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<v Speaker 1>Hi, and welcome back to The Unseen Podcast, a podcast

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<v Speaker 1>dedicated to missing people, unresolved cases, and UK true crime. Today,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to be exploring the disappearance of Stephanie Whittaker

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<v Speaker 1>in nineteen ninety. Stephanie is a beloved wife and mother

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<v Speaker 1>of three children, and her disappearance was completely out of character.

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<v Speaker 1>It was made all the more strange as she disappeared

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<v Speaker 1>on a journey that should have taken her less than

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<v Speaker 1>ten minutes to make. Stephanie is still missing and her

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<v Speaker 1>case is still unsolved thirty four years later. This episode

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<v Speaker 1>is about a missing person and so does not contain

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<v Speaker 1>any descriptions of violence, but listener discretion is advised. Newport

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<v Speaker 1>is a city located in Wales, just twelve miles from

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<v Speaker 1>the capital of Cardiff. It grew quickly during the nineteenth century,

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<v Speaker 1>when its largest industry was coal mining from the South

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<v Speaker 1>Wales Valley area. The Whittaker family lived in Newport on

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<v Speaker 1>land Huey Road. The street is made up of many

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<v Speaker 1>semi detached and terrace homes, perfect for families. The Whittaker

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<v Speaker 1>family comprised of Tony, his thirty four year old wife, Stephanie,

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<v Speaker 1>and their three children. Who in nineteen ninety were twelve

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<v Speaker 1>nine and eighteen months old. Tony worked as a manager

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<v Speaker 1>for a family care housing association, while Stephanie at that

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<v Speaker 1>moment was a stay at home mum with her youngest child.

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<v Speaker 1>Her job was something that Stephanie had given up after

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<v Speaker 1>the birth of her third child. However, before this, Stephanie

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<v Speaker 1>worked as a home advisor for Gwent Health Authority for

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<v Speaker 1>families with chillnldren with learning difficulties. She had studied psychology

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<v Speaker 1>at Bristol University and had studied further courses on counseling

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<v Speaker 1>and communication at a local college in Newport. Stephanie was

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<v Speaker 1>known to be loving, caring, and concerned about the welfare

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<v Speaker 1>of those around her. It's clear that Stephanie was loved

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<v Speaker 1>by her family and friends, and that she did a

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<v Speaker 1>lot for people that she cared about, as well as

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<v Speaker 1>strangers that she didn't know. A friend of Stephanie's from

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<v Speaker 1>college later described her saying, she loved her kids so much.

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<v Speaker 1>I used to joke about it and even called her

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<v Speaker 1>earth Mother. She gave up her job for her youngish

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<v Speaker 1>child because she didn't want to miss any part of

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<v Speaker 1>his growing up. Neighbors of The Whittakers also discussed how

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<v Speaker 1>much they saw Stephanie put into her children's lives, saying

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<v Speaker 1>she dotes on her little boy and spends lots of

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<v Speaker 1>time in the garden with him. These are just two

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<v Speaker 1>of many descriptions of Stephanie from people that knew her,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's so clear that she lived for her children

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<v Speaker 1>and her family and that they were a tight knit

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<v Speaker 1>family unit. On March of twenty second, the family spent

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<v Speaker 1>the evening celebrating their son's twelfth birthday. They had been

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<v Speaker 1>to a pizza restaurant, and it reported that Stephanie had

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<v Speaker 1>discussed how excited she was about an upcoming holiday that

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<v Speaker 1>the family were going on to West Wales. The next evening,

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<v Speaker 1>on the twenty third of March, Stephanie had plans to

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<v Speaker 1>meet some friends at a local spiritualist meeting at Saint

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<v Speaker 1>John's Ambulance Hall at Caxton Place. This was a usual

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<v Speaker 1>Friday even and the friends regularly met up there and

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<v Speaker 1>then sometimes went for drinks at a local pub or

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<v Speaker 1>went for coffee at one of the friend's homes. Stephanie

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<v Speaker 1>would walk to Caxton Place as it was less than

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<v Speaker 1>half a mile and would take just under ten minutes

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<v Speaker 1>to get there that evening. Stephanie was meant to be

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<v Speaker 1>meeting her friends at around eight thirty pm, but she

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<v Speaker 1>was running a little bit late. Tony would later describe

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<v Speaker 1>it as the usual rush of domestic life. She rang

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<v Speaker 1>one of her friends before she set out to explain

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<v Speaker 1>that she was running late, but that she would be

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<v Speaker 1>on her way. The friend had already set out, and

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<v Speaker 1>so Stephanie got through to her husband instead. She then

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<v Speaker 1>headed out of the home at around eight twenty five pm,

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<v Speaker 1>telling Tony that she was on her way out now

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<v Speaker 1>and would see him later. Toni was looking after the

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<v Speaker 1>children that night, and so he went to bed at

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<v Speaker 1>about midnight. Stephanie had still not returned, but Tony later

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<v Speaker 1>stated that he wasn't worried immediately, as he knew that

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes they would go for drinks or go to other

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<v Speaker 1>friends' homes afterwards, so he wasn't alarmed. He later told

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<v Speaker 1>the press it was not unusual for her to go

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<v Speaker 1>to a friend's house for coffee, so I wasn't unduly worried.

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<v Speaker 1>This changed, however, when Tony woke up three hours later

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<v Speaker 1>at three am and discovered that Stephanie had still not returned.

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<v Speaker 1>He said that it was at this point that he

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<v Speaker 1>did begin to worry about her. It wasn't like Stephanie

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<v Speaker 1>to be out late, and it wasn't part of her

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<v Speaker 1>usual routine after her Friday meetings. He explained that he

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<v Speaker 1>was pacing up and down the house worried about Stephanie's

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<v Speaker 1>welfare until around five am, when he decided to ring

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<v Speaker 1>one of her friends who had been at the meeting

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<v Speaker 1>with her that night. Concern immediately grew when this friend

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<v Speaker 1>told Tony that Stephanie had not made it to the

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<v Speaker 1>meeting point that night at all, and that she hadn't

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<v Speaker 1>been out with her friends. This was a sickening realization

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<v Speaker 1>as what had happened to Stephanie on that short walk

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<v Speaker 1>from her home to the meeting point. It was at

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<v Speaker 1>this moment that Tony contacted police to inform them that

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<v Speaker 1>his wife was missed in The missing person report was

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<v Speaker 1>immediately taken seriously by Gwent Police. It was clear that

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<v Speaker 1>something was wrong with the picture that they were seeing.

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<v Speaker 1>Stephanie was a responsible, reliable mother and wife who regularly

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<v Speaker 1>made this journey to meet her friends on a Friday night.

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<v Speaker 1>There was nothing that suggested anything out of the ordinary.

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<v Speaker 1>On that evening. There was also nothing that caused the

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<v Speaker 1>police to worry about her mental health, as she had

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<v Speaker 1>never struggled with this in her life. As far as

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<v Speaker 1>everyone was aware, everybody told police the same thing. Stephanie

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<v Speaker 1>would not have left voluntarily and would never have left

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<v Speaker 1>her children behind. She would never leave her family without

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<v Speaker 1>contacting someone. She was in a good place in her life,

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<v Speaker 1>with her mum explaining that she told her that she

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<v Speaker 1>had never been so happy. It was evident to police

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<v Speaker 1>that they had to rule out a number of theories,

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<v Speaker 1>and this done quite early in this case. They did

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<v Speaker 1>not believe that Stephanie had left of her own card

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<v Speaker 1>to for instance, live another life. She had not taken

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<v Speaker 1>any of her belongings with her, and Tony explained that

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<v Speaker 1>she only had a couple of pounds with her and

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<v Speaker 1>had not taken any cards, credit books, or checkbooks. This

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<v Speaker 1>would mean that whatever she had on her was all

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<v Speaker 1>she would have had. She hadn't even taken a handbag

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<v Speaker 1>and certainly hadn't taken any spare clothes. Tony stated that

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't believe that Stephanie had any worries or concerns

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<v Speaker 1>that would have made her do this, and She was

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<v Speaker 1>very open about her feelings in their marriage. He told

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<v Speaker 1>a newspaper at the time. She was the sort of

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<v Speaker 1>person who externalized her feelings, and if she was in distress,

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<v Speaker 1>she would have told someone. Even if she got involved

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<v Speaker 1>with another emotional relationship with someone, she would have told me.

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<v Speaker 1>She was fiercely honest. But I don't believe that anyone

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<v Speaker 1>one else was involved. She was always at home. She

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<v Speaker 1>always put her children first, even before her own needs.

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<v Speaker 1>This theory therefore, seemed unlikely. This left police with the

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<v Speaker 1>theory that Stephanie had been abducted on her journey from

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<v Speaker 1>home to Caxton Place. This is where issues with the

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<v Speaker 1>investigation began. Police canvassed any witnesses to the sharp journey

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<v Speaker 1>that she would have taken. They could find no witnesses

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<v Speaker 1>to anything suspicious on that route at the time that

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<v Speaker 1>Stephanie had set off that day. The route was a

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<v Speaker 1>straightforward one. She headed down the hill towards the civic center,

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<v Speaker 1>did a right turn, and then went into town. The

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<v Speaker 1>route was reportedly well lit and usually quite busy. Therefore,

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<v Speaker 1>it would seem likely that someone would have seen Stephanie

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<v Speaker 1>that night. However, no one saw anything that stood out

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<v Speaker 1>if Stephanie had been abducted, wouldn't someone have seen it?

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<v Speaker 1>Police issued posters with Stephanie's picture on, as well as

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<v Speaker 1>a description of her and what she had last been

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<v Speaker 1>seen wearing at that time. Stephanie was five feet tall,

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<v Speaker 1>of a medium build with a fair complexion. She had

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<v Speaker 1>blue eyes and shoulder length hair. She was last seen

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<v Speaker 1>wearing a pin striped shirt, a dark skirt, black boots,

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<v Speaker 1>and a three quarter length maxed barber jacket. On the

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<v Speaker 1>thirtieth of March, a week after her disappearance, police reconstructed

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<v Speaker 1>her movements on the night that she went missing. It

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<v Speaker 1>was hoped that this would jog people's memories of seeing her.

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<v Speaker 1>Police were appealing very regularly for information about Stephanie. However,

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<v Speaker 1>despite this, there had only been around thirty phone calls

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<v Speaker 1>logged about her disappearance. Detectives were also quite honest about

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<v Speaker 1>the leads that they had, saying it was as though

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<v Speaker 1>Stephanie had just vanish off the face of the earth.

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<v Speaker 1>Tony was also very dedicated to appealing for information and

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<v Speaker 1>speaking to the press to keep her case in the

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<v Speaker 1>public eye. He explained to the press at the time,

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<v Speaker 1>I have to believe that she's still alive, Otherwise it

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<v Speaker 1>all gets too frightening. In the weeks after Stephanie's disappearance,

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<v Speaker 1>there was little evidence as to what happened to her.

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<v Speaker 1>There was no evidence as to her whereabouts, but there

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<v Speaker 1>was also no evidence that she had been abducted or

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<v Speaker 1>been the victim of foul play. The longer that she

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<v Speaker 1>remained missing, though, the more suspicious this disappearance became. Detective

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<v Speaker 1>Inspector Alan Watkins, leading the inquiry, said, she has just vanished.

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<v Speaker 1>She is a devoted mother who was not suffering from

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<v Speaker 1>depression or anything. Were very concern for her safety. We

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if she's being held somewhere against her will,

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<v Speaker 1>but if she can possibly contact us, I will speak

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<v Speaker 1>to her in confidence. It was hoped that by publishing

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<v Speaker 1>information about her disappearance, someone would remember something or remember

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<v Speaker 1>seeing her somewhere in the local area or further afield.

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<v Speaker 1>It would turn out that some sightings did come in.

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<v Speaker 1>There was a sighting of someone who resembled Stephanie in Hereford,

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<v Speaker 1>as well as a sighting by someone living in Newport

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<v Speaker 1>who said that they knew her. This woman stated that

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<v Speaker 1>she had seen Stephanie on the evening of the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>third of March in Newport, on the day that she

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<v Speaker 1>went missing, but a little later than she would have

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<v Speaker 1>been walking to the meeting point. This woman said that

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<v Speaker 1>she looked distressed. This was an interesting tip. However, like

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<v Speaker 1>many of the aspects of Stephanie's disappearance, it could not

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<v Speaker 1>be confirmed. Another sighting that came in was from six

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<v Speaker 1>months after her disappearance and was from a taxi driver.

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<v Speaker 1>This driver said that he had seen a missing poster

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<v Speaker 1>of Stephanie and that she resembled a woman that he

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<v Speaker 1>picked up a month before. This woman had a Welsh accent,

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<v Speaker 1>and the taxi driver had picked her up from the

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<v Speaker 1>Manhattan nightclub in King's Lynn in Norfolk. He had taken

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<v Speaker 1>her to hunt Stanton in Norfolk, around thirty miles away.

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<v Speaker 1>This again was an interesting line of inquiry. However, again

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<v Speaker 1>it could not be confirmed, and the question of how

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<v Speaker 1>and why Stephanie would be more than two hundred miles

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<v Speaker 1>away also could not be answered. As the Monson years passed,

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<v Speaker 1>the police continued to appeal to the public for help,

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<v Speaker 1>and Tony continued to speak to the press about his wife.

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<v Speaker 1>He stated that he just wanted to know what had

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<v Speaker 1>happened to her and where she was, and that he

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<v Speaker 1>and his children needed answers to these questions. Her family,

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<v Speaker 1>who loved her was so invested in trying to find out,

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<v Speaker 1>and they had all been left behind with no plausible

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<v Speaker 1>reason for why Stephanie was not in their lives anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>This must have been heartbreaking for them, and not knowing

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<v Speaker 1>must have been unbearable. In nineteen ninety four, Stephanie's case

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<v Speaker 1>was featured on Crime Watch. It was a very short segment, however,

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<v Speaker 1>the national attention was very much needed for the case.

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<v Speaker 1>Detective Inspector Watkins said not long into the investigation, we

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<v Speaker 1>just don't know what happened to her. There is no

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<v Speaker 1>evidence to show that she has been abducted, and she

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<v Speaker 1>has no reason to run away. This is the tragic

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<v Speaker 1>nature of long term missing person cases, as unless new

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<v Speaker 1>evidence comes to lie, often there isn't much newer information

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<v Speaker 1>to report on. Stephanie's case is so important to continue

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<v Speaker 1>talking about, though, as she is a beloved mother to

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<v Speaker 1>three children who have not had her in their life lives,

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<v Speaker 1>and she is missed by so many people who cared

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<v Speaker 1>a lot about her. In August this year, The Sun

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<v Speaker 1>published an article about her disappearance with many of the

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<v Speaker 1>aspects of the case contained in it. You never know

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<v Speaker 1>who has information, and it could take that one person

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<v Speaker 1>hearing about the case to come forward with the key

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<v Speaker 1>to solving it. Stephanie went missing on a walk that

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<v Speaker 1>should have taken her less than ten minutes. She must

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<v Speaker 1>have been seen by someone, or someone must have seen

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<v Speaker 1>something that night that they thought was suspicious or odd.

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<v Speaker 1>Stephanie went missing on the twenty third of March nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>ninety in Newport, so if you think that you know

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<v Speaker 1>anything about her disappearance, then please contact police on one

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<v Speaker 2>Hi i' grace, host of red Rum True Crime podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>These cases focus on the true victims of crime. Why

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<v Speaker 2>not Jump in At episode one hundred and fourteen, the

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<v Speaker 2>tragic murder of Jasmine and Aaliyah. The main suspect in

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<v Speaker 2>this case gave an extremely bizarre interview to a number

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<v Speaker 2>of press reporters whilst he was drunk and reportedly high.

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<v Speaker 2>He has this completely inappropriate laughing and chuckling response when

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<v Speaker 2>talking about the cakes. But what he didn't know was

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<v Speaker 2>that two undercover officers were on their way to catch

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<v Speaker 2>him out, and he easily and willingly took the bait.

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