| dbo:abstract | - The murders of Harry and Megan Tooze, also known as the Llanharry murders, were the high-profile killings of an elderly couple at their remote Ty Ar y Waun farm near Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, on 26 July 1993. The couple were shot dead at point blank range with a shotgun in an execution-style killing, and their killer had attempted to hide their bodies in the cowshed of the farm. Their best china was found mysteriously laid out on the table in the farmhouse as if the couple were expecting a close guest, and their lunch was found cooked but not eaten on the stove. It was described by the lead detective in charge of the case as "most baffling" case he had investigated. Jonathan Jones, the boyfriend of the Toozes' daughter, was initially convicted of their murders in 1995. His fingerprint had been found on one of the teacups, despite him saying he had never used it, while his alibi was found to not be supported by anyone. Jones had claimed he spent the day visiting estate agents in Orpington, but no estate agents in the area said they remembered seeing or speaking to him; he was subsequently forced to admit that he had never been to any estate agents that day. It was determined that Jones had killed the victims for their £150,000 life insurance payment as he was in financial difficulty. Jones' conviction was subsequently quashed a year later, although to this day no-one has ever come forward to confirm his alibi and there remains no proof of what he was doing that day. He has been denied compensation as there is no evidence that proves he was innocent, and subsequent attempts to solve the murders have failed to unearth any new suspects. The case remains one of Wales' most notorious unsolved murders. (en)
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| dbp:caption | - Llanharry lies on the M4 motorway. (en)
- The rural area north of Llanharry. The Tooze's farm can be seen in the distance in the top left corner of the image. The killer would have travelled there using this road or on the other roads nearby. (en)
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| dbp:place | - Ty ar y Waun Farm in Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK (en)
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| dbp:quote | - "The killing bears all the hallmarks of an execution. It was carefully planned. The killer knew his victims and they knew him. He knew their daily habits, their property and its layout" (en)
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| dbp:source | - —The lead detective on the case, commenting on the circumstances (en)
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| dbp:title | - Murders of Harry and Megan Tooze (en)
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| rdfs:comment | - The murders of Harry and Megan Tooze, also known as the Llanharry murders, were the high-profile killings of an elderly couple at their remote Ty Ar y Waun farm near Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, on 26 July 1993. The couple were shot dead at point blank range with a shotgun in an execution-style killing, and their killer had attempted to hide their bodies in the cowshed of the farm. Their best china was found mysteriously laid out on the table in the farmhouse as if the couple were expecting a close guest, and their lunch was found cooked but not eaten on the stove. It was described by the lead detective in charge of the case as "most baffling" case he had investigated. (en)
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| rdfs:label | - Murders of Harry and Megan Tooze (en)
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