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| Melanie Hall murder probe: DNA evidence discovered | Melanie Hall murder probe: DNA evidence discovered |
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| Detectives say they are "a step closer" to finding Melanie Hall's killer after new techniques uncovered DNA on an item found near her remains. | Detectives say they are "a step closer" to finding Melanie Hall's killer after new techniques uncovered DNA on an item found near her remains. |
| Speaking 20 years after she was last seen leaving a Bath nightclub, police said the discovery would help the investigation "significantly". | Speaking 20 years after she was last seen leaving a Bath nightclub, police said the discovery would help the investigation "significantly". |
| The 25-year-old went missing in 1996 and her remains were found near the M5 in 2009. | The 25-year-old went missing in 1996 and her remains were found near the M5 in 2009. |
| A man held on suspicion of her murder in 2014 was released without charge. | A man held on suspicion of her murder in 2014 was released without charge. |
| Miss Hall, who was a clerical worker at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, had been for a night out at Cadillacs nightclub when she was last seen. | Miss Hall, who was a clerical worker at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, had been for a night out at Cadillacs nightclub when she was last seen. |
| A black bin liner containing her bones and skull was found by a workman clearing vegetation next to a slip-road at junction 14 of the motorway, near Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, on 5 October 2009. | A black bin liner containing her bones and skull was found by a workman clearing vegetation next to a slip-road at junction 14 of the motorway, near Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, on 5 October 2009. |
| Det Supt Andy Bevan said: "Through new techniques, we're in the process of developing a DNA profile. | Det Supt Andy Bevan said: "Through new techniques, we're in the process of developing a DNA profile. |
| "There's no doubt this brings us an important step closer to finding her killer." | "There's no doubt this brings us an important step closer to finding her killer." |
| 'Someone knows' | |
| Her mother Pat said she would like to know "who it was and why" and why her daughter had been left "in such a ridiculous place, by the side of a motorway". | |
| "It was just the fact that she had been found and left in such a public place with no dignity," Mrs Hall said. | |
| "At least that allowed us to do that very last thing that a lot of us do for our loved ones, to actually be able to say goodbye in a dignified way." | |
| Ms Hall's father Steve said they had realised within days that she was "probably dead or in serious trouble". | Ms Hall's father Steve said they had realised within days that she was "probably dead or in serious trouble". |
| "Our lives have been totally altered and they can't be put back together completely," Mr Hall said. | "Our lives have been totally altered and they can't be put back together completely," Mr Hall said. |
| "We're saying once again, someone out there knows something, someone could come forward with information which could solve this crime. | "We're saying once again, someone out there knows something, someone could come forward with information which could solve this crime. |
| "I believe there are a number of people out there who probably know what happened to Melanie and the people involved and for whatever reason they've seen fit not to come forward." | "I believe there are a number of people out there who probably know what happened to Melanie and the people involved and for whatever reason they've seen fit not to come forward." |
| Melanie Hall timeline | Melanie Hall timeline |