# Police dig a Rotherham field for Teresa Shephard, 31 years on

> Her killer was jailed in 1996 but her body was never found, and now police are digging up a field that lies between two homes.
- Title: Police dig a Rotherham field for Teresa Shephard, 31 years on
- Summary: Her killer was jailed in 1996 but her body was never found, and now police are digging up a field that lies between two homes. A murder conviction closed…
- Keywords: cold case, murder, missing person, south yorkshire police, sheffield, news, entertainment, Police, dig, Rotherham, field, Teresa
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- Published: 2026-09-15T17:41:36+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: cold case, murder, missing person, south yorkshire police, sheffield, news, entertainment
## A field dug up
South Yorkshire Police are digging up a field to find the body of a young woman who was murdered more than three decades ago.

> Officers are currently excavating a site off of Piper Lane, in Aston, Rotherham
## Who Teresa was
Teresa Shephard was 26 when she vanished from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, in June 1995.

> Teresa was 26 years old when she disappeared in June 1995.
## Her body was never found
A murder investigation followed and led to a conviction, but no one has ever found Teresa's remains.

> Despite this conviction, Teresa's body was never recovered.
## Leaving home to meet someone
A court later heard that Teresa went missing after she left her home to meet a man in the city.
## Blood in his car
Police made her boyfriend Peter Turner a suspect after they found spots of Teresa's blood inside his car.
## Arrested and charged
Detectives arrested Turner, who lived on Doncaster Road in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, and charged him with Teresa's murder.
## He denied it
Turner denied the murder. He said he had not seen Teresa on the night she disappeared.
## Jailed for life in 1996
Turner was found guilty at Sheffield Crown Court in 1996 and sentenced to life in prison.
## A conviction without a body
The guilty verdict came even though Teresa's remains were never found, so where she was left has stayed a mystery.
## Thirty-one years on
Police started the new dig 31 years after Teresa vanished. Turner, who was jailed for her murder, is now 54.
## The Piper Lane site
Officers are digging a field off Piper Lane in Aston, Rotherham.
## Between two homes
The field lies between Teresa's old home in Basegreen, Sheffield, and Worksop, where Turner lived at the time of the murder.
## A large cordon
People saw a large police cordon around the field this week while officers worked on the ground.
## Days of searching ahead
Officers expect to stay at the site for several days while they dig.

> There is likely to be an ongoing police presence at this location for the next few days.
## Family kept informed
Police have told Teresa's family about the search and say they will keep them updated.

> we will continue to keep them up to date with our enquiries
## A plea for privacy
Teresa's family are still asking to be left alone while the search goes on.

> They continue to ask for their privacy to be respected.
## What remains unknown
Police haven't said what led them to this field or whether they've found anything yet.
## Key takeaway

A murder conviction closed Teresa Shephard's case in court, but police are still looking for her remains 31 years later.