US EditionMan, 92, on trial accused of rape and murder of Bristol woman almost 60 years ago
BRISTOL, ENGLAND, JUN 18 – Ryland Headley was convicted after DNA evidence linked him to the 1967 murder of Louisa Dunne, marking one of the UK's longest cold cases solved, police said.
- Ryland Headley, who is 92 years old, is facing charges at Bristol Crown Court for the 1967 rape and murder of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne at her residence in Easton, Bristol.
- The case was reopened in 2023 after Avon and Somerset Police discovered a DNA match linking Headley to semen found on Dunne's skirt from the original evidence.
- Louisa Dunne was found by neighbours on the morning of June 28, 1967, lying on her back in her home with injuries consistent with strangulation and assault.
- During the trial, Anna Vigars KC explained to the jury that DNA analysis indicated it was a billion times more probable the semen came from Headley rather than another individual, despite his denial.
- The trial, expected to last up to three weeks, may resolve a cold case that remained unsolved for more than 50 years and follows Headley's prior conviction for raping two elderly women in 1977.
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The trial of 92-year-old Ryland Headley, accused of raping and murdering 75-year-old Louisa Dunne in 1967, began in Bristol, England, on Monday. Headley has denied the charges.
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