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Melanie Hall appeal

The unsolved murder of Melanie Hall is one of Avon and Somerset Police’s longest running investigations.


Portrait photo of Melanie Hall. She has short, light-coloured hair styled in a smooth, side-swept bob, she is facing slightly to one side and looking towards the camera, and smiling .

Melanie, 25, was last seen at 1.10am on Sunday 9 June 1996 at the former Cadillacs nightclub in Walcot Street, Bath.  

Her remains were found in October 2009 by the side of the M5 at Junction 14 near Thornbury. She had been wrapped in black bin liners tied with blue polypropylene rope. Her clothes. jewellery and belongings have never been found. 

Just one small detail or memory could help us solve Melanie’s murder. 


Did you go to Cadillacs on the evening of Saturday 8 / Sunday 9 June 1996?  

Do you know someone who was at the club that night? 

Did you see Melanie at the club or after the last confirmed sighting? 

Do you have concerns around someone’s behaviour after Melanie disappeared?  


Melanie’s family continue to show extraordinary strength and resilience. Everything we do is driven by the need to provide them with the justice and answers they so desperately need. 

How to report information 

If you know anything – no matter how small a detail – about Melanie’s disappearance, you can:

  • Submit information directly to the investigation team via our reporting portal
  • Call 101 and tell the call handler you are calling about Operation Denmark
  • Visit one of our enquiry offices
  • Contact the independent charity Crimestoppers via their website or by calling 0800 555 111. They will not ask for or record your personal details, your phone call won’t be recorded, and computer IP addresses won’t be tracked.

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