Police are launching a fresh bid to convict all those who may have been involved in the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence.
The latest appeal comes in the wake of the 20th anniversary of the death of the 18-year-old in Eltham on April 22, 1993.
On the BBC programme Crimewatch later, Detective Chief Inspector Clive Driscoll will run viewers through the events of the night Stephen died in a bid to jog the memory of anyone who may have seen anything suspicious.
The programme also features an interview with the teenager's mother, Doreen, who talks about why it remains so important for any outstanding witnesses to come forward.
Gary Dobson and David Norris were convicted of Stephen's murder in January 2012, but police still believe that others were involved.
They are particularly keen to speak to witnesses who they have been told were nearby at the time.
They include two men who got off a bus at a stop opposite where Stephen was attacked, another man who was walking towards the attack and anyone else in the area around the Coronet Cinema.
Stephen is thought to have been set upon by up to six white youths in an unprovoked racist attack as he waited at a bus stop at Well Hall Road.
Gary Dobson, left, and David Norris were convicted of murder last year After an initial confrontation, he ran to Dickson Road where he was fatally stabbed. He managed to run another 130 yards before collapsing.
The suspects escaped down Dickson Road. Stephen was taken to Brook Hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
Police believe it is impossible that all those who saw what took place have come forward and spoken to them. As a result, they are asking people to come forward.
DCI Driscoll said: "Although two individuals are serving a life sentence in connection with this murder, we have always known there were other people involved in the attack.
"As such, this investigation remains open and my team is committed to pursuing all viable lines of inquiry available to us. It is hoped this appeal will assist with our inquiries.
"We believe there were people in the area that night who may have seen something. Not the murder itself necessarily but events or individuals leading up to the event.
"I am taking this opportunity to appeal directly to those people to come forward and speak to us.
"You may think you won't remember something from so long ago, but we would still implore you to come forward."
The teenager's death sparked a change in how race crimes are investigated The initial investigation resulted in five suspects being arrested, but no one was convicted. In 1994, the Lawrence family took out a private prosecution, but were unsuccessful.
In 1997, at the inquest, all of the then five suspects refused to answer questions.
The same year, after extensive discussion of the case in the media, the Government instigated the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, conducted by Sir William Macpherson, which rewrote how the police investigated racially motivated crime.
A cold review in 2006 resulted in new evidence being found. As a result, in 2011, a new trial was started which led to the conviction of Dobson and Norris in 2012.
Dobson was jailed for 15 years and two months and Norris for 14 years and three months.
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