236:
In June 2008 a young man, Jean-Paul
Hutchinson, was arrested on a motoring charge. DNA swabs are routinely taken from anyone who is arrested, and his DNA was a near identical match to the profile of the killer of Colette Aram. However, Jean-Paul was only 20 years old at the time of his arrest and DNA
240:
Paul
Stewart Hutchinson, father of Jean-Paul and then aged 50, was arrested and charged with the murder in April 2009. Initially, Hutchinson tried to blame the murder on his late brother Gerhard (or Gerard), who had died in January 2008 and been cremated, but DNA tests ruled Gerhard (or Gerard) out,
163:
p.m. turning into Nicker Hill where she stopped to talk to a group of friends, and witnesses reported hearing a woman screaming followed by a car driving off at speed shortly afterwards. The alarm was raised when she did not arrive at her boyfriend's house, and after a series of frantic phone calls,
285:
a.m. in an ambulance on the way to hospital. It is believed he took an overdose of medication, but a post mortem examination was inconclusive. Hutchinson's daughter told the inquest he had asked his wife to come and meet him in prison the day before he died, but she did not attend the meeting.
134:
of the suspect. Paul
Stewart Hutchinson was finally charged with the murder in April 2009. He initially pleaded not guilty, but changed his plea to guilty on 21 December 2009 and was sentenced to life imprisonment on 25 January 2010. Following his sentencing,
241:
as his DNA was held on a hospital blood sample and didn't match that left at the scene. Hutchinson was held on remand after his arrest and entered a plea of not guilty on 5 October, but changed his plea to guilty at a pre-trial hearing on 21 December 2009.
265:
for the murder of
Colette Aram. Aram's mother, Jacqui Kirkby, said Hutchinson's sentencing brought some relief, but the family next needed to know why she was murdered – a question Hutchinson refused to answer.
281:
2010, 9 months after his sentencing and after 18 months in custody, Hutchinson was found unconscious in his cell at
Nottingham Prison. Paramedics were called and tried to resuscitate him. He died at 9:58
629:
139:
ran a recap of the murder and investigation on BBC TV on 27 January 2010 exposing several inaccuracies reported in the press about his background, notably a lie about being a psychology graduate.
410:
216:
to put together a DNA profile of the killer, and officers appealed for members of the public to come forward with the names of suspects who could then be DNA tested using a
159:
1983 to walk the 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to her boyfriend's house. She was usually collected by her boyfriend, but his car was off the road. She was last seen at about 8:10
921:
338:
197:, a programme which reconstructs major unsolved crimes with a view to gaining information from members of the public. As a result of the appeal, police received 400
901:
896:
205:
suspects from their enquiries. However, the killer remained at large. The case was featured for a second time on
Crimewatch's 20th anniversary show in 2004.
625:
876:
936:
328:
491:
733:
348:
172:
a.m. the following morning her naked body was found dumped in a field about a mile and a half from where she had been abducted. She had been
517:
465:
436:
881:
839:
571:
237:
swab, so he had not been born at the time of the murder. The match provided the police with the breakthrough needed to solve the case.
916:
402:
906:
866:
946:
891:
886:
911:
602:
312:
309:, a Welsh serial killer identified in 2002 with the same familial DNA profiling technique used to catch Aram's killer
678:
104:
trainee hairdresser who was abducted, raped and strangled as she walked from her home to her boyfriend's house in
358:
323:
926:
871:
343:
487:
373:
363:
262:
213:
729:
808:
353:
333:
368:
544:
122:
when it began in June 1984. However, despite receiving over 400 calls as a result of the programme,
931:
295:
209:
127:
835:
789:
755:
513:
461:
432:
651:
941:
781:
821:
109:
71:
187:
1984 the murder of
Colette Aram was the first case to be featured on the newly launched
101:
860:
793:
703:
378:
306:
300:
221:
131:
126:
were unable to catch the killer, and it was not until 2008 and following advances in
598:
777:
785:
217:
193:
123:
118:
17:
147:
Colette Aram left her home in
Normanton Lane, Keyworth, shortly after 8:00
112:, on 30 October 1983. The murder was the first case to be featured on the
105:
67:
315:– infamous 1981 UK cold case murder of a girl solved with DNA in 2013
173:
626:"Colette Aram's killer jailed for life 26 years after her murder"
381:, subject to Britain's longest-running serial rape investigation
188:
113:
257:
2010, Hutchinson was sentenced to life with a minimum of 25
545:"Breakthrough in 25-year-old hunt for Colette Aram killer"
224:
and had proved successful. Police received more than 100
168:
p.m. to help family and friends search for Aram. At 9:00
462:"Man sentenced to life for 1983 murder of Colette Aram"
100:(3 February 1967 – 30 October 1983) was a 16-year-old
303:, who was caught using a similar DNA profiling method
220:. A similar appeal had been made in the hunt for the
836:"Killer of schoolgirl Colette Aram dies in custody"
652:"Killer of schoolgirl Colette Aram dies in custody"
87:
79:
56:
41:
34:
543:
339:Murders of Jacqueline Ansell-Lamb and Barbara Mayo
679:"Murderer caught by his son's DNA... 26 years on"
319:UK cold cases where the offender's DNA is known:
179:Police launched a murder investigation, and on 7
572:"Man charged over first appeal on 'Crimewatch'"
403:"DNA profile may solve 25-year-old murder case"
537:
535:
396:
394:
8:
456:
454:
31:
922:October 1983 events in the United Kingdom
565:
563:
329:Murders of Eve Stratford and Lynne Weedon
201:tip-offs and were able to eliminate 1,500
390:
817:
806:
599:"Wanted posters for the TV generation"
704:"Man in court for 25-year-old murder"
413:from the original on 24 December 2009
7:
842:from the original on 14 October 2010
736:from the original on 28 January 2010
494:from the original on 1 February 2010
468:from the original on 28 January 2010
902:Incidents of violence against women
897:Incidents of violence against girls
514:"Torment of murdered girl's family"
130:that police were able to develop a
877:1983 murders in the United Kingdom
632:from the original on 13 March 2011
520:from the original on 11 April 2009
439:from the original on 11 April 2009
228:calls from members of the public.
25:
937:Violence against women in England
756:"Man admits 1983 teenager murder"
730:"Man denies 1983 teenager murder"
624:Britten, Nick (25 January 2010).
605:from the original on 17 July 2004
488:"How they caught Paul Hutchinson"
433:"Man remanded in 1983 death case"
27:1983 murder of a British teenager
677:Chaytor, Rod (26 January 2010).
597:Quinn, Jennifer (21 June 2004).
570:Brown, Jonathan (9 April 2009).
401:Hughes, Mark (30 October 2008).
542:Hines, Nico (30 October 2008).
143:Disappearance and investigation
1:
838:. BBC News. 11 October 2010.
516:. BBC News. 30 October 2008.
490:. BBC News. 27 January 2010.
464:. BBC News. 25 January 2010.
758:. BBC News. 21 December 2009
732:. BBC News. 5 October 2009.
882:Deaths by person in England
786:10.1787/9789264196261-30-en
313:Murder of Claire Woolterton
164:police were called at 10:30
963:
778:"United Kingdom (England)"
435:. BBC News. 9 April 2009.
917:Murder in Nottinghamshire
359:Murder of Sheila Anderson
324:Murder of Deborah Linsley
907:Kidnapped British people
867:1980s in Nottinghamshire
947:Child murder in England
892:Formerly missing people
887:Deaths by strangulation
710:. London. 23 April 2009
628:. The Daily Telegraph.
344:Murder of Lindsay Rimer
912:Kidnappings in England
816:Cite journal requires
548:. London: Times Online
374:Murder of Melanie Hall
364:Murder of Lisa Hession
263:Nottingham Crown Court
214:Nottinghamshire Police
124:Nottinghamshire Police
354:Murder of Janet Brown
334:Murder of Julie Pacey
208:In 2008, advances in
369:Murder of Linda Cook
349:Murder of Lyn Bryant
245:Sentencing and death
296:List of kidnappings
210:forensic technology
128:forensic technology
91:Trainee hairdresser
80:Cause of death
191:television series
116:television series
658:. 11 October 2010
232:Arrest of suspect
95:
94:
16:(Redirected from
954:
852:
851:
849:
847:
832:
826:
825:
819:
814:
812:
804:
802:
800:
780:. 25 June 2014.
774:
768:
767:
765:
763:
752:
746:
745:
743:
741:
726:
720:
719:
717:
715:
700:
694:
693:
691:
689:
674:
668:
667:
665:
663:
648:
642:
641:
639:
637:
621:
615:
614:
612:
610:
594:
588:
587:
585:
583:
567:
558:
557:
555:
553:
547:
539:
530:
529:
527:
525:
510:
504:
503:
501:
499:
484:
478:
477:
475:
473:
458:
449:
448:
446:
444:
429:
423:
422:
420:
418:
398:
284:
280:
276:
272:
260:
256:
252:
227:
204:
200:
186:
182:
171:
167:
162:
158:
154:
150:
74:, United Kingdom
63:
51:
49:
32:
21:
962:
961:
957:
956:
955:
953:
952:
951:
927:Rape in England
872:1983 in England
857:
856:
855:
845:
843:
834:
833:
829:
815:
805:
798:
796:
776:
775:
771:
761:
759:
754:
753:
749:
739:
737:
728:
727:
723:
713:
711:
702:
701:
697:
687:
685:
676:
675:
671:
661:
659:
650:
649:
645:
635:
633:
623:
622:
618:
608:
606:
596:
595:
591:
581:
579:
576:The Independent
569:
568:
561:
551:
549:
541:
540:
533:
523:
521:
512:
511:
507:
497:
495:
486:
485:
481:
471:
469:
460:
459:
452:
442:
440:
431:
430:
426:
416:
414:
407:The Independent
400:
399:
392:
388:
292:
282:
278:
274:
270:
258:
254:
250:
247:
234:
225:
202:
198:
184:
180:
176:and strangled.
169:
165:
160:
156:
152:
148:
145:
110:Nottinghamshire
75:
72:Nottinghamshire
65:
61:
60:30 October 1983
52:3 February 1967
47:
45:
37:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
960:
958:
950:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
859:
858:
854:
853:
827:
818:|journal=
769:
747:
721:
695:
669:
643:
616:
589:
559:
531:
505:
479:
450:
424:
389:
387:
384:
383:
382:
376:
371:
366:
361:
356:
351:
346:
341:
336:
331:
326:
317:
316:
310:
304:
298:
291:
288:
246:
243:
233:
230:
144:
141:
93:
92:
89:
85:
84:
81:
77:
76:
66:
64:(aged 16)
58:
54:
53:
43:
39:
38:
35:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
959:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
864:
862:
841:
837:
831:
828:
823:
810:
795:
791:
787:
783:
779:
773:
770:
757:
751:
748:
735:
731:
725:
722:
709:
705:
699:
696:
684:
680:
673:
670:
657:
653:
647:
644:
631:
627:
620:
617:
604:
600:
593:
590:
577:
573:
566:
564:
560:
546:
538:
536:
532:
519:
515:
509:
506:
493:
489:
483:
480:
467:
463:
457:
455:
451:
438:
434:
428:
425:
412:
408:
404:
397:
395:
391:
385:
380:
379:Batman rapist
377:
375:
372:
370:
367:
365:
362:
360:
357:
355:
352:
350:
347:
345:
342:
340:
337:
335:
332:
330:
327:
325:
322:
321:
320:
314:
311:
308:
307:Joseph Kappen
305:
302:
301:Antoni Imiela
299:
297:
294:
293:
289:
287:
267:
264:
244:
242:
238:
231:
229:
223:
219:
215:
211:
206:
196:
195:
190:
177:
175:
142:
140:
138:
133:
129:
125:
121:
120:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
90:
86:
83:Strangulation
82:
78:
73:
69:
59:
55:
44:
40:
33:
30:
19:
844:. Retrieved
830:
809:cite journal
797:. Retrieved
772:
760:. Retrieved
750:
738:. Retrieved
724:
712:. Retrieved
708:The Guardian
707:
698:
686:. Retrieved
682:
672:
660:. Retrieved
655:
646:
634:. Retrieved
619:
607:. Retrieved
601:. BBC News.
592:
580:. Retrieved
575:
550:. Retrieved
522:. Retrieved
508:
496:. Retrieved
482:
470:. Retrieved
441:. Retrieved
427:
415:. Retrieved
406:
318:
268:
248:
239:
235:
207:
192:
178:
146:
136:
117:
98:Colette Aram
97:
96:
62:(1983-10-30)
36:Colette Aram
29:
18:Colette Aram
762:16 December
740:16 December
636:27 February
132:DNA profile
932:Rushcliffe
861:Categories
846:26 October
498:29 January
472:25 January
409:. London.
386:References
273:a.m. on 10
222:M25 rapist
218:mouth swab
194:Crimewatch
151:p.m. on 30
137:Crimewatch
119:Crimewatch
88:Occupation
48:1967-02-03
799:19 August
794:149488994
688:19 August
662:19 August
261:years at
942:Keyworth
840:Archived
734:Archived
656:BBC News
630:Archived
603:Archived
578:. London
518:Archived
492:Archived
466:Archived
437:Archived
411:Archived
290:See also
212:allowed
106:Keyworth
68:Keyworth
277:October
269:At 8:00
253:January
155:October
102:British
792:
714:5 July
683:mirror
609:5 July
582:5 July
552:5 July
524:5 July
443:5 July
417:5 July
283:
279:
275:
271:
259:
255:
251:
226:
203:
199:
185:
181:
170:
166:
161:
157:
153:
149:
790:S2CID
249:On 25
174:raped
848:2010
822:help
801:2021
764:2009
742:2009
716:2009
690:2021
664:2021
638:2012
611:2009
584:2009
554:2009
526:2009
500:2010
474:2010
445:2009
419:2009
183:June
57:Died
42:Born
782:doi
189:BBC
114:BBC
863::
813::
811:}}
807:{{
788:.
706:.
681:.
654:.
574:.
562:^
534:^
453:^
405:.
393:^
108:,
70:,
850:.
824:)
820:(
803:.
784::
766:.
744:.
718:.
692:.
666:.
640:.
613:.
586:.
556:.
528:.
502:.
476:.
447:.
421:.
50:)
46:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.