Ryland Headley, 92, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of Louisa Dunne, committed in 1967. This case marks the oldest cold case resolved in modern English policing history. Following a review by Avon and Somerset police, DNA analysis matched Headley to the crime. Previously, he had been imprisoned for raping two elderly women in Ipswich in 1977 but received a reduced sentence. Dunne's family expressed sadness and emotional struggle after finally learning the identity of the killer.
A 92-year-old man, Ryland Headley, has been sentenced to life for the rape and murder of Louisa Dunne, resolved 58 years later through DNA analysis.
Investigators unearthed this case as the oldest cold case solved in modern English policing, with Headley believed to be UK's oldest murder convict.
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