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    Fugitive jailed for life for 1984 murder after cold case probe

    by Emily Pennink Dec 08, 2023 4 minutes
    Source: PA Media

    A murderer who assumed the identity of a dead man and travelled around Europe to evade justice for 39 years has been jailed for at least 24 years.

    Enforcer Paul Bryan was 22 when he fatally stabbed 62-year-old Roman Szalajko in the stomach at his flat in Kennington, south London, in February 1984.

    Afterwards, he took on the identity of a dead Welshman with the same name and embarked on a new life in Portugal, Crete, Spain and France.

    The Army reject and “fantasist” became a suspect when his fingerprints were identified from a

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