5 h. ago Man, 92, jailed for 1967 rape and murder of Louisa Dunne in Bristol

Ryland Headley sentenced to minimum of 20 years after what is thought to be oldest cold case solved in modern English policing historyA 92-year-old man has been jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years after being convicted of the rape and murder of a woman in Bristol 58 years ago.The sentencing judge, Mr Justice Sweeting, told Ryland Headley that he would spend the rest of his life in prison for killing Louisa Dunne at her home in 1967. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Man, 92, will die in prison for rape and murder of woman in 1967

Ryland Headley was told he had committed a “pitiless and cruel act by a depraved man” as he was sentenced for murdering 75-year-old Louisa Dunne

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5 h. ago ‘Depraved’ killer, 92, finally jailed for rape and murder cold case after 58 years

Ryland Headley jailed for life after forcing open window at Louisa Dunne’s Bristol home and attacking her nearly six decades ago

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17 h. ago Man, 92, to be sentenced for rape and murder of woman in 1967

Ryland Headley had previously been jailed for raping two elderly women in 1977.

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19 h. ago UK’s oldest cold case: Louisa Dunne’s granddaughter breaks silence as man, 92, found guilty of murder

92-year-old Ryland Headley was convicted of the rape and murder of Louisa Dunne, who died June 1967 aged 75

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26 h. ago Convicted rapist, 92, is found guilty of the rape and murder of 75

In what is thought to be the UK's longest-running cold case ever solved, Ryland Headley has now been found guilty of murdering and raping Louisa Dunne in 1967.

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26 h. ago Man, 92, found guilty of rape and murder nearly 60 years ago in UK's longest cold case

Ryland Headley has been found guilty of raping and murdering 75-year-old Louisa Dunne nearly 60 years ago.

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26 h. ago Man, 92, found guilty of murdering and raping pensioner nearly 60 years ago

Ryland Headley has been found guilty for the rape and murder of a widow after almost 50 years

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26 h. ago UK's longest cold case: Ryland Headley 'may have more victims' says cop

Ryland Headley has been found guilty of the rape and murder of Louise Dunne in 1967. Now, a cop who helped track him down has questioned whether he has more victims

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26 h. ago Relative of UK's longest cold case victim says 'I never thought it'd be solved'

Vile Ryland Headley, 92, has today been found guilty of the rape and murder of Louisa Dunne, 75, nearly 60 years ago. The case was finally cracked thanks to advances in DNA technology

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27 h. ago ‘I never believed they’d be able to trace him’: granddaughter of 1967 murder victim finally sees justice

Mary Dainton ‘stunned’ when police told her DNA evidence led them to man who raped and murdered Louisa DunneMan, 92, convicted of raping and murdering Bristol woman in 1967When police officers sat Mary Dainton down last year and told her they needed to talk about her grandmother, she asked at once: “Have they caught him?”The officer confirmed they had a suspect for the rape and murder of Dainton’s grandmother, Louisa Dunne, almost 60 years earlier. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago UK's longest cold case: Man, 92, guilty of rape and murder nearly 60 years ago

Justice for Louisa Dunne and her family after 58 years as DNA evidence finally snares her brutal killer.

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54 h. ago Police officer told a woman he met on Tinder he would kidnap, rape and murder her in chilling echo to the Sarah Everard case, a court heard

Andrew Holmes was a serving officer with Hampshire Police when he made the 'menacing and disgusting' comment to a woman he had started speaking to on the dating app.

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63 h. ago Killer police officer Wayne Couzens is 'allowed to jump waiting list' for £17,000 back operation on the NHS

Couzens, 52, who was found guilty of the kidnapping, rape and murder of Sarah Everard, was escorted from HMP Frankland in Durham to a nearby hospital for a lumbar procedure.

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3 d. ago Dad of teen killed by samurai sword beast relives moment he saw son's horrific wounds

The brave parents of schoolboy Daniel Anjorin paid tribute to their beloved young son after his depraved killer was jailed for life at the Old Bailey in London today

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6 d. ago Man responsible for 1967 murder was identified 58 years on, prosecution alleges

Ryland Headley is on trial at Bristol Crown Court for the rape and murder of Louisa Dunne in 1967.

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1 week ago Desperate father who set himself alight while serving 13 years in jail for stealing a phone finally moving to hospital

Trapped under an abolished IPP jail term, Thomas White was driven to schizophrenia and psychosis. For the past year, The Independent has documented his tragic case - now he is finally being transferred to hospital following a six-year family campaign

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1 week ago Desperate father who set himself alight while serving 13 years in jail for stealing a phone finally moved to hospital

Trapped under an abolished IPP jail term, Thomas White was driven to schizophrenia and psychosis. For the past year, The Independent has documented his tragic case - now he is finally being transferred to hospital following a six-year family campaign

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1 week ago Two fugitives who are wanted for murder and child rape in Brazil are allowed to stay in Britain after using human rights laws to avoid extradition

Marlon Martins Dos Santos and Nicolas Gomes De Brito have both successfully fought extradition to Brazil after claiming it would violate their rights.

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1 week ago DNA profile from victim’s skirt linked to suspect in trial for 1967 Bristol murder, court hears

Forensic scientist says ‘strong evidence’ links Ryland Headley, 92, with murder and rape of Louisa DunneA forensic scientist was able to produce a full DNA profile for the suspected murderer of a woman who died in 1967 after examining her skirt and hair that had been kept in police storage for almost 60 years, a jury has been told.Andrew Parry told the court there was “strong scientific evidence” to link the skirt Louisa Dunne was wearing when she was found and hair police took from her body with 92-year-old Ryland Headley, who is on trial for her rape and murder. Continue reading...

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