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Unsolved Murder of Kylee Dibble March, 2005

Murder hunt as body found in fire

Police in Bristol have launched a murder inquiry after the body of a woman was found in a burnt-out flat in the Barton Hill area of the city. Kylee Dibble's remains were discovered by firefighters called to a blaze at her home in Corbett House, Barton Hill, on Monday morning. A post-mortem examination has revealed the 18-year-old died as a result of multiple head injuries.

Officers investigating her death believe the fire was deliberately set to destroy evidence at the scene.

Anniversary appeal to find killer February 2006

A year since the body of Bristol teenager Kylee Dibble was found in her burnt-out flat, her family has made an appeal for help to find her killer. Kylee was last seen by CCTV cameras which captured the 18-year-old walking across the car park to her home in Barton Hill on Sunday 27 February 2005.

Minutes later she sent a text : 'Home now Mum. CU L8R love U Kylee'.

Kylee's mother Lesley Woodhouse said: 'I do these appeals and I think is that person out there laughing at me.'

The girl's body was found on 28 February. A post-mortem examination revealed she had died from multiple head injuries.

A year on the flat remains sealed. Detectives have spoken to more than 2,500 people and seized 12,000 hours of CCTV.

Police marked the anniversary with a new reconstruction - a policewoman retraced Kylee's journey to have lunch with her parents in Withywood on the day before she died.

'We believe that somebody out there knows who killed Kylee,' said Det Chief Insp Steve Tunks of Avon and Somerset Police.

'On the morning of Monday 28 February somebody would have had blood on their clothing, they may have smelled of smoke and may have been acting strangely.

'They may have been out all night when they shouldn't have. Somebody knows that.

Lesley Woodhouse added: 'To me they're not human they can't be - I don't know how somebody can do that to another human being - it's evil pure evil.'

KYLEE WEAPON REVEALED 17 January 2007

This is the weapon police believe was used to murder 18-year-old Kylee Dibble - a china dog money box.It was found next to her body, broken into pieces and covered in her blood and had to be pieced together by forensic experts.

Police have made this discovery public in a bid to re-ignite their murder investigation, which has gone cold almost two years after the nightclub worker's horrific death.

The officer previously in charge of the case, Detective Chief Inspector Stephen Tunks, is to go on national TV with Kylee's mother, Lesley Woodhouse, to make a renewed appeal.

As part of tomorrow night's programme, they will discuss the murder weapon, which was very special to Kylee.

A £15,000 reward has also been put up for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the murderer. Since Kylee's death on February 28, 2005, detectives have arrested and quizzed 10 people. All have been released without charge.

Her murder sent shockwaves around the city after her body was found in her city council flat in Barton Hill. She died from horrific head injuries and her fourth floor flat in Corbett House was set on fire by her killer, in a bid to destroy any evidence. Speaking at a Bristol police station, Kylee's mother Mrs Woodhouse said: 'The last two years have been hell. We feel a real sense of frustration.

'But I haven't given up hope. I know that one day the murderer will be brought to justice.

'I need to know why she was killed. She had her whole life ahead of her. It was cruelly taken away from her.

'The china money box was very special to Kylee. It had a lot of sentimental value.'

Kylee's sister Amy, aged 11, also made a tearful appeal. She wasn't just my sister, she was my best friend. It's so hard for all of us.'

Forensic officers have since pieced the china dog together in their bid to find clues leading to the identity of Kylee's killer. As reported in the Evening Post, police have now scaled down their investigation, leaving just one officer working on the case. DCI Tunks, who is no longer heading the inquiry, hopes that the TV programme will drive someone to come forward with new information.

He said: 'There is no doubt in my mind that someone is holding back information that could see Kylee's killer behind bars.

'We will never know the full horror of what Kylee went through before she died, but there was certainly a very violent struggle. Although the post mortem examination established the cause of death as head injuries, she also had a lot of smaller wounds on her body, especially around her neck area.

'Our hope is that people's circumstances or loyalties have changed over the last two years, making now the right time to come forward.

'Maybe they have moved away from Bristol, made new friends or fallen out with old ones. Whatever the case, there is absolutely no justification for not coming forward and giving her family the closure they yearn for.

'No-one should be in anyway scared to do this - any information can be given in complete confidence.

'It's a credit to her family that they remain as strong as ever in their hope that her killer will one day be punished. But no-one can imagine the pain and frustration they feel that, so many months on, people are still holding back information.'

Anyone with information should call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. People do not have to give their name and could receive a reward of up to £15,000.

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