Richard says: "Suzy was a very thoughtful, kind girl. 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. Richard Lamplugh, 61, believes that information revealed . 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. [4][6] Some of these local wine bars were also visited by Suzy, with one named the Crocodile Tears located opposite the office in which she worked. The Crown Prosecution Service decided in 2002 there was not enough evidence to secure a conviction. [64][65] Police looked into Steve Wright's QE2 work records and found that he was working on the ship the day Lamplugh disappeared, meaning he could not have been responsible for her abduction and murder. It makes you rake up old feelings and fears., It is the same whenever there is another high-profile disappearance. Weve never been able to lay her to rest, to have a place to visit. [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. However, this section of the canal was previously searched in September 2014 for an unrelated inquiry. [23][74], While in prison, Cannan told a solicitor that he might well "reveal all" about Lamplugh when his mother died. The Lamplugh name does continue on, theyre doing a great job helping women and men affected by stalking.". His family still don't have any clue how and why the estate agent disappeared one Monday in 1986. It was very strange because you wouldn't leave a car like that. "Im sure they revel in the fact they havent been found out. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Just 14 months younger than Suzy, she added: It was like losing a best friend, an extension of myself. [80][81] Diana Lamplugh died in August 2011 at the age of 75,[80][82] and Paul Lamplugh died aged 87 in June 2018. [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. The person who has taken them away has you in their power. "If he says where Suzys body is that would be great, as a family we want to choose the place where shes buried rather than him choosing it. You can be eaten up by bitterness, says Lizzie. In the aftermath of Suzys disappearance, mother Diane, who is from Newport in Pembrokeshire, set up the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, which has helped to highlight personal safety issues for women. [6], On the evidence they found, the police made the decision to search for Lamplugh's body. An investigation into the disappearance of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh in 1986, suspected murdered - and whose body has never been found. According to her appointment book, she had an appointment to show a home on July 28, 1986, to a man named Mr. Kipper. "The difficulty I had with mourning Suze is that, after a month or two you start to think something really bad might have happened to her but you dont want to think of too negative thoughts. Seven years after Suzy disappeared, she was declared dead, thought to be murdered - but her body has never . 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. "Its never going to bring Suze back, but Id like him to be kept in jail so hes never let out. At the same time, Steve Wright, who was convicted in February 2008 of the murder of five women in Ipswich, was working as a steward on the QE2. 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. "If hed been caught then, others wouldnt have gone through the ordeals he put their families through, the crimes hes inside for now.". [5] Lamplugh's purse was found in the car. What sort of mother would she have been? You wonder all the time.. Together with Richard, 51, they have seven children, all of whom know about their Auntie Suzy. Thats not like her. * The Suzy Lamplugh Trust operates a National Stalking Helpline on 0808 802 0300. Diana passed away in August 2011, following a battle with Alzheimer's and a stroke. SUZY Lamplugh's brother has revealed the heartbreaking moment he picked newspapers up off the floor at work, so people "wouldn't walk over his sister's picture". But it would be nice to have some sort of closure. You sort of get on with your life and keep them in your memories and thoughts. Weve never had closure.. The family of an attractive realtor named Suzy Lamplugh, 25, tragically endured this experience. 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. "You are powerless when youve lost someone like this. [12] A pay-and-display ticket proves that Cannan was in Bournemouth the day she was killed. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 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. "They say time is a healer and I suppose thats what time is. [27], The Suzy Lamplugh Trust[77] is a charitable foundation established in December 1986 by Lamplugh's parents, Paul and Diana Lamplugh. [81] Rachel Griffin, CEO of the Trust since 2012, died of cancer in August 2019. [5] At 5:30 they called the police to report her missing. Richard says: "When we had the memorial service, which was quite well publicised, I looked down the aisle, thinking she might just walk in. The "O/S" annotation means "outside the property". Richard and his sisters still hope some of their questions will be answered. . Cannan himself says he knows who killed Lamplugh, and states that this person is the same person responsible for the murder of Shirley Banks, for which he himself was convicted. [17] He also often delivered roses to women as a romantic ploy, as had happened in the Lamplugh case. As I stood there I saw a blonde young lady. The pretty 25-year-old estate agent vanished without trace after leaving her West London office at . [7] It was discovered that Lamplugh had disclosed to relatives shortly before she disappeared that she had a new boyfriend from the Bristol area, to which Cannan moved days after Lamplugh's disappearance and where his family were from, and Lamplugh had told a relative shortly before she vanished that she was concerned about this man and that she was getting scared of him. [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". Despite these clues, the police made no arrests. [5] A man said that he had seen a "couple arguing" between 2:00 and 2:30 p.m. in the area. "Its never going to bring Suze back, but Id like him to be kept in jail so hes never let out. But, as Lizzie says, there are always if onlys when they think of Suzy. [4], The northern part of Stevenage Road, looking south towards Craven Cottage. 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. We were extremely close and we supported each other. [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. In an era before mobile phones, it took their mother days to track them down to a remote campsite on the North Island and let them know Suzy was missing. . [4][7] This included a man who said that he had seen a man resembling Cannan looking into the window of Lamplugh's estate agents the day she went missing, putting him in Fulham the day she disappeared. It was like losing a best friend, an extension of myself, says Tamsin, now 49. [4], By 3:30 p.m., Lamplugh's colleagues at the estate agents were becoming concerned that she had not returned. [5] He was immaculately dressed in a dark charcoal suit, and was described as a "public schoolboy type". Seven years after Suzy disappeared, she was declared dead, thought to be murdered - but her body has never been found. He explains: "The big hope was that shed hit her head or got amnesia. [4] In the late 70s and into 1980, during the final years of Cannan's troubled marriage to his wife June Vale, there had been a series of mysterious rapes in homes for sale in the west Midlands, where Cannan was living at that time. 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. Each time the Lamplughs would sit by the phone, nursing a peculiar mixture of hope and dread. Susannah Jane Lamplugh (/lmplu/; born 3 May 1961)[1] was a British estate agent reported missing on 28 July 1986 (aged 25) in Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom. Brother of missing estate agent Suzy Lamplugh feared for life of daughter after she vanished from park. [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. Cannan, 68, was named by Scotland Yard in 2002 as its chief suspect in the case. We have written a blog looking back at the Trust's history over the past three decades and highlighting the important work that still lays ahead. Its like shes just gone into the next room and she may come back in at any minute. TheMissing is a Podimo podcast series produced by WhatsTheStory Sounds and made in association with specialists Locate International andMissingPeople. There then ensued probably quite a very heated row where he basically drove off abducting her. [4] Further interviews were carried out with Cannan over Lamplugh's disappearance in 1988, 1989 and 1990. [4], Six months after Lamplugh's disappearance, a man came forward to inform police that he had discovered that a BMW car that had been left abandoned in a road for some months was registered to a Belgian man known sometimes as "Mr Kiper". Tamsin Tomlin and Lizzie Bingham sisters of Suzy Lamplugh. [7], In December 2000, police searched a brickworks nearby to Norton Barracks,[51] which had been mentioned in several of the original witness statements. View our online Press Pack. [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. . [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". It was a golden time, it was the mid-80s, everyone was living the life. The Vanishing of Suzy Lamplugh documentary from June 2022. Click to reveal "That didnt sound like Suzy, Im sure she wouldnt have done that, but all those things go through your mind. [33], A review of the book in The Times was highly critical and asserted that Stephen had included a large amount of his own speculations on what he called Lamplugh's "quest for sexual fulfilment" because he needed filler material to add to the story. 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. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Estate agent Suzy Lamplugh went missing after leaving her office for a house viewing in July 1986, Richard Lamplugh, now 61, is her older brother by a year, Suzy was once on the front page of every paper - but she was never found and her body has not been recovered, Richard, left, and Suzy, second left, pictured with their younger sisters Tamsin and Lizzie, Suzy was declared dead, presumed murdered, in 1994, Diana Lamplugh, centre holding her OBE, with husband Paul, daughter Tasmin, son Richard and daughter Liz, left-right, John Cannan, who's currently in jail for rape and murder, is the prime suspect in Suzy's disappearance, Richard believes Cannan is likely to be responsible, Suzy was a successful, independent young woman living in south-west London, Suzy's parents Diana and Paul, who have now passed away, never learned the truth about what happened to her, Suzy's family still hope to find her body and give her a proper burial, Suzy Lamplugh murder suspect John Cannan says he has a right to protect his own legal position as he refuses to answer questions from police. 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