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92-Year-Old UK Man Sentenced to Life for 1967 Rape and Murder

Historic cold case solved after decades of investigation.

01 July 2025 · 23:40 UTC

A 92-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1967 rape and murder of a young woman in one of the UK's oldest solved cold cases.

Advances in forensic science helped detectives finally bring the perpetrator to justice more than half a century after the crime was committed.