John Cannan dead: Prime suspect in Suzy Lamplugh's murder takes his secrets to the grave

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By Matt Strudwick

Published: 13:40 EST, 6 November 2024 | Updated: 13:58 EST, 6 November 2024

The premier fishy successful the execution of Suzy Lamplugh has died successful situation astatine the property of 70.

Convicted slayer John Cannan was jailed for a minimum of 35 years successful 1989 for the rape and execution of Bristol newlywed Shirley Banks.

In 2002, constabulary took the highly antithetic measurement of naming him arsenic the suspected slayer of Ms Lamplugh aft the CPS ruled determination was insufficient grounds to prosecute him. 

The Prison Service said the Category A captive died connected November 6 astatine HMP Full Sutton.

'As with each deaths successful custody, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman volition investigate,' a spokesperson said. 

Suzy Lamplugh, a 25 twelvemonth aged property agent, vanished connected July 28, 1986, aft going to amusement a antheral astir a location successful Fulham

Convicted killer John Cannan was the premier fishy of her murder. He has died successful situation astatine the property of 70

Estate cause Ms Lampugh vanished connected July 28, 1986, aged 25 aft going to amusement a antheral astir a location successful Fulham.

The lawsuit remains 1 of Britain's astir notorious unsolved crimes and her assemblage has ne'er been found.

The lone hint to her disappearance was an assignment she enactment successful her enactment diary suggesting she was showing the spot to a 'Mr Kipper', who has ne'er been traced.

Three days earlier she vanished Cannan had been released from a hostel astatine Wormwood Scrubs prison, wherever helium had been serving a six-year condemnation for rape.

It aboriginal emerged that successful situation helium was known by different inmates arsenic Kipper.

Former car salesman Cannan besides had entree to a BMW car of the benignant thought to person been driven by 'Mr Kipper' and resembled a photofit of a antheral seen with Miss Lamplugh extracurricular the Fulham level connected the time she disappeared.

Cannan had ever maintained his innocence and insisted successful a missive past December that helium did not termination Ms Lamplugh. 

Newlywed Shirley Banks was killed by John Cannan successful 1987. Her assemblage was not recovered until the pursuing year

The lone hint to Ms Lamplugh's (pictured) disappearance was an assignment she enactment successful her enactment diary suggesting she was showing the spot to a 'Mr Kipper', who has ne'er been traced. 

He sent a handwritten enactment via his lawyers to The Mirror stating that helium had not been successful London but was alternatively successful Birmingham 'treating my parent to a spot of lunch' connected the time Ms Lamplugh went missing.

In the rambling letter, helium told the paper that helium wanted to marque a fig of 'points' fixed the media spotlight connected his lawsuit aft helium was denied parole earlier this year.

Ms Lamplugh's precocious parents Paul and Diana dedicated their lives to uncovering her and established the Suzy Lamplugh Trust to amended consciousness of idiosyncratic safety.

Cannan was recovered blameworthy of the brutal execution of Shirley Banks, who helium killed successful 1987.

The newlywed's assemblage was not recovered until the pursuing twelvemonth astatine Dead Woman's Ditch successful the Quantock Hills, Somerset.

This is a breaking news story. More to follow.  

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