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John Cannan is Dying
The headline is the only fact you can take from recent media reports about John Cannan. Their relentless connection of Cannan to the missing estate agent Suzy Lamplugh is a red herring.
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The Politics of Home Alone
When is it okay to leave a child unattended? This surprisingly simple question has some complex answers that change with the decades.
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Christopher Laverack: BBC Crimewatch
BBC Crimewatch from August 1984, five months after Christopher Laverack disappeared from his half-sister's home in Hull.
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More on Christopher Laverack
I finally turn to a more detailed investigation of the 1984 murder of 9 year-old Christopher Laverack.
Inside the London Library
I take a break from crime to show you around a place where I do a lot of research, thinking and writing. The quietest place in London?
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TV Entertainment: True Crime
I return to a topic that worries all true crime fans.
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Claudia Lawrence and Christopher Halliwell
Why do some people (and many tabloid newspapers) continue to link Claudia Lawrence and Christopher Halliwell? The police have repeatedly stated that there is no link whatsoever.
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Claudia Lawrence Dossier: Timeline
I have finally finished an initial version of the timeline of the final days of Claudia Lawrence, who disappeared near York in March 2009. She has not been seen since.
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The Presumption of Murder
When is a missing person considered permanently missing? The lack of a body causes havoc with justice systems everywhere in the world.
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Jill Dando
Jill Dando was a famous television presenter and newsreader. On 26th April 1999, she was shot outside her home with a single gunshot. Was her work on BBC Crimewatch to blame?
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Prime Suspect Arrested in Connection with the Death of Emma Caldwell
The sad case of Emma Caldwell has been the subject of a detailed BBC documentary. After Iain Packer was arrested today, could justice be near?
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In Detail: Suzy Lamplugh #1
Suzy Lamplugh has not been seen since she left her office in Fulham at lunchtime on 28th July 1986. It seems highly unlikely now that she went to meet a buyer at 37 Shorrolds Road.