Disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh
Disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh | |
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Lamplugh with her hair tinted blonde, as it was on the day she disappeared | |
| Born | 3 May 1961 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK |
| Disappeared | 28 July 1986 (aged 25) Fulham, London, England, UK |
| Status | Missing for 38 years, 10 months and 23 days; declared dead in absentia on 27 July 1993 |
| Occupation | Estate agent |
Susannah Jane Lamplugh (/ˈlæmpluː/; born 3 May 1961) was a British estate agent reported missing on 28 July 1986 (aged 25) in Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom. She was officially declared dead, presumed murdered, in 1993. The last clue to Lamplugh's whereabouts was an appointment to show a house in Shorrolds Road to someone she called Mr. Kipper. The case remains unsolved with Lamplugh still missing, and is considered the world's most extensive missing persons inquiry.
John Cannan (1954–2024), a convicted criminal responsible for the murder of Shirley Banks in 1987 and many other rapes, abductions and attempted abductions since his release from prison three days before Lamplugh's disappearance, was the only suspect in the murder of Lamplugh. In November 2002, the Crown Prosecution Service concluded that there was insufficient evidence to charge Cannan, but police announced at a press conference their belief that he had murdered Lamplugh.
Cannan claimed to know who had killed Lamplugh and that the culprit was also responsible for the murder of Banks. He was known to have appeared uninvited at a house that was for sale in Shorrolds Road in the days before Lamplugh's disappearance, believing that the young female occupant was alone in the house, and acted strangely until the woman's husband appeared, causing Cannan to quickly leave. DNA evidence has also shown that Lamplugh had previously been in a car that Cannan owned at the time of her disappearance.