Kevin was a lorry driver who in February 1981 persuaded lazy Jim's Cafe waitress Lorraine Tindall to accompany him on a trip to Liverpool, much to the annoyance of fellow-worker Elsie Tanner who was run off her feet. He told her he would leaving at 6.00pm. Although her shift wasn't due to finish for half an hour after that time, Lorraine happily accepted the offer. When the evening came, Lorraine fetched her coat, giving Elsie the excuse that because she was early that morning, she was leaving early and she refused to stay one minute longer. That night he took her to a disco in Liverpool.