Murder of Milly Dowler

rdf:langString Murder of Milly Dowler

rdf:langString Photograph of Dowler

rdf:langString Murder

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rdf:langString Guilty

rdf:langString Abduction

rdf:langString Amanda Jane Dowler

rdf:langString Kidnapping and murder

rdf:langString Station Avenue,

rdf:langString Yateley Heath Woods, Yateley, Hampshire, England, UK

rdf:langString Amanda Dowler Memorial Garden

rdf:langString Collingwood Place,

rdf:langString Heathside School, Weybridge, Surrey, England

rdf:langString Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK

rdf:langString Background information – victim

rdf:langString Case information

rdf:langString Monuments

rdf:langString Murder

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rdf:langString Location

rdf:langString Date

rdf:langString Born

rdf:langString Convicted

rdf:langString Abduction

rdf:langString Convictions

rdf:langString Cause of death

rdf:langString Sentence

rdf:langString Perpetrator

rdf:langString Tariff

rdf:langString Verdict

rdf:langString Body discovered

rdf:langString Murder of Milly Dowler

rdf:langString On 21 March 2002, Amanda Jane "Milly" Dowler, a 13-year-old English schoolgirl, was reported missing by her parents after failing to return home from school and not being seen since walking along Station Avenue in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, that afternoon. Following an extensive search, Dowler's remains were discovered in Yateley Heath Woods in Yateley, Hampshire, on 18 September. On 23 June 2011, Levi Bellfield, who had already had three life sentences with a whole life tariff imposed for the murders of Marsha McDonnell and Amélie Delagrange and the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy, all of which had taken place after Milly Dowler's murder, was also found guilty of abducting and murdering Dowler and received another whole-life sentence. On 27 January 2016, Surrey Police announced that Bellfield had admitted to abducting, abusing and killing Dowler. Following their daughter's death, Dowler's parents established a charity called Milly's Fund to "promote public safety, and in particular the safety of the children and young people." The case generated debate over the treatment of victims and witnesses in court after Dowler's family criticised the way they were cross-examined during Bellfield's trial. Dowler's murder played a significant role in the News International phone hacking scandal. In 2011, reports revealed how journalists at the News of the World newspaper had accessed Dowler's voicemail after she was reported missing, giving her parents false hope she was still alive. The resulting outcry from the British public contributed to the closure of the newspaper and led to a range of investigations and inquiries into phone hacking and media ethics in British media.