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Suffolk Police Update

27 October 2017

Suffolk Constabulary can confirm that officers involved in the Corrie McKeague missing person inquiry have received the report following a review of the investigation.

The review was conducted by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit. The report concludes that police have conducted a thorough, methodical and detailed investigation and explored all reasonable lines of inquiry with no new further leads needing to be pursued.

The review also concludes that Corrie is most likely to be in the Milton landfill site and the review also supports the continued search of the eastern end of cell 22 at the Milton landfill site which began on Monday 23 October.



Corrie Mckeague: Airman 'most likely in landfill site'

27 October 2017

Missing RAF airman Corrie Mckeague's body is "most likely" in a landfill site where a resumed search is under way, an independent inquiry says.

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The inquiry by the unit, made up of specialist officers from five police forces, assessed whether there were any other lines of inquiry in the Mckeague case.

It concluded police conducted "a thorough, methodical and detailed investigation and explored all reasonable lines of inquiry with no new further leads needing to be pursued".

Mr McKeague's mother, Nicola Urquhart, said she has not yet seen the report but expects Suffolk Police to share its contents with the family at a later date.

"They've said there are 14 recommendations... some of them might have already been carried out by now, or they may be under way, but Suffolk [Police] still need to be able to take a little time to be able to look through this," she said.



Corrie Mckeague disappearance: Review finds Suffolk Police probe explored 'all reasonable lines of inquiry'

27 October 2017

Suffolk Police have conducted a "thorough, methodical and detailed investigation" into the disappearance of missing RAF serviceman Corrie McKeague, a report has found.

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The report has been passed on to the force but won't be released due to it containing operationally sensitive material.



Review Concludes All Reasonable Lines In Missing Corrie McKeague Case Were Explored

27 October 2017

A review has concluded that officers involved in the Corrie McKeague investigation were, “thorough, methodical and explored all reasonable lines of inquiry”.

The review was conducted by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit to discover whether any other lines of inquiry should be looked into to uncover new information.

The report, produced from the review, states that no new further leads needed to be pursued.

It concludes that Corrie is most likely to be the Milton landfill site and that the continued search of the site is the correct action to take.

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Suffolk Constabulary confirmed today that they had received the report, but that it would be not be released to the public due to it containing operationally sensitive material.

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The East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) is a collaborative team uniting specialist officers and staff from the region’s five police forces (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire) in tackling major crime, and serious and organised crime.

 

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Missing Corrie McKeague: Mum’s “great relief” after transfer station search

30 October 2017

The mother of missing Fife airman Corrie McKeague has spoken of her “great relief” that a search of a waste transfer station over the weekend proved fruitless.

Nicola Urquhart was speaking after around 30 volunteers from the Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue (SULSAR) took time on Sunday to scour the Red Lodge Transfer Station in Suffolk in response to her ongoing fears her son may have been dumped there.

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"Around 30 of the professional and dedicated volunteers yet again gave up their own precious free time to search for Corrie, along with fire service cadaver dogs,” Nicola explained.

“When I’ve been requesting this search to be completed the DCI in charge was aware that although only one person he was aware of had managed to survive being crushed in the rear of a bin lorry.

“As such, although the chance was extremely remote, it was still possible and he agreed the search would take place.

 

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-43519579

Home Office will pay some of the £2.15 m costs of the investigation.

 

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-43539468

Search to be stood down.

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...investigation-to-be-passed-to-cold-case-squad

Investigation to be passed to cold case squad.

 

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https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/ne...rie-mckeague-investigation-stops-dad-14459048

Suffolk Police confirm Corrie knew April was pregnant.

 

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-body-Corrie-McKeague-DIFFERENT-landfill.html

Corrie Mckeague may be in a different landfill.

 

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https://www.websleuths.com/forums/s...-24-September-2016-23&p=14042613#post14042613

See link in main thread.


Daily Mirror 27/03/18
Corrie Pregnancy

Corrie’s dad claimed his son knew he was about to become a father, and that this may have contributed to him having an “altered state of mind” after he became extremely intoxicated on the night he vanished.But numerous reports claimed Corrie did not know that girlfriend April Oliver, 22, could have been pregnant before he disappeared.However, police have now confirmed to the Mirror that April did tell him she thought she might be expecting. She gave birth in June as known to suffer from depression and his father believes it is possible he may have taken his own life if he was worried over his future responsibilities.Martin said: “A lot of people went to great lengths to suggest Corrie didn’t know he was about to become a father. I don’t know their reasoning for this but I’ve always felt it could have been significant.“Perhaps it contributed to him drinking excessively that night, or perhaps it led him to get in the bin, perhaps he knew what would happen if he got in that bin.”Suffolk police confirmed: “A number of witnesses have provided statements stating that Corrie was aware of April’s pregnancy."

 

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Daily Mirror 27/3/18

Private eye and the missing £53,000

Corrie McKeague's mum reveals police may have searched the WRONG bin lorry while looking for RAF airman
Campaigners blamed police for “lacking basic resources” to handle calls from the public.

A JustGiving site set up by local campaigner Cheryl Hickman said: “The police investigation team, through a combination of lack of resources, intransigence and incompetence, have failed to capture and process vital evidence and still lack the basic resources to efficiently process a tiny number of phone calls per week.”

Suffolk police categorically denied this but failed to correct continued public statements by campaigners that the police were struggling.

More than 5,000 well-wishers raised £53,000 – but so far no public accounts have been published, despite promises on the JustGiving site.

The money was allegedly used to fund private investigators. But Suffolk police said the private probe created no new lines of enquiry.

The private eyes provided a single disk of information relating to the FindCorrie Facebook page. Corrie’s dad Martin said: “I feel sorry for the well-wishers who donated their hard-earned money.”

Campaigners’ posters gave five mobile phone numbers “answered by Corrie’s family and friends” instead of the official police hotline.

Det Supt Elliott said: “Naturally we’d have wanted the information to come into the investigation team but it wasn’t within our remit to stipulate exactly how that should happen.”

The Mirror has attempted to contact Ms Hickman for a comment.

 

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Daily Mirror article 27 Mar 2018

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The deleted social media

Nicola Urquhart, Corrie's mum, was revealed to be responsible for deleting social media profiles

One year after Corrie McKeague disappearance police release new CCTV images in hope of breakthrough
Corrie was leading a double life, trawling the internet in search of casual sex with strangers.

The 23-year-old gunner had an account on dating website Plenty of Fish. The serviceman described himself as “a princess” who was looking for a relationship.

He also had an account on the gay dating app Grindr, set up when he was aged 21, two years before he disappeared. The account carried the username “BiLad21”.

Corrie and his girlfriend April Oliver also joined an online swingers’ club.

The airman created a profile on the Fab Swingers website in 2014, saying he was looking for straight and lesbian couples as well as for single women aged 18 to 60. It stated: “We are a young couple, but we know what we want.”

Corrie’s family believe there could have been vital information in the social media accounts.

However, they were deleted before the police were able to contact all relevant parties who may have come into contact with the serviceman.

The Mirror can reveal “advice and assistance was offered to Corrie’s mother Nicola, above, around social media” from Suffolk police after it emerged she was responsible for deleting social media profiles.

Det Supt Elliott said: “I am not willing to discuss operational details.”

 

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4141864/Missing-RAF-man-profile-swingers-site.html

Daily Mail article from 27 Jan 2017 when the social media and deletions were originally mentioned. (Not previously posted on media thread)

 

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http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/corrie-link-to-police-search-for-missing-man-in-cromer-1-4820985

Old article about a possible sighting in Cromer.