20 h. ago How a skirt stored in a box solved horrific rape and murder of 75

Ryland Headley was 34 when he strangled 75-year-old widow Louisa Dunne at her home in Easton, Bristol, on June 28, 1967 before leading a double life that saw him dubbed "a family man"

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36 h. ago Detectives in Suffolk to carry out ‘extensive inquiries’ into Ryland Headley

Suffolk Police issued a statement after Headley was jailed for life for raping and murdering Louisa Dunne in 1967.

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38 h. ago Ryland Headley evaded police for 58 years. Then a single handprint brought him to justice

For decades, Ryland Headley went undetected for the violent murder of Louise Dunne in Bristol, until police officers re-examining the case discovered key links to the killer from boxed evidence

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40 h. ago Judge tells man who murdered woman in 1967: ‘You will die in prison’

Ryland Headley had denied raping and murdering Louisa Dunne, 75, but was convicted by a jury.

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40 h. ago Granddaughter speaks of how Louisa Dunne’s murder cast shadow over family

Mary Dainton told Bristol Crown Court in a victim impact statement how her mother never recovered from circumstances of her own mother’s murder.

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40 h. ago Rapist and murderer, 92, to die in jail six decades after horror attack

Evil Ryland Headley raped and murdered Louisa Dunne in 1967 and claimed his innocence, but modern forensic tests on DNA preserved since the 1960s proved he was the killer.

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41 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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41 h. ago Pensioner, 92, who raped and murdered woman in 1967 will die behind bars as he is jailed for 20 years

In what is thought to be the UK's longest-running cold case ever solved, Ryland Headley was on Monday found guilty of murdering and raping Louisa Dunne.

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41 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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41 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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55 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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62 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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62 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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62 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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62 h. ago Granddaughter of Louisa Dunne never believed her murderer would be caught

Ryland Headley has been convicted of raping and killing the mother-of-two in 1967.

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62 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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62 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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6 d. ago Inside Channel 5's Murder Most Puzzling cast led by Downton Abbey legend

Channel 5's new three-part series Murder Most Puzzling is based on the best-selling novel series The Puzzle Lady by author Parnell Hall.

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7 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 Nigel Farage becomes latest MP to cast doubt over Lucy Letby murder conviction

The Reform UK leader was responding to a powerful article in the Daily Mail by Sir Jeremy Hunt, who was Health Secretary when the babies died at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

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