In the United Kingdom, a happy ending at the start of the year for the family of a woman who disappeared… 52 years ago. Sheila Fox, 68, has just been found alive and well, far from where she disappeared when she was just a teenager.
With our correspondent in London, Sara Menaï
The case dates back to the spring of 1972 when Sheila Fox, then a 16-year-old high school student, disappeared in the town of Coventry, in central England, a few kilometers from the large city of Birmingham.
Her relatives, without news for five decades, think that she ran away with an older man she was dating at the time, or worse… After years of no news and no trace of her in the archives of the administration, they imagine a funeral. comes out for him… until this incredible twist.
At the end of December 2024, 52 years after her disappearance, the police of the West Midlands region, who have not yet closed the case, launched yet another call for witnesses by publishing on social networks a photo of Sheila dating from the time of his disappearance.
« Every missing person has a story »
A few hours later, the police were contacted and the information transmitted would help them resolve one of the longest investigations in their history. Detective Sergeant Jenna Shaw, of the Cold Case Investigation Team, said police were “ absolutely delighted » to reunite with Ms. Fox after more than five decades, “ after searching every piece of evidence to find a photo of Sheila », Reports the BBC.
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