As news comes of the arrest of a 65-year-old man in connection with a murder investigation from 1987 in Taplow, we take a look back at the mystery behind the ‘lady in the lake’.

Millionaire's daughter Shani Warren, 26, disappeared on Good Friday, April 17, 1987 – and never returned.

She had been mowing the lawn at her home in Stoke Poges and had set off in her car to dispose of the grass cuttings at the compost heap at her parents’ home in Gerrards Cross.

The next day, she was found dead in Taplow Lake.

Before her body was found, a lorry driver saw her car parked in a lay-by nearby on the A4, where he was planning to park up for the night.

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Her car was still there on Sunday. At 6.30pm that day, a woman walking her dog discovered Shani’s body floating face down in the lake. She had been bound and gagged.

Her cause of death was drowning. Police initially treated her death as suicide despite Ms Warren being found bound and gagged.

It was only after a post-mortem found she had drowned that a murder investigation was opened.

Bucks Free Press: PICTURED: Shani Warren PICTURED: Shani Warren

An initial report in the Bucks Free Press in the April 24, 1987 edition read: “Police investigation into the bizarre Lady in the Lake murder of Stoke Poges girl Shani Warren took a dramatic new turn yesterday (Thursday) when detectives announced they had been given their best lead to date.

“They want to interview three men who were seen with a woman near Taplow Lake on Good Friday.”

It was reported that a couple driving along the A4 near the lake had seen a “smart black car”, similar in description to Shani’s Vauxhaull Cavalier, apparently broken down at the side of the road.

One man was said to have stood beside the car while two others were peering into the engine compartment. A woman was also seen leaning under the bonnet.

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The report also mentioned a fault had been found with Shani’s car when police engineers had examined it.

They discovered a fault with the car’s gearbox, with chief inspector Laurie Fray saying: “The car is driveable but there is a noticeable fault when changing gear.

“There is a strong possibility Shani’s car could have broken down and that’s why it was in the lay-by on the other side of the road when we found it.”

Until now, no-one had been apprehended or charged over her death. Police revealed yesterday (Tuesday) that a 65-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of Shani’s murder.