Murder of Milly Dowler

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On 21 March 2002, 13-year-old Milly Dowler went missing from Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England. She was last seen walking home from school along Station Avenue. Following an extensive search, her remains were discovered in Yateley Heath Woods in Hampshire, on 18 September. On 23 June 2011, Levi Bellfield, already subject to three life sentences with a whole life tariff imposed for the murders of Marsha McDonnell and Amélie Delagrange and the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy, all of which had taken place after Dowler's murder, was found guilty of abducting and murdering Dowler. He received another whole-life sentence. On 27 January 2016, Surrey Police announced that Bellfield had admitted to abducting, raping and murdering Dowler. Dowler's parents established a charity called Milly's Fund to "promote public safety, and in particular the safety of children and young people." The case generated debate over the treatment of victims and witnesses in court after Dowler's family criticised the...

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