May 2021
Julie Perigo murder 35 years on: Police say they continue to review case and will act on any new information
Police say they will continue to act on any new information as Sunderland’s oldest unsolved murder marks 35th anniversary.
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''The body of Julie Perigo was found at her blood-splattered home in Kidderminster Road, in the Downhill area of Sunderland, on May 23, 1986.
Police made the discovery when they forced their way into the mother of two’s flat after a relative was concerned about her welfare.
Julie, who was last seen alive by a neighbour on May 16, died of shock and bleeding due to multiple stab wounds.''
''Julie, who was a prostitute and a former stripper, was last seen a week before her death and had told a friend that she was due to meet a client at lunchtime on May 16.
Despite the thousands of interviews – which included tests taken after developments in DNA forensics later the same decade – her attacker has still not been caught.''
''Aside from recent cases still actively going through the legal system, the killing is the oldest of four unsolved murders in Sunderland. All four cases remain open and are subject to periodic reviews by detectives.''