10 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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12 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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18 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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19 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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19 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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19 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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19 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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19 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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19 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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47 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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56 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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5 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 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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2 w. ago Man, 92, on trial accused of rape and murder of woman in 1967

Ryland Headley's trial began on Monday

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2 w. ago Man, 92, set for trial over 1967 rape and murder as police release new photos 57 years on

Louisa Dunne, 75, was found dead in her home in Bristol in 1967 having been sexually assaulted and strangled - now 92-year-old Ryland Headley is due to go on trial accused of her rape and murder

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3 w. ago British soldier 'arrested in Kenya over alleged rape' near army barracks linked to murder of woman in 2012

Police have questioned the serviceman over the alleged incident, which is said to have taken place after a bar trip last month

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3 w. ago Escaped killer known as ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ has likely fled Arkansas, say US Marshals

Former police chief Grant Hardin was serving lengthy sentences for murder and rape at the time of his escape

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3 w. ago The man who ordered the kidnap and murder of his niece in Britain's most notorious honour killing now claims HE is the victim. Here, her family have their say

The harrowing kidnap, rape and murder of Banaz Mahmod made for one of Britain's most infamous so-called 'honour killings'.

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