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Elizabeth Chau

Missing Date: 04/06/1999 Age: 19 at disappearance, would be 42. Location: Ealing, London   Elizabeth Chau was last seen in 1999 walking back from Thames Valley University after she submitted an assignment. When she didn’t return home that night her family was immediately worried. The final sighting of Chau, who was Vietnamese, shows her on CCTV… Read More »Elizabeth Chau

Alexander Prosper

Missing Date: 04/24/2006 Age: 43 at disappearance, would be 59. Location: Walthamstow, London   Alexander Prosper, also known as John Asreal, was 43 when he disappeared from his home in Walthamstow on April 24, 2006. Prosper was known to wear glasses and busk with his guitar. According to a report by Guardian-series Prosper’s car was found… Read More »Alexander Prosper

Ian Bushell

Missing Date: 01/01/1998 Age: 21 at disappearance, would be 55. Location: Thamesmead, Greater London Ian Bushell, from Thamesmead, was last seen by his father on January 20, 1988 when he was 21. Wilton visited his son’s flat weeks later he found all of Ian’s belongings including clothes, wallet, and keys, but Ian was nowhere to… Read More »Ian Bushell

Ames Glover

Missing Date: 02/05/1990 Age: 5 months old at disappearance, would be 33. Location: Southall, West London Ames Glover was five months old when he was kidnapped from the back of a car in Southall. Glover’s father went to pick up takeaway and when he returned to the car Glover was gone. Despite significant efforts, involving… Read More »Ames Glover

Robert Gibson

Missing Date: 06/13/2016 Age: 45 at disappearance, would be 53. Location: Norwood, London Robert Gibson went missing in 2016 after telling his family he was going out for a walk in their local area. Gibson left his home around 3pm on June 13, 2016 for a walk near Dulwich Park and never returned. Gibson was… Read More »Robert Gibson

Missing and misidentified: why do so many people end up categorised as ‘ethnicity unknown’

When a person goes missing several pieces of demographic information are collected; age, gender, and ethnicity. However, there can be large discrepancies between police forces regarding the methods they use to collect this information, leading to gaps in the statistics and our understanding of who goes missing.   Currently police use the following categories when collecting… Read More »Missing and misidentified: why do so many people end up categorised as ‘ethnicity unknown’