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‘Evil Found a Gap’: Detective Still Haunted by Cold Case 40 Years Later
Cold-case detectives will keep following new leads, but the Met says the inquiry has remained unresolved for 40 years.
- The Metropolitan Police investigation into the disappearance of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh will move to an "inactive phase" next year, marking 40 years since she vanished from Fulham on July 28, 1986.
- Lamplugh left her office to meet a client listed as "Mr. Kipper" around midday but never returned; her Ford Fiesta was found abandoned nearby with her purse still inside.
- Prime suspect John Cannan died in prison in 2024 without facing charges for Lamplugh's disappearance, despite conviction for the 1987 murder of Shirley Banks. No forensic evidence linked him to Lamplugh.
- Her parents, Paul Lamplugh and Diana Lamplugh, established The Suzy Lamplugh Trust to raise awareness about personal safety; the charity runs the National Stalking Helpline and campaigns on lone-working risks.
- Retired Met Police detective Mike Barley, who spent 12 years on the investigation, said the mystery continues to haunt officers; new information will be followed up, but active work will cease.
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‘Evil found a gap’: Detective still haunted by cold case 40 years later
Suzy Lamplugh went missing on July 28, 1986, and was declared legally dead in 1993.
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