Gunman ditches the murder car in a street at Ilford , Essex . The murder car of Deadman ' s Hill , Bedfordshire , was found in a street at |Ilford in Essex , last night . Early today police throughout London and the Home Counties were hunting the maniac who shot dead 37 year old Michael Gregsten and seriously wounded 20 year old Valerie Storie . The killer , who had dumped the girl and the dead man beside the A6 road at Clophill , Bedfordshire , drove Mr Gregsten ' s grey Morris Minor 50 miles to the spot where it was found - in Avondale Crescent , where it was parked all day . Photo shows ; A police dog with its handler stand on guard near the murder car which was found abandoned in Avondale Crescen, Ilford , Essex , last night . 28 August 1961