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Man, 92, in court charged with rape and murder after woman’s death 57 years ago

A 92-year-old man has been remanded into custody after appearing in court charged with the rape and murder of a woman who was found strangled to death in her home 57 years ago. Ryland Headley, of Ipswich, Suffolk, was arrested on Tuesday in ...

20 Nov 2024 at 10:52

Man, 92, faces trial next year accused of rape and murder of woman 57 years ago

A 92-year-old man will face trial next year accused of the rape and murder of a woman who was found strangled to death in her home 57 years ago. Ryland Headley is accused of killing 75-year-old Louisa Dunne. Her body was found by a ...

21 Nov 2024 at 11:44

Man responsible for 1967 murder was identified 58 years on, prosecution alleges

A 92-year-old man believed he would never have to answer for raping and murdering a widow in her home almost 58 years ago, prosecutors have alleged. Louisa Dunne, 75, who had been twice widowed and lived alone, was found dead in ...

25 Jun 2025 at 16:04

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

A 92-year-old man has been found guilty of the rape and murder of an elderly widow in what is thought to be the UK’s longest-running cold case ever to be solved. Ryland Headley, then aged 34, forced entry into the home of ...

30 Jun 2025 at 17:27

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. Here are other cold cases that resulted in a conviction: – Murder of ...

30 Jun 2025 at 17:29

Granddaughter of Louisa Dunne never believed her murderer would be caught

The granddaughter of Louisa Dunne never believed her killer would be brought to justice, with her family having to live with the “emptiness and sadness”. Mary Dainton, 78, has told how she “accepted” that the man ...

30 Jun 2025 at 15:02

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

A fingerprint expert denied she made a mistake in identifying a palm print found at the scene of the rape and murder of a pensioner in 1967, a court heard. Ryland Headley is accused of forcing entry into the ...

19 Jun 2025 at 14:49

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

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 ...

18 Jun 2025 at 14:19

Man, 92, was charged after police found DNA match almost 60 years on, jury told

A 92-year-old man was charged with raping and murdering an elderly widow after police found a billion-to-one DNA match on her clothing almost 60 years later, a jury has heard. Ryland Headley is ...

16 Jun 2025 at 16:48

Jury retires to consider verdicts in 1967 murder trial

A jury has retired to consider its verdicts in the case of a 92-year-old man accused of the rape and murder of an elderly widow in 1967. Ryland Headley, then aged 34, is accused of forcing ...

26 Jun 2025 at 12:53

Detectives in Suffolk to carry out ‘extensive inquiries’ into Ryland Headley

Ryland Headley will now be a consideration in several unsolved cold cases following his conviction for committing rape and murder in 1967, police have confirmed. Detectives in the joint ...

01 Jul 2025 at 17:15

Man, 92, will die in prison for rape and murder of woman in 1967

A 92-year-old man will die in prison after being jailed for life for the rape and murder of an elderly widow in 1967. Ryland Headley was told he had committed a “pitiless and cruel act ...

01 Jul 2025 at 12:18

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