UK UK - Suzy Lamplugh, 25, Fulham, 28 Jul 1986 #8

[kes1972]

Agree with you. Just ridiculous after nearly 40 years.

Interestingly this article from the Mirror on 4/2 has RL saying something I have never heard him say before (see below) which is interesting .

Makes you wonder if the family are starting to question things..

'Suffolk Strangler should tell the truth about Suzy Lamplugh disappearance'

From the Mirror article above

Suzy's brother, Richard Lamplugh, 65, said: "I don't know who killed Suzy. As far as I'm concerned, it does look like everything points to John Cannan and that's what the police have said.

"But are we just trying to fit everything up so Cannan meets the case? I don't know. It wouldn't hurt to question Wright or to investigate him. But would he remember what he did with the body after such a long time? It's very strange that he worked with Suzy on the QE2."


The Met Police said in a statement when approached by The Mirror about Suzy’s case: “The Metropolitan Police Service’s investigation into the disappearance and murder of Suzy Lamplugh is ongoing, and detectives remain committed to securing justice for her family.

He would remember what he did with the body as he ran a couple of pubs in south london (plumstead) which always mase me lean towards sw as the infamous mr kipper

 

[Konstantin]

The Met Police said in a statement when approached by The Mirror about Suzy’s case: “The Metropolitan Police Service’s investigation into the disappearance and murder of Suzy Lamplugh is ongoing, and detectives remain committed to securing justice for her family.

If they are so sure Cannan did it and he's dead, how is the investigation ongoing? They can't prosecute him?

 

[kes1972]

The Met Police said in a statement when approached by The Mirror about Suzy’s case: “The Metropolitan Police Service’s investigation into the disappearance and murder of Suzy Lamplugh is ongoing, and detectives remain committed to securing justice for her family.

If they are so sure Cannan did it and he's dead, how is the investigation ongoing? They can't prosecute him?

Steve wright is very much alive

 

[Lady Stoddart-West]

The Met Police said in a statement when approached by The Mirror about Suzy’s case: “The Metropolitan Police Service’s investigation into the disappearance and murder of Suzy Lamplugh is ongoing, and detectives remain committed to securing justice for her family.

If they are so sure Cannan did it and he's dead, how is the investigation ongoing? They can't prosecute him?

Quite - I think privately there might have been some division & DL a huge driver in her lifetime.

There are some aspects of this case that trouble them still & they can’t square re: JC IMO.

 

[rvlvr]

I think ‘retrofitting’ is a very good term for trying to make the case against Cannan but worse than that, what are the fundamentals of the case that they’re trying to fit this stuff to? The crime itself, the crime scene(s), the when and the how and the where? It’s infuriating police are never pressed on this. They almost discuss the case like none of it matters! ‘Mr Kipper’ may have rung up Sturgis on the Monday or possibly popped in on the Saturday, maybe he’d stalked her, maybe she wasn’t targeted at all, maybe they’d had some prior engagement, even a relationship, maybe she was using the viewing as cover to meet him, maybe for business, maybe for pleasure? Without a working theory it’s difficult to apply any of the circumstantial evidence in a way that makes sense (and that doesn’t then work against other theories).

I think WL is correct when he says they don’t want to discuss this stuff now because it would become obvious they missed opportunities and didn’t pursue certain leads back in the ‘80s. Some pertaining to Cannan, others not.

 

[Lady Stoddart-West]

I think ‘retrofitting’ is a very good term for trying to make the case against Cannan but worse than that, what are the fundamentals of the case that they’re trying to fit this stuff to? The crime itself, the crime scene(s), the when and the how and the where? It’s infuriating police are never pressed on this. They almost discuss the case like none of it matters! ‘Mr Kipper’ may have rung up Sturgis on the Monday or possibly popped in on the Saturday, maybe he’d stalked her, maybe she wasn’t targeted at all, maybe they’d had some prior engagement, even a relationship, maybe she was using the viewing as cover to meet him, maybe for business, maybe for pleasure? Without a working theory it’s difficult to apply any of the circumstantial evidence in a way that makes sense (and that doesn’t then work against other theories).

I think WL is correct when he says they don’t want to discuss this stuff now because it would become obvious they missed opportunities and didn’t pursue certain leads back in the ‘80s. Some pertaining to Cannan, others not.

I think some slack could be cut re: 1986. 40 odd years ago things were different & the police were overstretched & under resourced.

 

[rvlvr]

I think some slack could be cut re: 1986. 40 odd years ago things were different & the police were overstretched & under resourced.

I agree. But their ridiculous press conference in which they essentially said ‘it was Cannan’ occurred more than 23 years ago. They’ve had ample time since to right wrongs, or to hold their hands up and admit they can’t stand up their case.

 

[Lady Stoddart-West]

I agree. But their ridiculous press conference in which they essentially said ‘it was Cannan’ occurred more than 23 years ago. They’ve had ample time since to right wrongs, or to hold their hands up and admit they can’t stand up their case.

Agree but not all of the ‘Phoebus’ findings in public domain so we can’t be totally objective.
Would love to hear more from some on case who were initially sceptical & became totally convinced.

 

[tes1984]

I agree. But their ridiculous press conference in which they essentially said ‘it was Cannan’ occurred more than 23 years ago. They’ve had ample time since to right wrongs, or to hold their hands up and admit they can’t stand up their case.

I must admit, I've never seen a UK case declared unresolved with so little actual evidence.

Although, just because a case is declared unresolved, it doesn't mean it can't be re-opened further down the line.