Police have started the 'Justice for Melanie' campaign to find new evidence regarding the 1996 disappearance and murder of 25-year-old Melanie Hall.

警方已啟動「為 Melanie 討回公道」活動，旨在尋找有關 25 歲的 Melanie Hall 於 1996 年失蹤及被謀殺的新證據。

Melanie was last seen in the early hours of June 9, 1996, at Cadillacs nightclub in Bath, Somerset. After she failed to show up for work at the hospital the next day, police began a missing persons investigation. Thirteen years later, on October 5, 2009, a worker found her remains near the M5 motorway slip road at Junction 14, near Thornbury. Forensic evidence showed that she had suffered severe head injuries. Her body had been wrapped in black plastic bags and tied with blue rope. Furthermore, several personal items are still missing, including a light blue silk dress, black suede shoes, a cream jacket, a Next brand watch, silver earrings, and a black handbag.

Melanie 最後一次出現於 1996 年 6 月 9 日凌晨，位於薩默塞特郡巴斯（Bath）的 Cadillacs 夜總會。在 she 第二天未能前往醫院上班後，警方展開了失蹤人口調查。十三年後，於 2009 年 10 月 5 日，一名工人在 Thornbury 附近 M5 高速公路 14 號交匯處的匝道附近發現了她的遺骸。法醫證據顯示其頭部受創嚴重。她的屍體被包裹在黑色塑料袋中並用藍色繩索綑綁。此外，仍有數件私人物品失蹤，包括一件淺藍色絲綢洋裝、黑色麂皮鞋、一件米色外套、一支 Next 品牌手錶、銀色耳環及一個黑色手提包。

Although police have made eleven arrests in the past, no one has been charged with the crime. To make a breakthrough, Detective Chief Inspector Ben Lavender is using a strategy to trigger people's memories. This approach focuses on the 'Cool Britannia' era, specifically the Euro 96 football tournament. Consequently, police are using videos and music, such as the song 'Three Lions' and references to the England-Switzerland match, to help witnesses remember where they were on the night Melanie disappeared. These materials are being shown on advertising vehicles and digital screens at local sports events.

儘管警方過去曾逮捕 11 人，但尚未有人被起訴。為了取得突破，首席偵查警司 Ben Lavender 正採取一種觸發記憶的策略。此方法聚焦於「酷不列顛」（Cool Britannia）時代，特別是 96 年歐洲盃足球賽。因此，警方正利用影片和音樂，例如歌曲《Three Lions》以及英格蘭對陣瑞士的比賽記錄，協助證人回想 Melanie 失蹤當晚身處何處。這些素材正透過廣告車及當地體育賽事的數位螢幕進行展示。

The family of the victim is under great emotional stress. Melanie's father, Steve Hall, and sister, Dominique, emphasized that they urgently need a resolution because of their age and the fact that Melanie's mother, Patricia, has advanced dementia. The family has kept Melanie's bedroom almost exactly as it was in 1996. To encourage people to provide useful information, Crimestoppers has offered a reward of £20,000.

被害者家屬承受著巨大的情感壓力。Melanie 的父親 Steve Hall 與妹妹 Dominique 強調，由於年事已高，且 Melanie 的母親 Patricia 患有嚴重失智症，他們迫切需要一個結果。家人將 Melanie 的臥室幾乎原封不動地保留至 1996 年的樣子。為了鼓勵民眾提供有價值的資訊，Crimestoppers 已提供 20,000 英鎊的獎金。

The investigation remains open as police use cultural memories to identify the killer in this 30-year-old cold case.

警方正利用文化記憶以辨識這起 30 年前懸案的兇手，調查目前仍持續進行中。