william kerr absconded from a bail hostel in hull after he was released from hmp stocken in rutland on licence in january .
the 53-year-old , who was jailed in 1998 for the murder of maureen comfort , was apprehended in the street in waterloo , south london , around 7 pm .
the 43-year-old 's body was found in january 1996 by relatives who broke into her flat after becoming increasingly worried about her whereabouts .