Author claims Fred West killed Suzy Lamplugh
FRED WEST and his brother John abducted and murdered the missing estate agent Suzy Lamplugh.
That is the claim of a new book which suggests they then buried the Cheltenham-born 27-year-old beneath The Keep at Norton Barracks, near Pershore.
In Searching For Suzy, amateur crime researcher Graham McGredy-Hunt claims to have solved a mystery which has baffled detectives since the vivacious London estate agent vanished without trace 25 years ago.
The author, who lives in Tewkesbury, has spent many years privately investigating the case and is convinced serial sex killer Fred West and his brother John were responsible for Suzy's death.
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He also suggests that the Wests were likely to have been implicated in at least two other unsolved high-profile murders – Nicola Payne in 1992 and Carol Ann Park in 1976.
McGredy-Hunt also links Fred West to the murder of Shirley Banks in 1987 and concludes that convicted rapist John Cannon – serving life for her murder – did not kill her.
The author, who has been in close contact with the police over the years and has furnished them with his findings, is adamant that Rosemary West – currently serving ten life sentences for the Cromwell Street murders – was innocent.
Instead, McGredy-Hunt points the finger at John West as Fred's accomplice and claims that the brothers-in-crime could have been responsible for almost 100 sadistic sex killings over the years.
He makes the chilling suggestion that many of the murders, including Suzy Lamplugh's, were videoed by the Wests to sell as "snuff movies" for £150 apiece.
Suzy Lamplugh disappeared on July 26, 1986 after arranging to meet a "Mr Kipper" to view a property in Fulham.
Her car was found abandoned nearby with her purse still inside. Despite an exhaustive worldwide police search, she was never found.
The author maintains Mr Kipper was, in fact, John West and Suzy had made a word association to remind her of the potential client – "John West Kippers" – when she wrote the appointment in her diary.
Fred West was renowned for taking up building contracts all over the country and had done work on properties in Fulham in 1984, two years before Suzy's disappearance.
Suzy had also told her mother that a "Bristol businessman" kept pestering her and, shortly before the fateful day, she was going to tell him in no uncertain terms to leave her alone.
The author writes that the "Bristol businessman" was indeed Fred West, who was more than capable of putting on a smart suit and an act guaranteed to impress.
A senior police officer who was involved in the Fred West case and who has asked to remain anonymous told The Citizen: "All credit to the author for his painstaking research and he is, of course, entitled to his opinion.
"But there is no evidence to place Fred or John West in Fulham at that time."
The author said: "There will probably be some national interest in the content of this book, but I would like Gloucestershire to be the first to know what really happened to local girl Suzy.
"The investigation I began in 1999 has also provided surprising new information about Cromwell Street."
Fred and John West both committed suicide.
Searching for Suzy can be obtained through Amazon, from LuLu.com or from Alisons Bookshop in Tewkesbury.
Comments
by badger12
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 1:19PM
“What an unfortunate name Mr McGreedy-Hunt. Don't want to say that when your drunk!”
by Hustler2011
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 9:19AM
“You assumed wrong, Shorter News. TIGs removal of your post had nothing to do with me.”
by ShorterNews
Monday, September 10 2012, 6:07PM
“And the difference between those who speculate over the Ripper, and those who invent stories about the Lamplugh disappearance, is that Suzy Lamplugh's family are still alive.”
by ShorterNews
Monday, September 10 2012, 6:05PM
“We're all entitled to our opinions Hustler, but most of us try not to upset or give false hope to those who have suffered hooribly in the past.
My opinion is that this 'author' is only seeking financial gain rather than any noble desire to help victims' families. That is why my comment was directed in the way that is was. I'm assuming that as TiG has removed it (despite me blanking out any potentially offensive language), my opinion was not palatable to you.
Perhaps you'll show the same empathy to the families of the dead.”
by Hustler2011
Monday, September 10 2012, 4:12PM
“Why is a book that offers a theory on what happened to Suzy Lamplugh any different or any worse than books that speculate on who Jack the Ripper was? Or worse than the recent on-line petition to get the floor of a Gloucester cafe dug up because there was speculation that a Fred West victim was buried under there?
And why is this author being accused of wasting police time? I cannot see where in the article that the police have become involved in this other than a quote from a senior officer?”
by LordGagas
Monday, September 10 2012, 2:52PM
“is that rhyming slang, by any chance BigDog?”
by LordGagas
Monday, September 10 2012, 2:49PM
“is this Lord Lucan?”
by NibNobs
Monday, September 10 2012, 1:30PM
“I'm surprised Mr Greedy Hunt hasn't linked Fred West with the unsolved crime of the missing boy on the island of Corfu around that period in 1991.”
by LewBrush
Monday, September 10 2012, 12:57PM
“You and me both Douglas.”
by TimMessanger
Monday, September 10 2012, 12:25PM
“Remember - 1978 Two pensioners in Yardley, South Birmingham, UK die after eating tinned John West Salmon, contaminated with Botulism. I bet John West didn't like this bit of Monty Python! http://tinyurl.com/95buzhv”