# Robertson convicted of Shani Warren's murder on DNA evidence

> A Reading Crown Court jury convicted Donald Robertson of the false imprisonment, indecent assault and murder of Shani Warren on 17 May 2022, after a…

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# Robertson convicted of Shani Warren's murder on DNA evidence

A Reading Crown Court jury convicted Donald Robertson of the false imprisonment, indecent assault and murder of Shani Warren on 17 May 2022, after a cold-case review found his DNA on the gag and her bra.

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## What it means

Key question[Which of the deaths remain unexplained after their inquests, and what would settle each one?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/questions/QST0DGG9P56CQK6/which-of-the-deaths-remain-unexplained-after-their-inquests)

No evidence yet

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Part of it[Who killed Shani Warren, found bound and gagged in Taplow Lake on 18 April 1987?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/questions/QST0DGGA3WXAZ99/who-killed-shani-warren-found-bound-and-gagged-in-taplow)

No answer ahead yet

**Open** was No evidence yet

Answer this evidence bears on[Donald Robertson, a local sex offender with no defence connection](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/answers/ANS0DGGB3N1PEMG/donald-robertson-a-local-sex-offender-with-no-defence)

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**Still possible** was No evidence yet

What it implies
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Shani Warren's death is solved.For: Who killed Shani Warren, found bound and gagged in Taplow Lake on 18 April 1987?

## Sources 2

[Donald Robertson: Predatory sex offender found guilty in historic rape and murder case](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DGG6KKAQTXC/donald-robertson-predatory-sex-offender-found-guilty-in)

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[Shani Warren: Donald Robertson guilty of murder](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DGG6KRYJNZ3/shani-warren-donald-robertson-guilty-of-murder)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Robertson convicted of Shani Warren's murder on DNA evidence [Evidence EVD0DGGCSA9RDR8]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DGGCSA9RDR8
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