David Lytton, formerly known as David Keith Lautenberg and after the discovery of his body by the placeholder name Neil Dovestone, was a previously unidentified British man found dead on Saddleworth Moor, in the South Pennines of Northern England on 12 December 2015.
20 Facts About David Lytton
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The man later identified as Lytton died from a lethal dose of strychnine, and is believed by police to have died by suicide.
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David Lytton was estimated to be between 65 and 75 years old and was almost 6 feet tall, with a thin build; he was balding with grey hair and brown eyes.
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David Lytton was seen alive shortly after sunset, by two Royal Society for the Protection of Birds staff, near the site at which his body was found the following day.
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David Lytton then contacted Greater Manchester Police to confirm he was still alive.
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David Lytton was identified from photographs from a passenger list and images from CCTV in London.
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Several witnesses subsequently described David Lytton as living a minimalist lifestyle and reinforced the impression that he enjoyed living alone and keeping to himself.
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David Lytton had lived in Streatham, south London, from the 1980s until he moved to Pakistan in 2006.
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The article reproduced personal information from David Lytton's passport, showing a London birthplace and a birth date of 21 April 1948.
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The article reported that David Lytton had arrived in Lahore on 6 October 2006, leaving almost six months later for Dubai.
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David Lytton returned to Lahore after four days, on 31 March 2007.
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David Lytton's parents were identified as Sylvia and Hyman Lautenberg.
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David Lytton had recently left Leeds University where he had studied psychology and sociology but did not graduate.
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David Lytton held different jobs later on and his last employment in London was as a train driver for London Underground.
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David Lytton did not tell Toogood but mentioned to neighbours that he could not afford the mortgage anymore.
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When he returned to London on 10 December 2015 he was received by a friend at the airport and who told the police David Lytton planned to spend some time travelling around.
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At the coroner's inquest on 14 March 2017 police reported that David Lytton had repeated visa problems while living in Pakistan.
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David Lytton's visa expired and he attempted to leave the country with a manipulated visa and got caught which resulted in him getting blacklisted.
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David Lytton eventually obtained a new visa that was about to expire in late 2015 when he was travelling to London, meaning it was his last chance to leave legally without having to reapply.
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David Lytton was the friend who Lytton had asked to pick him up at the airport upon his return.