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Evening Standard
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Rod Minchin

Billion-to-one DNA match links man, 92, to 1967 rape and murder, court hears

A court artist drawing by Elizabeth Cook of Ryland Headley appearing at Bristol Crown Court (Elizabeth Cook/PA) - (PA Wire)

Samples taken from the clothing of an elderly woman found dead in her home in 1967 provided a billion-to-one DNA match for the man accused of raping and murdering her, a court heard.

Ryland Headley is accused of forcing entry into the home of Louisa Dunne, 75, in the Easton area of Bristol in June 1967 before sexually attacking and fatally strangling her.

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