Timeline: Jodi Jones murder case

The Jodi Jones murder case has horrified the public since her body was found in 2003.

Here is how events have unfolded.

Luke Mitchell's appeal against his conviction for the murder is thrown out by three senior judges at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh.

It emerges that Mitchell's lawyers failed to get documents they believed could help with his appeal.

After both prosecution and defence teams have presented their submissions, judges give Mitchell's lawyers four weeks to lodge any fresh evidence.

Luke Mitchell's appeal begins before three judges sitting at the Appeal Court in Edinburgh.

Mitchell's appeal is officially lodged.

Luke Mitchell is found guilty of the murder of Jodi Jones.

Mitchell's trial restarts with a new jury.

Mitchell appears at Edinburgh Sheriff Court charged with Jodi's murder.

Luke Mitchell is detained by police before being released without charge.

An exhaustive search of the area where Jodi was murdered fails to uncover a weapon.

Lothian and Borders Police launch a murder investigation.

Jodi is reported missing by her mother after failing to turn up at her home in Dalkeith.

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