Sandip Patel stabbed her 140 times. A hair has landed him in jail after 30 years

August 7, 1994 was a Sunday, and Marina Koppel went out in the evening. Just 5 feet tall, she was still very attractive at 39, with a firm jaw and a head of blonde-streaked curls. She also liked designer things, like her black Moschino shoulder bag.
Marina’s first stop was a poker tournament at London’s famous Victoria Sporting Club casino, about a kilometre from home. Then she saw a client at a hotel in Heathrow, and returned late to her flat on posh Chiltern Street.