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The Tragic Murder of Rachel Nickell and How Police Destroyed the Case
Published 3 weeks, 4 days ago
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On a July morning in 1992, 23‑year‑old Rachel Nickell took her young son and their dog for a walk on Wimbledon Common and never came home. She was brutally attacked in broad daylight, a crime so shocking it gripped the UK and terrified women across London. What followed was a deeply flawed investigation that fixated on the wrong man, a media frenzy that turned grief into spectacle, and years of legal and forensic battles before the truth finally emerged.