Milly Dowler's death 20 years on: Disappearance, brutal murderer and family's pain
dailystar.co.ukMilly Dowler left her school in Weybridge and walked to her local train station.After a bite to eat at a cafe she began to walk home - the next three minutes would be last time she would be seen alive.A car later linked to Levi Bellfield was seen on CCTV further down the street, but there was no sign of Dowler.She was reported missing the same day, sparking a nationwide hunt for the missing schoolgirl.The search was filled with appeals from celebrities, as well as a reconstruction from Crimewatch.
After a month of searching to no avail, police told Milly's family that their beloved child was likely dead. In September that year, mushroom pickers in Hampshire found human remains, which analysis of dental records later confirmed to match those of Dowler’s.A cause of death was never settled on as the remains were so decomposed.
As if the family’s pain of losing a daughter wasn't enough, sick individuals made their torment even worse.Dowler’s sister received letters threatening to kill her and claiming to have killed Dowler.
The letters were eventually uncovered to have been sent by Paul Hughes, who received five years in prison for his vicious actions.
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