Who Killed Suzy Lamplugh (Part 2)

Nearly three years after Susie Lamplew went missing near her office in West London, Jon Kanan was in police custody awaiting trial, not in connection with Susie's disappearance, but for kidnapping and murdering Bristol newlywed Shirley Banks, raping another woman, and attempting to abduct a third at gunpoint.

Those crimes took place in late 1986 and over a two-day period in 1987.

In April 1989, Kanan appeared before a judge and jury.

Sitting in the press gallery was Daily Mirror journalist Rod Chaytor.

Exeter Crown Court, old Victorian oak-panelled building with the dock in the central area of the court, with the steps up from the lock-up below, a low oak barrier around it, and with benches used by the press alongside it.

So if you were there early enough, you could actually sit next to the dock.

next to Canaan, and I did.

And you could observe him at close quarters.

And all was smart.

All was well turned out, blue blazer, grey flannels, suit.

All was hugely conscious of his own appearance.

Preening, checking, just hugely self-conscious.

Eyeballing the eight female members of the jury, just looking across, seeing if you could get a bit of reaction, you know, then so you could flash a brief hint of the famous devastating smile, get a bit of traction.

And so the trial continued for about, for three weeks.

And it was only three weeks because there was literally no defense.

Cannon sat in his seat in the dock as his counsel, Anthony Palmer QC told the court, Mr. Cannon will not be giving evidence at that time.

Despite pleading not guilty, Kanan had nothing to counter the overwhelming evidence that he'd kidnapped Shirley Banks in a Bristol city centre car park and then murdered her.

No alibis either for the rape and attempted abduction of the other victims.

After hearing closing statements, the jury went out to consider its verdict.

They spent 10 hours deliberating and came back the following day and the usual courtroom scene, Clark to the court stands up.

Will the jury stand up? Guy stands up.

Have you reached a verdict on which you all agreed? Yes, we have.

And those verdicts were delivered on the three counts of murder, and rape and attempted abduction of three different women are guilty, guilty, guilty.

Throughout the trial, a picture emerged of a predator scouting for his next opportunity, a man who could shift from casual conversation into blind rage in a millisecond and wanted to humiliate and hurt women.

He was versatile and had a number of MOs.

Nearly three years after Susie Lamplew went missing near her office in West London, Jon Kanan was in police custody awaiting trial, not in connection with Susie's disappearance, but for kidnapping and murdering Bristol newlywed Shirley Banks, raping another woman, and attempting to abduct a third at gunpoint.

Those crimes took place in late 1986 and over a two-day period in 1987.

In April 1989, Kanan appeared before a judge and jury.

Sitting in the press gallery was Daily Mirror journalist Rod Chaytor.

Exeter Crown Court, old Victorian oak-panelled building with the dock in the central area of the court, with the steps up from the lock-up below, a low oak barrier around it, and with benches used by the press alongside it.

So if you were there early enough, you could actually sit next to the dock.

next to Canaan, and I did.

And you could observe him at close quarters.

And all was smart.

All was well turned out, blue blazer, grey flannels, suit.

All was hugely conscious of his own appearance.

Preening, checking, just hugely self-conscious.

Eyeballing the eight female members of the jury, just looking across, seeing if you could get a bit of reaction, you know, then so you could flash a brief hint of the famous devastating smile, get a bit of traction.

And so the trial continued for about, for three weeks.

And it was only three weeks because there was literally no defense.

Cannon sat in his seat in the dock as his counsel, Anthony Palmer QC told the court, Mr. Cannon will not be giving evidence at that time.

Despite pleading not guilty, Kanan had nothing to counter the overwhelming evidence that he'd kidnapped Shirley Banks in a Bristol city centre car park and then murdered her.

No alibis either for the rape and attempted abduction of the other victims.

After hearing closing statements, the jury went out to consider its verdict.

They spent 10 hours deliberating and came back the following day and the usual courtroom scene, Clark to the court stands up.

Will the jury stand up? Guy stands up.

Have you reached a verdict on which you all agreed? Yes, we have.

And those verdicts were delivered on the three counts of murder, and rape and attempted abduction of three different women are guilty, guilty, guilty.

Throughout the trial, a picture emerged of a predator scouting for his next opportunity, a man who could shift from casual conversation into blind rage in a millisecond and wanted to humiliate and hurt women.

He was versatile and had a number of MOs.