Former husband, 73, and elderly woman, 74, are charged with conspiracy to murder shopkeeper found dead in her store in 1981
- Allen Morgan, 73, and Margaret Morgan, 74, accused of conspiracy to murder
- His wife Carol, 36, was found dead in her shop near Leighton Buzzard in 1981
The husband of a woman shopkeeper who was killed more than 40 years ago has been charged with conspiracy to murder.
Allen Morgan, 73, stands accused along with 74-year-old Margaret Morgan over the death of Carol Morgan in Linslade, near Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, in 1981.
The couple of Stanstead Crescent, Brighton, were arrested by the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit yesterday after they launched a murder investigation in 2018.
The pair appeared at Luton Magistrates’ Court this morning charged with conspiracy to murder.
They have both been remanded into custody ahead of their next appearance at Luton Crown Court on Tuesday, August 29.
Police have opened up the unsolved murder of Carol Morgan, who died aged 35 in 1981
Carol Morgan’s body was found at Morgan’s Store in Finch Crescent, Linslade, Bedfordshire, on August 13 1981 (Pictured in 2019)
Carol Morgan’s body was found at Morgan’s Store in Finch Crescent, Linslade on 13 August 1981. She was 36 years old at the time.
Ms Morgan was repeatedly struck with a sharp and heavy instrument.
The case was opened again more than five years ago.
A number of arrests were made at the time of Ms Morgan’s death, and there were further arrests in 2019 but no one has ever been charged.
Detective Superintendent Carl Foster, leading the investigation, said: ‘We launched a murder investigation into the cold case of Carol Morgan over five years ago.
‘My team have worked relentlessly to piece together the events that led to her untimely death and have explored investigative opportunities available to us in the time that’s passed since the 1980s.
‘I want to thank our community for supporting the investigation.
‘Our cold case unit continues to review every unsolved murder and no murder investigation is ever closed.’
Anyone with information about Carol Morgan’s death can submit it to police via a dedicated web page.
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