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Sallyann John murder inquiry: Police search Swindon house Sally Ann John murder inquiry: Police search Swindon house
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A house is being searched by police investigating the disappearance of a woman 20 years ago.A house is being searched by police investigating the disappearance of a woman 20 years ago.
Sallyann John was working as a prostitute when she went missing from Swindon, aged 23, in 1995. Sally Ann John was working as a prostitute when she went missing from Swindon, aged 23, in 1995.
She was initially classified as a missing person but police launched a murder investigation last year.She was initially classified as a missing person but police launched a murder investigation last year.
The house being searched is in Kimmeridge Close in the Nythe area of Swindon. The house officers are focusing their search on is in Kimmeridge Close, in the Nythe area of Swindon, which was Ms John's last-known address.
The case was reopened in November by Wiltshire Police who said they had "significant new information".
Det Ch Insp Jeremy Carter said officers are focussing their search on the property.
"Although it was searched as part of the missing person inquiry which was initially launched in 1995, the property will now be forensically searched by specialist officers," he said.
"I anticipate the searches to take approximately a week but this will depend on a number of factors.
"[But] I would like to emphasise that the present occupant of the property is in no way linked to the investigation."
Ms John was last seen on Aylesbury Street at 10:45 BST on Friday 8 September 1995.
Aylesbury Street is close to the area of Swindon associated with on-street sex workers.
Leaflets were handed out by officers there and on nearby Station Road shortly after the investigation restarted.