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Suzy Lamplugh murder suspect John Cannan died before new forensic review could be finished, detective who quizzed the killer reveals

The suspected killer of Suzy Lamplugh went to his grave before police were able to finish a forensic review that could reveal her murderer's identity, a detective close to the unsolved case has revealed. Suzy Lamplugh, a 25-year-old estate agent, vanished on July 28, 1986, after going to show a man around a house in Fulham Convicted killer John Cannan …

The death of Cannan means that Suzy Lamplugh’s case, known to police as Operation Phoebus, is unlikely to ever be solved. “We recognise that this is a difficult time for the family of Suzy Lamplugh as they process this news,” says a spokesperson from the Suzy Lamplugh Trust. “We would like to take this opportunity to recognise the work of …

John Cannan dead: Prime suspect in Suzy Lamplugh's murder takes his secrets to the grave

The prime suspect in the murder of Suzy Lamplugh has died in prison at the age of 70. Convicted killer John Cannan was jailed for a minimum of 35 years in 1989 for the rape and murder of Bristol newlywed Shirley Banks. Suzy Lamplugh vanished on July 28, 1986, aged 25 after going to show a man around a house …

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Suzy Lamplugh suspect John Cannan raped me when I was nine, expat tells police 40 years on

He is also the prime suspect in the unsolved disappearance of estate agent Lamplugh in July 1986. With Cannan, 69, reported to be terminally ill in prison, Mrs Gregory fears he could go to his grave without ever being held responsible for the attack. ‘I was utterly terrified’ “By now I was feeling very frightened and I was aware we …

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Convicted rapist and murderer John Cannan has insisted in a letter that he did not kill estate agent Suzy Lamplugh in 1986 and that he has an alibi for the day she disappeared. The killer was jailed for a minimum of 35 years for the rape and murder of Shirley Banks in 1987, along with another sexual offence, an attempted …

Is this fake number plate proof that Suzy Lamplugh was the third young woman murdered by John Cannan in 1986? Now police face a race against time to nail him with DNA from a 37-year-old fingerprint -
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For all the mystery that still surrounds the disappearance of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh, police have only ever suspected one man of killing her. I don’t want anything to do with him.’ Victim Shirley Banks' Mini with the false SLP plate at John Cannan's home Perversely, Cannan’s disturbing bid for freedom comes at the same time that Met Police are …

For all the mystery that still surrounds the disappearance of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh, police have only ever suspected one man of killing her. I don’t want anything to do with him.’ Victim Shirley Banks' Mini with the false SLP plate at John Cannan's home Perversely, Cannan’s disturbing bid for freedom comes at the same time that Met Police are …

The prime suspect in Britain's biggest ever missing person's inquiry is on his deathbed, sparking hopes from the family that he might finally reveal anything he knows. John Cannan, 68, was named as the prime suspect by police in the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh, 25, in Fulham, West London, in July 1986, but the CPS said they had insufficient evidence …

Prime suspect in Suzy Lamplugh's murder John Cannan launches bid to be freed from jail

Suzy Lamplugh's suspected killer is launching a bid for freedom by appearing before a Parole Board. The move angered former Jim Dickie, a former Detective Chief Inspector with the Met Police, who led a fresh probe into Suzy's murder 20 years ago. John Cannan is suspected by police of killing Suzy Lamplugh but he has never been charged Suzy's brother …

Ex-girlfriends of John Cannan are living in fear as convicted rapist and killer nears parole

Former girlfriends of the prime suspect in the murder of Suzy Lamplugh are still under police protection, more than three decades after he was jailed for other crimes, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Convicted rapist and killer John Cannan, who investigators named as the only suspect for the unsolved murder of the estate agent, will be eligible for parole …

John Cannan's family begged him to admit to Suzy Lamplugh's murder

The brother of rapist and murderer John Cannan has blamed him for their father's death and revealed how the family 'begged' him to admit to the murder of London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh. Cannan, 66, is serving a life sentence for the 1987 murder of Shirley Banks in Bristol and the attempted kidnapping of Julia Holman, as well as the …