UK UK - Victoria 'Vicky' Hall, 17, Trimley St Mary, Suffolk, 18 Sep 1999

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I hope this time police can get him charged. Only my opinion but at the time of Victorias murder, Wright was living at his fathers home not a stones throw from her home.
 
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Steve Wright, 66, has been charged with the kidnap and murder of Victoria Hall and the attempted kidnapping of another woman in September 1999, Suffolk Police said

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CPS

Frank Ferguson, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in the East of England, said:

“The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Suffolk Police to charge Steve Wright, 66, with the kidnap and murder of Victoria Hall and the attempted kidnapping of another woman in September 1999.

“He will appear at Ipswich Magistrates’ Court on 3 June.

“We remind all concerned that criminal proceedings against the defendant are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.

“It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary, or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”

Notes to editors​

  • Steven Gerald James Wright also known as Steve Wright (DOB 24/4/1958) has been charged with the kidnap and murder of Victoria Hall on 19 September 1999, and the attempted kidnapping of another woman on 18 September 1999.
  • The function of the CPS is not to decide whether a person is guilty of a criminal offence, but to make fair, independent and objective assessments about whether it is appropriate to present charges for a criminal court to consider.
 
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I keep thinking of Victoria's parents. Almost 25 years without answers. I hope the trial is concluded as quickly as possible for their sakes.
 
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Finally!
 
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I would respectfully suggest this thread is suspended for the time being.
 
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I would respectfully suggest this thread is suspended for the time being.
rbbm
May 22, 2024
''Frank Ferguson, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in the East of England, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Suffolk Police to charge Steve Wright, 66, with the kidnap and murder of Victoria Hall and the attempted kidnapping of another woman in September 1999.

“We remind all concerned that criminal proceedings against the defendant are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.

“It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary, or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”
 
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June 3 '24
''Steve Wright has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 17-year-old schoolgirl in 1999.''

''The court heard the 66-year-old was also accused of kidnapping the teenager on the same date, September 19, from nearby Felixstowe''.
''Presiding magistrate Dawn Girling told him: “You are hereby committed to Crown Court to appear at Ipswich Crown Court at 2pm.”

''The police inquiry into the murder of Miss Hall was reopened by a new team of cold-case detectives on the 20th anniversary of her death in 2019.
Suffolk Police said at the time that they had received “significant” new information from witnesses.''
 
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''Wright, who appeared via video-link, is also accused of the attempted kidnap of a 22-year-old woman the night before Victoria;s disappearance.

The alleged victim reported that a man approached and followed her between 3am and 4am in Felixstowe.

Wright was remanded into custody to next appear at the same court on September 24.''
 
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According to the BBC, Steve Wright has entered a not guilty plea.
 
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I live in Felixstowe (born and bred) and I had very close links to many people in this case. <modsnip - sub judice>. The sheer coincidence of what happened later on and what happened to Vicky would be odd in the extreme (although you can never rule anything out!).
What is really strange, and maybe someone here would know why, is why the police failed to disclose a woman had been reported being followed the night before until only recently? Surely a profile of the individual would've come in handy in the days after Vicky was abducted? What also seems strange is that Felixstowe is a very, very small place. It may be a huge container port, but the town is small. Gossip and rumours spread so quickly. In fact before her body was found, a rumour went round that her body had been found by a well known landmark, it literally spread across the town in the course of a morning - and this was in the days before mass email and texts!
Yet the report of the woman the night before I, and lots of other people, had never heard before - strange.
 
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PA Media Victoria Hall

On Wednesday, he was remanded in custody pending a trial fixed for 2 February 2026 at the Old Bailey.

Mr Wright, who appeared via video link for the short hearing, is yet to enter a plea to a charge of the attempted kidnap of a second person in Felixstowe
 

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