A 92-year-old man has been found guilty of the rape and murder of a Bristol woman in a case that remained unsolved for nearly six decades.
Louisa Dunne, 75, was found strangled on her living room floor by a neighbour on Britannia Road in Easton, Bristol, on 28 June 1967.
Convicted rapist Ryland Headley, of Clarence Road in Ipswich, has now been found guilty of Mrs Dunne’s murder following a trial at Bristol Crown Court.
Senior investigating officer Det Insp Dave Marchant said Headley, who was in his 30s when he killed Mrs Dunne, was “predatory” and said his other crimes were “eerily similar”.
Headley is set to be sentenced on Tuesday.
He was only linked to the mother-of-two’s murder in 2023, when a review of the case uncovered new DNA evidence.
Det Insp Marchant said it was now believed to be the oldest cold case to be solved in the UK.
“This is a marrying of old school and new school policing techniques,” he added.
Mrs Dunne had been twice widowed and lived alone, but was well-known in the local area.
Headley was accused of forcing entry into her home before sexually attacking her and then strangling her.
