What are the main theories regarding John Cannan being the only suspect if I may ask please? Is it just the identikit photo, BMW and the fact he was let out of custody close to her workplace 3 days prior to her disappearance? ( I do understand he was allowed out during the day to work and would frequent the Fulham area)
If you look at the circumstances of the Shirley Banks case (he has taken her back to his flat somehow - why? Why didnt he just rape her and move on or horribly rape and murder her in the same instance and move on. ( or is this not proved other than her fingerprint is on a document found in her flat and the car respraying etc). Something does not quite fit to the Suzy case maybe? Are there any forensics on when Shirleys date of death actually was from her abduction?
I guess given his proximity it is quite possible John had seen Suzy zipping around Fulham and in the Sturgis window and became obsessed with her, devised a plan to lure her in, but even that does not really fit with witness sightings as described. Unless she did know him somehow.. or she had rejected his advances somewhere previously... say in the Prince of Wales pub at some point?
His prior rape convictions prior seem to be opportunistic to some degree, (i.e was he the house for sale rapist as well ?) (Leamington spa etc) so why did he change direction - did he think he could move on to murder eventually? Did he have an obsession with Shirley Banks as well based on perhaps he may have met her somewhere previously and she rejected his advances, possibly the same with Suzy?
On the other perspective - I just finished reading the Andrew Stephens book from 1988 (I know its old but it seems to be very detailed about her relationships with men - they being true or not true and I understand her parents were quite upset about this being published at the time). So I have to ask, why only John Cannan when there really is not any direct link if you look at it. It truly is both sad and fascinating this case. I believe Suzy will show up somewhere someday - lets hope so.
Apologies I have edited this a couple of times today
More coming on this. I have other posts which to my mind completely rule out JC. But many people think it was him. This resembles the Sophie Toscan du Plantier case. None of us can know but I believe the entire case against JC is spurious from day 1.
If Suzy drove straight to Stevenage Rd and was showing a property in Langthorne to a client - then why wasn't that appointment in her diary? Surely if it was a viewing she would have had to have logged it and Sturgis would have had details of the client also she would have had to take keys to the Langthorne property too or meet an owner as well at this property and why park on Stevenage Rd if the property she was viewing was in Langthorne? Also in this case why would the passenger door of the car be locked and the drivers open ......evidence points to the car being left there by one person and abandoned in a hurry
Thanks for commenting. I agree that the passenger door was locked because there was never a passenger. She left the office alone and drove somewhere alone, I believe. Parking on Langthorne is still an issue today and there is more space on Stevenage. I do not necessarily think Stevenage had anything to do with a viewing. I am working on some information that suggests Suzy met a friend in Stevenage Road that was not linked to her work. It sounds like Marianna thought Suzy was viewing a house on Langthorne but we're not sure, and Marianna seems more concerned with what the two were wearing.
Still a strange coincidence that her car was parked immediately opposite another property for sale by Sturgis.....If she did drive the car there why leave the door unlocked and purse inside unless she had to abandon that car quickly for some reason and couldn't return to it ....then of course there is the possibility that she didn't drive it there at all - someone else did? But that means possibly Marianna didn't see Suzy.....
Indeed the Shorrolds Road entry was a red herring that Suze entered in her diary along with the fictitious Mr Kipper in order to go off duties. George Martin Sturgis was the owner along with his brothers and sister and he said that all properties advertised in the Fulham branch had only one set of keys and no. 37's key fob was still on the wall in the office! I also understand that her car was parked up in Stevenage Road from morning up to the evening when the police found it at around 22:01. This was confirmed with a resident living opposite where her Fiesta had been parked. It looks to me like someone who stole her chequebook/filofax/purse at her Sunday evening drinks The Prince of Wales pub with her boyfriend stockbroker Adam Leegood had probably stole her car as well just to mess with her.
I am Australian and have followed this case for so many years. Unfortunately alot of documentaries are not available for viewing over here unless they are put on YouTube. (thankyou to those who have done this). Is the Grand Canal sighting really of no significance? Thankyou for all your work - I think that she will be found one day. Bless you Suzy.
I'm reluctant to say outright that any sightings are wrong or not significant. All we know is where the car ended up, and what time she left the office. Everything else is muddled. I rule out the canal on the basis that it is so far away. Have a look at a London map - if she was in water, the Thames is much much closer and easier.
The Brentford lock was searched and dredged by the Police back in 2014 when Alice Gross went missing on the northside of the lock in Hanwell. She was later discovered murdered on the bank. Back in 1986, a truck driver walking along the lock went to the police reporting his find three times citing he saw a man fitting the description of John Cannan throwing a flight case on wheels off the iron bridge.
I'm afraid you're right. I keep finding and noticing new things but ultimately it's too long ago. Perhaps a witness will say more after certain individuals have died. That happens sometimes.
What are the main theories regarding John Cannan being the only suspect if I may ask please? Is it just the identikit photo, BMW and the fact he was let out of custody close to her workplace 3 days prior to her disappearance? ( I do understand he was allowed out during the day to work and would frequent the Fulham area)
If you look at the circumstances of the Shirley Banks case (he has taken her back to his flat somehow - why? Why didnt he just rape her and move on or horribly rape and murder her in the same instance and move on. ( or is this not proved other than her fingerprint is on a document found in her flat and the car respraying etc). Something does not quite fit to the Suzy case maybe? Are there any forensics on when Shirleys date of death actually was from her abduction?
I guess given his proximity it is quite possible John had seen Suzy zipping around Fulham and in the Sturgis window and became obsessed with her, devised a plan to lure her in, but even that does not really fit with witness sightings as described. Unless she did know him somehow.. or she had rejected his advances somewhere previously... say in the Prince of Wales pub at some point?
His prior rape convictions prior seem to be opportunistic to some degree, (i.e was he the house for sale rapist as well ?) (Leamington spa etc) so why did he change direction - did he think he could move on to murder eventually? Did he have an obsession with Shirley Banks as well based on perhaps he may have met her somewhere previously and she rejected his advances, possibly the same with Suzy?
On the other perspective - I just finished reading the Andrew Stephens book from 1988 (I know its old but it seems to be very detailed about her relationships with men - they being true or not true and I understand her parents were quite upset about this being published at the time). So I have to ask, why only John Cannan when there really is not any direct link if you look at it. It truly is both sad and fascinating this case. I believe Suzy will show up somewhere someday - lets hope so.
Apologies I have edited this a couple of times today
More coming on this. I have other posts which to my mind completely rule out JC. But many people think it was him. This resembles the Sophie Toscan du Plantier case. None of us can know but I believe the entire case against JC is spurious from day 1.
If Suzy drove straight to Stevenage Rd and was showing a property in Langthorne to a client - then why wasn't that appointment in her diary? Surely if it was a viewing she would have had to have logged it and Sturgis would have had details of the client also she would have had to take keys to the Langthorne property too or meet an owner as well at this property and why park on Stevenage Rd if the property she was viewing was in Langthorne? Also in this case why would the passenger door of the car be locked and the drivers open ......evidence points to the car being left there by one person and abandoned in a hurry
Thanks for commenting. I agree that the passenger door was locked because there was never a passenger. She left the office alone and drove somewhere alone, I believe. Parking on Langthorne is still an issue today and there is more space on Stevenage. I do not necessarily think Stevenage had anything to do with a viewing. I am working on some information that suggests Suzy met a friend in Stevenage Road that was not linked to her work. It sounds like Marianna thought Suzy was viewing a house on Langthorne but we're not sure, and Marianna seems more concerned with what the two were wearing.
Still a strange coincidence that her car was parked immediately opposite another property for sale by Sturgis.....If she did drive the car there why leave the door unlocked and purse inside unless she had to abandon that car quickly for some reason and couldn't return to it ....then of course there is the possibility that she didn't drive it there at all - someone else did? But that means possibly Marianna didn't see Suzy.....
Indeed the Shorrolds Road entry was a red herring that Suze entered in her diary along with the fictitious Mr Kipper in order to go off duties. George Martin Sturgis was the owner along with his brothers and sister and he said that all properties advertised in the Fulham branch had only one set of keys and no. 37's key fob was still on the wall in the office! I also understand that her car was parked up in Stevenage Road from morning up to the evening when the police found it at around 22:01. This was confirmed with a resident living opposite where her Fiesta had been parked. It looks to me like someone who stole her chequebook/filofax/purse at her Sunday evening drinks The Prince of Wales pub with her boyfriend stockbroker Adam Leegood had probably stole her car as well just to mess with her.
I am Australian and have followed this case for so many years. Unfortunately alot of documentaries are not available for viewing over here unless they are put on YouTube. (thankyou to those who have done this). Is the Grand Canal sighting really of no significance? Thankyou for all your work - I think that she will be found one day. Bless you Suzy.
I'm reluctant to say outright that any sightings are wrong or not significant. All we know is where the car ended up, and what time she left the office. Everything else is muddled. I rule out the canal on the basis that it is so far away. Have a look at a London map - if she was in water, the Thames is much much closer and easier.
I will have a look thankyou so much !
The Brentford lock was searched and dredged by the Police back in 2014 when Alice Gross went missing on the northside of the lock in Hanwell. She was later discovered murdered on the bank. Back in 1986, a truck driver walking along the lock went to the police reporting his find three times citing he saw a man fitting the description of John Cannan throwing a flight case on wheels off the iron bridge.
Interesting theory thanks for posting! So many confusing sightings.
Don't get me wrong I hope they do find her but it seems to me that there is too much against it it's almost as if she is not meant to be found.
I don't honestly think we are ever going to find out what happened to that young girl or find her body.
I'm afraid you're right. I keep finding and noticing new things but ultimately it's too long ago. Perhaps a witness will say more after certain individuals have died. That happens sometimes.
Something that’s never been explained is why her own flat was up for sale? Was she involved in some bogus property deal that Cannan had concocted.