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Body in church and unsolved murder

Friday, March 19th 2010 08:11

Possible link with Dorset killing eight years ago.

Detectives investigating a brutal murder in Dorset eight years ago are following a potential new lead in Italy.

The body of mother-of-two Heather Barnett was found in the bathroom of her Bournemouth home in November 2002.

Police believe there may be a significant link between her death - and the discovery of a teenager's body at Potenza in southern Italy.

It's to do with the way strands of hair were left in the hands of both victims.

The body found is believed to be that of 16-year-old Elisa Claps - who disappeared from her Potenza home 17 years ago.

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