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A Dorset detective is to appeal for information on Italian television that could link a UK murder with the case of a missing Italian teenage girl.A Dorset detective is to appeal for information on Italian television that could link a UK murder with the case of a missing Italian teenage girl.
The body of 48-year-old Heather Barnett was found in Bournemouth in 2002.The body of 48-year-old Heather Barnett was found in Bournemouth in 2002.
She was found with someone's hair in both hands and police later revealed that 14 women in Bournemouth had reported hair cut off on buses. She was found with someone's hair in both hands, and police later revealed that 14 women in Bournemouth had reported hair cut off on buses.
The UK detective will appeal for any link with the 1993 case of missing Italian 16-year-old Elisa Claps.The UK detective will appeal for any link with the 1993 case of missing Italian 16-year-old Elisa Claps.
The body of Ms Claps, who went missing from the southern Italian town of Potenza in September 1993, has never been found.The body of Ms Claps, who went missing from the southern Italian town of Potenza in September 1993, has never been found.
Elisa Claps, 19, vanished in Potenza in 1993Elisa Claps, 19, vanished in Potenza in 1993
In a statement to the Italian media police in Potenza said they had reopened her case and were "working in close co-operation with British police from Dorset, co-ordinated by Interpol". In a statement to the Italian media, police in Potenza said they had reopened her case and were "working in close co-operation with British police from Dorset, co-ordinated by Interpol".
The statement said Italian detectives were using "cutting edge technology to re-examine the areas that Elisa was believed to have been last in when she disappeared". The statement said Italian detectives were using the latest technology "to re-examine the areas that Elisa was believed to have been last in when she disappeared".
Dorset police Detective Superintendent Mark Cooper, who is leading the hunt for Ms Barnett's killer, said: "We are exploring all avenues of investigation and Dorset detectives are liaising closely with their Italian counterparts over the disappearance of Elisa Claps."Dorset police Detective Superintendent Mark Cooper, who is leading the hunt for Ms Barnett's killer, said: "We are exploring all avenues of investigation and Dorset detectives are liaising closely with their Italian counterparts over the disappearance of Elisa Claps."
Monday will mark the fifth anniversary of Ms Barnett's death.Monday will mark the fifth anniversary of Ms Barnett's death.
The Dorset police officer will appear on the Italian version of the BBC One Crimewatch programme broadcast by the state television channel RAI on Monday evening.The Dorset police officer will appear on the Italian version of the BBC One Crimewatch programme broadcast by the state television channel RAI on Monday evening.