Claire Knights, 54, disappeared on 23 August 2023, having left her home in Upstreet near Canterbury to walk her dog Zebulon in the Minnis Bay area of Birchington.
Pic: Kent Police] The court previously heard Van-Pooss ambushed Ms Knights while she was walking back to her car from the beach, before sexually assaulting and killing her.
He slept in a makeshift camp that night where detectives later found the dog treats and a bottle of rum.
Pic: Kent Police] The brown and white spaniel was found alive - but she remained missing and a search party was launched.
Harrison Lawrence Van-Pooss, 21, of Margate, was sentenced to 25-and-a-half years in prison at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday, after pleading guilty to her murder.
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