 In 2002, with more advanced forensic techniques, the case was reopened and on 18 December 2008 Napper pleaded guilty to Nickell's manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.Napper, who was already detained at Broadmoor High Security Hospital in Berkshire for a 1993 double murder, was ordered to be detained there indefinitely with the judge adding that it was unlikely he will ever be released.At the time of her death, Nickell was living near Wimbledon Common with partner André Hanscombe and their two-year-old son, Alexander Louis.