Julie Ward was a British woman who was killed whilst on safari in the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya in September 1988.

[3] On 5 September 1988 the vehicle they were driving broke down; Dr. Burns returned to Nairobi while Ward spent the night alone at the Mara Serena lodge.

[5] The original theory put forth by the Kenyan officials was that Ward had been eaten by lions and struck by lightning; however, they later accepted that she was murdered after her father's efforts uncovered further evidence.

[6] The Kenyan coroner's report had been altered to disguise the fact that her bones had been cut by a sharp blade rather than gnawed by animals.

[1][5][9] Ward has accused the Kenyan government and former President Daniel arap Moi of trying to cover up his daughter's murder to prevent damage to the tourist industry.

[5] In October 2009, the case was reopened after a secret visit, to Kenya, by John Yates, the head of the Metropolitan Police's anti-terrorism squad.