About the Recipe
In December 1988, 22-year-old photographer Lorraine Benson was beaten and strangled to death near Raynes Park, South West London, after leaving a work Christmas party. John Dunne was later convicted of her rape and murder, with the case notable for being one of the first in Britain solved using DNA profiling.
Victim: Lorraine Benson, 22, photographer.
Perpetrator: John Dunne, 28 at the time, convicted.
Incident:
December 1988: After a work Christmas party, Benson was attacked near Raynes Park station.
She was beaten, raped, and strangled to death.
Outcome:
Dunne convicted of rape and murder.
Case noted as one of the earliest solved in the UK using DNA profiling.
Location/Date: Raynes Park, South West London – December 1988.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDGbuKAZsW0
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1593254/
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