A 92-year-old pensioner has been arrested on suspicion of murder and rap£ for the killing of Louisa Dunne in 1967.
The man, from the Ipswich area of Suffolk, has been taken into custody following forensic examination of items relating to the case.
Ms Dunne, 75, was found dead in her home in Britannia Road, Easton, by a neighbour nearly 60 years ago. A review into the death began last year.
She had been rap£d and strangled to death in her front room.
DI Dave Marchant said: ‘This is an extremely significant moment in an appalling and distressing case which has remained unsolved for almost six decades.
‘We’ve identified and spoken to Louisa Dunne’s next of kin to update them on this development and specialist family liaison officers will now be supporting them – to keep them updated on the progress of our investigation but also to ensure they get access to any specialist support they may need.
‘An arrest was made earlier Tuesday by officers from Avon and Somerset Police and there will be operational police activity in the Ipswich area as a result.
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Ms Dunne was said to have kept to herself and lived alone at her Bristol home.
In her earlier life, she had been among Bristol’s social class, as she was married to city alderman Teddy Parker. He was on course to become the city’s mayor before his death.
Neighbours said she had gone into a state of decline after the death of her second husband, a night watchman, just years before her murder.
She was only found dead in her front room after a local spotted her window was open.
