| Sharon Crossthwaite | |||||||||
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Louise Jameson | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Peter Holmans | ||||||||
| First appearance | 22 January 1973 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 30 January 1973 | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; guest | ||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||
| Date of birth | c.1956 | ||||||||
| Date of death | 30 January 1973 | ||||||||
| Occupation | Hairdresser | ||||||||
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Sharon Crossthwaite was a cousin of Annie Sugden. She appeared in 1973. The daughter of Beryl Crossthwaite, Annie's second cousin, Sharon is raped and murdered, aged 17, by Jim Latimer. Sharon disappears after attending a sheep dog show. She is followed by Latimer who tries to attack her but is stopped by a homeless man, Ian "Trash" McIntyre, a friend of Jack Sugden. Jack let Trash stay him but the police treat Trash as a suspect in Sharon's disappearance as he had some of her belongings. Trash later fell to his death out of a window at Mill Cottage and Sharon's body is discovered shortly afterwards. Latimer is later arrested and charged with Sharon's murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Sharon was the programme's first murder victim. Sharon's story is chronicled in the books Emmerdale Farm: Prodigal's Progress and Emmerdale Farm: All That a Man Has.
Read more about this topic: List Of Minor Emmerdale Farm Characters (1972–73)