Always True Crime6 Sep 2023

S10E10 | The Murder of Avril Dunn (Luton, Bedfordshire, 1985)

In this episode, I tell the story of Avril Dunn, a 26-year-old woman murdered in Luton, Bedfordshire, on September 14, 1985.

Avril went to The Heron, a local pub, that Saturday evening and was seen playing darts with some of the other regulars.

Leaving at around 10.30 pm, Avril is thought to have been seen in the company of a tall, fair-haired man who drove away from the pub in a light-coloured Opel Manta.

Her body was found at 7:30 am the following day. Still, her killer wouldn't be caught until thirteen years later when advances in DNA technology allowed scientists to match samples recovered from Avril's clothes to one of their key suspects at the time of her murder.

Duncan Jackson, a father of four, was found guilty of Avril's murder in January 2000 and received a life sentence with a minimum term of 15 years.

Chillingly, Duncan took part in reenacting Avril's case in the March 1986 episode of Crimewatch UK.

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