Five year-old David Lawrence was found dead in a public lavatory in a children’s playground in Southwark, south London, in 1968.
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The unsolved murder of DC Jim Morrison
Detective Constable James Morrison, 26, was stabbed to death trying to arrest a suspected bag snatcher in London’s West End in 1991.
Restraining order ‘deleted by mistake’ before stalker killed ex-girlfriend
Inquest reveals ‘missed safeguarding opportunities’ to prevent the murder of 31-year-old Laura Rakstelyte at her home in Ilford, east London
Soldier killed in arson attack: Noddy Richards
Lance Corporal Neville Richards, 22, died after his home in Battersea was set on fire on 26 December 1982.
Unsolved Putney Murder: John Gibbons
Retired engineer John Gibbons, 49, was found stabbed to death at his home on 17 March 1985. Mr Gibbons, originally from British Guiana, had been stabbed through the heart and his throat was slashed. His body was discovered by his 16 year-old daughter Dawn at the flat in Huntingford House, Horne Way, Putney. A 28-year-old man was …