A link has been suggested between her murder and that of 50-year-old Carolanne Jackson 10 miles away in Wooburn Green, which occurred in similar circumstances and on almost the exact same day two years later.

[4] The couple had three children[3] and the family lived in a remote farmhouse situated on an 11-acre (4.5 ha) estate in Radnage, Buckinghamshire, valued at £345,000 (1995 prices).

[6] At some point after 20:20 GMT, one or more intruders entered the house and handcuffed and gagged Brown, and then beat her across the head with a blunt instrument, possibly a crowbar, until dead.

[7] Brown's body was discovered by builder Nick Marshall and his teenage son, who were performing renovation work on the garage, at the bottom of her stairs at 8:11 GMT on 11 April.

[11] Police stated their belief that, given the isolated location of the murder, the perpetrator was most likely a local man who was familiar with the area.

Britton posited that although Brown had not been sexually assaulted, the perpetrator may have become aroused by inflicting fear and dominating his victim, and that this may have been his primary motive rather than burglary.

[15] On 11 April 1997,[19] there was a similar murder of a 50-year-old woman 10 miles away in Wooburn Green, and police announced that they were investigating possible links between the cases.

[20] She died from asphyxiation and from head injuries, and police believed that she had been beaten to death by a burglar who had tried to force her to instruct him how to open her safe, where a large amount of jewels were stored.

[20][26][27] The lead detective on the case stated: "It is my firm suspicion that regrettably Ms Jackson had been targeted by someone who knew what sort of trade she was in.

[19] The murderer had tied Jackson's hands and feet and took a £2,000 Rolex watch, which she had worn every day for 20 years, from her body, as well as other jewellery.

[31] Police also examined a possible link between Jackson's murder and a February robbery at a Wargrave antiques store[32] at which an elderly couple were bound by thieves.

[32] There had been other incidents in the Buckinghamshire region in recent weeks involving wealthy victims who had been attacked and robbed in their homes by gangs.

[28] An inquest into Jackson's death in 1999 concluded that she was almost certainly killed by an opportunistic thief who followed her to her house after she had withdrawn £500 from a cashpoint at 9:30 p.m.[21] She was likely attacked as she unloaded items from her car.

"[34] In 2020, a £20,000 reward was offered to anyone who could provide tips that will lead to an arrest, a joint effort by Crimestoppers and Thames Valley Police.