Murder detectives investigating an arson attack which claimed the lives of a mother and son from Bolton have re-appealed for information as the tenth anniversary of the killings approaches.
Jean Trigg, 27, and her son Anthony, five, were killed when someone set fire to the house they were staying at in Church Crescent, Clacton, on July 27, 1998.
They had only recently moved south from Bolton, and the Trigg family also had connections
with Salford.
Two arrests were made, one in 1998 and one in 2004, but no-one has been charged with the murders.
Police believe the killer may be so riddled with guilt that he or she must have told a relative or friend what happened.
Head of the major crime review team for Essex Police, Kevin Macey, said: "Can someone keep a secret like that for 10 years without telling a soul? I think not.
"And as the tenth anniversary of the murders approaches I would hope that anyone who knows who killed Jean and Anthony will come forward and tell us."
The mother and son had been staying at the house in Clacton with members of another family that had also recently moved down from the North West.
A total of eight people were in the house when the fire was started in the hallway. Six of them managed to escape but Jean and Anthony, who were in an upstairs room, were overcome by fumes. They died from smoke inhalation.
A number of local residents rushed to help rescue survivors from the fire and there were reports that an argument had been heard within the house.
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