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platform to travel home. Initial reports state that this was the last confirmed sighting of Allen. Later reports state that he came home around 5 pm as witnessed by his brother, Kevin, but went straight out again. This was later denied by Kevin, who said the article was inaccurate.
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photograph of the boy when questioned. The allegations were eventually proved false and Beech was proved to be a fantasist. He was convicted of crimes related to lying to police in July 2019 and was jailed for eighteen years.
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pictures. Investigators eliminated 200 possible suspects, spoke to 50,000 people and collected 600 statements during the inquiry. The identity of the man was never discovered.
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during the 1970s and 1980s. The location of Elm Guest House, along with the alleged activities of the individuals involved there, have led to media speculation that Allen and
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had been responsible for two of the murders and had been implicated in the third. Proctor denied all allegations and did not recognise an
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