Detectives investigating the murder of Vera Anderson from Widnes have made two arrests.
Cheshire Police said a 70-year-old man from Widnes and a 61-year-old woman from Warrington were arrested today on suspicion of murder. Ms Anderson was found dead in the early hours of Sunday, August 25, 1991, in her car on Tannery Lane in Penketh after leaving her home address the previous evening.
The case has remained unsolved for three decades. There was a resurgence of interest in the case around the time of the 30-year-anniversary of Vera's death last summer.
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She had received a phone call and left her home on the Saturday night before her death. She was never seen alive again and was found dead, with her throat cut, in her Ford Cortina car.
The location was a mile from her Widnes home in Penketh, off the A580 East Lancashire Road. Vera had left her home in Hadfield Close at 10.10pm on August 24 after receiving the phone call.
Last year, on the 30th anniversary of Vera’s death, officers issued a new appeal for anyone who has any information about the case, to come forward. Detective Inspector Adam Waller said at the time: “Vera’s family have been left devastated by her death and have had to live with what happened since 1991. The family have never received closure from Vera’s death and I would appeal to anyone with information to come forward.
“Someone must know what happened that day and I would appeal to them to get in touch. We appreciate that 30 years is a long time ago but the smallest detail may help us in bringing justice for Vera and her family."
A Cheshire Police spokeswoman said: "Detectives investigating the murder of Vera Anderson which took place on 24 August 1991 in Penketh, Warrington have arrested two people.
"Today, a 70-year-old man from Widnes and a 61-year-old woman from Warrington have been arrested on suspicion of murder.
"They both remain in custody being questioned by detectives."
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