Detectives seek leads in 1984 Tube murder
Government employee Anthony Littler's killer has never been found
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Police are renewing an appeal for information in a decades-old unsolved murder case.
Anthony Littler, 45, was brutally attacked after leaving East Finchley Underground station in north London in the early hours of 1 May 1984.
His battered body was discovered in an alleyway nearby.
Mr Littler's family say they have not been able to find closure.
"It is heart-breaking to our family that this happened to him," said Mr Littler's cousin Tricia McClure.
"After all this time, we hope this new investigation puts those responsible behind bars. It won’t bring Anthony back, but it will give us some closure."
Det Ch Insp Neil John is appealing for anyone with information to come forward
Det Ch Insp Neil John from the Metropolitan Police is urging anyone with information to come forward, stressing that even a small detail could prove vital to help solve murder of Mr Littler, who was single and worked for HM Customs and Excise.
"Things change. People's loyalties change, people's minds and attitudes towards different things change considerably," he said.
Police officers have been handing out leaflets outside the Tube station
The person who called emergency services after discovering Mr Littler's body has never come forward and Det Ch Insp John hopes this person will do so now.
The Met Police said that two nights before Littler was attacked with a blunt object, a man said he was attacked in the same alleyway by two young people wielding baseball bats.
Detectives want to trace this man, as they believe the attacks could be related.
Det Ch Insp John believes the killer or killers might have confessed or boasted over the years about what they did and he is urging anyone who has heard such comments to "search their conscience" and contact the police.
Mr Littler's body was found in an alleyway
With virtually no surviving forensic evidence, detectives are relying primarily on re-examining the original statements.
Modern policing techniques could possibly help the investigation, Det Ch Insp John said, but he added that the key was for witnesses to come forward.