These ten homicides in London in the year 2024 remain unsolved. Can you help?
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DNA breakthrough solves 1974 killing of Eileen Cotter
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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London homicide statistics 2022: Year in Review
We have counted 106 homicides in London for 2022. Although that figure may rise or fall depending on the outcome of investigations, it amounts to an 18 per cent fall from the 127 we counted in 2021.
Killed by her son: The death of Loretta Herman
A DJ strangled his 85-year-old mother at their home in Ilford six months after he was referred to a mental health crisis team because of concerns about his behaviour. Could her death have been prevented?
Timeline of a suspected ‘homicide-suicide’
A 28-year-old marketing manager was found strangled in her flat in Walthamstow after police were alerted to the death of her partner in a car crash 45 miles away in Cambridgeshire. Did he kill her and then kill himself, or could there be another explanation?