Steve,even Fred West was linked to her disappearance at one time.
Although thousands of people were questioned police omitted or overlooked the questioning of sexual offenders who'd been released at the time.
Neither had alarm bells rang after Cannan had been released in 1981 after a short sentence,though a serious charge of rape. He was never monitored after release and as a consequence had slipped through the net of the initial investigation.
Met police later had to apologise for their missed opportunity after Rachel Banks was murdered.