11.12 a.m. Saturday 12th January 2013: A 37-year-old man called Robert Duff withdraws money from that cashpoint machine here on the Holloway Road in north London … The last image that we have of Robert still alive, and nearly a decade later, his family still don’t know where he is or what might have become of him. In the Footsteps of Killers s2e4, Channel 4 2023
Lana Purcell: missing since 13th January 2011 … whether or not the two cases are connected. ibid.
In 1990 a 52-year-old woman who owned an antique shop completely disappeared: Trevaline Evans. In the Footsteps of Killers s2e6, Channel 4 2023
30 years later there’s still no body and still no leads. ibid.
‘It feels more like a murder investigation.’ ibid. rozzer
‘Christopher Halliwell … was thought to be living in Lancashire at the time of Mrs Evans’ disappearance … Trevaline had a resemblance to his mother.’ ibid. journalist
Two boys disappeared off the streets of Chelmsley Wood on Boxing Day night 1996 never to be seen again: David Spencer and Patrick Warren. In the Footsteps of Killers: Spencer & Warren, BBC 2023
‘25 other child disappearances should be investigated.’ ibid.
‘For five years they hadn’t been looking at Brian Field as a possible suspect.’ ibid.
Brian Field has been convicted six times of offences against teenage boys. ibid.
Two weeks ago a woman dropped her children off at school. Took her dog for a walk and then simply vanished without a trace. Where is Nicola Bulley? Vanished: Where is Nicola Bulley? Channel 5 2023
It is a mystery that has left her family traumatised, two young children desperate to know where their mum is, and millions asking the same question, What happened to Nicola? ibid.
‘What we’re going through now is an unprecedented hell.’ ibid. husband
We knew she was seen near the river. We know her phone was discovered on this bench still dialled in to a work conference call with Willow [dog] found nearby. But that’s where everything stops. Where her once normal routine turns into a mystery. ibid.
5th December 2018: 21-year-old British backpacker Grace Millane is reported missing. The Disappearance of Grace Millane, BBC 2023
Grace sets off to travel the world by herself. ibid.
Grace matches with someone via the dating app Tinder. ibid.
Grace Millane has not responded to messages on her 22nd birthday. Her family contact the Auckland police to report her missing. ibid.
They discover CCTV of Grace leaving her hostel on the night before her birthday. ibid.
‘She looked very comfortable stood next to him. There really was no red flag.’ ibid. friend’s viewing of CCTV
‘I woke up the next day and I saw that she was lying on the floor. That she had blood coming from her nose … ’ ibid. Kempson
‘This is not someone who’s panicked. He’s cold, calculated, self-serving and he’s trying to cover up what he’s done.’ ibid. rozzer
‘I can remember putting Grace in the suitcase.’ iibid. Jempson to rozzer
Vigils for Grace are held across New Zealand. ibid. caption
‘I want to apologise to Grace’s family. Your daughter should have been safe here. And he wasn’t. And I’m sorry for that.’ ibid. New Zealand prime minister
Using CCTV, investigators build a picture of Grace’s last hours. ibid. caption
It was the miracle of Dewsbury Moor. For 24 days a mother had lived with every parent’s nightmare. And suddenly her child was found alive. Cutting Edge: Shannon Matthews: The Family’s Story, Channel 4 2008
An entire community held its breath fearing the very worst. ibid.
‘I’m not high class like the McCann’s family.’ ibid. Karen
‘The friction among Karen’s Matthew’s family has revealed a troubling aspect to a complex case.’ ibid.
It’s midday at the height of summer. On a busy fashionable London street a young estate agent leaves her office heading for an appointment. Then she disappears from sight. The Suzy Lamplaugh Mystery I, Sky Crime 2023
35 years later the mystery of Suzy Lamplaugh lives on. ibid.
Suzy Lamplaugh’s desk diary had details of a curious lunchtime appointment written only a couple of days before: Mr Kipper. ibid.
The prime suspect a convicted sex offender: John Cannan. ibid.
120 miles away in Bristol another young professional woman has vanished off the streets in broad daylight. And now a man is charged with the abduction and murder of Shirley Banks. The Suzy Lamplaugh Mystery II
‘Suzy Lamplaugh’s mother has confirmed that her daughter was seeing a man in the Bristol area who lived in the Bristol area shortly before she vanished …’ ibid. BBC news
Police also say he [Cannan] matched the description of the man who witnesses report seeing with a woman like Suzy Lamplaugh. ibid.
Cannan’s hostel was a short drive from where Suzy lived and worked. ibid.
‘Cannan is deeply suspected of a murder in the Poole/Bournemouth area.’ ibid. rozzer
One of the most notorious missing person cases of all time. A powerful union activist vanishes without a trace. 45 years later the search for him continues. History’s Greatest Mysteries s3e1: The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, History 2022
Detroit, Michigan, 1975: The last known location of renowned former Teamster president Jimmy Hoffa. ibid.
A red sedan pulls up. Hoffa gets in and is never heard of again. ibid.
As World War II finally ends an infamous cold case begins. Five siblings vanish in an instant ... Can new evidence finally reveal answers – what really happened to the notorious Sodder children? History’s Greatest Mysteries s3e8: The Sodder Children Disappearance, History 2021
Jennie wakes up suddenly. She smells smoke … Within minutes Jennie, George and four of their children run outside. But as far as they know, the remaining five are trapped upstairs. ibid.
‘None of the remains of the five children were ever found in the dirth of the fire.’ ibid.
A missing person’s case [Joseph Carter] that nearly derailed a presidential campaign. It dominates mainstream media for over five decades … What really happened to New York City’s notorious Judge Joseph Crater? History’s Greatest Mysteries s4e7: The Missingest Man in America, History 2022
August 6th 1930, Hell’s Kitchen, New York City: Never seen or heard of again. An election that’s crucial for Judge Crater and FDR. ibid.
For two decades the world has watched and waited for any sign of Natalee Holloway. True Crime Recaps: Natalee Holloway, Youtube 33.54, 2021
Aruba should have been Natalee’s time of her life and it almost way … On that night a smooth-talking stranger sat down at the same blackjack table where Natalee and her friends were playing … Joran van der Sloot. ibid.
On November 6th 2011 Julia Biryukova ran out of gas on the way to a Seattle area hospital with her son Sky Metalwala. Leaving him strapped into his car seat in the back, she walked a mile and a half to a gas station where she did not buy gas but instead called a friend to come and pick her up. When they got back to the car about an hour later Sky was gone. He’s never been seen again … Police later learned the car had plenty of gas … The entire incident was very similar to a Law & Order SVU episode from the night before. But Julia has never been charged. True Crime Recaps: Law & Order Inspired Cold Case, Youtube 28.58, 2021
The last verifiable sighting of Sky was at his doctor’s appointment in April of 2011, about seven months before he was reported missing. ibid.
December 2014: She married a man who was a career criminal and a convicted wife and child abuser. ibid.
For Molly Bish her first job was her last. One sunning morning only minutes after she got to work, someone lured her away from her lifeguard chair. True Crime Recaps: Gone Without a Trace: The Unsolved Case of Molly Bish, Youtube 14.15 short, 2021
The search for Molly Bish because the most expensive and involved search in Massachusetts’ history. Hundreds of police officers and volunteers combed through warren and the surrounding town. Molly’s case appeared on TV shows. ibid.
They officially found her bones on June 9th 2003, almost 3 years after she went missing. ibid.
Suspects: Frank Sumner … looks like the man in the sketch … Gerard Battistoni … Rodney Stanger … ibid.