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# Hunt for missing Sian O'Callaghan turns into double murder investigation
## The hunt for the missing night-clubber Sian O'Callaghan turned into a
double murder investigation last night as detectives disclosed that they had
found her body and suspected another was nearby.
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By [Caroline Gammell][2], Richard Savill and John Bingham 10:38PM GMT 24 Mar
2011
The discovery came six days after Miss O'Callaghan, 22, was last seen alive
leaving a club. Police said they believed they had found her body close to the
Uffington White Horse beauty spot in Oxfordshire. In an extraordinary twist,
officers then said they had been told about a second as yet unidentified body,
which they have yet to find.
The man arrested is believed to be 47- year-old Chris Halliwell, a taxi
driver. The suspect is being held on suspicion of kidnap and double murder.
Det Supt Steve Fulcher, who is leading the inquiry, said: "A 47-year-old man
from Swindon is in custody, having been arrested for kidnap and two murders.
"The location of two bodies have been identified to me by this individual, one
of whom has yet to be identified formally, but I am quite clear is Sian." Mr
Fulcher added that Miss O'Callaghan's parents Mick, 51, and Elaine, 48, had
been told about the discovery and were deeply distressed.
However, the detective would not be drawn on the identity - or even the gender
- of the other body. Reports last night claimed it was that of an unnamed
woman killed in 2001.
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Officers in the case have also been approached by police investigating the
murder of hospital worker Melanie Hall, 25, who was last seen leaving a Bath
nightclub in 1996 before her remains were found near the M5 in Gloucestershire
thirteen years later.
The developments came after the arrest of Mr Halliwell at a taxi rank outside
an Asda store in north Swindon yesterday morning. Officers towed away his
green Toyota Avensis. According to reports he had gone voluntarily to a police
station on Wednesday to give a sample of his DNA after officers said they were
looking for a Toyota Avensis cab.
Mr Halliwell, a divorced father-ofthree, lives in Swindon with his partner,
Heather Widdowson. Their end-of-terrace house was cordoned off yesterday.
Forensics officers were seen searching the property and working in the back
garden.
Miss O'Callaghan, an office administrator, was last seen alive leaving Suju
nightclub in the early hours on Saturday. CCTV footage showed her shortly
before 3am and her mobile telephone was tracked to Savernake Forest, near
Marlborough, about 30 minutes later.
Her disappearance resulted in a major police search and more than 400
volunteers joined the hunt.
Her body was found more than 20 miles away near the Uffington White Horse, a
374ft long ancient chalk figure carved into a hillside in Oxfordshire.
Up until midday yesterday, police hunting Miss O'Callaghan believed that there
was still a chance that they would find her alive.
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