The unsolved murder of retired teacher Joy Hewer in 1995

Joy Hewer, 52, was sexually assaulted and stabbed to death at her own home on 17 October 1995. The retired primary school teacher was found dead at around 11.45pm after police and firefighters were called to a blaze at the sixth floor flat in St David’s Court, off Parkstone Road, Walthamstow, east London. Ms Hewer, …

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 …