Overview
- Melanie Hall was last seen at the Cadillacs nightclub in Bath on 9 June 1996 and her remains were found beside the M5 in October 2009.
- Avon and Somerset Police marked the case’s 30th anniversary by launching the Justice for Melanie appeal and showing a new campaign film to prompt people who were in Bath that weekend to come forward.
- Investigators have digitised around 90 crates of archived material, narrowed the pool of persons of interest to fewer than 20 and are re‑interviewing alibi witnesses as part of a longrunning review of Operation Denmark.
- Crimestoppers has offered a £20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction, and police are asking the public specifically about Melanie’s missing clothing and belongings.
- Melanie’s family say the unresolved case has left them devastated, her mother now has advanced dementia, and detectives warn that the shrinking pool of living witnesses makes new leads urgent if the inquiry is to reach court.