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Line 16: | known_for = Murder victim }} '''Debbie Griggs''' was a 34 ==Investigations and trial== At the time of her disappearance, Griggs had three sons with her husband Andrew and was pregnant with her fourth child.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shrestha |first=Naman |date=2023-06-26 |title=Debbie Griggs Murder: Where is Andrew Griggs Now? |url=https://thecinemaholic.com/debbie-griggs-murder-where-is-andrew-griggs-now/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=The Cinemaholic |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Church |first=Edward |date=2022-10-19 |title=Debbie Griggs' sister says discovery of body made nightmare real |url=https://www.dorset.live/news/dorset-news/debbie-griggs-sister-says-discovery-7720529 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Dorset Live |language=en}}</ref><ref name=kentonline-debbie-griggs-murder>{{Cite news |title=Debbie Griggs murder: How the tragedy unfolded over 23 years |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/how-tragic-tale-of-wife-found-buried-in-husbands-garden-unf-275396/ |last=Griffiths |first=Rhys |date=2022-10-17 |access-date=2022-10-18 |publisher=[[KentOnline]]}}</ref><ref name=bbc1/> Andrew had previously claimed to relatives, medical professionals, and A new investigation began in 2018, upon which Andrew was later charged and found guilty of her murder following a trial held at [[Canterbury Crown Court]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boyden |first=Katie |date=2019-10-28 |title=Husband found guilty of killing pregnant wife 20 years ago |url=https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/andrew-griggs-deal-found-guilty-3476733 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Kent Live |language=en}}</ref> Griggs was handed a life sentence with a minimum tariff of 20 years.<ref name=bbc2/> Line 26: Debbie had discovered her husband was grooming a 15 year old girl and wasn't willing to cover up for him.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-10-04 |title=Debbie Griggs death: Murder accused 'was having sex with girl, 15' |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-49937655 |access-date=2023-12-13}}</ref><ref name=kentonline-debbie-griggs-murder/> It seems he feared she would get half the family freezer business if she divorced him over the abuse.<ref name=kentonline-debbie-griggs-murder/> == Her remains were discovered in 2022 after a tipoff to police.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Remains of pregnant woman murdered 20 years ago found buried in garden |url=https://news.sky.com/story/remains-of-pregnant-woman-murdered-20-years-ago-found-buried-in-garden-12722952 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=rte-remains-of-woman-murdered-found/> Her remains were found in the back garden of a house in [[St Leonards, Dorset]] where her husband had moved to after the initial investigation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adam |first=Bertie |date=2022-10-17 |title=Remains of woman murdered 20 years ago found in Dorset garden |url=https://www.dorset.live/news/dorset-news/remains-murder-victim-debbie-griggs-7712657 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Dorset Live |language=en}}</ref><ref name=rte-remains-of-woman-murdered-found>{{Cite news |title=Remains of woman murdered over 20 years ago found in English garden |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2022/1017/1329683-debbie-griggs/ |date=2022-10-17 |access-date=2022-10-18 |publisher=[[RTÉ News]]}}</ref> |