UK Una Crown - Wisbech, UK - 2013

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Murder arrest over death of Wisbech woman Una Crown in 2013

Una Crown was found dead at her bungalow surrounded by burnt newspaper.

www.bbc.co.uk

A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of an 86-year-old widow who was found dead at her bungalow in 2013.
Una Crown was lying in a pool of blood surrounded by burnt newspaper in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, on 13 January.
Detectives investigating her death have arrested a 69-year-old man from Wisbech.

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I couldn't find a thread for Una.

 

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https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2024-04-15/police-arrest-man-over-pensioners-murder-11-years-on

Retired postmistress Una Crown, 86, was found dead after a house fire at her home in Wisbech, on the Cambridgeshire-Norfolk border on 13 January 2013.

Her death was initially treated as unexplained but, after a post-mortem examination concluded Mrs Crown died from stab wounds to her neck and chest, a murder investigation was launched.

 

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Forensic scientist Stephen Harrington told jurors on Tuesday that tests on fingernail clippings taken from her body in 2013 revealed only her DNA

No DNA clue found when widow died, court told

A test not available at the time of Una Crown's death was carried out later, a scientist explains.

ca.news.yahoo.com

 

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Three clippings taken from Mrs Crown's left hand had gone missing during that time, the court heard.

Mr Grunwald asked how jurors could be sure that "things done in a laboratory" had been done properly.

He told jurors they could not "be sure" that the DNA came from Mr Newton

DNA evidence is the 'plank' of murder case, jury told

A lawyer representing a man accused of murdering an elderly widow has cast doubts on his guilt.

www.bbc.com

 

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Feb 13 2025 rbbm

DNA breakthrough leads to cold case conviction, a decade after widow’s murder

The conviction ‘shows you cannot hide forever’, police say

www.independent.co.uk

''It wasn’t until 10 years later, when the case was reviewed, that vital evidence was discovered – male DNA under fingernail clippings taken from Ms Crown’s right hand.

A new testing technique, not available at the time of her death, led to former kitchen installer David Newton, of Magazine Close in Wisbech, being charged with her murder.

The 70-year-old denied the offence, but was found guilty following a trial at the Cambridge Crown Court.
He appeared open-mouthed and glanced at the jury as the foreman returned their verdict of guilty, by a majority of 10 jurors to two.''

David Newton, 70, has been found guilty of murdering 86-year-old Una Crown
''The prosecutor said there was evidence that Newton had been drunk on the night of 12 January and had been “pestering elderly women on the telephone”.

 

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What an awful thing to happen at the age of 86 . Finally - justice for Una and her family. I hope they can find some kind of comfort now.

 

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What an awful thing to happen at the age of 86 . Finally - justice for Una and her family. I hope they can find some kind of comfort now.

The accused in this case, reminds me of the way this stone cold killer looks, imo.

Joseph James DeAngelo - Wikipedia

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