Stephen Wynne, 47, murdered 27-year-old mum-of-three Chantel Taylor, a sex worker, by striking her in the neck and then dismembering her body with a saw.
Despite a remarkable run of 49 Wimbledons in 54 years, it appeared Charles Falconer's extraordinary SW19 career had been cruelly cut short before he reached that coveted half-century.
The senior officer led the London force between 2005 and 2008 - and was at the forefront of the response to the 7/7 Tube bombings that killed 52 people.
Vivian Alexandra Spohr, a 51-year-old top manager and wife of Carsten Spohr, was behind the wheel of an SUV when it collided with 24-year-old Gaia Costa in the Italian commune of Porto Cervo.
Wimbledon uses undercover 'spotters' to clamp down on gambling sharks in the stands who try to make a fortune by placing bets before the score is screened on TV.
Andrea Russo, 35, entered the terminal at Milan Bergamo Airport in his red Fiat 500 car before abandoning the vehicle and running into the building on Tuesday morning.