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A former cab driver aged 80 has been brought to justice over the strangling of a young woman nearly 50 years ago after a DNA breakthrough.John Apelgren, who hit

John Apelgrens DNA was flagged as a match in the historical case when he was cautioned for assaulting his third wife in 2019.

A pensioner has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a woman killed almost half a century ago.

A pensioner has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a woman killed almost half a century ago.

John Apelgren was 31 when he hit sex worker Eileen Cotter in the face and throttled her to death before throwing her body out of his car in 1974

A man has been convicted of murdering a woman nearly half a century ago following a DNA breakthrough. John Apelgren hit sex worker Eileen Cotter in th...

John Apelgren, 80, hit sex worker Eileen Cotter in the face and throttled her before throwing her body out of his car in 1974, the Old Bailey heard.

John Apelgren, now 80, hit Eileen Cotter in the face and throttled her before throwing her body out of his car in 1974

The former cabbie refused to give evidence but after 11 hours of jury deliberation was convicted of manslaughter and indecent assault.

John Apelgren, 80, hit sex worker Eileen Cotter in the face and throttled her before throwing her body out of his car in 1974, the Old Bailey heard.