Marking the anniversary, the Suzy Lamplugh Trust - a workplace safety charity - aims to raise 30,000. The big hope was that shed hit her head or got amnesia. [19][6], An initial mistake made in the investigation into Lamplugh's disappearance was the issuing of an image of her with dark brown hair to the press; Lamplugh had actually tinted her hair blonde the Friday before she vanished. Her husband Paul died in 2018. "Though of course you dont want to grieve for her because youre hoping she has survived. "You wouldnt leave it parked somewhere you had no reason to be. [5] At 5:30 they called the police to report her missing. Then one of those people disappears. Her husband Paul died in 2018. [4] When he was asked by detectives if he understood the significance of the number plate, he unexpectedly replied immediately that it could be seen as a reference to Suzy Lamplugh, who had not yet been mentioned at that point. "I hope he is convicted eventually, because then hell stay in there for life.". [7][26], After new reconstructions were shown on Crimewatch in 2000, this time with the correct pictures of Lamplugh with blonde hair used, new witnesses came forward. "Its never going to bring Suze back, but Id like him to be kept in jail so hes never let out. Now Suzy Lamplugh's brother Richard has urged police to investigate Wright over his sister's death given they are supposedly interviewing him for Vicky's murder. Seven years after Suzy disappeared, she was declared dead, thought to be murdered - but her body has never been found. Cops believe they could be on the verge of solving the 32-year-old Cannan was eventually jailed for Shirley's murder in October 1987, the attempted kidnapping of Julia Holman on the previous night and the rape of a woman in Reading, Berkshire, in October 1986. The Lamplugh name does continue on, theyre doing a great job helping women and men affected by stalking.". [5] Ten minutes after that the owner of the house next door heard someone leaving number 37, and saw Suzy and a man leaving the house and looking back up at it. [12], At this point, Metropolitan Police detectives went to Bristol to interview Cannan about the Lamplugh disappearance. Tamsin, then 24, was working in New Zealand and Lizzie, then 16, had flown out three weeks earlier to visit. 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. [7] However, she was not found. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. [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], On the evidence they found, the police made the decision to search for Lamplugh's body. . On a warm afternoon in May, they raised a glass to the birthday girl. All these years, Suzy's brother Richard still has a little hope of . Diana Lamplugh is now enduring a different tragedy. [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. [4][23], Fifteen months after Lamplugh's disappearance, in October 1987, John Cannan abducted and murdered 29-year-old Shirley Banks from Bristol, before attempting to rape two women in a shop three weeks later after driving to the shop in his black BMW. Her mother Diana, who started the Suzy Lamplugh Trust to help women feel more secure at work died in 2011. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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[4][6], The original index cards in the case were computerised, and it was discovered that a number of estate agents in Fulham had been visited at the time by a man calling himself Mr Kipper. [49], Detectives on the reinvestigation team also believed that Cannan could have been responsible for taking the contents of her handbag in the first place, and stated the events were a clear indicator of stalking. "That didnt sound like Suzy, Im sure she wouldnt have done that, but all those things go through your mind. "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. TheMissing is a Podimo podcast series produced by WhatsTheStory Sounds and made in association with specialists Locate International andMissingPeople. 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] The rapes stopped in early 1980 when Cannan began a new relationship with a woman named Sharon Major. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. "You want to keep your hopes up that shell come in and say hi, we were on a two-month holiday. [35] The book was widely labelled as salacious and false, and Stephen was accused of victim blaming. [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. Lamplugh's car was found abandoned towards the northern end of Stevenage Road, and it is also believed that she was sighted struggling with a man in a car driving south on the road by the south-east corner of the stadium. Suzy always telephoned. It was very strange because you wouldn't leave a car like that. Where he went from there is a matter of conjecture. [5][6], A dark-coloured BMW E21, similar to the one that Lamplugh was believed to have been sighted struggling in with a man and to a BMW seen parked in Shorrolds Road that day. Lamplugh was an estate agent, who was reported missing after attending an appointment with someone calling himself "Mr Kipper", to show him round a house in Shorrolds Road, Fulham. 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. "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. [4][5] The media at this time began to note the likeness between Cannan and the photofit in the Lamplugh case, and speculated on a link between the Banks and Lamplugh cases. You can be eaten up by bitterness, says Lizzie. Suzy drove me to the airport, Lizzie says. [6], Lamplugh's white Ford Fiesta car (registration B396 GAN) was sighted poorly parked outside a garage opposite 123 Stevenage Road, about 1 mile (1.6km) away, by several witnesses at various points in the afternoon. Richard said he and his sisters Lizzy, 47, and Tam, 56, have been keen to get on with . 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. Officers will brief the family within weeks on . [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. [5][13][7] It was also parked poorly and was partly overlapping a garage. Hes gone through all this but has remained so positive and loving throughout.. We were extremely close and we supported each other. Diana passed away in August 2011, following a battle with Alzheimer's and a stroke. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. [22][17] Another place Cannan frequented was the Prince of Wales pub in Putney, which Lamplugh was known to have visited on the very day Cannan was released by the nearby prison, three days before Lamplugh was last seen. They had started winding down the case when, on October 8, 1987, another woman vanished. [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. 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. [4] Detectives believed that this was Cannan looking out for potential victims for abduction and murder. Every situation is different but you know what theyre going through.. [5] She waved to Lamplugh as she cycled south down the road but Suzy was talking to her passenger and didn't see her. Diana passed away in August 2011, following a battle with Alzheimer's and a stroke. "She really was a family person, she enjoyed family time and I think she was the one who brought us together. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. [12] Because the car was a BMW, as had been seen in Shorrolds Road, detectives believed this was significant. Shed take me for lunch when I came home from boarding school and regale me with tales, Lizzie recalls. Her brother Richard also appears, and relates how their parents Paul and Diana had walked the streets calling her name while looking for her. But it would be nice to have some sort of closure. "If hed been caught then, others wouldnt have gone through the ordeals he put their families through, the crimes hes inside for now.". [55] This is despite the fact that the man who lent it to him has confirmed that Cannan had access to it at the time and said Cannan may have had used it on the day Lamplugh disappeared. Click to reveal [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. [7] Investigators wanted to dig at Norton Barracks, the location Cannan allegedly told former girlfriend Gilly Paige was the burial site of Lamplugh, and which an anonymous informant had identified to police in 1999 as being the place where Lamplugh was buried. "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. [4] The re-investigations established that Cannan could not be eliminated and in fact found more evidence which implicated him. Richard Lamplugh, 61, believes that information revealed . [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. But his father, Paul, suffered from "Parkinson's disease". SUZY Lamplugh's brother has told cops if they don't find her body this time they should stop looking. [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". [17][12] In the footage, Cannan says that there are "one or two things I haven't been caught for". [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. [79], Paul and Diana Lamplugh were appointed to OBE, in 1992 and 2005 respectively, for their charitable work with the Suzy Lamplugh Trust. And witnesses shed some light on what may have happened next. According to her appointment book, she had an appointment to show a home on July 28, 1986, to a man named Mr. Kipper. But she was also incredibly sweet. Its like shes just gone into the next room and she may come back in at any minute. Despite these clues, the police made no arrests. Richard Lamplugh, 61, believes that information revealed . Tamsin remembers pounding the streets with her parents, looking for Suzy, while Lizzie was sent to a new boarding school to protect her. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Richard, who believes he likely is responsible, says: "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. [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. Suzy Lamplugh's disappearance remains one of the most enduring mysteries of modern times. Tamsin and Lizzie have both built their own loving families a tribute, they say, to the environment in which they grew up. Lizzie, 41, said: Its incredibly sad for all of us. [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'. [33][34][32] This included a suggestion at one stage that she could have been involved in prostitution. We were thinking why has she done this? [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". "The hardest part of it all was coming to terms with her death. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. [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. "Thats the thing Im very upset about, that he wasnt caught after he abducted my sister and murdered her, if he did. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Richard and his sisters still hope some of their questions will be answered. His BMW matched the description of the one seen by a witness on the day Suzy vanished. . The Vanishing of Suzy Lamplugh documentary from June 2022. She was officially declared dead, presumed murdered, in 1994. "If hed been caught then, others wouldnt have gone through the ordeals he put their families through, the crimes hes inside for now.". [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. [5] Three witnesses saw her outside 37 Shorrolds Road between 12:45 and 1:00 p.m.[5] A man walking home past the house saw Suzy waiting in the gateway of the property at 12:50 p.m., and she seemed to be waiting for someone. [12][4] The video remains publicly available. [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. The case still unsolved captured the nations imagination and led to a huge police investigation. FOR 35 years, Richard Lamplugh has lived with the unsolved disappearance of his beloved sister, Suzy. Stock photos, 360 images, vectors and videos Also that my mum and dad never saw closure.". It would mean a lot to the family." "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. The person who has taken them away has you in their power. 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. [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". [58], When the Ford Sierra was discovered at the north London scrap yard during the Lamplugh reinvestigations of the early 2000s, two hairs were found inside that matched the DNA of Sandra Court. [56], When interviewed about the disappearance of Lamplugh in 1988, Cannan had said he knew a "Bristol businessman" that was responsible for "the murders of Shirley Banks, Suzy Lamplugh and another girl" (investigators believe him to be talking about himself, since he was convicted of Banks' murder). You can subscribe here. I still do., She could be very bossy, adds Lizzie, 41. Weve never been able to lay her to rest, to have a place to visit. "After six months of trying to keep positive, you think yeah shes not coming back. [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. Shes lost a daughter, and now shes lost her memories. [71] This canal sighting was covered in the documentaries The Vanishing of Suzy Lamplugh[72] and In the Footsteps of Killers. You sort of get on with your life and keep them in your memories and thoughts. [7] The witness sightings of a dark, left-hand drive BMW being parked near to Lamplugh, and in which Lamplugh was believed to have been seen struggling were given added significance when it emerged that Cannan owned a dark-coloured left-hand drive BMW at the time, which he used to commit crimes with a fellow inmate. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a13cf7e3ac22aed "It's a fantastic legacy. "You want to keep your hopes up that shell come in and say hi, we were on a two-month holiday. [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. Richard says: "Suzy was a very thoughtful, kind girl. Mum doesnt know shes going through this tragedy but shes going through a second one. Her car was later discovered abandoned in Stevenage Road - about a mile from the viewing in Shorrolds Road - unlocked, with the handbrake off and her purse in the door pocket. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. It was so important for her, shed been fighting and fighting for that knowledge.. 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 . [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. Suzy Lamplugh Brother Illness. ", "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? Suddenly the realisation hit me like a ton of bricks thats it, shes not coming back. Suzy Lamplugh Sister And Brother: Who Are Her Siblings? On 28th July 2021, it will be 35 years since Suzy Lamplugh disappeared. [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. [4][24] The judge who sentenced him told him "you should never again be at liberty outside of prison walls". [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. Brother and sister of Suzy Lamplugh, Richard and Tamsin along with her two-year-old daughter Amelia at a press conference, at Scotland Yard, London . 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. Mum was desperately trying to hold it together and be upbeat for us, Lizzie adds. [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. Suzy Lamplugh's brother says new evidence from documentary could lead to finding her body. Richard explains: "My sisters are slightly luckier because theyve got married and use their partners names. And thats a spirit we have tried to uphold as a family.. [12] Another witness corroborated this account and said that he had seen the dark BMW parked almost outside 37 Shorrolds Road. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images "Sometimes I wonder what she would be doing now - but well never know.". 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. "She was a really striking woman, very pretty. If she hadnt called to say where she was, then really that was it.. 50.63.165.22 [12] However, he claimed that he chose the letters on the plate at random. It was, they recall, a happy occasion, full of laughter and memories. I think that Suzy got into a row with Cannan on the day, he abducted her from the car, or made her get into the vehicle he had at the time. 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. [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. Richard and his sisters still hope some of their questions will be answered. Suzy lived in England and worked out of an office in Fulham. [13] They had both spent time with business associates or friends and many witnesses corroborated their accounts, meaning the pair were quickly eliminated from inquiries.
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