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20th January 1975: Lynn Johnson was murdered by a mystery attacker some time after being left alone in 9 Coronation Street by Len Fairclough. Lynn had turned to Len for help in his capacity as local councillor after suffering years of abuse from her husband Roy. Len subsequently became the prime suspect in Lynn's murder as he'd been heard arguing with her by Ken and Janet Barlow in No.11 his alibi for the time of the murder couldn't be corroborated. Len was exonerated when Clifford Fenton, who had provided Roy Johnson's alibi, broke down under police questioning and admitted that he'd lied for Roy and that Roy had beaten his wife to death.
 * For more information see Episode 1461 (20th January 1975).