THE INTRIGUING STORY OF STEELTOWN SHADOW: The Chilling True Story of Joseph Kappen from South Wales, a Quiet Man with a Hidden Past, and the DNA Breakthrough That Brought Long-Awaited Answers

By ARDELLA DYE

In 1973, two teenage girls vanished after a night out in South Wales. Their brutal murders would shock a tight-knit community and haunt detectives for decades. But with no solid leads and no suspect, the case went cold--buried beneath the weight of time, silence, and loss. Nearly thirty years later, a quiet breakthrough in forensic science changed everything. Steeltown Shadows is the gripping true story of Joseph Kappen--a seemingly ordinary man hiding an unthinkable secret and the relentless investigators who refused to give up. As new DNA technology reawakened a forgotten file, a cold case detective found himself face to face with a ghost from the past, and a trail that led to an unexpected name. From the steel-lined streets of Port Talbot to the breakthroughs of modern forensics, this book reveals how a quiet killer almost slipped through history--and how justice, though delayed, finally came calling. For fans of Mindhunter , The Pembrokeshire Murders , and The Five , this is a chilling journey into memory, science, and the shadows people leave behind.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F66KZ6GZ
• ISBN13: 9798281131988
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 116 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"