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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. |
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 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. |
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