WAS IT HIM? 10 CLUES TO ‘KIPPER’ CANNAN

1. Mr Kipper. Cannan was nicknamed “Kipper” by others at a bail hostel where he lived at the time due to his fondness for the fish and a habit of having a kip. 2. Photofit. He bore a strong resemblance to the image of Suzy’s abductor compiled from witnesses. 3. False alibi. Cannan claimed he was staying with his mum in Sutton Coldfield and had chatted up a local sales assistant the day that Suzy vanished. The woman confirmed Cannan approached her, but doubts later emerged over whether it was on the same day. 4. Brief romance. In 2001, cops uncovered evidence suggesting that Cannan was the “mystery man” Suzy had a brief relationship with. 5. Bristol businessman. Suzy said her boyfriend was a Bristol businessman – something Cannan pretended to be with other women. 6. Stalking. A witness said they saw Cannan staring into Sturgis estate agents, where Suzy worked, shortly before her disappearance. 7. Gifts. Cannan was known for showering women with flowers and champagne. An eyewitness saw a couple matching Suzy and Cannan’s descriptions lying in a local park with a bottle of bubbly beside them on the day she vanished. 8. Taxi driver. A cabbie identified Cannan as a man who asked for a lift that lunchtime, while clutching champagne and estate agent house papers. 9. The BMW. Detectives suspect Suzy’s killer parked a BMW near the second home in Fulham where she was taking “Mr Kipper” for a viewing in her office Ford Fiesta. 10. Joking confession. Cannan joked to a former girlfriend, Gilly Paige, that he was “Mr Kipper”.