Murder & homicide · 1983 · 1980s

Murder of Colette Aram

In 1983 16-year-old Colette Aram was abducted and murdered in Nottinghamshire. The case was the first to appear on BBC Crimewatch and was solved in 2009 when familial DNA led to the conviction of Paul Hutchinson.

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