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Graveyard searched for signs of Lee Boxell, who went missing in Sutton 24 years ago (standard.co.uk)
Other recent articles, all from yourlocalguardian.co.uk:
Murder detectives speak out about new leads in missing boy cold case
Police look to unearth clues in Cheam graveyard in search for Lee Boxell
Lee Boxell's parents fear their missing son was murdered
Soul Asylum's UK "Runaway Train" video featuring Lee
much more - lengthy article about the case - at Evening Standard link aboveMurder squad detectives investigating the disappearance of a London schoolboy 24 years ago have excavated parts of a local graveyard.
Lee Boxell was last seen on Sutton High Street in 1988 after telling a friend he might watch a Crystal Palace match.
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Now Met forensic teams have spent months using high-tech Army radar scanners to examine a local graveyard for new clues.
It follows the jailing for 11 years of gravedigger William Lambert, who was convicted last year of raping and sexually assaulting girls aged 11 to 15 years old
His victims were groomed at The Shed, an unofficial youth club run at St Dunstans Church in Cheam where Lambert, a former soldier who is now 75, worked more than 20 years ago.
Officers from the Mets homicide and serious crime command are still officially keeping an open mind about the case but are examining possible links between Lee and the club.
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Twenty years after his he disappeared, Lees parents took down the posters of TPau singer Carol Dekker and Madonna from his bedroom so their grandchildren could sleep there.
But his Cheam High School Uniform still hangs in the wardrobe.
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Lees case appeared in the music video of the grunge band Soul Asylum, who publicised his image in the video of their 1993 hit, Runaway Train.
Other recent articles, all from yourlocalguardian.co.uk:
Murder detectives speak out about new leads in missing boy cold case
Police look to unearth clues in Cheam graveyard in search for Lee Boxell
Lee Boxell's parents fear their missing son was murdered
Soul Asylum's UK "Runaway Train" video featuring Lee