A 45-year-old man arrested in connection with the murder of 25-year-old Melanie Hall has been released without charge. The man was arrested after he voluntarily attended a Wiltshire police station in June and asked to speak to our inquiry team. It followed a national appeal for information on the 20th anniversary of Melanie’s disappearance. A police spokesman said they had spent a significant amount of time thoroughly examining the information given to us” and concluded it doesn’t take them any further with their enquiries.
Melanie disappeared while on a night out with friends in Bath on Saturday, June 8, 1996. She was last seen sitting on a stool by the dancefloor in the former Cadillacs nightclub in Walcot Street, Bath, around 1.10am. Her remains were found in woodland off the northbound slipway at junction 14 of the M5 at Thornbury in October 2009.
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Senior investigating officer Det Supt Andy Bevan said: We’ve updated Melanie’s parents Steve and Pat on this latest development and have reiterated our determination to bring their daughter’s murderer to justice.
I firmly believe we’re getting ever closer to finding out who was responsible, especially with the advancements in DNA technology.
I have a team of officers and staff actively working on this case and I’m extremely grateful to the public, especially the residents of Bath, for their continuing support and their response to all our previous appeals.
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It’s never too late to come forward and speak to us. Even the smallest piece of information may prove to be the key to solving this case.”
If you want to speak to the Operation Denmark inquiry team, call 01179 529788.
There is a significant reward of 100,000 on offer for information given to the team which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for Melanie’s murder.
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