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John William Cooper (born 3 September 1944) is a Welsh serial killer. On 26 May 2011, he was given a whole life order for the 1985 double murder of siblings Richard and Helen Thomas, and the 1989 double murder of Peter and Gwenda Dixon. The murders were known in the media as the "Pembrokeshire Murders" or the "Coastal Murders". Cooper was also sentenced for the rape of a 16-year-old girl and a sexual assault on a 15-year-old girl, both carried out while a group of five teenagers were held at gunpoint in March 1996, in a wooded area behind the Mount Estate in Cooper's hometown of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.

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  • John William Cooper (born 3 September 1944) is a Welsh serial killer. On 26 May 2011, he was given a whole life order for the 1985 double murder of siblings Richard and Helen Thomas, and the 1989 double murder of Peter and Gwenda Dixon. The murders were known in the media as the "Pembrokeshire Murders" or the "Coastal Murders". Cooper was also sentenced for the rape of a 16-year-old girl and a sexual assault on a 15-year-old girl, both carried out while a group of five teenagers were held at gunpoint in March 1996, in a wooded area behind the Mount Estate in Cooper's hometown of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Cooper had a history of criminal activities, including thirty robberies and violent assaults. Footage from the television game show Bullseye in May 1989, in which he appeared as a contestant, was later used as evidence against him, comparing his image with a sketch of a suspect in the Dixons' murder. Cooper was sentenced to 14 years in 1998 for robbery and burglary. He was released from prison in January 2009. Because of subsequent developments in DNA and forensic science, the police carried out a cold case review in April 2009 and were able to identify Cooper's shotgun as being the murder weapon. Further DNA evidence was provided by forensic scientist Professor Angela Gallop. The police collected further evidence against him and Cooper was arrested again in May of that year. He was convicted, in May 2011, for the double murders and sexual assaults and sentenced to a whole life order. Cooper has also been linked to other, unsolved, crimes. (en)
  • John William Cooper, född 3 september 1944, är en walesisk seriemördare som bland annat utförde morden vid Pembrokeshire, 1989. Den 26 maj 2011 fick Cooper en livstidsdom för dubbelmordet på syskonen Richard och Helen Thomas 1985 och dubbelmordet på Peter och Gwenda Dixon 1989. Morden var kända i media som "Pembrokeshire Murders" eller "Coastal Murders". Cooper dömdes också för våldtäkt av en 16-årig flicka och sexuellt övergrepp mot en 15-årig flicka, båda utförda medan en grupp på fem tonåringar hotades med skjutvapen i mars 1996, i ett skogsområde bakom Mount Estate i Coopers hemstad Milford Haven i Pembrokeshire. Cooper hade en historia av brott, inklusive 30 rån och våldsamma övergrepp. Film från lekprogrammet Bullseye i maj 1989, där han var med och tävlande, användes senare som bevis mot honom och jämfördes med en skiss av en misstänkt gärningsman till paret Dixon. Cooper dömdes till 14 år 1998 för rån och inbrott. Han släpptes ur fängelset i januari 2009. På grund av den fortsatta utvecklingen i DNA och forensisk vetenskap genomförde polisen en Cold Case översyn i april 2009 och kunde identifiera Coopers hagelgevär som mordvapen. Ytterligare DNA-bevis tillhandahölls av rättsmedicinska forskaren professor Angela Gallop. Polisen samlade in ytterligare bevis mot honom och Cooper arresterades igen i maj samma år. Han dömdes i maj 2011 för dubbla mord och sexuella övergrepp och dömdes till livstids fängelse. (sv)
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  • John William Cooper (born 3 September 1944) is a Welsh serial killer. On 26 May 2011, he was given a whole life order for the 1985 double murder of siblings Richard and Helen Thomas, and the 1989 double murder of Peter and Gwenda Dixon. The murders were known in the media as the "Pembrokeshire Murders" or the "Coastal Murders". Cooper was also sentenced for the rape of a 16-year-old girl and a sexual assault on a 15-year-old girl, both carried out while a group of five teenagers were held at gunpoint in March 1996, in a wooded area behind the Mount Estate in Cooper's hometown of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. (en)
  • John William Cooper, född 3 september 1944, är en walesisk seriemördare som bland annat utförde morden vid Pembrokeshire, 1989. Den 26 maj 2011 fick Cooper en livstidsdom för dubbelmordet på syskonen Richard och Helen Thomas 1985 och dubbelmordet på Peter och Gwenda Dixon 1989. Morden var kända i media som "Pembrokeshire Murders" eller "Coastal Murders". Cooper dömdes också för våldtäkt av en 16-årig flicka och sexuellt övergrepp mot en 15-årig flicka, båda utförda medan en grupp på fem tonåringar hotades med skjutvapen i mars 1996, i ett skogsområde bakom Mount Estate i Coopers hemstad Milford Haven i Pembrokeshire. (sv)
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