What the records say
- When
- 15 Jul 1992
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 51.43° N, 0.24° W
- Description
- 1992 murder on Wimbledon Common, London, UK
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Killing of Rachel Nickell
1992 murder on Wimbledon Common, London, England
Rachel Jane Nickell was a British woman who was stabbed to death on Wimbledon Common in southwest London on 15 July 1992. The initial police investigation of the crime resulted in the arrest in controversial circumstances of an innocent man, who was acquitted.
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