A 64-year-old man has admitted murdering a teenage girl who was stabbed to death 32 years ago.
Christopher Hampton pleaded guilty to murdering Melanie Road, 17, during the early hours of June 9 1984.
Melanie, described as bright and outgoing by her family, was sexually assaulted and died from multiple stab wounds to her chest and back.
The teenager had decided to walk the 15 to 20-minute journey home following a night out with friends in Bath, Somerset.
Her body was discovered at 5.30am by a milkman and his 10-year-old son, close to a block of garages a short distance from her home.
Father-of-three Hampton, of Staple Hill Road, Fishponds, Bristol, had been due to stand trial at Bristol Crown Court on Monday after originally denying the charge.
He was caught in 2015 after police matched DNA from Melanie's clothing to a member of Hampton's family on the national database.
He will be sentenced shortly.
