
40. The Story of Linda Cook
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11/15/22 • 25 min
On December 9, 1986 a 24-year-old woman was brutally raped, beaten and strangled while walking home from a friend’s house in Portsmouth, in Hampshire, in the South of England. An 18-year-old navy sailor was convicted of her murder but 16 years later DNA would exonerate him of the crime, marking the first time in UK history that occurred. But sadly, her real murderer has still not been identified. This is the story of Linda Cook.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Linda_Cook#cite_note-portlock2-33
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/shows/murdertown/1-portsmouth-the-murder-of-linda-cook
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsea_Island
https://www.sosrc.org/sexual-violence-stats/
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On December 9, 1986 a 24-year-old woman was brutally raped, beaten and strangled while walking home from a friend’s house in Portsmouth, in Hampshire, in the South of England. An 18-year-old navy sailor was convicted of her murder but 16 years later DNA would exonerate him of the crime, marking the first time in UK history that occurred. But sadly, her real murderer has still not been identified. This is the story of Linda Cook.
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"Ice Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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Welcome to horrorland music
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"Welcome To Horrorland" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Linda_Cook#cite_note-portlock2-33
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/shows/murdertown/1-portsmouth-the-murder-of-linda-cook
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsea_Island
https://www.sosrc.org/sexual-violence-stats/
https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-56365412
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-47973826
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/aydin-coban-sentencing-october-14-1.6616874
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kelly_Anne_Bates
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