▁evidence . ▁He ▁stated ▁he ▁had ▁long ▁been ▁sus pected ▁by ▁some ▁loc als ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁murder er ▁and ▁was ▁happy ▁to ▁clear ▁his ▁name . ▁ ▁She ila ▁Martin ▁and ▁Harold ▁Jones ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Wel sh ▁police ▁began ▁re inv estig ating ▁any ▁link ▁with ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁ 1 1 - year - old ▁She ila ▁Martin , ▁who ▁was ▁ra ped ▁and ▁str ang led ▁ 2 5 0 ▁miles ▁away ▁in ▁Sun ▁Hill ▁Wood , ▁F awk ham ▁Green , ▁Kent , ▁on ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁ten ▁days ▁after ▁Dr ink water ' s ▁murder . ▁Both ▁girls ▁were ▁murder ed ▁in ▁woods ▁within ▁a ▁half ▁mile ▁of ▁their ▁homes . ▁South ▁Wales ▁Police ▁detect ives ▁requested ▁the ▁original ▁case ▁file ▁from ▁Kent ▁Police ▁to ▁determine ▁if ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁connection . ▁ ▁For ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁de cade , ▁Wel sh ▁true ▁crime ▁author ▁Neil ▁Mil kins ▁has ▁the or ised ▁that ▁not orious ▁child ▁murder er ▁Harold ▁Jones ▁( 1 9 0 6 – 1 9 7 1 ) ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁mur ders ▁of ▁both ▁She ila ▁Martin ▁and ▁Mur iel ▁Dr ink water . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁South ▁Wales ▁Police ▁stated ▁that ▁for ens ic ▁tests ▁on ▁the ▁DNA ▁" c ategor ically ▁confirm ▁that ▁Jones ▁was ▁not ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Mur iel ▁Dr ink water ." ▁ ▁Public ▁access ▁In ▁ 2 0