Her family said their darkest fears had come true after human remains were found on Monday in a Milton Keynes house less than half a mile from where she went missing in 2019.
The convicted sex offender killed himself two months after the 19-year-old vanished, sparking concerns he may have held her captive for weeks as her family appealed for her safe return.
Police searching for Leah Croucher in 2019 knocked on the door of the house her remains are now feared to have been found in - but instead of pursuing efforts to get inside, simply put leaflet in letterbox.
The 19-year-old s parents, Claire and John, arrived at the detatched home in Milton Keynes this evening carrying tributes and flowers which they laid in a makeshift memorial at the front of the house.
Leah Croucher s older brother, Haydon, killed himself after telling a therapist he was finding it difficult to cope with his sister s disappearance and was fixated on hanging himself.