Central Criminal Court Crown Court Sentencing Results

Tony Coyle, along with Ricky Beesley and John Cotter, ambushed Lloyd Lilley in Cotter's flat in Mitcham on February 25, 2008, slicing off his ear, stabbing him in the thigh, and throwing him out, resulting in Lilley's death from injuries sustained.

John Cotter, along with Ricky Beesley and Tony Coyle, lured Lloyd Lilley to his flat in Mitcham on February 25, 2008, where they attacked him by slicing off his ear, stabbing him in the thigh, and ejecting him, causing fatal injuries that led to Lilley's death.

James Hopkins, 42, murdered 23-year-old transsexual prostitute Robyn Browne by stabbing her nine times in her flat at 6b Gosfield Street, Marylebone, west London, on February 28, 1997. He entered the flat with the intent to steal her property, including pages from a filofax containing names of celebrity clients for a blackmail plot, and possibly drugs. The victim was HIV-positive and did not offer full sex services. Hopkins left bloody palm prints at the scene, which were matched to him in 2007 due to advances in fingerprint technology. He had prior convictions for taking a vehicle without consent and theft.

Kevin Nunn was found guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Dawn Walker. Her body was discovered near the River Lark, close to her home in Fornham St Martin, near Bury St Edmunds, on February 4, 2005. The crime involved the killing of Ms Walker, and Nunn was implicated through evidence, though he claims he was not involved and was assisting the police.

Kamel Bourgass, an Algerian asylum seeker and al-Qaeda operative, murdered Detective Constable Stephen Oake during a police raid on January 14, 2003, in Manchester, stabbing him eight times after attempting to escape. He also conspired to spread poisons like ricin and cyanide across the UK, discussing methods such as smearing them on car door handles.

John Sweeney murdered two girlfriends, Melissa Halstead and Paula Fields, by dismembering their bodies and disposing of them in canals. Halstead disappeared in late April 1990 in Amsterdam, with her remains found in a canal in Rotterdam on May 3, 1990. Fields disappeared on December 15, 2000, in London, with her dismembered remains discovered in Regent's Canal on February 19, 2001. Sweeney had a history of violence, including assaults on Halstead and an attempted murder of Delia Balmer in December 1994, where he attacked her with an axe and knife.

In 1989, while aged 14, Mark Gordon broke into a property in Florida, armed with a knife and hedge clippers. He held a woman against her will for over four hours, demanding she undress, and committed multiple sexual assaults including attempted vaginal rape and oral rape. Additionally, he committed another offence involving armed burglary and aggravated battery at a separate property, where he beat a male occupant with a shovel.

Colin Pitchfork raped and murdered two 15-year-old girls, Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth, in Narborough and Enderby between 1983 and 1986. He was identified and convicted through DNA evidence, leading to his arrest and sentencing for these brutal crimes that involved sexual assault and killing of the victims.

Ryland Headley, then aged 34, forced entry into the home of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne in Bristol in June 1967 and attacked her, leading to her murder. This case involves a cold case review and links to other potential unsolved crimes.