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| Police officers are continuing their investigations at a house in Kent where the bodies of two teenage girls were found buried in the garden last week. | Police officers are continuing their investigations at a house in Kent where the bodies of two teenage girls were found buried in the garden last week. |
| Detectives said the focus of the search at Irvine Drive, Margate, was now on gathering evidence. They are expected to remain there until Friday. | Detectives said the focus of the search at Irvine Drive, Margate, was now on gathering evidence. They are expected to remain there until Friday. |
| The bodies have been confirmed as those of Scottish schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton, 15, and Dinah McNicol, 18, from Essex. | The bodies have been confirmed as those of Scottish schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton, 15, and Dinah McNicol, 18, from Essex. |
| Peter Tobin, 61, has been charged in Scotland with the murder of Vicky. | Peter Tobin, 61, has been charged in Scotland with the murder of Vicky. |
| He appeared at Linlithgow Sheriff Court last week, and is due to return to court on Thursday. | He appeared at Linlithgow Sheriff Court last week, and is due to return to court on Thursday. |
| Both girls went missing in 1991. | Both girls went missing in 1991. |
| The bodies of both girls were found buried in the back garden | The bodies of both girls were found buried in the back garden |
| Vicky, who was from Redding, near Falkirk, was last seen in Bathgate, West Lothian, while Dinah failed to return home to Tillingham from a trip to Hampshire. | Vicky, who was from Redding, near Falkirk, was last seen in Bathgate, West Lothian, while Dinah failed to return home to Tillingham from a trip to Hampshire. |
| Her father, Ian McNicol visited the house in Margate on Monday and said the family would now be able to lay her to rest and grieve. | Her father, Ian McNicol visited the house in Margate on Monday and said the family would now be able to lay her to rest and grieve. |
| Excavation work outside the house was completed early this week and police have since been focusing their attentions inside, looking for any evidence linked to the disappearance of the two girls. | Excavation work outside the house was completed early this week and police have since been focusing their attentions inside, looking for any evidence linked to the disappearance of the two girls. |
| Det Supt Tim Wills, of Essex Police, said: "We are looking for evidence now rather than people. That could bejust a very small thing." | |
| Nationally the police are continuing Operation Anagram, which aims to establish if the discoveries in Margate are linked to other unsolved cases. | Nationally the police are continuing Operation Anagram, which aims to establish if the discoveries in Margate are linked to other unsolved cases. |
| The BBC cannot show pictures of Peter Tobin's face because of legal restrictions in Scotland. | The BBC cannot show pictures of Peter Tobin's face because of legal restrictions in Scotland. |