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| Unsolved double murders reviewed | Unsolved double murders reviewed |
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| A forensic review is to be held of two unsolved double murders which took place in Pembrokeshire in the 1980s. | A forensic review is to be held of two unsolved double murders which took place in Pembrokeshire in the 1980s. |
| Dyfed-Powys Police have launched Operation Ottawa to revisit the shootings, using modern techniques. | Dyfed-Powys Police have launched Operation Ottawa to revisit the shootings, using modern techniques. |
| Oxfordshire couple Peter and Gwenda Dixon were killed while walking the coastal path near Little Haven in 1989. | Oxfordshire couple Peter and Gwenda Dixon were killed while walking the coastal path near Little Haven in 1989. |
| Four years earlier and seven miles away, farmer Richard Thomas and his sister Helen were bound, gagged and shot before their home was set alight. | Four years earlier and seven miles away, farmer Richard Thomas and his sister Helen were bound, gagged and shot before their home was set alight. |
| The police force will reveal more about the review at a press briefing at Haverfordwest, where a statement is also to be read from Mr Dixon's brother Keith. | |
| Det Ch Supt Steve Wilkins told ITV Wales he wanted to "identify new lines of inquiry, to explore historic lines of inquiry and ultimately identify who was responsible." | Det Ch Supt Steve Wilkins told ITV Wales he wanted to "identify new lines of inquiry, to explore historic lines of inquiry and ultimately identify who was responsible." |
| Richard Thomas and his sister Helen were both shot | Richard Thomas and his sister Helen were both shot |
| He said both cases had been periodically reviewed but there had been considerable success in reviewing old homicides through forensic techniques. | He said both cases had been periodically reviewed but there had been considerable success in reviewing old homicides through forensic techniques. |
| "We believe that now is the right time for us to bring those processes to bear on both of these investigations," he added. | "We believe that now is the right time for us to bring those processes to bear on both of these investigations," he added. |
| At the time that of their murders in June 1989, it was thought the Dixons could have died as the result of a robbery which had gone wrong. | At the time that of their murders in June 1989, it was thought the Dixons could have died as the result of a robbery which had gone wrong. |
| The 51-year-old marketing manager's cash card was used in Pembroke twice on the day he went missing, and then used the day after in Carmarthen, and again in Haverfordwest the next day. | The 51-year-old marketing manager's cash card was used in Pembroke twice on the day he went missing, and then used the day after in Carmarthen, and again in Haverfordwest the next day. |
| Mr Dixon's body and that of his wife Gwenda, 53, were found six days after they disappeared in undergrowth near the cliff top path. Both had been shot at point blank range. | Mr Dixon's body and that of his wife Gwenda, 53, were found six days after they disappeared in undergrowth near the cliff top path. Both had been shot at point blank range. |
| Four years earlier, just before Christmas 1985, farmer Richard Thomas, who was 58, and his 54-year-old sister Helen were bound, gagged and shot through the head, before their home at Scoveston Manor near Milford Haven was set on fire. | Four years earlier, just before Christmas 1985, farmer Richard Thomas, who was 58, and his 54-year-old sister Helen were bound, gagged and shot through the head, before their home at Scoveston Manor near Milford Haven was set on fire. |
| Det Ch Supt Wilkins said he believed forensic science could have a significant impact on the investigations if the person or persons responsible had come into contact with any material found at the murder scenes. | Det Ch Supt Wilkins said he believed forensic science could have a significant impact on the investigations if the person or persons responsible had come into contact with any material found at the murder scenes. |