35-Year-Old Cold Case: £50K Reward for Oakley Murder

0:00On April 20th, back in 1991, just after midnight on November 27th, a 37-year-old dad named Harold Oakley got gunned, down in his flat in Little Holton near Southford. The masked killer blasted him twice with a shotgun to the neck, chest, and face, then walked off laughing. Neighbors heard the shots around 12.30 a.m. and called the cops, who found Oakley face down in his living room. This knew Oakley as a local drug dealer, with cars pulling up at all hours, and teens hanging around his place. He'd been on bail for a wounding charge from a gang attack the month before, and they had about 30 suspects lined up from his long list of enemies. Earlier awards of 5,000 pounds and then 10,000 pounds got no bites. Folks in the neighborhood weren't shocked. Everyone knew about his dealing in cannabis and amphetamines. His ex-wife and family stayed away for safety, even skipping the funeral on police advice. Detectives back then figured the hitman was local, since he bolted on foot, no getaway

1:00car. One wild theory points to a prisoner on home leave picked for the job. A witness spotted him striding past with the shotgun still in hand, chuckling like it was nothing. His best-made spilled how Oakley ran his operation, even making runners light his smokes. Fast forward 35 years, and this cold case just got a massive boost with a 50,000-pound reward from Greater Manchester Police's cold. Case unit. If you know anything, hit up Crime Stoppers at 0805-55111 Time to crack this wide open and bring some justice.