Chilling CCTV after young woman stabbed to death in nightclub by punter who couldn't pay

Haunting CCTV has been released of a man who may be behind the horror of a student at the nightclub where she worked.

Camille Gordon, 23, was working at the Blue Bunny Club in Archer Street, while training to be a nursery assistant when she was brutally on the doorstep of her workplace 20 years ago. Despite extensive investigation by the in the years since the murder, Camille's killer has yet to be brought to justice.

On Wednesday, detectives appeared on BBC's Crimewatch Live with a in a bid to catch Camille's killer, releasing new, enhanced, CCTV images of the man they believe may be responsible. They have also offered a £20,000 reward for information "that leads to the successful charge and conviction of the person responsible."

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Camille had been working at the club part-time as a hostess to help fund her studies, and on the night of her murder was working on the door of the club. While working on the door on March 1 2004, a man approached Camille at around 6.30pm and entered the club, paying a £5 admission fee before going to a private area with Camille. The club offered female company but no sexual activity.

Another member of staff handed the male customer a bill for £375, however, he was unable to pay the full amount, so he paid £80 and was escorted to the exit. He walked along Archer Street toward the junction with Rupert Street before returning to the venue shortly after.

He was met with a different member of staff, and raised both hands in a submissive gesture before making his way back toward Rupert Street. Camille returned to the door of the club at around 7.10pm, when a man was seen to enter the doorway before leaving swiftly, walking at pace along Archer Street towards Great Windmill Street.

Camille screamed and staggered down the stairs into the club where she told colleagues she had been stabbed in the chest. Emergency services were called and rushed to the scene, but despite their best efforts, she died from her injuries around an hour after they were inflicted.

More than 20 years since her murder, detectives are still trying to track down a man they believe may be responsible for her death. In a bid for fresh information, enhanced CCTV images of the man entering Piccadilly Circus Tube station have been released from shortly after Camille was stabbed.

The man was wearing a dark jacket with a large 'Cleveland Indians' logo on the front, dark jeans, white trainers and a hat believed to be a baseball cap. Two days after the murder, on March 3, 2004, a man turned up at Kennington Police Station and asked to speak to a CID officer about the murder at the Blue Bunny Club.

However, he left before CID got there and never returned. Detectives are pleading with the man to get in touch so he can share the information he has and tried to in the immediate aftermath of the murder. He is described as white, about 35 years old, about 5ft 8in, of skinny build with defined cheekbones and light brown hair.

Detective Inspector Amanda Greig from the Met's Specialist Casework Team, who is leading the investigation, said: "It may have been more than 20 years since Camille was brutally murdered, but her family remain just as heartbroken today. They want answers and they want the person responsible for Camille's death brought to justice - this is something we want too, and we have not given up trying to get that for them.

"This is why we are offering a £20,000 reward for information that leads to the successful charge and conviction of the person responsible. A lot can happen in 20 years, allegiances can change. Maybe you felt unable to talk to us at the time, for whatever reason, but you are now in a position to do so.

"Maybe you saw the attack of you were at the club or in the area at the time of the murder? Maybe the person responsible has since confided in you? I would urge you to share whatever information you have with us - it will be treated in the strictest confidence and could bring much needed closure to Camille's family."

Camille, who was born in Jamaica, moved to the UK in 2001 to study as a nursery assistant in Birmingham and moved to London in August 2003 in the hopes of better career prospects. A the time of her death, she was living in South Norwood.