Man released in Milly murder probe

12 April 2012

A man arrested by detectives investigating the murder of 13-year-old Milly Dowler has been released without charge.

The 40-year-old suspect, from west London, was questioned over the disposal of a red Daewoo Nexia car.

Investigators believe prime suspect Levi Bellfield used the car to transport Milly's body from Walton-on-Thames in March 2002.

A Surrey Police spokeswoman said: "The 40-year-old man arrested by Surrey Police this morning after voluntarily attending a police station has been released without charge.

"The man, from west London, was questioned about the potential disposal of a red Daewoo Nexia car, which police have appealed for information about as part of their investigation into the murder of Milly Dowler. The investigation into Milly's death remains an active inquiry."

The death of Amanda Dowler, known to her family and friends as Milly, remains one of Britain's most notorious unsolved crimes.

She vanished while walking home from school in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, on March 21, 2002. Six months later her skeletal remains were found 30 miles away by mushroom pickers in Yateley Heath, Hampshire.

Officers have been painstakingly building a case against Bellfield since he was arrested by the Metropolitan Police in November 2004 over other matters. Bellfield, 41, was told last year that he will die in jail after he was found guilty of murdering students Marsha McDonnell, 19, and Amelie Delagrange, 22. He was also convicted of the attempted murder of schoolgirl Kate Sheedy, 18. All of the women were attacked near bus stops in south west London.

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