Murder of Roy Tutill
Roy Tutill | |
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| Born | Roy Linzee Tutill[1] 1954[2] |
| Died | 23 April 1968 (14 years) Leatherhead, Surrey, England, UK |
| Cause of death | Strangulation |
| Body discovered | Cherkley Court, Mickleham, Surrey, UK |
| Parent(s) | Dennis and Hilary Tutill |
The murder of Roy Tutill occurred on 23 April 1968 in
Murder
Roy Tutill, known as "Tuts" to his friends, disappeared on 23 April 1968 on his way from
Tutill's parents, Dennis and Hilary, notified
Investigation
The only information police learned was that a bus driver had seen a schoolboy talking to a driver of a silver-grey
Scotland Yard was called in to assist in the investigation, but there were no breaks in the case.[9] The investigation remained open and was regularly reviewed.[10] Detectives, however, held the belief that the perpetrator was a repeat offender and the murder was not a random act.[6] In the 1970s, investigators travelled to Scotland to interview a man named Brian Lunn Field from Solihull, West Midlands, who had been sentenced to two years in prison for the attempted abduction and indecent assault of a 14-year-old boy in Aberdeen.
In December 1996, a partial DNA sample was recovered from samples taken from Tutill's trousers, which had been kept in a freezer.[8][6] In the late 1990s, a national review was held to investigate unsolved murders and see if any could be traced to current convicts or other crimes. Investigators in the Tutill case became aware of assaults of two young boys in Scotland. They were not able to locate Field, who had last been heard of in the 1980s.[6]
In 2000, a match was made of the DNA sample from the Tutill case that was matched to Field, who had DNA taken when arrested for
Arrest and confession
On 21 February 2001, police arrested Field at his flat in Birmingham. He was held in
Field could not sleep that night, and the following day he confessed in detail to the
Sentence
On 15 November 2001, 65-year-old Field was sentenced to
Field died in prison in February 2024.[13]
See also
- List of solved missing person cases
- Disappearance of Patrick Warren and David Spencer – another case that is believed to be the work of Field
- Suttonin 1988, less than four miles from where Tutill was abducted
References
- ^ "Unsolved murder of Roy Linzee TUTILL". UK National Archives. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ a b England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
- ^ a b c d "Man jailed for 1968 schoolboy murder". BBC News. 15 November 2001. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Yolande Waddington: David Burgess guilty of nanny's murder". BBC News. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Dorking businessman remembers the day before schoolboy's murder". GetSurrey. 3 March 2001. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Crime & Investigation Network. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Man sought over boy's murder". The Times. 29 April 1968. p. 1.
- ^ a b Goodwin, William; Linacre, Adrian; Hadi, Sibte (2011). An Introduction to Forensic Genetics. John Wiley & Sons. p. 146. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Bartlett, Robert; Waterfield, Terry. "Surrey Constabulary: Part 3: Policing Change: 1951-1975". International Centre for the History of Crime, Policing and Justice. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ a b Clough, Sue; Steele, John (16 November 2001). "Child murder cases reopened as DNA test traps 1968 sex attacker". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Cowan, Rosie (10 November 2006). "Police talk to jailed child killer over missing boys". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Killer in My Village Season 1 Episode 2
- ^ Madden, Sophie (22 April 2024). "Schoolboy murderer Brian Field dies in prison". BBC News. Retrieved 22 April 2024.