Crimewatch File - The Shirley Banks Murder
Presented by Sue Cook
Crimewatch File looks behind the scenes at a major police investigation and how a murder was solved with help from the public.
Home Office records show that it is extremely rare for somebody to be convicted of murder if the victim's body has not been found.
In October 1987, Shirley Banks disappeared in Bristol. Three weeks later, her Mini was discovered in the garage of a Bristol businessman, John Cannan.
Police believed they had a murderer in their cells. But they had no real evidence, and no body.
Original Air date: 16/08/1989 at 21:30 BBC One
