Leah Croucher case: After remains found in Milton Keynes, 'missing persons inquiry' turned into 'murder investigation'

Police in Thames Valley, England, discovered human remains along with other items on Monday at home in Loxbeare Drive, Furzton, in Milton Keynes following a tip from a member of the public. It is expected to take some time before the bones can be legally recognised, but the police have switched their missing people search to a murder investigation.

Bones were discovered on a property less than a mile from Leah Croucher's home, just across from a lake that had been the subject of a previous police appeal. Officers appealed to residents who frequented the area around Furzton Lake in March, saying they were particularly keen to identify a figure dressed in black seen in images of the lake.



Leah Croucher was 19 at the time of her disappearance on February 15, 2019, which prompted a large search and inquiry which included interviewing residents and extensive inspections of their homes.

"On Monday, we responded to a request for help and arrived at an address where we uncovered things of concern inside the premises," DCS Ian Hunter, the crime commander for the Thames Valley police, said.

The police confirmed to a news agency that they didn’t make any arrests. Croucher was last seen in the Furzton area around 8.15 a.m. on February 15.

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In Milton Keynes, how many people are still missing?
Milton Keynes has approximately 400 cases of missing children and teenagers yearly, with different occurrences.


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