Suzy's brother Richard hopes to know what happened to his sister Credit: Channel 5 An ex-girlfriend and a former cellmate of Cannan both made claims he told them where he buried Suzy's body. I think that Suzy got into a row with Cannan on the day, he abducted her from the car, or made her get into the vehicle he had at the time. [4], In June 1987, Lamplugh's mother Diane said that she believed Suzy was dead. Cannan was eventually jailed for Shirley's murder in October 1987, the attempted kidnapping of Julia Holman on the previous night and the rape of a woman in Reading, Berkshire, in October 1986. "But when she didnt, I knew she was never going to come back. ", Cannan's 1987 dating video, released by police, Casefile True Crime Podcast Case 48: Suzy Lamplugh, 2002 documentary on the Lamplugh case titled, 2020 documentary on the Lamplugh case titled, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disappearance_of_Suzy_Lamplugh&oldid=1141451767, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 03:55. [5] Whitfield was the only witness that day who actually knew Lamplugh, and so her sighting was given significant weight. . "If hed been caught then, others wouldnt have gone through the ordeals he put their families through, the crimes hes inside for now.". You can be eaten up by bitterness, says Lizzie. Its important to celebrate her life, says Lizzie. Both sisters recall Suzy as a girl with a big heart, the one who remembered everyones birthdays and filled her endless notes with exclamation marks and loving words. [12] A new reinvestigation was subsequently launched in the early 2000s under a new team, with detectives being told that they should seek to find out whether Cannan could be eliminated as a suspect or implicated in her murder. He explains: "Weve all moved on in our lives, we've had families and settled down. [32] The Lamplugh family took legal action and forced Stephen to add a disclaimer to the book stating that they did not recognise or accept the portrayal of Lamplugh. [7] The witness sightings of a dark, left-hand drive BMW being parked near to Lamplugh, and in which Lamplugh was believed to have been seen struggling were given added significance when it emerged that Cannan owned a dark-coloured left-hand drive BMW at the time, which he used to commit crimes with a fellow inmate. Its incredibly hard, says Tamsin. Suzy was 25, beautiful and with everything to live for and then suddenly shes gone.. Richard says: "When we had the memorial service, which was quite well publicised, I looked down the aisle, thinking she might just walk in. [7], In December 2002, one of Cannan's fellow prisoners had told police that Cannan had said he had buried Lamplugh under the patio of his mother's house in Sutton Coldfield, in the West Midlands. "After six months of trying to keep positive, you think yeah shes not coming back. ", Jim Dickie, 2015. [4][24] The judge who sentenced him told him "you should never again be at liberty outside of prison walls". "After six months of trying to keep positive, you think yeah shes not coming back. [7]Cite error: A tag is missing the closing (see the help page).s://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1412332/Police-name-man-who-killed-Suzy-Lamplugh.html |access-date=5 July 2015}} They also announced that all other possible suspects had been eliminated and that Cannan was the only suspect. And witnesses shed some light on what may have happened next. Available for both RF and RM licensing. He is an amazing person, says Tamsin. Suzy lived in England and worked out of an office in Fulham. The Lamplugh name does continue on, theyre doing a great job helping women and men affected by stalking.". To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. [6], On the evidence they found, the police made the decision to search for Lamplugh's body. Part of the reason mum set up the trust was so that something good can come from something that was so bad. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. I cried buckets., With hindsight, both sisters admit they all believed the worst from the start. But it would be nice to have some sort of closure. FOR 35 years, Richard Lamplugh has lived with the unsolved disappearance of his beloved sister, Suzy. Susannah Jane Lamplugh (/lmplu/; born 3 May 1961)[1] was a British estate agent reported missing on 28 July 1986 (aged 25) in Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom. "Its very difficult, then after a year you realise you're not thinking about her every day, then I havent thought about her for a week and I havent thought about her for a month as time goes on. Mum doesnt know shes going through this tragedy but shes going through a second one. When we came out of our meeting with the police she said, I now feel theyve done everything they could do. We have written a blog looking back at the Trust's history over the past three decades and highlighting the important work that still lays ahead. [7] Police disproved this, as he was known to have had worked as a porter in the area at the time, while on day release from the open prison. As I was laying down newspaper one day, I saw my sisters photo and I was going Ill pick that photo up and put it somewhere and lay another piece down. Speaking to Fabulous ahead of his appearance on The Missing podcast, Richard says: "After deliveries at work, we would clean the floor of the shop and put newspaper down, to make sure its not slippery for people. Suzy's appointment book revealed she had been due to meet a 'Mr Kipper' when she vanished, sparking one of the biggest investigations in British history. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. [15] Witnesses also came forward to say that they had seen not one but two white Ford Fiestas parked in Shorrolds Road that day.[15]. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. [55] This is despite the fact that the man who lent it to him has confirmed that Cannan had access to it at the time and said Cannan may have had used it on the day Lamplugh disappeared. Seven years after Suzy disappeared, she was declared dead, thought to be murdered - but her body has never been found. [4] Cannan was public school-educated[21]and was known by others for his uncanny ability to attract women; he had told inmates and workmates, in the weeks before Lamplugh disappeared, that he was enjoying going to wine bars in Fulham and had met a new "uptown girl" girlfriend named 'Susu'. I think, as a family, we knew quite early that she wasnt coming back, Lizzie says quietly. "The hardest part of it all was coming to terms with her death. View our online Press Pack. [12] Another witness corroborated this account and said that he had seen the dark BMW parked almost outside 37 Shorrolds Road. [5] He may have had a broken nose. [4] Cannan was released from Wormwood Scrubs on 25 July 1986; three days later, Lamplugh vanished nearby. Cops believe they could be on the verge of solving the 32-year-old If she hadnt called to say where she was, then really that was it., It took eight more years before Suzy was officially declared dead a formality that at least allowed the family to hold a memorial service, if not a funeral. But there has been one police breakthrough which has brought the family some solace. It was, they recall, a happy occasion, full of laughter and memories. [12], During the reinvestigation of the Lamplugh case, a mass of circumstantial evidence was uncovered that pointed to Cannan. "That didnt sound like Suzy, Im sure she wouldnt have done that, but all those things go through your mind. She left behind her parents and two adoring younger sisters. We were thinking why has she done this? [80][81] Diana Lamplugh died in August 2011 at the age of 75,[80][82] and Paul Lamplugh died aged 87 in June 2018. In the years after Lamplugh's disappearance, police tested the DNA of 800 unidentified bodies and skeletal remains that matched her description. [4] Inside his dark BMW was found an imitation handgun, handcuffs and the tax disc for Banks's car. All these years, Suzy's brother Richard still has a little hope of . [46][6] The police confirmed the man was not a policeman, and it was not known who 'Sarah' was. . Richard says: "When we had the memorial service, which was quite well publicised, I looked down the aisle, thinking she might just walk in. Most Read. Mr Lamplugh and his sisters Tamsin and Lizzy are the only surviving members of Suzy's family. "But I'm not unlucky, I really love the name and I'm really proud of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, so having that linked to my name is wonderful. It makes you rake up old feelings and fears., It is the same whenever there is another high-profile disappearance. "They could have got him first, but you can never turn the clock back, its just what if?. "It's a fantastic legacy. [12] In November 2001, Police interviewed Cannan at a police station in York over her murder. The attacker, John Cannan, was arrested as he fled to his black BMW. Its incredibly sad for all of us, says Lizzie. [4] The Crown Prosecution Service agreed that the police reinvestigation had been excellent and thorough, but ultimately decided, after four months of deliberations,[52] that there was insufficient evidence to charge Cannan with the murder of Lamplugh. Brother of missing estate agent Suzy Lamplugh feared for life of daughter after she vanished from park. [49], Detectives on the reinvestigation team also believed that Cannan could have been responsible for taking the contents of her handbag in the first place, and stated the events were a clear indicator of stalking. "Sometimes I wonder what she would be doing now - but well never know.". Speaking together for the first time and to mark Suzy's . Suzy Lamplugh's disappearance remains one of the most enduring mysteries of modern times. [83], Lamplugh and her family were members of the congregation at All Saints Church, East Sheen, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Suzy Lamplugh's brother wants police to investigate new evidence that her body was dumped in a canal days after she went missing in 1986. Its a form of grieving in a way, but you go past the very sad stage and then you remember the happy times., Tamsin, 49, said: Its been so long, but to me, shes still here. Its never going to bring Suze back, but if the police had arrested Cannan (when Suzy disappeared), then others wouldnt have been in the same situation as my sister. Ms Lamplugh disappeared in Fulham, west London, in July 1986, aged 25. For 35 years, Richard Lamplugh, now 61, has lived with the unsolved disappearance of his beloved sister, who was once on the front cover of every paper in Britain. [55] Detectives subsequently attempted to find the car and discovered it in a north London scrap yard, allowing them to conduct DNA analysis on it. Suzy is commemorated there in a stained glass window which was installed in 1996.[84]. If I was down in the dumps shed sit on the edge of my bed and say, Come on, tell me whats wrong.. Lamplugh's brother, Richard, has appealed to the 68-year-old for answers, saying that he would like Cannan to reveal what happened to his sister Suzy. [30] A year later, another search was conducted in Somerset at a location by a river which Cannan was said to have frequented. Her husband Paul died in 2018. [5][6], A dark-coloured BMW E21, similar to the one that Lamplugh was believed to have been sighted struggling in with a man and to a BMW seen parked in Shorrolds Road that day. "If hed been caught then, others wouldnt have gone through the ordeals he put their families through, the crimes hes inside for now.". [19][6], An initial mistake made in the investigation into Lamplugh's disappearance was the issuing of an image of her with dark brown hair to the press; Lamplugh had actually tinted her hair blonde the Friday before she vanished. Weve never been able to lay her to rest, to have a place to visit. Despite these clues, the police made no arrests. "But we have no body and we haven't got enough evidence to charge Cannan - even though the police have named him. What worried me was how could she drive with what was going on? [46][6] The landlord said he gave the paper he had written the number on to police, although it was then lost. [10][12][17] It was soon pointed out in the press that, were Mr Kipper to be given the first name Dan, that the words combined would be an anagram of 'Kidnapper'. [7][26], After new reconstructions were shown on Crimewatch in 2000, this time with the correct pictures of Lamplugh with blonde hair used, new witnesses came forward. Seven years after Suzy disappeared, she was declared dead, thought to be murdered - but her body has never . [5][13][7] It was also parked poorly and was partly overlapping a garage. Mum was desperately trying to hold it together and be upbeat for us, Lizzie adds. Richard Lamplugh Suzy's brother. [5] At 4:30 they went over to 37 Shorrolds Road to see if she was there, but she was not. Because everyone has the right to be safe. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Cannan refused his sister's request. Its never going to bring Suze back, but if the police had arrested Cannan (when Suzy disappeared), then others wouldnt have been in the same situation as my sister. Diana Lamplugh is now enduring a different tragedy. 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