Murder of Melanie Hall
| Melanie Hall | |
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Melanie Hall
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| Born |
20 August 1970 England |
| Disappeared | 9 June 1996 (aged 25) Bath, Somerset, UK |
| Died | Declared legally dead 17 November 2004 |
| Body discovered | 5 October 2009 Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, UK |
| Alma mater | University of Bath |
| Occupation | Clerical officer |
| Employer | Royal United Hospital |
| Known for | Murder victim |
| Parent(s) | Steve and Patricia Hall |
Melanie Hall (20 August 1970 – disappeared 9 June 1996; declared legally dead 17 November 2004) was a British hospital clerical officer from Bradford on Avon, who disappeared on 9 June 1996, following a night out at the Cadillacs nightclub in Bath. It was not until 5 October 2009 that her partial remains were discovered, after a plastic bin bag containing human bones was located by a workman on the M5 motorway near Thornbury, South Gloucestershire. The bones, which included a pelvis, thigh bone and skull, were analysed and identified as belonging to Melanie Hall on 7 October 2009. It was determined that Hall had suffered severe fractures to her skull and face, and had been tied up with rope, although a definitive cause of death could not be pinpointed. Over the years, various people have been arrested but subsequently released.
Hall was described by her parents as a "young, vibrant daughter". She had graduated from the University of Bath in 1995, Hall's mother, Pat Hall, said graduation had been a "cherished" dream of Melanie's for four years. Melanie Hall worked as a clerical officer at Bath's Royal United Hospital. For three weeks before her disappearance Hall had been dating a German doctor, Philip Karlbaum, whom she had met at the hospital. Her father, Stephen Hall, has served Bath City Football Club as a chairman.
Hall had arranged to stay with her boyfriend Karlbaum on 8 June and her mother dropped her off at his home. On the night of 8 June 1996 Hall went to Cadillacs nightclub in Bath with Karlbaum and another couple. Hall was reported as having had an argument with Karlbaum, and he left the club "upset" after he allegedly saw her dancing with another man. Hall was last seen sitting on a stool in the club at around 1.10am on 9 June 1996. She was reported missing on 11 June 1996 by her parents after she failed to turn up for work.
Karlbaum described his devastation at her disappearance on 17 June 1996.Avon and Somerset police launched several searches of the River Avon after her disappearance and interviewed thousands of clubbers and taxi drivers in an operation involving 60 officers. A £10,000 reward was offered for information, the BBC show Crimewatch and Crimestoppers both made appeals to the public for information, as did Hall's sister Dominique, but no trace of Hall was found.
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