I know its just a paper but I thought I dont want people to be walking over my sisters picture. Fellow prisoners at the hostel told police they called him Kipper because he loved fish for breakfast and spent much of the day asleep. "You are powerless when youve lost someone like this. Suzy always telephoned. "It's a fantastic legacy. [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. 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. The Lamplugh name does continue on, theyre doing a great job helping women and men affected by stalking.". [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 says new evidence from documentary could lead to finding her body. The big hope was that shed hit her head or got amnesia. [5] The driver's seat was pushed back from the position Suzy would usually have had it in, and with Lamplugh only being 5ft 6in tall, she could not have driven the car with the seat pushed as far back as it was. 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. The attacker, John Cannan, was arrested as he fled to his black BMW. [81] Rachel Griffin, CEO of the Trust since 2012, died of cancer in August 2019. WHEN estate agent Suzy Lamplugh vanished 35 years ago, her grieving mum Diana vowed no other parent should have to lose a daughter this way. [4] The re-investigations established that Cannan could not be eliminated and in fact found more evidence which implicated him. [12] Soon after Cannan was arrested, Banks' Mini car was found hidden in his garage, with a new, false number plate affixed reading "SLP 386S". 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. The Channel 5 programme features testimony from detectives who were involved in the original inquiry and re-investigations that followed. You can subscribe here. But his father, Paul, suffered from "Parkinson's disease". . [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. "Unfortunately we havent got enough information to say Cannans definitely done it, he wont tell us hes done it and thats a big problem as far as charging him for her murder. 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[4][24] He was also convicted of the rape of a woman in Reading, on the train line between London and Bristol, 6 weeks after his release from Wormwood Scrubs. [62] In 2008, the Metropolitan Police investigated whether Wright was connected with Lamplugh's disappearance,[63] but this was not a strong line of enquiry and a senior Met police officer described the link as "speculative". [7][12], The Lamplugh case team decided that there was significant enough evidence against Cannan to apply for a prosecution. It was his mother Diana who called to tell Richard that Suzy was missing on the evening of July 28, but he refused to believe the worst at first. [5] Lamplugh's purse was found in the car. [7][26] He started acting strangely until the woman's husband appeared, causing him to quickly leave. If she hadnt called to say where she was, then really that was it.. "Its very difficult, then after a year you realise you're not thinking about her every day, then I havent thought about her for a week and I havent thought about her for a month as time goes on. [46][6] The landlord said he gave the paper he had written the number on to police, although it was then lost. Today Suzys two sisters Tamsin and Lizzie have spoken together for the first time about their sister and the joyful memories they hold of her. [32] The Lamplugh family took legal action and forced Stephen to add a disclaimer to the book stating that they did not recognise or accept the portrayal of Lamplugh. Together with Richard, 51, they have seven children, all of whom know about their Auntie Suzy. 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[4], In June 1987, Lamplugh's mother Diane said that she believed Suzy was dead. [5] He was immaculately dressed in a dark charcoal suit, and was described as a "public schoolboy type". ", "Lamplugh suspect denies playing games with police", "Evil charmer sent to jail for rest of his life", "Criminologist speaks out on details linking Sutton Coldfield sex monster to murder of Suzy Lamplugh", "Letter could bring justice 22 years later", "Is Steve Wright Mr Kipper in Suzy Lamplugh murder case? Its a form of grieving in a way, but you go past the very sad stage and then you remember the happy times., Tamsin, 49, said: Its been so long, but to me, shes still here. Suzy drove me to the airport, Lizzie says. "They could have got him first, but you can never turn the clock back, its just what if?. [12] Criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee, who exchanged hundreds of letters with Cannan when writing a book on him, has also said that Cannan will not reveal where he put the body as he is a "control freak". [5] He noticed that the man was holding a bottle of champagne with ribbons around it. The three girls and older brother Richard were raised in East Sheen, South-West London, by their mum Diana, a fitness club manager, and solicitor dad Paul. The charity aims to help those in vulnerable positions live safely, with campaigning and support for victims of stalking. [66] In late October 2018, police began searching the house. When we came out of our meeting with the police, she said: I now feel theyve done everything they could do.. Richard and his sisters still hope some of their questions will be answered. The person who has taken them away has you in their power. [5] However, a close friend of Lamplugh's, Barbara Whitfield, saw Lamplugh driving north up the Fulham Palace Road in her car with a man at around 2:45 p.m., and she insisted that she had no doubt that it was Lamplugh. [46] The 'policeman' may have been Cannan. [7] However, she was not found. It would mean a lot to the family." In the years after Lamplugh's disappearance, police tested the DNA of 800 unidentified bodies and skeletal remains that matched her description. Most Read. Speaking together for the first time and to mark Suzy's . In addition to that, Lamplugh's whereabouts was an appointment to show a house in Shorroldsd Roa to someone she referred to as "Mr. Kipper," but the case remains unsolved. "You want to keep your hopes up that shell come in and say hi, we were on a two-month holiday. You can be eaten up by bitterness, says Lizzie. When we came out of our meeting with the police she said, I now feel theyve done everything they could do. [45] On this afternoon, a few hours after she vanished, a woman who gave her name as 'Sarah' called the pub saying she had a message for Suzy, giving her number. All these years, Suzy's brother Richard still has a little hope of . 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. Mum was desperately trying to hold it together and be upbeat for us, Lizzie adds. [5][12] This indicated that someone else had driven the car. Its incredibly hard, says Tamsin. [57] He had been in the prison hostel at Wormwood Scrubs at the time, but was allowed out at weekends and had access to a red Ford Sierra (the same which was tested in the Lamplugh case). [4] Video footage of parts of the interview were later leaked publicly and are still available[a] for the public to view. "But when she didnt, I knew she was never going to come back. "She really was a family person, she enjoyed family time and I think she was the one who brought us together. Tamsin and Lizzie agreed to their first joint interview to focus on the positive legacy of Suzys death and in particular the Suzy Lamplugh Trust which was set up by their mother Diana in the wake of Suzys disappearance and which has done much to highlight personal safety issues for a new generation of women. I just missed her tremendously. "They say time is a healer and I suppose thats what time is. The Trust runs the UK's The National Stalking Helpline. Tamsin Tomlin and Lizzie Bingham sisters of Suzy Lamplugh. We were thinking why has she done this? [4], By 3:30 p.m., Lamplugh's colleagues at the estate agents were becoming concerned that she had not returned. "You wouldnt leave it parked somewhere you had no reason to be. I know its just a paper but I thought I dont want people to be walking over my sisters picture. [10][12][17] It was soon pointed out in the press that, were Mr Kipper to be given the first name Dan, that the words combined would be an anagram of 'Kidnapper'. Little doubt that Cannan stalked her, little doubt that Cannan viewed properties with her, that he observed her through the windows of the estate agents which probably drew him to go in and seek to view properties. Susannah Jane Lamplugh (/ l m p l u /; born 3 May 1961) was a British estate agent reported missing on 28 July 1986 (aged 25) in Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom.She was officially declared dead, presumed murdered, in 1993. She was declared dead presumed murdered in 1993. "She was a really striking woman, very pretty. I just missed her tremendously I still do.. [12], In 1990, a woman named Gilly Paige, who Cannan had been in a relationship with after Lamplugh's disappearance, informed police that Cannan had spoken to her about the Lamplugh case and had told her that she was buried at Norton Barracks while they were driving past on the M5 motorway. Richard Lamplugh, 61, believes that information revealed . [33][34][32] This included a suggestion at one stage that she could have been involved in prostitution. [47], The call was made well before Lamplugh's disappearance had even been reported, and it may have been Lamplugh making a plea for help, or calling under duress. [79], Paul and Diana Lamplugh were appointed to OBE, in 1992 and 2005 respectively, for their charitable work with the Suzy Lamplugh Trust. Every situation is different but you know what theyre going through.. Suzy Lamplugh's disappearance remains one of the most enduring mysteries of modern times. ", Jim Dickie, 2015. [5] There was then a sighting of Lamplugh driving her car erratically away from Shorrolds Road, arguing with the man in the car, causing the witness to have to swerve his own vehicle out of the way to avoid a collision. [4] Cannan was released from Wormwood Scrubs on 25 July 1986; three days later, Lamplugh vanished nearby. The last clue to Lamplugh's whereabouts was an appointment to show a house in Shorrolds Road to someone she referred to as "Mr Kipper". [4] Because Lamplugh was only considered a missing person, known criminals in the area were not considered as suspects. [12], In 1982, Lamplugh had worked as a beautician on the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. [4] He is known to have shown up uninvited at a house that was for sale in Shorrolds Road in the days before the disappearance, believing that the young female occupant was alone in the house, and started acting strangely until the woman's husband appeared, causing him to quickly leave. "You wouldnt leave it parked somewhere you had no reason to be. 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. [6] 20 women were assaulted and raped in properties in the area, and no one was ever arrested for the crimes. Although the Crown Prosecution Service decided there was not enough evidence to secure a conviction, the family at least feel closer to knowing what happened. "Sometimes I wonder what she would be doing now - but well never know.". [55] The criminologist had pointed out to police that Cannan himself said he had access to a red Ford Sierra at the time Lamplugh disappeared, which police were previously unaware of. "It's a fantastic legacy. "But I'm not unlucky, I really love the name and I'm really proud of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, so having that linked to my name is wonderful. Lizzie, 41, said: Its incredibly sad for all of us. One Shorrolds Road resident saw a woman who looked like Suzy with a man in a suit and tie, his dark hair slicked back, carrying a bottle of champagne. Suzy Lamplugh's body has never been found ever since she vanished more than 35 years ago, and now, with the main suspect in her disappearance, John Cannan, receiving palliative care in prison for another murder, her family are begging one last time for answers. The Crown Prosecution Service decided in 2002 there was not enough evidence to secure a conviction. It was like losing a best friend, an extension of myself, says Tamsin, now 49. [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. [48][6] When Shirley Banks had been abducted by Cannan and held hostage in his flat in 1987, she made a call under duress to her workplace the next morning, saying that she wasn't coming in as she was unwell. According to her appointment book, she had an appointment to show a home on July 28, 1986, to a man named Mr. Kipper. Her brother Richard asks whoever abducted her to "let us know where she is", so he is able to "bury her" or "put her remains somewhere . [36][37] Furthermore, Sams only had one leg, and no witness sightings of the man Lamplugh was seen with that day report him having a limp or only one leg, demonstrating that he is not a viable suspect. Richard says: "Suzy was a very thoughtful, kind girl. [73], Cannan remains the prime (and only) suspect in the case. One of the last things Suzy said to mum and dad was life is for living, life is good. [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. Because everyone has the right to be safe. 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. [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. 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"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. SUZY Lamplugh's brother has told cops if they don't find her body this time they should stop looking. Click to reveal He explains: "The big hope was that shed hit her head or got amnesia. Suzy is commemorated there in a stained glass window which was installed in 1996.[84]. [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. Seven years after Suzy disappeared, she was declared dead, thought to be murdered - but her body has never . "But when she didnt, I knew she was never going to come back. Tamsin and Lizzie have both built their own loving families a tribute, they say, to the environment in which they grew up. Dickie was the SIO (senior investigating officer) on the Lamplugh reinvestigative team between 2000 and 2006. The only comfort for us is in the sense that, in some way, she has been released from all the pain.. Thats not like her. [7] However, Lamplugh's body was not found. New vaping warning over increased risk of depression in teens, I'm a heart doc - here's 10 signs you must not ignore & 1 that strikes first thing, How to slash 1,000 calories from your favourite McDonald's, KFC & Burger King orders, New outbreak fears as cases of drug-resistant bug spark 'public health alert', 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. 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[5] Whitfield was the only witness that day who actually knew Lamplugh, and so her sighting was given significant weight. 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. [30] Lamplugh was officially declared dead, at her parents' behest, exactly seven years after her 1986 disappearance, on 27 July 1993;[3][31] she was presumed to have been murdered. More than anything it was incredibly significant for mum. [4], The investigation was summarised in an ITV Real Crime programme in 2002. And witnesses shed some light on what may have happened next. He explains: "Weve all moved on in our lives, we've had families and settled down. "They say time is a healer and I suppose thats what time is. 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 . The case still unsolved captured the nations imagination and led to a huge police investigation and for the last 25 years it has affected the family profoundly. Its a form of grieving in a way, but you go past the very sad stage and then you remember the happy times., Its been so long, but to me shes still here, adds Tamsin. "If hed been caught then, others wouldnt have gone through the ordeals he put their families through, the crimes hes inside for now.". [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".
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