UK UK - Victoria 'Vicky' Hall, 17, Trimley St Mary, Suffolk, 18 Sep 1999

[Bickles]

Man re-arrested in unsolved murder of teenage girl in 1999

Suffolk Police officers investigating the 1999 murder of Victoria Hall, who was found dead in a ditch five days after she vanished, have re-arrested a man on suspicion of murder

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[trendsetter]

Serial killer Steve Wright arrested over 1999 murder of Victoria Hall

Police arrest serial killer Steve Wright on suspicion of murdering the teenager in Suffolk in 1999.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[altojack]

I hope this time police can get him charged. Only my opinion but at the time of Victorias murder, Wright was living at his fathers home not a stones throw from her home.

 

[Noseyjosie]

The local paper has this today........

'Suffolk Strangler' Steve Wright named as Victoria Hall murder suspect by media

Steve Wright, the Suffolk Strangler who killed five women in Ipswich in 2006, has been named as the murder suspect following the death of Victoria…

www.edp24.co.uk

 

[Ched]

Steve Wright, 66, has been charged with the kidnap and murder of Victoria Hall and the attempted kidnapping of another woman in September 1999, Suffolk Police said

https://twitter.com/x/status/1793294761752666556

 

[Ched]

CPS

Prosecutors authorise charging Steve Wright with 1999 murder and attempted kidnapping | The Crown Prosecution Service

www.cps.gov.uk

Frank Ferguson, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in the East of England, said:

“The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Suffolk Police to charge Steve Wright, 66, with the kidnap and murder of Victoria Hall and the attempted kidnapping of another woman in September 1999.

“He will appear at Ipswich Magistrates’ Court on 3 June.

“We remind all concerned that criminal proceedings against the defendant are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.

“It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary, or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”

Notes to editors​

• Steven Gerald James Wright also known as Steve Wright (DOB 24/4/1958) has been charged with the kidnap and murder of Victoria Hall on 19 September 1999, and the attempted kidnapping of another woman on 18 September 1999.
• The function of the CPS is not to decide whether a person is guilty of a criminal offence, but to make fair, independent and objective assessments about whether it is appropriate to present charges for a criminal court to consider.

 

[AcbMurders]

Steve Wright charged with 1999 murder of Victoria Hall

The 66-year-old has been charged with the kidnap and murder of Victoria Hall.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bickles]

I keep thinking of Victoria's parents. Almost 25 years without answers. I hope the trial is concluded as quickly as possible for their sakes.

 

[Noseyjosie]

Finally!

 

[tes1984]

I would respectfully suggest this thread is suspended for the time being.

 

[dotr]

I would respectfully suggest this thread is suspended for the time being.

rbbm
May 22, 2024

Steve Wright charged with kidnap and murder of Victoria Hall in 1999

17-year-old Victoria was last seen alive in the early hours of 19 September 1999

inews.co.uk

''Frank Ferguson, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in the East of England, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Suffolk Police to charge Steve Wright, 66, with the kidnap and murder of Victoria Hall and the attempted kidnapping of another woman in September 1999.

“We remind all concerned that criminal proceedings against the defendant are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.

“It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary, or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”

 

[trendsetter]

I would respectfully suggest this thread is suspended for the time being.

A wise suggestion.

 

[dotr]

June 3 '24

Steve Wright appears in court charged with murdering schoolgirl Victoria Hall

Prosecution followed cold-case review, 20 years after death of 17-year-old

www.telegraph.co.uk

''Steve Wright has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 17-year-old schoolgirl in 1999.''

''The court heard the 66-year-old was also accused of kidnapping the teenager on the same date, September 19, from nearby Felixstowe''.
''Presiding magistrate Dawn Girling told him: “You are hereby committed to Crown Court to appear at Ipswich Crown Court at 2pm.”

''The police inquiry into the murder of Miss Hall was reopened by a new team of cold-case detectives on the 20th anniversary of her death in 2019.
Suffolk Police said at the time that they had received “significant” new information from witnesses.''

 

[Sillybilly]

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