episode She Vanished… Then Appeared in a Canal | Ann Ballantine Cover

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In January 1987, the body of 20-year-old Ann Ballantine was pulled from the freezing Union Canal in Edinburgh.  She had been raped, bound, strangled, wrapped in an old carpet, and stored for months before being dumped — yet her murder remains unsolved nearly 40 years later. In this deep dive we cover: • Ann’s life as a kind-hearted charity volunteer • The disturbing timeline and forensics of the crime • Her family’s belief they know the killer • True crime author Chris Clark’s theory linking the case to convicted killer John Taylor (The Beast of Bramley) — the man behind the murder of Leanne Tiernan A tragic Scottish cold case filled with unanswered questions, body storage parallels, and conflicting suspect theories. Justice for Ann 💔  For the documentary version see here https://youtu.be/gVRPikuNvVM [https://youtu.be/gVRPikuNvVM] (00:00) The Haunting Case of Ann Ballantine (0:49) Who Was Ann Ballantine? (02:19) The Boyfriend Joe Burden (3:58) Ann’s Last Sighting (5:21) The Investigation Begins (7:01) Ann’s Body is Found (8:54) The Post Mortem (16:15) The John Taylor Link

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