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| Police investigating the death of a woman found stabbed to death in the boot of her car in Hampshire want to trace some of her personal possessions. | Police investigating the death of a woman found stabbed to death in the boot of her car in Hampshire want to trace some of her personal possessions. |
| The body of Paula Poolton, 40, of Titchfield, Fareham, was found in her Peugeot 206 close to Swanwick railway station on 28 October. | The body of Paula Poolton, 40, of Titchfield, Fareham, was found in her Peugeot 206 close to Swanwick railway station on 28 October. |
| Police said they had yet to trace her house and car keys, and her left flip-flop was missing. | |
| They said the items could provide vital forensic evidence. | They said the items could provide vital forensic evidence. |
| Police appealed to anyone who found the items to pick them up "by an edge or corner and note the details of where they were found". | Police appealed to anyone who found the items to pick them up "by an edge or corner and note the details of where they were found". |
| Ms Poolton had been missing for 11 days when her body was discovered. | Ms Poolton had been missing for 11 days when her body was discovered. |
| Two men, aged 52 and 55 and from the Fareham area, were arrested on suspicion of her murder and released on bail. | Two men, aged 52 and 55 and from the Fareham area, were arrested on suspicion of her murder and released on bail. |
| Her house key was on a blue dolphin-shaped key fob with a Peugeot car keyDet Ch Insp Darren O'Callaghan said: "We have had a very positive response from the public coming forward with information, but now we need their help again." | Her house key was on a blue dolphin-shaped key fob with a Peugeot car keyDet Ch Insp Darren O'Callaghan said: "We have had a very positive response from the public coming forward with information, but now we need their help again." |
| He said finding the missing items "may help us piece together Paula's final movements". | He said finding the missing items "may help us piece together Paula's final movements". |
| It is believed that her Yale house key was on a blue plastic dolphin-shaped key fob, along with a Peugeot car key and a miniature Tesco Club Card. | It is believed that her Yale house key was on a blue plastic dolphin-shaped key fob, along with a Peugeot car key and a miniature Tesco Club Card. |
| Mr O'Callaghan said they were still trying to establish Ms Poolton's movements between Friday 17 October and Tuesday 28 October. | Mr O'Callaghan said they were still trying to establish Ms Poolton's movements between Friday 17 October and Tuesday 28 October. |
| She was last seen on CCTV footage shopping in Tesco, Bursledon, at about 2130 BST on 17 October. | She was last seen on CCTV footage shopping in Tesco, Bursledon, at about 2130 BST on 17 October. |
| Police say there could be vital forensic evidence on missing items"We also need to hear from anyone who saw her car - a black Peugeot 206 registration HK54 KHH - between those dates," he said. | |
| One week ago, Ms Poolton's parents, Jen and Phil Cross, paid tribute to their daughter, describing her as a "bubbly, crazy chick with an infectious laugh". | One week ago, Ms Poolton's parents, Jen and Phil Cross, paid tribute to their daughter, describing her as a "bubbly, crazy chick with an infectious laugh". |
| They said they had searched car parks looking for her car when she went missing. | They said they had searched car parks looking for her car when she went missing. |
| "I don't think we can believe she's gone," Mrs Cross said. | "I don't think we can believe she's gone," Mrs Cross said. |