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 …

Ten Rillington Place: The Home of John Reginald Christie

Number 10 Rillington Place no longer exists on the map but it was once the most notorious address in London. It was at this terraced house in Notting Hill that John Reginald Halliday Christie killed at least six women including his wife Ethel between 1943 and 1953. He is also thought to have been responsible …

An unprovoked attack: The unsolved murder of Ricky Smith

Ricky Smith, 25, was stabbed to death in front of his partner in an unprovoked attack in Highbury, north London, on Friday, 3 October 1997. The couple were walking home from a kebab house when they were approached by the killer in Highbury Park near Hamilton Park just before midnight. Ricky was immediately stabbed in …