Eileen Cotter: Man, 80, on trial over woman's 1974 unsolved death
John Apelgren denies strangling Eileen Cotter, 22, after having sex with her in June 1974.
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John Apelgren denies strangling Eileen Cotter, 22, after having sex with her in June 1974.
The body of Eileen Cotter, 22, was found behind some garages in north London on 1 June 1974.
A 79-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a woman almost half a century ago ago. John Apelgren is accused of killing 22-year-old Eileen Cotter.
John Apelgren, 79, is accused of killing 22-year-old sex worker Eileen Cotter in Islington, north London. She was found strangled in front of a block of garages on June 1, 1974.
The court was told that John Apelgren is a 'one in a billion' DNA match to evidence found on the body of Eileen Cotter (pictured), 22, who died in London 50 years ago.