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| Suzy Lamplugh: Search in Sutton Coldfield enters second week | Suzy Lamplugh: Search in Sutton Coldfield enters second week |
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| The fresh search for clues behind the murder of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh has entered a second week. | The fresh search for clues behind the murder of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh has entered a second week. |
| Ms Lamplugh, from London, was 25 when she disappeared in 1986 and declared dead, presumed murdered, in 1994, although a body has never been found. | Ms Lamplugh, from London, was 25 when she disappeared in 1986 and declared dead, presumed murdered, in 1994, although a body has never been found. |
| Met Police confirmed it would on Monday resume its search in the back garden of the former home of the prime suspect's mother in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. | Met Police confirmed it would on Monday resume its search in the back garden of the former home of the prime suspect's mother in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. |
| Suspect John Cannan hopes it will "end speculation about his involvement". | |
| Cannan, who is serving a life sentence for murdering a different woman, was named as a suspect in Ms Lamplugh's murder in 2002. | |
| The Met, which is leading the investigation with support from the West Midlands force and a private forensics company, would not say how long the search would continue. | The Met, which is leading the investigation with support from the West Midlands force and a private forensics company, would not say how long the search would continue. |
| Homeowner Phillip Carey said he has had no discussion with police about when the search would end and, when asked last week about how long the investigation would last, said: "How long is a piece of string?" | Homeowner Phillip Carey said he has had no discussion with police about when the search would end and, when asked last week about how long the investigation would last, said: "How long is a piece of string?" |
| Officers, who began work at the home last Monday, have been on site throughout the weekend. | Officers, who began work at the home last Monday, have been on site throughout the weekend. |
| A garage to the back of the semi-detached property in Shipton Road has been dismantled and paving has been removed. | A garage to the back of the semi-detached property in Shipton Road has been dismantled and paving has been removed. |
| Cannan, 64, is serving a life sentence for the abduction and murder of Bristol newlywed Shirley Banks, for which he was jailed in 1989. | Cannan, 64, is serving a life sentence for the abduction and murder of Bristol newlywed Shirley Banks, for which he was jailed in 1989. |
| A former Met detective who led a review of the case beginning in 2000 said Cannan bore a strong resemblance to an e-fit of a man to whom Ms Lamplugh was seen talking on the day she went missing. | |
| Ms Lamplugh disappeared after going to meet a client in Fulham on 28 July 1986. He was known only as "Mr Kipper" and was never traced. | Ms Lamplugh disappeared after going to meet a client in Fulham on 28 July 1986. He was known only as "Mr Kipper" and was never traced. |
| According to reports Cannan was nicknamed Kipper during an earlier prison sentence. | According to reports Cannan was nicknamed Kipper during an earlier prison sentence. |
| His solicitor Matthew Claughton said: "Mr Cannan hopes that the search of his mother's former home will conclude swiftly so as to bring to an end speculation as to his involvement in this matter." | His solicitor Matthew Claughton said: "Mr Cannan hopes that the search of his mother's former home will conclude swiftly so as to bring to an end speculation as to his involvement in this matter." |
| The forensic experts assisting police have previously worked on the search for Madeleine McCann. | The forensic experts assisting police have previously worked on the search for Madeleine McCann. |