Seven military bandsmen were killed by an IRA bomb in Regent’s Park on 20 July 1982.
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The unsolved murder of Lynne Weedon
Lynne Weedon, 16, was raped and beaten to death near her home in Hounslow, west London, in 1975. Her case remains unsolved but has been linked to the killing of Eve Stratford six months earlier. Lynne was on her way home after an evening out with friends and was attacked after entering an alleyway called The …
The Bunny Girl Murder: Eve Stratford
Model Eve Stratford, 21, was murdered in her own home in Leyton, east London, on 18 March 1975.
‘Maida Vale Ripper’: The unsolved murder of Amala Whelan
Amala Ruth De Vere Whelan, 22, was found dead at her home in Maida Vale, west London, on 16 November 1972. She had been raped, beaten and strangled with a stocking. There was no sign of forced entry at the flat at 61 Randoph Avenue and the word ‘ripper’ had been sprayed on to the …
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‘A History of Violence’: The Killing of Tracey Kidd
Paul Vissers could serve just four years in prison after prosecutors decided to drop a murder charge and accept a plea to manslaughter. Why? At 4.15pm on 17 March 2020 Paul Vissers, a 40-year-old drug user with a criminal record, walked into Stoke Newington to report that he had found… You must be a paid …
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