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| Cannock Chase child killer Raymond Morris dies in jail | Cannock Chase child killer Raymond Morris dies in jail |
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| A man jailed 45 years ago for one of the three Cannock Chase child murders has died in prison. | A man jailed 45 years ago for one of the three Cannock Chase child murders has died in prison. |
| Raymond Morris, 84, from Walsall, was found guilty of murdering Christine Darby, seven, who went missing in 1967. | Raymond Morris, 84, from Walsall, was found guilty of murdering Christine Darby, seven, who went missing in 1967. |
| A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said he died at HMP Preston at about 20:00 GMT on Tuesday, of suspected natural causes. | A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said he died at HMP Preston at about 20:00 GMT on Tuesday, of suspected natural causes. |
| As with all deaths in custody, an independent investigation by the prisons ombudsman will follow. | As with all deaths in custody, an independent investigation by the prisons ombudsman will follow. |
| Seven-year-old Christine was one of three girls living in the West Midlands whose bodies were found buried in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. | |
| Diane Tift, aged five, and Margaret Reynolds, aged six, went missing in 1965 but no-one was charged with their murders. | Diane Tift, aged five, and Margaret Reynolds, aged six, went missing in 1965 but no-one was charged with their murders. |
| They were abducted, raped and murdered before being buried. | They were abducted, raped and murdered before being buried. |
| The investigation that followed was one of the biggest in British criminal history. | The investigation that followed was one of the biggest in British criminal history. |
| Morris was found guilty of Christine's murder in 1969 and made a number of failed appeals against his conviction, most recently at the age of 81. | Morris was found guilty of Christine's murder in 1969 and made a number of failed appeals against his conviction, most recently at the age of 81. |