Convictions not the end of the road, Met warns remaining suspects We don't see this as the end of the road. Scotland Yard has a list of nine remaining suspects for Stephen's murder. They began their reinvestigation in 2006 with 187 suspects which they reduced to 11. Following the conviction of Dobson and Norris, they now have a list of nine. But the Acourt brothers and Mr Knight are considered prime suspects. Another detective in the investigation said she was "hopeful" that the other suspects would be brought to justice. Det Supt Jill Bailey, who returned to work after retiring to help solve the case against Dobson and Norris, said she hoped the others would eventually be brought before a court. But she conceded that, at the moment, the force has nothing on which to base a prosecution. Asked about the possibility of the other three being charged, she replied: "I am always hopeful because there have been quite a few cases over the years of forensic improvements, the changing of allegiances, and new information reported to us." The charges against Dobson and Norris were brought following a forensic review of evidence seized from the homes of the suspects in 1993 and Stephen's clothing. Items of clothing belonging to the Acourts and Mr Knight were also examined. But a single red fibre on a green shirt seized from the home of the Acourts was deemed insufficient to link them to Stephen's murder.