Shirley Banks murder inquiry

Title

Shirley Banks murder inquiry

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

28 Apr 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:04

Description

Kevin Mosley reports on the inquiry into Shirley Banks’s murder. Tony Harris, Shirley’s boss, talks about her not turning up for work. Diana Lamplugh, mother of missing Suzy Lamplugh, talks about helping the parents. Richard Banks, Shirley’s husband, talks about his wife. Detective Chief Inspector Brian Saunders talks about the investigation and the evidence against John Cannan. Shirley’s father, George Reynolds, talks about Cannan’s sentence. Includes an excerpt of Cannan from a dating video.

Contributors

Diana Lamplugh; Richard Banks; Kevin Mosley; Brian Saunders; Tony Harris; John Cannan; George Reynolds

Keywords

Crime; Somerset; Women; Homicide; Policing practice; England; Missing persons; Imprisonment; Trials; Rape; Bristol; Criminal investigation; Sentencing; Abduction; Sexual violence; Suzy Lamplugh; Shirley Banks; John Cannan

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