Model Eve Stratford, 21, was murdered in her own home in Leyton, east London, on 18 March 1975.
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Tottenham Riots: The unsolved murder of Keith Blakelock
PC Keith Blakelock was stabbed to death during the Broadwater Farm riots in Tottenham, north London. The 40 year-old father-of-three, who was originally from Sunderland, was one of the first officers called to the estate on October 6, 1985. He and his colleague PC Richard Coombes were attacked by a group armed with sticks, knives …
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Unsolved murders in London 1997-2018
Earlier this year the Metropolitan Police released figures showing there were a total of 393 unsolved murders between 1997 and 2018 (or using their definition, ‘undetected’). The number of undetected murders peaked in around 2001 before decreasing to single figures between 2011 and 2015, then increasing again to a new peak in 2018. The percentage …
Unsolved Murders in London: 2018
These 26 homicide cases from 2018 remain unsolved*. Can you help? Contact the police, or Crimestoppers on 0800555111. Yaya Mbye, 26, was stabbed to death on the George Downing Estate in Stoke Newington at around 11.34pm on 28 January 2018. Police said he had been chased by three or four young men dressed in dark …
Unsolved Murders in London: 2017
These 17 murders in London in 2017 remain unsolved*. Can you help? Jonathon McPhillips, 28, was stabbed in the chest during a fight between two groups of youths in Upper Street, Islington, in the early hours of 25 February 2017. The father-of-two died four days later in hospital. Michael Dyra, 22, (29.12.95) of Hoxton, was …