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Police need 'major breakthrough' to get justice for murder victim

11:09am Wednesday 23rd May 2012

POLICE have said it would take a 'major breakthrough' to get justice for the murder of Hampshire pensioner Georgina Edmonds.

Murder that may never be solved

9:05am Saturday 21st January 2012

THE murder of Hampshire grandmother Georgina Edmonds may never be solved after the man police believed was responsible walked free from court.

Matthew Hamlen found not guilty of Georgina murder

3:59pm Friday 20th January 2012

A MAN has today walked free from court after being found not guilty of murdering Hampshire grandmother Georgina Edmonds.

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Georgina jury to resume deliberations

11:10am Friday 20th January 2012

THE jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering Hampshire grandmother Georgina Edmonds, pictured, will once again resume their deliberations today.

Georgina Edmonds' Murder - In depth

Murder sent shockwaves through community

7:02pm Friday 20th January 2012

THE murder of Georgina Edmonds was so horrifying it sent shockwaves through the usually peaceful communities of Brambridge and Otterbourne.

Police: Murder case not closed

4:18pm Friday 20th January 2012

POLICE have vowed that the file will not be closed on the brutal murder of pensioner Georgina Edmonds.

Our thoughts are with Georgina's family

4:08pm Friday 20th January 2012

After the case prosecutors said their thoughts are with the family of Georgina Edmonds

Jury out in Georgina murder trial

1:50pm Wednesday 18th January 2012

JURORS hearing the case of a man accused of battering a Hampshire grandmother to death have today begun deliberating their verdict.

Murder accused is a ‘caring’ person court told

9:57am Friday 13th January 2012

FRIENDS of the mother of a man accused of murdering an elderly woman in her Hampshire cottage have told a court how he was a “caring” person.

Georgina murder accused caught on CCTV

2:51pm Wednesday 11th January 2012

TODAY the Daily Echo can show for the first time the face of the man accused of murdering a Hampshire grandmother in her own home.

Murder accused was 'manipulative and devious'

5:50pm Tuesday 10th January 2012

“MANIPULATIVE and devious.” Those were the words used to describe the man accused of murdering a Hampshire grandmother for allegedly trying to fix himself an alibi for the day of the killing.

Georgina Edmonds' Murder - In depth

Grandmother's murder 'a whodunnit' says defence

12:30pm Monday 9th January 2012

THE murder of a Hampshire grandmother has been described as a "whodunnit" by the defence team of the main charged of the killing.

Accused denies link to murder weapon

10:17am Friday 16th December 2011

THE man accused of murdering a grandmother told police he did not know how they could have forensically linked him to the murder weapon, a court heard.

Murder trial continues without accused

12:05pm Wednesday 14th December 2011

A murder trial this morning continued without the man who is accused of bludgeoning a Hampshire grandmother to death after his prison van became caught up in a major traffic jam.

Detectives tell of hunt for murder suspect

8:50am Friday 9th December 2011

DETECTIVES were on the trail of the alleged killer of a Hampshire grandmother within months of her brutal murder, a court heard.

Jury taken to scene of grandmother's killing

10:40am Friday 2nd December 2011

IT is the exact spot where a Hampshire grandmother’s battered body was found in a pool of blood.

Blows to head caused death

11:16am Wednesday 30th November 2011

A PATHOLOGIST detailed the 36 injuries sustained by a grandmother at the trial of the man accused of her murder.

Jury see CCTV of man using bank card of Georgina

12:11pm Friday 25th November 2011

MURDER trial jurors have watched CCTV footage of a man attempting to steal a Hampshire grandmother’s money hours after he allegedly murdered her.

DNA sample on murder weapon 'links to suspect'

9:11am Thursday 24th November 2011

THE genetic profile of a man who allegedly killed a Hampshire grandmother was found in a DNA sample taken from the murder weapon, a court heard.

Son found mother lying in a pool of blood, court hears

2:01pm Thursday 17th November 2011

THE son of Georgina Edmonds has told jurors of the moment he discovered his mother lying dead in a pool of blood.

Grandmother was tortured and brutally murdered, court hears

12:12pm Wednesday 16th November 2011

A HAMPSHIRE grandmother was tortured with a knife and then beaten to death with her marble rolling pin, a court heard.

Breakthrough in Georgina murder case

9:09am Tuesday 11th January 2011

POLICE investigating the murder of a Hampshire grandmother were today searching a stretch of woodland after they made a major breakthrough that could finally bring her killer to justice.

Man arrestd by police over Georgina Edmonds murder

5:30am Friday 7th January 2011

A MAN previously quizzed on suspicion of the murder of a Hampshire grandmother almost three years ago was last night re-arrested.

Georgina suspect bailed again

12:50pm Tuesday 5th October 2010

THE man suspected of murdering Hampshire grandmother Georgina Edmonds has been bailed again until January next year.

Detectives given extra time to quiz murder suspect

7:10pm Friday 2nd July 2010

DETECTIVES were today given an extension to continue quizzing a man on suspicion of murdering Hampshire pensioner Georgina Edmonds.

Arrest made over grandmother's brutal murder

1:50pm Thursday 1st July 2010

DETECTIVES are quizzing a man on suspicion of murdering Hampshire grandmother Georgina Edmonds, the Daily Echo can reveal.

Georgina Murder: Police find item

2:40pm Sunday 6th June 2010

POLICE have discovered a "potentially significant" item during their searches as they step up their hunt for the murderer of Georgina Edmonds.

Georgina Edmonds Murder - In Depth

Police could be finally closing in on Georgina's killer

7:00pm Thursday 11th March 2010

THEY are united in the hope that the net is closing in on the killer of a Hampshire grandmother.

Georgina Edmonds' Murder - In depth

DNA testing starts in hunt for killer

10:34am Wednesday 10th March 2010

A MASS DNA screening programme will get under way today as detectives continue the hunt for the killer of a Hampshire grandmother.

Georgina police to carry out 2,000 DNA tests

12:24pm Thursday 4th March 2010

POLICE will screen the DNA of almost 2,000 people in a bid to find the killer of a Hampshire grandmother, the Daily Echo can reveal.

New names in hunt for Georgina Edmond’s killer

5:20pm Wednesday 13th January 2010

DETECTIVES were today continuing to investigate several new names given to them as part of the hunt to find a Hampshire grandmother’s killer.

Hunt still on for Georgina Edmonds' killer

8:30pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

It’s been 18 months since grandmother Georgina Edmonds was brutally murdered in her picturesque Hampshire cottage and her killer is still at large.

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Georgina: Calls may hold clue

6:50am Wednesday 14th January 2009

DETECTIVES have taken 20 fresh calls with information about the murder of a Hampshire grandmother one year after her death.

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Impact of Georgina's murder goes on a year later

11:35am Friday 9th January 2009

TWELVE months since pensioner Georgina Edmonds was found bludgeoned to death. police are still determined to catch her killer.

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50 calls follow TV appeal

4:07pm Friday 21st November 2008

DETECTIVES say they are working through a vast amount of new information in the hunt for the killer of grandmother Georgina Edmonds.

Son’s harrowing 999 call after he found mum Georgina bludgeoned to death

12:23pm Thursday 20th November 2008

POLICE have released details of the 999 call made by Georgina Edmonds' son, after he found her bludgeoned to death in her own kitchen.

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Names given in Georgina murder hunt

11:33pm Wednesday 19th November 2008

DETECTIVES have been given two names in the hunt for the killer of grandmother Georgina Edmonds.

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Detectives hoping TV appeal will help Georgina murder hunt

9:30pm Wednesday 19th November 2008

DETECTIVES were tonight hoping for a breakthrough in the hunt for the killer of a Hampshire grandmother following a nationwide TV appeal.

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Murdered grandmother was battered with a rolling pin

12:50pm Wednesday 19th November 2008

GRANDMOTHER Georgina Edmonds was battered to death with a marble rolling pin from her kitchen, the Daily Echo can today exclusively reveal.

TV to spotlight the killing of Georgina

6:30am Tuesday 14th October 2008

THE hunt for a maniac who tortured and killed a Hampshire grandmother is go nationwide.

Brambridge Murder - In Depth

Help police find mum’s killer

8:19am Tuesday 16th September 2008

THE daughter of a murdered Hampshire pensioner has returned home and met the detectives hunting her mother’s killer.

Fresh appeal for clues in murder inquiry

7:34am Thursday 14th August 2008

DETECTIVES have admitted it could take months for a breakthrough in the hunt for the killer of a Hampshire grandmother.

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Where are the missing seven?

11:12am Wednesday 9th July 2008

Murder police still need to trace witnesses from store

Police track down 300 ex-cons in hunt for Georgina’s killer

9:30am Wednesday 11th June 2008

Convicted criminals must provide alibi for day of murder

Police warn killer: time is running out

12:45pm Friday 9th May 2008

Detectives issue stark message to grandmothers murderer

£6,000 reward

12:36pm Friday 9th May 2008

A £6,000 reward is still being offered for anyone who can help bring the killer to justice.

Four faces contact police after CCTV appeal

1:10pm Thursday 17th April 2008

FOUR people who may have seen the killer of a Hampshire grandmother hours after her death have contacted police.

Latest tactic in murder hunt

7:05am Wednesday 9th April 2008

IT HAS been Hampshire's largest ever manhunt, with police devoting more than 25,000 hours, fielding 551 calls, taking 981 statements and obtaining 2,187 exhibits.

Reward offered to find Georgina’s murderer

10:39am Tuesday 18th March 2008

Investigation into brutal killing enters its tenth week

Has killer confided in friend or family?

11:26am Thursday 13th March 2008

Torture revelation prompts ten new phone leads

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