Forensic scientist says ‘strong evidence’ links Ryland Headley, 92, with murder and rape of Louisa Dunne
A forensic scientist was able to produce a full DNA profile for the suspected murderer of a woman who died in 1967 after examining her skirt and hair that had been kept in police storage for almost 60 years, a jury has been told.
Andrew Parry told the court there was “strong scientific evidence” to link the skirt Louisa Dunne was wearing when she was found and hair police took from her body with 92-year-old Ryland Headley, who is on trial for her rape and murder.
Bristol crown court has heard that 75-year-old Dunne was attacked at her home in the Easton area of the city in late June of 1967.
The prosecution has claimed that breakthroughs in forensic science meant a link had been made between the scene and Headley, who moved from Bristol to Ipswich shortly after the crime. Headley denies rape and murder.
