Mark Dixie, who had a history of robbery and sexual offences, was convicted of the murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommended minimum of 34 years.

Six-foot-tall Bowman[2] had dreams of one day appearing on the cover of Vogue and had been compared to supermodel Kate Moss.

At 22:00[3][4] on 24 September 2005, Bowman, her older sister Nicole, and a group of friends went to Lloyd's Bar in Croydon, where they stayed until 01:00.

[10] After more than eighteen months on remand, Dixie went on trial at the Old Bailey in the City of London on 4 February 2008, charged with the murder of Sally Anne Bowman.

Linda Bowman, Sally Anne's mother, has continued to call for a national DNA register to be introduced.

Another TV documentary, as part of ITV's Real Crime series documented Bowman's killing, with interviews, the history of the case and reconstructions included, aired on 29 June 2009.

[16] In August 2017, Bowman's family revealed that her ashes had been exhumed four years previously as her grave had been repeatedly targeted by vandals.