John Cannan

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John David Guise Cannan (20 February 1954 – 6 November 2024), also known under the alias John Peterson, was a British murderer, serial rapist, serial abductor and suspected serial killer. He was convicted in July 1988 and given three life sentences for the murder of Shirley Banks in Bristol in October 1987, the attempted kidnapping of Julia Holman on the previous night, the rape of a woman in Reading, Berkshire, in 1986, the rape of his girlfriend in December 1980, and several other abductions, attempted abductions and sexual offences. Cannan was also the prime suspect in the disappearance of Fulham estate agent Suzy Lamplugh, who had an appointment on 28 July 1986 to meet a man calling himself "Mr. Kipper" and has not been seen since. In November 2002, the Crown Prosecution Service decided that there was insufficient evidence to charge Cannan with Lamplugh's abduction and presumed murder. That month the Metropolitan Police held a press conference at which, in a rare move, officers publicly...

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