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Mystery over body found at house Mystery over body found in garden
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Police investigating a teenager's disappearance 16 years ago have been unable to identify human remains found at a house in Kent. Human remains found in a garden in Kent were unlikely to be those of a teenager who went missing in 1991, police said.
The remains were found by police looking for Dinah McNicol, from Essex, who vanished aged 18, in August 1991. The remains were found by police looking for Dinah McNicol, who was 18 when she failed to return to her home in Essex after a trip to Hampshire.
Essex Police found personal effects at the Margate house which they said did not tally with information about Dinah. Officers found personal effects at the Margate house which did not tally with information about Miss McNicol.
Police are being asked to provide information about Peter Tobin, a former owner of the property. Police forces are being asked to provide any information about Peter Tobin, a former owner of the property.
Missing women
It is being reported that the Scot, who is now in his 60s, is being linked with inquiries into a number of murders in the UK.It is being reported that the Scot, who is now in his 60s, is being linked with inquiries into a number of murders in the UK.
Dinah was last seen in a car with an unknown man on the M25 in Surrey, after leaving a music festival at Liphook, Hampshire. A police Homicide Working Group has asked forces across the UK to investigate Mr Tobin's movements over the past two decades.
Examination inconclusive Dinah McNichol from Tillingham, Essex vanished on the way home from a music festival in Hampshire.
The team investigating her disappearance have been concentrating on the back garden of the house. Police said personal items, thought to be jewellery and clothing, found near the remains are not consistent with what Miss McNicol owned.
A post-mortem examination has confirmed that the remains are those of a female but it did not reveal who she was or how she died. Officers are now making urgent checks to see if the items could be matched to the possessions of any other missing women.
A police Homicide Working Group has asked forces across the UK to investigate Tobin's movements over the past two decades. Police hope that DNA and dental checks with allow them to confirm the identity within days.