Killed as they slept - the tragedy of the 'inseparable' teenage girls

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Best pals since their schooldays, Vikki Preston and Rhona Schofield were 'like sisters'. The two girls met at the former Kersal High School, in Salford, and soon became inseparable.

Five years later, they would die side-by-side when an arsonist set fire to the house they were asleep in. After almost 20 years, their killer has still not been caught.

Police have made several arrests over the years, but no-one has ever been charged over the double murder. Detectives are certain of one thing, however.

That the culprit lit a fire to kill, not to scare. Foam-filled armchairs and sofas in both a front lounge and rear downstairs living room were ignited and the wooden floors beneath them burned through.