Justice Delayed: The 1985 Sheffield Knifepoint Rape & DNA Cold Case Breakthrough
In the early hours of September 7, 1985, a 27-year-old woman was brutally raped at knifepoint in an underground car park in Sheffield city centre after a night out at Josephine’s nightclub. Her attacker vanished into the shadows, leaving behind forensic evidence that would lie dormant for over 40 years.
Host Alexander Lawson explores the harrowing stranger attack, the victim’s courage in reporting the crime, the original investigation that went cold, and the remarkable DNA breakthrough decades later that finally brought David Hill, then 75, to justice in 2026. Sentenced to 15 years, this case…
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