Amanda Jane "Milly" Dowler (June 25, 1988 – c.March 21, 2002) was a British schoolgirl who was murdered on the way home from school in Walton-on-Thames. Her disappearance in March 2002, followed by the discovery of her remains six months later, resulted in nationwide media attention, a huge police investigation (Operation Ruby) involving over 100 officers at its peak and numerous tributes. The British police received over 6,000 telephone calls, questioned over 2,800 people and made 120 searches.