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Roy Lee Ward was executed in Indiana for the 2001 rape and murder of 15-year-old Stacy Payne, marking the state's third execution since resuming capital punishment last year amid concerns over drug protocols and legal proceedings that spanned over two decades.
A 92-year-old man, Ryland Headley, has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1967 rape and murder of Louisa Dunne in England, marking the UK's oldest cold case to be solved, after DNA evidence linked him to the crime decades later.
A 92-year-old British man, Ryland Headley, was convicted of the 1967 rape and murder of Louisa Dunne after DNA evidence from 2023 linked him to the crime, ending a 58-year-old cold case. The case was re-investigated using new technology, and Headley's previous convictions for similar crimes influenced the verdict. He faces life in prison, highlighting the persistent challenges in prosecuting sexual assault cases in the UK.