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| Search for body of murder suspect | Search for body of murder suspect |
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| Police have been searching a farm in Leicestershire where they believe the body of their chief suspect in a murder inquiry may be buried. | |
| James Brodie, 23, has been missing since Marian Bates was shot during a bungled raid at her Nottingham jewellery shop in September 2003. | James Brodie, 23, has been missing since Marian Bates was shot during a bungled raid at her Nottingham jewellery shop in September 2003. |
| Peter Williams, 22, of no fixed address, was found guilty of Mrs Bates' murder in March 2005. | Peter Williams, 22, of no fixed address, was found guilty of Mrs Bates' murder in March 2005. |
| His trial jury heard the man who fired the fatal shot had never been found. | His trial jury heard the man who fired the fatal shot had never been found. |
| It's my responsibility to find him Det Ch Supt Neil James A team of divers and dog handlers are searching Willows Farm in Syston. | It's my responsibility to find him Det Ch Supt Neil James A team of divers and dog handlers are searching Willows Farm in Syston. |
| Det Ch Supt Neil James, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "We are gathering information all the time, some of it historic information, some more recent. | Det Ch Supt Neil James, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "We are gathering information all the time, some of it historic information, some more recent. |
| "This is just another strand of the inquiry. There is information that James Brodie is alive and well. If he is, it's my responsibility to find him. | "This is just another strand of the inquiry. There is information that James Brodie is alive and well. If he is, it's my responsibility to find him. |
| "If he is dead, it's my responsibility to find out who killed him and bring that individual or those individuals to justice." | "If he is dead, it's my responsibility to find out who killed him and bring that individual or those individuals to justice." |
| Stafford Crown Court was told that Williams and the gunman entered the store wearing crash helmets on 30 September 2003. | Stafford Crown Court was told that Williams and the gunman entered the store wearing crash helmets on 30 September 2003. |
| 'Identity' | 'Identity' |
| Gregory Dickinson QC, prosecuting, told the trial that Williams was one of the robbers, but not the man who pulled the trigger. | Gregory Dickinson QC, prosecuting, told the trial that Williams was one of the robbers, but not the man who pulled the trigger. |
| "The identity of the gunman remains uncertain. There is some evidence that it was a man called James Brodie but he has disappeared and cannot be found," the jury was told. | "The identity of the gunman remains uncertain. There is some evidence that it was a man called James Brodie but he has disappeared and cannot be found," the jury was told. |
| Speaking after the guilty verdict was returned, Det Supt Frame said Mr Brodie could have been killed. | Speaking after the guilty verdict was returned, Det Supt Frame said Mr Brodie could have been killed. |
| He said: "We have information and intelligence that would suggest that he has been murdered." | He said: "We have information and intelligence that would suggest that he has been murdered." |