Suzy Lamplugh vanished without a trace 40 years ago. (SWNS)
Four decades after Suzy Lamplugh vanished without trace the detective who led the hunt says "evil found a gap."
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Former detective Mike Barley. (SWNS)
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Mike Barley co-authored "Suzy Lamplugh: The Inside Story of Britain's Most Notorious Missing Person Investigation." (SWNS)
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