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| Divers fail to find 'Milly car' | Divers fail to find 'Milly car' |
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| Police divers scouring a lake for a car believed to be linked to Milly Dowler's murder have found six vehicles - but not the one they were looking for. | Police divers scouring a lake for a car believed to be linked to Milly Dowler's murder have found six vehicles - but not the one they were looking for. |
| Milly, 13, disappeared in March 2002 on the way home from her school in Surrey. Her body was found six months later. | Milly, 13, disappeared in March 2002 on the way home from her school in Surrey. Her body was found six months later. |
| Police have appealed for help in tracing a red Daewoo Nexia car believed have been used to transport her body. | Police have appealed for help in tracing a red Daewoo Nexia car believed have been used to transport her body. |
| Following a tip-off they went to Bedfont Lakes, near Heathrow. The search there has now been called off. | Following a tip-off they went to Bedfont Lakes, near Heathrow. The search there has now been called off. |
| A Surrey Police spokeswoman said: "Today's search has now been completed and nothing of any relevance to the investigation has been found." | |
| Caught on CCTV | Caught on CCTV |
| It is the latest place to be targeted in four years of exhaustive searches of scrap yards, lakes and scrubland. | It is the latest place to be targeted in four years of exhaustive searches of scrap yards, lakes and scrubland. |
| A red Daewoo was caught on CCTV moments after Milly vanished. | A red Daewoo was caught on CCTV moments after Milly vanished. |
| The search at Bedfont Lakes has been called off | The search at Bedfont Lakes has been called off |
| The day before she disappeared, a 12-year-old girl reported being offered a lift by man in a similar car in Shepperton, Walton-on-Thames. | The day before she disappeared, a 12-year-old girl reported being offered a lift by man in a similar car in Shepperton, Walton-on-Thames. |
| The prime suspect in Milly's murder is 41-year-old Levi Bellfield. | The prime suspect in Milly's murder is 41-year-old Levi Bellfield. |
| The former bouncer is serving a whole-life sentence for killing two women - students Marsha McDonnell, 19, and 22-year-old Amelie Delagrange. | The former bouncer is serving a whole-life sentence for killing two women - students Marsha McDonnell, 19, and 22-year-old Amelie Delagrange. |
| Bellfield admitted in a newspaper interview driving the car seen on CCTV, but said he was transporting building materials. | Bellfield admitted in a newspaper interview driving the car seen on CCTV, but said he was transporting building materials. |
| Officers have been trying to build a case against him. | Officers have been trying to build a case against him. |
| Car stolen | Car stolen |
| In August, the Crown Prosecution Service was handed a dossier of circumstantial evidence against Bellfield and is still considering whether to charge him with Milly's murder. | In August, the Crown Prosecution Service was handed a dossier of circumstantial evidence against Bellfield and is still considering whether to charge him with Milly's murder. |
| In the same month police arrested, questioned and released a 40-year-old man suspected of having helped to dispose of the car, which had been stolen from a car park in west London. | In the same month police arrested, questioned and released a 40-year-old man suspected of having helped to dispose of the car, which had been stolen from a car park in west London. |
| Milly phoned her father on 21 March 2002 to say she would be home in 30 minutes. | Milly phoned her father on 21 March 2002 to say she would be home in 30 minutes. |
| But she vanished near Walton-on-Thames railway station that afternoon, triggering a UK-wide search. | But she vanished near Walton-on-Thames railway station that afternoon, triggering a UK-wide search. |
| Her body was found in September 2002, 25 miles away on Yateley Heath, Hampshire. Her remains were identified using dental records. | Her body was found in September 2002, 25 miles away on Yateley Heath, Hampshire. Her remains were identified using dental records. |
| A tip-off led to police searching a lake near Heathrow Airport, west London | A tip-off led to police searching a lake near Heathrow Airport, west London |