A chilling murder which shook Merseyside was left unsolved for 16 years.
Cynthia Bolshaw, from Heswall, died in tragic circumstances more than two decades ago in a case which shocked the nation. On the day her killer was jailed, Cynthia's heartbroken family said: "We are so sorry she is not here today."
The family had waited 16 years for justice after Cynthia was strangled to death in her own home in Heswall, Wirral. Cynthia, 50, was found lying face down and naked in the bath, leading to her case becoming known as the 'beauty in the bath murder'.