On a summer afternoon in 1986, 25-year-old estate agent Suzy Lamplugh went to show a property in southwest London. She arrived for what should have been an ordinary appointment with a prospective client.
She was never seen again.
Four decades later, Suzy’s disappearance remains one of Britain’s most enduring missing-person mysteries. No one has ever been charged with her disappearance, and her remains have never been found. The man who became the police’s principal suspect died in prison without revealing what he knew.
The questions surrounding that ordinary Monday afternoon remain unanswered.
The Appointment That Changed Everything
Susannah Jane Lamplugh was born in Cheltenham on May 3, 1961. By the age of 25, she was working as a negotiator for Sturgis Estate Agents in Fulham, London.
Friends and colleagues remembered Suzy as outgoing, capable and well liked. Her job regularly required her to meet potential buyers and show them properties, so the appointment on July 28, 1986, did not initially appear unusual.
Her diary contained an entry for a viewing at 37 Shorrolds Road. The prospective client was recorded simply as “Mr Kipper,” with an appointment time of 12:45 p.m.
Suzy went to the property as planned.
A neighbour later provided investigators with a crucial account. She said she had seen Suzy outside the house and later watched her walking away with a man. The pair reportedly looked back toward the property as they moved away.
The man was described as white, neatly dressed and wearing a dark charcoal suit. The witness felt his appearance and manner suggested what she described as a “public schoolboy type.”
That sighting became one of the most important pieces of evidence in the entire investigation.
It was also the last confirmed sighting of Suzy.
Her Car Was Found Abandoned
Concern grew when Suzy failed to return to the estate agency.
Later that day, her company car — a white Ford Fiesta — was noticed outside a garage on Stevenage Road, approximately a mile from Shorrolds Road.
Witnesses also reported seeing a young woman resembling Suzy driving in the area. According to those accounts, she appeared to be involved in an argument with a man inside the vehicle.
When colleagues eventually located the Fiesta, something immediately felt wrong.
The driver’s door was open and the handbrake had been left off. Suzy’s handbag and purse were still inside the
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