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AN historic ‘stranger rape’ has been solved more than 40 years after it happened – with the perpetrator pleading guilty.

It's hoped that forensic developments could lead to a breakthrough into the investigation of the death of John ‘Jack’ Armstrong (Photo of victim: South Wales Police) AN UNSOLVED murder from more than 40 years ago is being re-investigated. Detectives at South Wales Police’s Specialist Crime Review Unit are re-examining the case of John ‘Jack’ Armstrong, a 58-year-old man who was found murdered in October 1979 after he collected a customer from Cardiff in his taxi. On October 5, Mr Armstrong - known as Jack to his loved ones – radioed in to confirm he had collected the fare fr...

Police reopen investigation into murder of taxi driver in 1979 PA 10 December 2020, 11:02 am Police have reopened an investigation into the unsolved murder of a taxi driver more than 40 years after his body was found in a field. John “Jack” Amstrong, 58, went missing on October 5 1979 after picking a customer up from a pub in Cardiff, and his bloodstained taxi was discovered later that evening on an industrial estate in Bridgend. His body was found three days later 11 miles away on Cowbridge Common having sustained catastrophic head injuries, but his killer was never found. On Thursday, S...

BBC News Published image copyrightFamily photo image captionJohn "Jack" Armstrong was murdered in October 1979, after picking up a passenger in Cardiff. The unsolved murder of a taxi driver is being looked at again 41 years after he was discovered with catastrophic head injuries. John "Jack" Armstrong was found dead in October 1979, after picking up a passenger in Cardiff. On 5 October Mr Armstrong, known as Jack by family and friends, radioed in to confirm he had collected a fare from a Fairwater pub. The 58-year-old was never heard from again. His blood stained cab was found that evening...

Unsolved 1979 murder of Cardiff taxi driver John ‘ Jack’ Armstrong being reviewed He was found murdered in Cowbridge three days after collecting a customer in his taxi in Cardiff 10:09, 10 DEC 2020 Updated Jack Armstrong's battered body was found in a quite lane at Treoes, near Bridgend (Image: Steve Barnes/CC BY-SA 2.0) There are always big stories on WalesOnline - don't miss any with our daily emailInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’l...