The killing of 22-year-old Eileen Cotter in north London remained unsolved for nearly 50 years. She was found strangled in courtyard next to a block of garages behind Hamilton Park in Finsbury Park just after 2pm on 1 June 1974. Her underwear and tights had been pulled down and her handbag, glasses and shoes were …
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The death of a Lithuanian man in Hounslow was initially treated as a suspected murder. More than a year later a coroner concluded the case was “alcohol-related”.
A mother-of-two reported her drug-addicted husband to police for assault and theft. He was given a police caution and she started divorce proceedings to start a new chapter of her life. Eleven months later he stabbed her to death and stole her jewellery.
Almost two years after an 18 year-old student was shot and stabbed to death near his home in east London, an inquest revealed the progress of the police investigation. It was all caught on CCTV. On the afternoon of 26th April 2021, Abubakar Deen-Jah was standing at the corner of… You must be a paid …
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Detectives repeated appeals for information on the 20th anniversary of one of the UK’s most notorious unsolved cases.
