The Metropolitan Police have issued a fresh appeal for information as the investigation into the disappearance of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh reaches its 40th anniversary.
Lamplugh, 25, vanished on 28 July 1986 after leaving her south-west London office for a property viewing with a prospective client recorded in her diary as “Mr Kipper”. She was never seen again.
The case remains one of the UK’s longest-running unsolved murder investigations and one of the most high-profile cases ever to affect the estate agency profession.
Detective Chief Inspector Teresa Foster, who leads the Met’s Cold Case Homicide Team, said officers remain committed to finding Lamplugh’s body and bringing answers to her family.
Police believe advances in forensic science, new technology or fresh witness testimony could still provide the breakthrough they have been seeking for four decades.
Although long-time suspect John Cannan died in prison in 2024 without being charged over Lamplugh’s disappearance, detectives are continuing to pursue around 30 outstanding lines of inquiry over the next year.
If no significant new evidence emerges, the investigation will become inactive, although any fresh information will still be assessed.
The Met said today’s investigation would benefit from tools unavailable in 1986, including CCTV, mobile phone data and more advanced forensic techniques, and urged anyone with previously undisclosed information to come forward.
