A woman's body, dismembered into parts and wrapped in a white plastic bag in a black bin liner, has left the police puzzled.
Paula Fields, whose head, hands and feet were missing, was found in Regent's Canal, between Royal College Street and St Pancras Way in several holdalls on 19 February 2001.
DCI Howard Groves said: “Someone out there knows who committed these attacks and we appeal to anyone who has information which will allow us to catch the killer to come forward.
Another victim's body, identified as 33-year-old Melissa Halstead, was discovered in Westersingel canal by officers in Rotterdam in 1990.
Both of these investigations were linked last year and a Joint Investigation Team was formed.
Howard added: “These two women were killed and their bodies disposed of in the most callous and undignified manner possible.”
The bags are described as dark green duffle with green piping, two pockets at either end.
They all have brown handles, one carrying strap, and one front pocket with press stud buckle.
The bags were quite heavy as they were weighed down with bricks and tiles.
Paula, of Liverpool, known as Michelle or Lisa Barton, was white, of slim build, and it is believed she was addicted to crack cocaine.
She was believed to work in the Queen's Drive area of Stoke Newington as a prostitute.
It was there the victim was last seen on 13.12.00 getting into a red saloon car.
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