LONDON—A jury has heard statements from two dead witnesses at the trial of an 80-year-old man accused of murdering a sex worker in north London in 1974.
John Apelgren was a 31-year-old bricklayer in May 1974 when he allegedly punched Eileen Cotter, 22, and then strangled her before throwing her body out of his Austin 1100 car.
Cotter’s half-naked body was found behind garages not far from Arsenal’s then stadium in Highbury, north London, on the morning of June 1, 1974.
A jury at the Old Bailey in London heard Apelgren deny murder and also plead not guilty to indecently assaulting an 18-year-old guest at his wedding in 1972….