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Killer, 92, will die in jail after DNA clue saw him snared 58 years after murdering OAP in UK’s oldest solved cold case


A KILLER who was found guilty of raping and murdering a pensioner almost 60 years ago has been jailed for life.

Ryland Headley, 92, has been told he will die in prison after he was jailed for life at Bristol Crown Court today, solving what is believed to be Britain’s oldest cold case.

Black and white photo of Louisa Dunne at the beach in 1933.
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Louisa Dunne was discovered raped and murdered at her home in 1967[/caption]

Mugshot of Ryland Headley, convicted of rape and murder.
Ryland Headley was jailed for life at Bristol Crown Court

The killer broke into the Bristol home of Louisa Dunne, 75, in June 1967 before attacking her.

She was discovered by neighbours on a pile of clothes with multiple bruising.

Headley, now aged 92, has been jailed for life – 58 years after the horror.

Police across the country are now investigating whether the killer – the oldest in the UK to be convicted of murder – could be behind any other unsolved crimes.

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