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What happened next: how a shocking rape and murder case was solved – 58 years later

In Portishead, a dusty box of forgotten files led Jo Smith and her team to a criminal who had escaped justice for more than half a century. This was the longest-running cold case to be solved in the UK, and possibly the world

The Guardian - UK

‘Graveyard spiral’: why Louisa Dunne cold case breakthrough may be a rare win

Experts warn sorry state of forensic policing may see fewer cold cases solved in future

The Guardian - UK

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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UK's oldest cold case solved: 92-year-old jailed for 1967 rape and murder

Judge told 92-year-old Ryland Headley he would die in prison after being convicted for the 1967 rape and murder of Louisa Dunne in England.

Euronews

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.

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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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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

Evening Standard

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

Ryland Headley told he will die in prison after forcing open window at Louisa Dunne’s Bristol home and attacking her nearly six decades ago

The Independent UK

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 history

The Guardian - UK

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.

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

A look back at the UK’s longest-running cold cases

Ryland Headley, then aged 34, forced entry into the home of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne in Bristol in June 1967

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The UK’s longest-running cold cases

The conviction of Ryland Headley, 92, for the murder of Louisa Dunne in 1967, is thought to be the longest-running cold case to be solved by police.

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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.

The Independent UK

Man, 92, found guilty of murder in ‘UK’s oldest cold case’

Police are now examining whether Ryland Headley could be linked to other unsolved crimes

Evening Standard

Man, 92, convicted of 1967 murder in Britain’s longest-running cold case

Ryland Headley, then aged 34, forced entry into the home of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne in Bristol in June 1967 before attacking her.

The Guardian - UK

‘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 Dunne

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The Guardian - UK

Man, 92, convicted of raping and murdering Bristol woman in 1967

Ryland Headley found guilty of killing Louisa Dunne after DNA breakthrough in cold case review

Evening Standard

Jury continues considering verdicts in 1967 murder trial

Ryland Headley has been on trial at Bristol Crown Court for the past two weeks.

Evening Standard

Jury retires to consider verdicts in 1967 murder trial

Ryland Headley, then aged 34, is accused of forcing entry into the home of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne in Bristol, and attacking her.

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

Palm print found at 1967 murder scene matched accused, expert tells trial

Ryland Headley, 92, is accused of raping and killing Louisa Dunne, 75, in Bristol.

The Guardian - UK

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 Dunne

The Independent UK

Doctor who pronounced victim dead in 1967 gives evidence in murder trial

Louisa Dunne’s body was found by neighbours in the front room of her home in Easton, Bristol.

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