UK UK- Joy Hewer, 50, Teacher/church volunteer, sexually assaulted & fatally stabbed in chest, apartment set on fire, Walthamstow, 17 Oct.1995 *REWARD*

[Rookie D]

How old would CCTV guy be now? If he WAS the killer the police may have missed their chance at catching him, sadly. Assuming he is still alive he’d be what, around 70? And if he’s dead, the DNA they have won’t lead anywhere. I think this case WAS solvable but fear the passage of time has made it much much harder, if not impossible. I really hope I’m proven wrong one day, this case has bothered me since I first saw it on Crimewatch in the 90’s.

A very good point indeed

This case was absolutely solvable, but I get the impression that there was more going on here than we will ever know.

There are only really 3 or 4 viable persons of interest in the case, and if it was none of them, then it's anyone's guess.

 

[GTB72]

How old would CCTV guy be now? If he WAS the killer the police may have missed their chance at catching him, sadly. Assuming he is still alive he’d be what, around 70? And if he’s dead, the DNA they have won’t lead anywhere. I think this case WAS solvable but fear the passage of time has made it much much harder, if not impossible. I really hope I’m proven wrong one day, this case has bothered me since I first saw it on Crimewatch in the 90’s.

The Police have a DNA profile from the flat, I think, so if any of his relatives have their DNA taken by the Police in the future then it should still be solveable. The person may be deceased,but surely the Police would be able to use the DNA from the relative?

50% of your DNA comes from your father and half from your mother, so if a son or daughter of the killer commits a crime in this country then that would lead quickly to the killer.

The person on the CCTV is in their 30's at the time according to the Met, so between 60-70 now, so still very feasible that they are currently alive.

Of course, that all predeposses that the person is British. If they are from overseas and have gone back home after the crime then that is going to make it much harder to solve using DNA.

Appeal 30 years after teacher’s murder

Joy Hewer was sexually assaulted and stabbed to death in her own home.

news.met.police.uk