Your IP: [4][24] It was also highly-publicised that Cannan had joined a dating agency in Bristol only weeks before he murdered Banks, giving the false name of John Peterson, and had presented himself in a recorded video as a successful, smartly-dressed businessman. Its never going to bring Suze back, but if the police had arrested Cannan (when Suzy disappeared), then others wouldnt have been in the same situation as my sister. [44][6] Three days before she disappeared, the same day Cannan was released from the open prison nearby, Lamplugh had gone to the Prince of Wales pub in Putney, which was also frequented by Cannan. [5] Lamplugh's purse was found in the car. [35] The book was widely labelled as salacious and false, and Stephen was accused of victim blaming. [41][7] However, the area had been massively re-developed in the intervening years, the army having left the site in 1979,[50] and they were not able to dig at the area because it would have involved digging up houses and their foundations. Richard Lamplugh, 61, believes that information revealed . [30] Investigators also returned to Norton Barracks itself and subjected it to a limited search, but her remains were not found. I would lose confidence in myself a lot in those early years after shed gone. [4], By 3:30 p.m., Lamplugh's colleagues at the estate agents were becoming concerned that she had not returned. Now the family of Suzy Lamplugh has finally been told by police that she was murdered. However, this section of the canal was previously searched in September 2014 for an unrelated inquiry. "She was a really striking woman, very pretty. I know its just a paper but I thought I dont want people to be walking over my sisters picture. [12][4] The video remains publicly available. TheMissing is a Podimo podcast series produced by WhatsTheStory Sounds and made in association with specialists Locate International andMissingPeople. Marking the anniversary, the Suzy Lamplugh Trust - a workplace safety charity - aims to raise 30,000. [5][12] This indicated that someone else had driven the car. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Wright was known to Suzy after the pair worked together on the QE2 cruise liner during the years leading up to her disappearance in 1986 aged 25 years old. She was declared dead presumed murdered in 1993. "They could have got him first, but you can never turn the clock back, its just what if?. "Though of course you dont want to grieve for her because youre hoping she has survived. You can subscribe here. [22][40][41], In December 2000, Cannan was arrested on suspicion of Lamplugh's abduction and murder and interviewed at Hammersmith police station. [5][11][12] The vehicle appeared to have been parked in haste: the driver's door was open, the handbrake was off and the car key was missing. [43][4], One piece of evidence investigators saw as significant regarded a mysterious phone call that was made on the afternoon Lamplugh disappeared, which detectives believed was made by Lamplugh herself. . [26][4][7] When asked if this man was him, Cannan replied "yes" but then immediately recanted and ended the interview because he was overcome with emotion. Suzy Lamplugh Brother Illness:- Suzy Lamplugh Brother Richard Lamplug continues to fight for justice more than 35 years after the The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. She left behind her parents and two adoring younger sisters. I cried buckets., With hindsight, both sisters admit they all believed the worst from the start. [4][6], Suzy's then boyfriend, a 27-year-old stockbroker, and her male flatmate were both questioned by police, but were found to have confirmed alibis for the day in question. "You wouldnt leave it parked somewhere you had no reason to be. "You are powerless when youve lost someone like this. Weve never had closure.. [4][6][7][12] He had initially come forward after the disappearance, but had his account dismissed then because he described a blonde woman, and the officers who interviewed him incorrectly assumed that Lamplugh was brown-haired when she vanished. [45][6] The landlord telephoned Lamplugh to inform her and she arranged to collect her belongings at 6pm on Monday 28 July the day she disappeared. To watch an exclusive interview between Suky Bhaker, CEO and Richard Lamplugh (Suzy . Despite these clues, the police made no arrests. Hes gone through all this but has remained so positive and loving throughout.. "They say time is a healer and I suppose thats what time is. Diana passed away in August 2011, following a battle with Alzheimer's and a stroke. [27], The Suzy Lamplugh Trust[77] is a charitable foundation established in December 1986 by Lamplugh's parents, Paul and Diana Lamplugh. [4] The initial investigation was conducted without computers, with an old-fashioned card index system being used, whereby all leads were filed on some 26,000 cards. Suzy Lamplugh's brother wants police to investigate new evidence that her body was dumped in a canal days after she went missing in 1986. The former car salesman has always denied any involvement but he is serving three life sentences for murdering 29-year-old newlywed Shirley Banks in Bristol in 1987 and a series of sex attacks. They returned to a barrage of front page headlines which at the time was bewildering but which the passing of time has become clearer. 50.63.165.22 Seven years after Suzy disappeared, she was declared dead, thought to be murdered - but her body has never been found. But there has been one police breakthrough which has brought the family some solace. Lamplugh's disappearance has been the subject of a number of documentaries: Lamplugh with her hair tinted blonde, as it was on the day she disappeared. Without a body its very difficult to mourn, says Tamsin. But she was also incredibly sweet. [54], In 2007, a criminologist who had corresponded with Cannan revealed that the police reinvestigations of 20002002 had discovered DNA evidence in a car previously owned by Cannan that showed Lamplugh had previously been inside the vehicle. [71] This canal sighting was covered in the documentaries The Vanishing of Suzy Lamplugh[72] and In the Footsteps of Killers. Its like shes just gone into the next room and she may come back in at any minute. [12] However, the man was tracked down to Belgium and found to have a confirmed alibi for the day in question, and his BMW car was discovered to have been in a garage in Belgium on the day Lamplugh disappeared. The pretty 25-year-old estate agent vanished without trace after leaving her West London office at lunchtime on July 28, 1986 to keep an appointment with a Mr Kipper. [32][34], In the mid 1990s, there was speculation that Michael Sams could have murdered Lamplugh, since he had just been convicted of kidnapping an estate agent named Stephanie Slater in Birmingham. Suzy Lamplugh's brother Richard Lamplugh now appears to be in good health and does not appear to be suffering from any illness. Although he has always denied any involvement in Suzy's disappearance, police made the unusual move of naming Cannan as the prime suspect in 2002. It was the last time I saw her.. Just 14 months younger than Suzy, she added: It was like losing a best friend, an extension of myself. [7][6] Despite being in prison in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham before the disappearance, Cannan denied ever having been to Fulham, the town from which Lamplugh had vanished. [4] Cannan himself was known for masquerading as a Bristol businessman. The only comfort for us is the sense that in some way too she has been released from all the pain., It is also a double tragedy for their father Paul, now 80. Suddenly the realisation hit me like a ton of bricks thats it, shes not coming back. The Vanishing of Suzy Lamplugh documentary from June 2022. [53] The lead detective in the re-investigations, Jim Dickie, stated that he was as certain as he can be without going through a formal judicial process that Cannan was responsible. An investigation into the disappearance of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh in 1986, suspected murdered - and whose body has never been found. And thats a spirit we have tried to uphold as a family., For more information on the work of the Trust please visit www.suzylamplugh.org, Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. The name 'Mr Kipper' was also linked to Cannan, who was discharged from a prison hostel just three days before Suzy's disappearance, after serving five years for rape. [7], In December 2002, one of Cannan's fellow prisoners had told police that Cannan had said he had buried Lamplugh under the patio of his mother's house in Sutton Coldfield, in the West Midlands. Each time the Lamplughs would sit by the phone, nursing a peculiar mixture of hope and dread. Mum doesnt know shes going through this tragedy but shes going through a second one. Another said they had seen the pair arguing in front of a black BMW. [6] Police suspect that Cannan was responsible for these offences and that he began committing them after his marriage began to fail. Sales manager Shirley Banks, 29, had gone late-night shopping in Bristol, to buy a dress before meeting her new husband for a drink, but she never showed up. Its important to celebrate her life, Lizzie said. Suzy's appointment book revealed she had been due to meet a 'Mr Kipper' when she vanished, sparking one of the biggest investigations in British history. [12], Police suggested that a black, left-hand drive BMW vehicle may have been involved, because of an eyewitness account of a car of that description seen parked in Shorrolds Road. [23][74], While in prison, Cannan told a solicitor that he might well "reveal all" about Lamplugh when his mother died. [6][4] In his description of the incident, the man stated: I came out of the park to be met by a BMW which tore across the road and came to a halt with somebody with their hand on the hooter, pressing it for a very long time. Fellow prisoners at the hostel told police they called him Kipper because he loved fish for breakfast and spent much of the day asleep. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. There then ensued probably quite a very heated row where he basically drove off abducting her. The Lamplughs were a close family, made up of mum Diana, then 49, dad Paul, 55, Richard, Suzy, and younger sisters Tamsin, 24, and Lizzie, 16. . [12] Some individuals also came forward after police showed Cannan's 1987 dating video, with the witnesses positively identifying him as a man they had seen in Fulham that day. [7][4] The police so strongly felt Cannan was responsible, however, that they announced in a press conference in November 2002, in an extremely rare move, that they believed Cannan was responsible. "It's a fantastic legacy. Suzy Lamplugh's brother Richard Lamplugh seems to be in good health now and doesn't appear to have an illness. Her deterioration was rapid and within months the woman who had channelled her grief and pain into setting up a campaigning trust in her missing daughters name was no longer aware she even had a daughter. However, their father, Paul, suffered from "Parkinson's disease." Paul died at the age of 87 on 12 June 2018, before he could see justice for his beloved daughter. "It was very strange because when you see a car which is unlocked with a purse, keys in it, hat in the back, you wouldnt leave a car like that, I wouldnt. [6] While she was there, the contents of her handbag went missing, and after she left they were found by the landlord of the pub. [5] A woman living at 139 Stevenage Road also reported possibly seeing Lamplugh with a smartly-dressed man wearing a suit by the spot where her car was seen parked. She was officially declared dead, presumed murdered, in 1994. His BMW matched the description of the one seen by a witness on the day Suzy vanished. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. [4][25] He claimed that he had bought the car off a "Bristol businessman" who was responsible for "the murders of Shirley Banks, Suzy Lamplugh and another girl", and that this man was in a lot of trouble. You sort of get on with your life and keep them in your memories and thoughts. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a13cf7e3ac22aed Suzy disappeared on July 28, 1986 after leaving her west London estate agency to show a client, known only as Mr Kipper, around a house in Fulham. But Suzy's brother Richard says the disappearance of Sarah Everard, from Clapham last week, brings back painful memories of his own family loss and proves the work of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust - set up by Diana to promote safety for women - is not done. In his garage, police found Shirleys car with a new licence plate: SLP 386 - which they believe could stand for Suzy's initials and the year she disappeared. Eight years ago the Met re-opened their investigation and took the extraordinary step of publicly naming their prime suspect as John Cannan, a convicted killer who targeted professional women. Its incredibly hard, says Tamsin. . [15] Witnesses also came forward to say that they had seen not one but two white Ford Fiestas parked in Shorrolds Road that day.[15]. [67] They dismantled the garage and began removing its concrete floor, whilst also carrying out a search of the back garden. . [12] In November 2001, Police interviewed Cannan at a police station in York over her murder. What sort of mother would she have been? You wonder all the time.. As I stood there I saw a blonde young lady. She looked as though she was laughing, or she could have been screaming. Seven years after Suzy disappeared, she was declared dead, thought to be murdered - but her body has never . [16] A man out jogging had seen a car speeding south down Stevenage Road (the same road Lamplugh's car was later found abandoned on) as he jogged out of Bishop's Park into the road at the exit by Fulham F.C. [6] Despite this, the DNA evidence was not strong enough to bring a prosecution against Cannan for her murder. [8] Her office diary recorded the details of the appointment as: "12.45 Mr. Kipper 37 Shorrolds O/S". [49] It is believed that she did this because Cannan had duped her into thinking he would release her unharmed. [25] He protests his innocence not only of involvement in Lamplugh's disappearance but of nearly all other crimes he has been convicted of, including those which were proven with DNA links and fingerprint evidence, such as the case of the rape of the woman in Reading, in which forensic evidence showed the chances of the perpetrator being anyone other than Cannan were 260 million to one. But Lizzie told yesterdays Sunday Mirror: As a family, we thought, OK, we cant prove it, but we know., More than anything it was incredibly significant for mum. [4] Because Lamplugh was only considered a missing person, known criminals in the area were not considered as suspects. [12] A new reinvestigation was subsequently launched in the early 2000s under a new team, with detectives being told that they should seek to find out whether Cannan could be eliminated as a suspect or implicated in her murder. Click to reveal [6][4] The unidentified rapist specifically targeted homes on the market at estate agents, and became known as the "House for sale rapist". Suzy lived in England and worked out of an office in Fulham. [7] Police disproved this, as he was known to have had worked as a porter in the area at the time, while on day release from the open prison. [6] Notably, Cannan had shown up uninvited to a house that was for sale in Shorrolds Road days before Lamplugh was last seen, believing that the young female occupant was alone in the house. The family of an attractive realtor named Suzy Lamplugh, 25, tragically endured this experience. "She really was a family person, she enjoyed family time and I think she was the one who brought us together. [61] Court's body was found the next day in a water-filled ditch several miles away. [49] This was the last that was heard from her before she was found murdered. The Crown Prosecution Service decided in 2002 there was not enough evidence to secure a conviction. [7][6] He had held Banks hostage in his flat for 18 hours before killing her and dumping her at a site in the Quantock Hills known as "Dead Woman's Ditch". [17] Over 5 days of interviews,[42] Cannan did not provide interviewers with any information which could eliminate him from the inquiry, and did not provide an alibi for his movements between 25 and 28 July 1986. [7], Detectives considered the possibility that the number plate Cannan had attached to Banks' car which read SLP 386S could be an ordnance survey grid reference, since this would notably give a location very close to Dead Women's Ditch, where Banks was found dumped. Suzy Lamplugh, 25, went missing in Fulham, west London in July 1986 New technology may be used to find a match and find the woman's killer John Cannan, 68, is chief suspect in the disappearance . [4][28] Another of Cannan's former girlfriends, Daphne Sargent, also formed the view that Cannan was responsible, saying: "As soon as I heard about Suzy, I knew it was John. For other inquiries, Contact Us. The only comfort for us is in the sense that, in some way, she has been released from all the pain.. He is serving three life sentences for murdering 29-year-old newly-wed Shirley Banks in Bristol in 1987 and for a series of sex attacks. It had all the hallmarks - right down to the champagne."[29]. Lizzie added: One of the last things Suzy said to Mum and Dad was life is for living, life is good. I just missed her tremendously I still do.. In November 2002, the Crown Prosecution Service decided that there was insufficient evidence to charge Cannan, but that month police announced at a press conference, in an extremely rare move, that they believed Cannan was the man who murdered her. Over time she blossomed into a striking, bubbly young woman, a full-on 80s girl as Lizzie puts it, and at the time of her disappearance she was enjoying life as a girl about town, working hard and juggling a frantic social life. Aged just 25, the estate agent walked out of her Fulham office for a house viewing on July 28, 1986, and never returned. "It's a fantastic legacy. One of the last things Suzy said to mum and dad was life is for living, life is good. [4], The investigation was summarised in an ITV Real Crime programme in 2002. [7]Cite error: A tag is missing the closing (see the help page).s://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1412332/Police-name-man-who-killed-Suzy-Lamplugh.html |access-date=5 July 2015}} They also announced that all other possible suspects had been eliminated and that Cannan was the only suspect. He explains: "Weve all moved on in our lives, we've had families and settled down. The "O/S" annotation means "outside the property". 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