 Specialist officers and staff began a forensic search of the back garden of the property on October 5 this year, where they discovered human remains including teeth fragments. Specialist odontologists were subsequently able to confirm the fragments belonged to Debbie, during a post-mortem examination nine days later. Debbie's funeral is now set to take place in Canterbury on November 25 - some 23 years after her murder. Andrew claimed Debbie was depressed and had left the family home at the time of her disappearance in May 1999 ( Police handout) Following the discovery of Debbie's remains, sister Wendie Rowlinson, who now lives in New Zealand, took to Facebook to confirm the news. "Yes it is true. My sister has been found," she wrote. "In short, two){kind=link}
Mother-of-three Debbie Griggs was killed by her husband Andrew in 1999, who buried he under the patio at the home he went on to share with his second wife
Tragic murder victim Debbie Griggs, who was killed by her husband more than two decades ago is finally set to be laid to rest after her remains were discovered last month.
The mother-of-three, who was pregnant at the time of her death aged 34, was reported missing from the family home in Deal, Kent by spouse Andrew in May 1999.
Her Peugeot 309 was found abandoned days after her disappearance, 1.3 miles from their home in Cross Road, Walmer.
Businessman Andrew, now 59, always maintained his innocence, but was eventually found guilty of murder and jailed for life in October 2019 following a review by cold case detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate.