Decades-Old Justice: 92-Year-Old Convicted in UK’s Longest Cold Case, But What Took So Long?

In a grim reminder that justice delayed is often justice denied, Ryland Headley, now 92, has been found guilty of raping and murdering Louisa Dunne in June 1967. This case marks Britain’s longest-running cold case to be solved—one that should never have taken nearly six decades to crack.Dunne, aged 75 at the time, was attacked in her own home—a place traditionally considered a sanctuary. The brutality inflicted upon her included strangulation and rape. Despite this horrific crime occurring within earshot of neighbors and being one of the most heinous assaults in the region's history, law enforcement failed to bring Headley...