Susie’s desperate family wants John Cannan, 68, to tell them what really happened to the real estate agent as he receives palliative care at the end of his life in prison. Richard Lamplugh holds a photo of Suzy Lamplugh’s sister ( Image: Channel 5) The main suspect in the murder of real estate agent Suzy Lamblou is on his deathbed, as it was revealed last night. John Cannan, 68, is receiving palliative care at the end of his life in prison. Suzy’s family, whose body was never discovered, will now hope that Cannan will finally reveal what happened to her before she died. Police named him as the main suspect in the disappearance of 25-year-old Suzy in Fulham, West London, in July 1986. He is serving a life sentence for another murder and always denies any connection to Suzy’s case. What do you think; Have your say in the comments below Suzy Lamplugh was a real estate agent whose disappearance remains a mystery ( Picture: Mirrorpix) Photograph of a man believed to have taken Susie ( Picture: Enterprise News and Pictures) Canan, who is being held in Full Sutton Jail in East York, has been in poor health for several years but would be eligible for parole this year. Susie’s brother, Richard, was unaware of his medical condition but urged him to reveal the truth before he died. He told the Mirror: “I would like Cannan, if he knows, to tell us what happened to Suze. After so many years, I would like him to finally let us know what happened. “It would mean a lot to the family.” Susie disappeared in July 1986 ( Picture: Press Association) Archive photo of the main suspect John Cannan ( Picture: SWNS.com) Susie disappeared after meeting a “Mr. Keeper”, who was later photographed taking him on a tour of a house on Fulham’s Sorolds Street. Her white Ford Fiesta was later found outside a property for sale on Stevenage Road about a mile and a half away. The doors were unlocked, the parking brake was closed and her bag was found in a side pocket. In 2002, police finally named Canan as the prime suspect in Suzy’s disappearance and murder. Police dug up the remains of Suzy Lamplugh in a field in Worcestershire in 2019 ( Picture: Anita Maric / SWNS) But the CPS said there was insufficient evidence to prosecute. Officers have conducted a number of excavations in recent years on Suzy’s body, including Worcestershire in 2019. In 2018, the garden at Canan’s former’s home in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, was also surveyed. The former car salesman was sentenced to three years in prison for the abduction and murder of Shirley Banks, 29, in 1987. This Suzy car was found on Stevenage Road, Fulham ( Picture: Mirrorpix) Cannan received a life sentence, which was later reduced to a minimum of 35 years. In 2019, Canaan spoke to the Sunday Mirror in a phone call from his cell before a previous release offer. He said: “I had no involvement in the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh. Suffolk Strangler not questioned 22 years ago despite relationship with murdered schoolgirl “I am concerned that the police will use Suzy’s disappearance to undermine my chances of being released. “My concern is that staining me has become the rule, not the exception.” At the time, Cannan also revealed that he was suffering from partial paralysis and had to use a wheelchair after a stroke. Richard and Tamsin’s sister with Amelia’s daughter in 1986 ( Picture: PA file / PA images) He asserted that his confession had been obtained through torture. Det Supt retiree Jim Dickie, who spent six years investigating Suzy’s abduction, said: “Cannan is still a suspect in the disappearance and murder of Suzy Lamplugh. “He is extremely manipulative and should not be trusted.” In a previous interview, Susie’s brother Richard added: “If she did, I would like to know where she is and then we can bury her where we want to bury her, rather than where she was buried. For more exclusive news subscribe to our newsletters here “We have gone through so many developments that you do not have your hopes. “You accept whatever comes and if you find it, let it be. “Then we have to deal with whatever arises.” A Justice Department spokesman said last night that he was unable to comment on Canaan’s health. read more An outraged mom criticizes the judge who described the former “time bomb” hunter as “care” and saved him from prison read more Disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh – theories behind the unresolved disappearance of the real estate agent
