Disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh

On 28 July 1986, Susannah Jane Lamplugh, a 25-year-old estate agent, disappeared after leaving her office in Fulham, West London, to meet a client referred to in her work diary as "Mr Kipper." She was last seen later that day near the property she was scheduled to show. Despite extensive police investigations and public appeals, no trace of her has ever been found. Lamplugh was declared legally dead, presumed murdered, in 1993.

John Cannan (1954–2024), a convicted murderer and sex offender, was identified by police as the prime suspect in the Lamplugh disappearance in 2002. Cannan had been released from prison three days prior to the disappearance and was later convicted of the 1987 murder of Shirley Banks, as well as multiple rapes and attempted abductions. The Crown Prosecution Service concluded that there was insufficient evidence to charge Cannan, although police publicly stated their belief that he had killed Lamplugh.

Cannan claimed to know the identity of Lamplugh's killer, alleging that the same individual was responsible for Banks's murder. He was also reported to have visited a property for sale on Shorrolds Road shortly before Lamplugh's disappearance, where he behaved suspiciously. Forensic evidence later indicated that Lamplugh had been in a car owned by Cannan at the time she went missing, although this was not considered sufficient for prosecution.