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| Suzy Lamplugh: No evidence found in Sutton Coldfield body search | Suzy Lamplugh: No evidence found in Sutton Coldfield body search |
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| Police investigating the murder of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh have found "no evidence" during a search at a property in Birmingham. | |
| The Metropolitan Police said it had concluded a two-week search at the Sutton Coldfield home - once owned by the mother of suspect John Cannan. | The Metropolitan Police said it had concluded a two-week search at the Sutton Coldfield home - once owned by the mother of suspect John Cannan. |
| Ms Lamplugh was 25 when she disappeared in 1986 and declared dead in 1994, although a body has never been found. | Ms Lamplugh was 25 when she disappeared in 1986 and declared dead in 1994, although a body has never been found. |
| Officers had been searching the garden and garage following new information. | Officers had been searching the garden and garage following new information. |
| Det Ch Supt Richard Wood said the latest line of inquiry "must have been traumatic" and "hugely painful" for Ms Lamplugh's family and friends. | Det Ch Supt Richard Wood said the latest line of inquiry "must have been traumatic" and "hugely painful" for Ms Lamplugh's family and friends. |
| "This has been a landmark case for the Met, both in terms of its scale and complexity, and because of the huge sense of tragedy of a young woman's life being cut short and the uncertainty around what happened to Suzy," he said. | "This has been a landmark case for the Met, both in terms of its scale and complexity, and because of the huge sense of tragedy of a young woman's life being cut short and the uncertainty around what happened to Suzy," he said. |
| "The case remains open, and the Met remains committed to bringing Suzy's killer to justice. We will continue to assess any new information that comes in." | "The case remains open, and the Met remains committed to bringing Suzy's killer to justice. We will continue to assess any new information that comes in." |
| The "painstaking" search of the grounds of the property involved the excavation of parts of the garden and the use of ground-penetrating radar, police said. | The "painstaking" search of the grounds of the property involved the excavation of parts of the garden and the use of ground-penetrating radar, police said. |
| About 15 officers and staff from the Met and West Midlands Police were involved as well as an archaeologist. | About 15 officers and staff from the Met and West Midlands Police were involved as well as an archaeologist. |
| Police said new information received earlier this year was "assessed by specialist officers and experts before the decision was taken to go ahead with the search". | Police said new information received earlier this year was "assessed by specialist officers and experts before the decision was taken to go ahead with the search". |
| Forensic officers and detectives have been at the semi-detached house on Shipton Road since 29 October. | Forensic officers and detectives have been at the semi-detached house on Shipton Road since 29 October. |
| Cannan, 64, who is serving a life sentence for the abduction and murder of Bristol newlywed Shirley Banks, was named as a suspect in Ms Lamplugh's murder in 2002. | Cannan, 64, who is serving a life sentence for the abduction and murder of Bristol newlywed Shirley Banks, was named as a suspect in Ms Lamplugh's murder in 2002. |
| 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 "Mr Kipper" - a man to whom Ms Lamplugh was seen talking to on the day she went missing in west London. | 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 "Mr Kipper" - a man to whom Ms Lamplugh was seen talking to on the day she went missing in west London. |
| Cannan's solicitor Matthew Claughton said he continued to "deny any involvement" with Ms Lamplugh's death. | Cannan's solicitor Matthew Claughton said he continued to "deny any involvement" with Ms Lamplugh's death. |