Murder of Lyn Bryant
| Murder of Lyn Bryant | |
|---|---|
Ruan Methodist Chapel, the place of the murder | |
| Location | 50°13′54″N 4°56′29″W / 50.231795°N 4.941366°W Ruan Methodist Chapel, Ruan High Lanes, Roseland Peninsula, Cornwall |
| Date | 20 October 1998 |
Attack type | Murder with a Knife |
| Weapon | Knife |
| Victim | Linda Bryant |
| Perpetrator | Unknown |
| Motive | Apparently motiveless |
On the afternoon of 20 October 1998, Linda "Lyn" Bryant, a 41-year-old woman, was found murdered in Ruan High Lanes, Cornwall.
Bryant was found with her throat stabbed about 100 yards (91 metres) from Ruan Methodist Chapel. It was the second of two murders assumed to be connected in the region.
The crime made headline news and received significant coverage in the press and media, and featured on Crimewatch appeals. As of 2024, the case remains unsolved. It remains one of the United Kingdom's most notorious unsolved murders.
In 2018, it was revealed that a DNA profile had been isolated in the Bryant case, leading to renewed hopes that the perpetrator could be identified.