Murders of Eve Stratford and Lynne Weedon
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The murders of Eve Stratford and Lynne Weedon, two young women from London, England, occurred in separate, sexually motivated attacks by the same unidentified individual during 1975.[2] Stratford was a bunny girl and Weedon was a schoolgirl who was killed almost six months later, on the other side of London. After Weedon's cold case was re-opened in 2004, new DNA techniques revealed that she and Stratford had been murdered by the same person. Stratford's case was re-opened in 2007, but neither case has been solved.[2] A £40,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the killer remains on offer.[3]
Murders of Eve Stratford and Lynne Weedon | |
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Location | Eve Stratford: 61a Lyndhurst Drive, Leyton, London Lynne Weedon: School Walk, Hounslow, London |
Date | 18 March–10 September 1975 |
Attack type | Murder, Sexual assault |
Deaths | 2 |
Victims |
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Perpetrator | Unknown |
Motive | Sexually motivated |
Stratford's and Weedon's murders have been linked to other cases, in particular the murder of Elizabeth Parravincina (or Parravicini) in September 1977, which occurred only one mile (1.6 km) away from the site of the attack on Weedon and almost exactly two years to the day after. The murder occurred in almost identical circumstances, and police themselves linked the killings. The perpetrator is, therefore, likely to be an uncaught serial killer, a term usually used to describe repeat killers who have killed at least three victims.[lower-alpha 1]