[kendra k]

they might rape and kill you.

To his family and neighbours, pensioner Harvey Richardson was a true gentleman quietly living out his final years.

But after his death it emerged that the retired librarian had been harbouring a secret which could help crack a murder unsolved for 38 years.

return your books on time folks.

[kendra k]

bugger. [Fixed]

[Yudster]

I saw this on the Sky News website yesterday - the report I saw implied that the police were investigating as to whether the seven-page confession could be given credence. Honestly, what more do they need?!

[MK Chris]

I read it on the BBC. To be fair, it's not dated or signed. In theory, it could have been planted there by someone with a grudge (the real killer?) Unlikely, but stranger things have happened.

[wurzel]

I read it on the BBC. To be fair, it's not dated or signed. In theory, it could have been planted there by someone with a grudge (the real killer?) Unlikely, but stranger things have happened.

Without meaning to sound heartless or anything, because what he did (if he did do it) was totally wrong. But what can the police do? He's dead. Its not like he can go to jail or anything is it. Understandably it will be hard for the murdered girls family to have this brought back up again and to know that there is a 9 page confession in his bedroom, knowing that he got away with it until his death.

[Yudster]

They can close the case and stop including it on cross refereces when they are trying to place other crimes with other suspects.

[MK Chris]

Yes, and the victim's family can have closure, knowing who was responsible for their daughter's death.

[Yudster]

And they can issue a cause of death so that the death certificate can be finalised and any matters relating to the inquest can be finished.