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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 looking at the disappearance of twenty seven year old

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew Bedford in Ramsey in Cambridgeshire in nineteen ninety. He

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<v Speaker 1>disappeared without telling anyone where he was going and this

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<v Speaker 1>was very suspicious to his family and friends. He has

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<v Speaker 1>still never been located, almost thirty five years after he vanished.

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<v Speaker 1>This episode is about a missing person and so does

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<v Speaker 1>not contain any descriptions of violence, but listener discretion is advised.

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<v Speaker 1>Tweed Road is located in Ramsey, which is a market

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<v Speaker 1>town in Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. In nineteen ninety, twenty seven

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<v Speaker 1>year old Andrew Bedford was living on Tweed Road in

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<v Speaker 1>the town along with his girlfriend Clara. Andrew and Clara

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<v Speaker 1>had known each other for around two and a half years,

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<v Speaker 1>and Clara was also a mother of four children. They

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<v Speaker 1>were a busy household. And Andrew was described by all

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<v Speaker 1>those that knew him as a hard worker who believed

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<v Speaker 1>his work and job were extremely important. He was the

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<v Speaker 1>eldest of four children himself, and it was known that

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<v Speaker 1>he liked to keep himself to himself. He worked at R.

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<v Speaker 1>And B. Payne Greengrocers and was known as a great

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<v Speaker 1>colleague and a good worker. As well as working at

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<v Speaker 1>the green grocer, he also sometimes worked on the land

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<v Speaker 1>and dabbled in working on cars. On September twenty eighth,

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen ninety, Andrew told Clara that he was going out

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<v Speaker 1>and that he would be back at around five or

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<v Speaker 1>six o'clock that evening. Clara last saw him around midday

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<v Speaker 1>when he left their home on Tweed Road. There was

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<v Speaker 1>nothing unusual about him going out on that Friday, and

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<v Speaker 1>it rang no alarm bells for Clara when the time

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<v Speaker 1>ticked past six o'clock, though she did begin to worry

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<v Speaker 1>when it got to eight o'clock. She said she did

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<v Speaker 1>get a little more concerned, but rationalized her worry thinking

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<v Speaker 1>that perhaps Andrew had decided to go for a drink

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<v Speaker 1>with his friends and had just lost track of the time.

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<v Speaker 1>It was clear that this, however, was uncharacteristic of him.

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<v Speaker 1>The next morning, Saturday, the twenty ninth of September, Clara

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<v Speaker 1>woke to find that Andrew had still not returned, over

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<v Speaker 1>twelve hours since he said that he would be home

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<v Speaker 1>this was now a major concern for Clara, and she

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<v Speaker 1>reported in missing to the police, explaining that she was

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<v Speaker 1>worried about his safety. Police became involved in the investigation

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<v Speaker 1>and they began to look into Andrew's life in more

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<v Speaker 1>detail to find any reason why he would have disappeared.

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<v Speaker 1>Clara and Andrew's family spoke to them, and while Andrew

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<v Speaker 1>did keep himself to himself, there was something that came

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<v Speaker 1>up that alarmed the officers. Andrew had recently been in

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<v Speaker 1>trouble with the police and was due to appear at

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<v Speaker 1>Peterborough Crown Corps along with two other men on suspicion

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<v Speaker 1>of theft of a twenty five thousand pound lorry. This

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<v Speaker 1>was of course interesting and potentially relevant to his disappearance.

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<v Speaker 1>If Andrew had wanted to escape these charges, he may

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<v Speaker 1>well have gone away for a while to take the

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<v Speaker 1>heat off himself. Clara did not believe that this is

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<v Speaker 1>why Andrew had disappeared. She implied that the charges were

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<v Speaker 1>something that he would have faced, saying he's pretty easy going,

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<v Speaker 1>rough and ready. He was all right, really just full

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<v Speaker 1>of himself. Clara was adamant that if Andrew had just disappeared,

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<v Speaker 1>this was due to foul play and that somebody had

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<v Speaker 1>done something to it. Just a few days after he vanished,

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<v Speaker 1>she told the press, I'm expecting the worst. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>prepared for it, but I'm expecting it. I have a

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<v Speaker 1>goot feeling there's something wrong with him. He would have

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<v Speaker 1>been in contact by now. She appealed to the public, saying,

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<v Speaker 1>even if they have done something bad to him, let

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<v Speaker 1>us know where he is. The implication early on in

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<v Speaker 1>the reporting was that Andrew may have been the victim

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<v Speaker 1>of some sort of gangland killing. Protective Superintendent Bob Wordsworth

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<v Speaker 1>addressed the public early on, saying we desperately need information.

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<v Speaker 1>We would like to hear from anyone who saw mister

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<v Speaker 1>Bedford on Friday or since. If he is in hiding,

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<v Speaker 1>I would ask him to contact me in confidence. From

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<v Speaker 1>the outset, there was suspicion that something could have happened

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<v Speaker 1>to him or that he was in hiding, but either way,

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<v Speaker 1>police appeared to be convinced that someone in the community

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<v Speaker 1>knew his whereabouts. Officers were drafted in from different parts

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<v Speaker 1>of the country to support the search for Andrew, and

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<v Speaker 1>an incident room was set up. They began interviewing many

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<v Speaker 1>people who knew him and spoke to his employers at

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<v Speaker 1>the greengrocer's. Andrew had been on his way to collect

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<v Speaker 1>his wages and the wages of a friend on that Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>and when the employers were spoken to, the friend said

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<v Speaker 1>that he had been given his wages. His colleagues did state, however,

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<v Speaker 1>that while he was a consistent worker and a hard worker,

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<v Speaker 1>he was prone to disappear with no notice and then

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<v Speaker 1>return after a few weeks. This was in start contrast

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<v Speaker 1>to Clara, who was alarmed when he hadn't returned the

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<v Speaker 1>day after he left the home. If Andrew had disappeared before, then,

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<v Speaker 1>was this just another occasion where this had happened. Clara

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<v Speaker 1>didn't think so, and it appears neither did the police.

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<v Speaker 1>They quickly set up so of the local area and

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<v Speaker 1>deployed both a police helicopter and dog handlers to search

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<v Speaker 1>areas where they thought he could be. Forty uniformed officers

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<v Speaker 1>scoured the area and interviewed people, hoping to find more information.

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<v Speaker 1>They also scoured any bodies of water that were in

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<v Speaker 1>the area with divers and underwater equipment. It was clear

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<v Speaker 1>that they were taking his disappearance extremely seriously and were

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<v Speaker 1>concerned about where he was. A particular garage, which was

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<v Speaker 1>located on Saint Mary's Lane in Ramsey, was forensically searched

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<v Speaker 1>in relation to some information that they had received. Three people,

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<v Speaker 1>two men and a woman, were also reported as helping

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<v Speaker 1>police with the investigation. It's reported more recently that these

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<v Speaker 1>three people had in fact been arrested in relation to

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew's disappearance, but were not charged. In addition to the searches,

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<v Speaker 1>police issued description of Andrew as well as his picture.

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<v Speaker 1>He is described as five feet eight inches tall, medium billed,

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<v Speaker 1>with mousey blonde, shoulder length, curly hair. He also had

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<v Speaker 1>several tattoos, an eagle on his back, a devil woman,

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<v Speaker 1>an Elvis Presley motif, as well as a tattoo of

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<v Speaker 1>a naked winged lady on his right arm, and the

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<v Speaker 1>name of Kerry, his stepdaughter. He also had a long

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<v Speaker 1>scar on his arm. It was hoped that these tattoos

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<v Speaker 1>would help identify Andrew by someone that saw him. Just

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<v Speaker 1>over a week after Andrew went missing, police stated to

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<v Speaker 1>the public that they were struggling to find out where

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<v Speaker 1>he could have been or what had happened. A spokesperson said,

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<v Speaker 1>we obviously feel that something sinister may have happened to him,

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<v Speaker 1>but we have no real leads. By the eighth of October,

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<v Speaker 1>it was reported that the search for Andrew was being

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<v Speaker 1>scaled down. Police explained that the incident room was remaining

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<v Speaker 1>open and that they were keeping an open mind, but

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<v Speaker 1>the large scale investigation could not be continued. Clara, and

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew's mum Sally, were devastated by his disappearance, and they

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<v Speaker 1>were dedicated to discovering what could have happened to him.

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<v Speaker 1>Clara explained, a television man who came here told me

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<v Speaker 1>that I am heartless. He did not know how I

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<v Speaker 1>feel inside. I'm worried out of my head. I'm upset,

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<v Speaker 1>but I have to keep calm. I have four children

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<v Speaker 1>to look after. I do not know of any reason

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<v Speaker 1>why he would go off and not tell me, not

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<v Speaker 1>when he said he would come back. Sally said that

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<v Speaker 1>she could not sleep and she couldn't think about anything

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<v Speaker 1>else except Andrew's disappearance. She said, if he came through

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<v Speaker 1>the door now, the first thing I would do would

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<v Speaker 1>be to give him a big hug, whether he wanted

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<v Speaker 1>it or not. Then I might clip him round the ear.

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<v Speaker 1>While police did not have many leads. They did have

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<v Speaker 1>some and these lines of inquiry were followed up with.

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<v Speaker 1>Police had a witness who said they saw Andrew around

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<v Speaker 1>six fifteen or six thirty pm on that Friday evening.

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<v Speaker 1>He was spotted eating a takeaway in a blue Ford

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<v Speaker 1>Cortina and he was seen wearing a khaki jumper, jeans

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<v Speaker 1>and trainers as well as overalls. This gave the police

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<v Speaker 1>somewhat of a timeline. It was unclear if it was

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<v Speaker 1>him why he hadn't yet returned home when he told

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<v Speaker 1>Clara that he was back between five and six pm.

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<v Speaker 1>There was another important lead that police had to follow

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<v Speaker 1>up with, and they received this information through some quite

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<v Speaker 1>unusual circumstances. A nine nine nine car came into Cambridge

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<v Speaker 1>Police from a man who said he overheard a woman

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<v Speaker 1>discussing something she saw on October the sixth. He said

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<v Speaker 1>the woman explained that she had seen two men dragging

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<v Speaker 1>a b body in the woodland just after a one motorway.

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<v Speaker 1>This took place between monks Wood and Alcumbury. This was,

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<v Speaker 1>of course an unusual thing to spot, and the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that this was being reported almost third hand was also odd.

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<v Speaker 1>It was taken seriously though, by police, and they discovered

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<v Speaker 1>that the call had been made for an emergency kiosk

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<v Speaker 1>on Tunker's Lane near Bury in Ramsey. A search was

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<v Speaker 1>conducted in the area that the man pointed to by

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<v Speaker 1>tracker dogs to try and locate any evidence. However, nothing

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<v Speaker 1>was found. After the search was scaled down and the

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<v Speaker 1>weeks continued to pass, there was little published about progress

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<v Speaker 1>made in the case. Towards the end of October, police

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<v Speaker 1>reported that no news may be good news in the case,

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<v Speaker 1>given that if Andrew was in the water, his body

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<v Speaker 1>should have surfaced by that point, and so it could

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<v Speaker 1>imply that his body was not located there at all.

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<v Speaker 1>Specialist underwater divers had already searched local bodies of water

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<v Speaker 1>and found no evidence. In November, police stepped up a

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<v Speaker 1>poster campaign for Andrew and also launched a crime Stoppers campaign.

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<v Speaker 1>They offered a five hundred pound reward to try and

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<v Speaker 1>find him. Despite this, however, police received no information in

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<v Speaker 1>the months afterwards, or none that had been reported on

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<v Speaker 1>in the press. In April of nineteen ninety one, they

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<v Speaker 1>did receive information that led them to searching the River

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<v Speaker 1>Ooz in Ealy and interviewing four men in relation to

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<v Speaker 1>his disappearance. After this appeal, there wasn't much movement in

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<v Speaker 1>the case for a while, and it appears that it

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<v Speaker 1>went cold. In nineteen ninety two, police received a tip

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<v Speaker 1>off that Andrew may have been shot, and as a result,

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<v Speaker 1>they searched Ramsey Field Pond. This search did not go

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<v Speaker 1>as planned, though, as the hunt's post reported that they

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<v Speaker 1>found a colony of toads that were mating, and so

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<v Speaker 1>they had to leave the pond until all the toads

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<v Speaker 1>had spawned. There wasn't much reported on about this search afterwards,

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<v Speaker 1>and sadly not much until twenty fifteen. That year, it

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<v Speaker 1>was announced that the police were treating Andrew's disappearance as

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<v Speaker 1>a murder case and that they believed that something sinister

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<v Speaker 1>happened to him. Interestingly, they went into more detail, explaining

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<v Speaker 1>that they believed that Andrew was murdered and that they

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<v Speaker 1>had a prime suspect, but that this person was also dead.

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<v Speaker 1>They also believed others were involved in Andrew's murder. This

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<v Speaker 1>was not something that had been reported on earlier in

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<v Speaker 1>the investigation, and there hasn't been much detailed about it since. However,

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<v Speaker 1>it was reported that eight people had been arrested during

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<v Speaker 1>the course of the investigation. Nobody has ever been charged.

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<v Speaker 1>The most recent arrest has been reported in twenty fifteen,

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<v Speaker 1>when human bones were found at stocking Fen Road, with

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<v Speaker 1>the family reappealing for information. At that point, a sixty

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<v Speaker 1>four year old man was arrested on suspicion of murder. However,

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<v Speaker 1>again not charged. Police went further in twenty fifteen, stating

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<v Speaker 1>that they believed that Andrew had been shot with a

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<v Speaker 1>shotgun at a garage called Mongrel Cars in Ramsay that's

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<v Speaker 1>no longer there. They believe he was killed on the

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<v Speaker 1>evening of September twenty eighth, when he first disappeared. This

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<v Speaker 1>information seems to be very specific and implies that police

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<v Speaker 1>had information or a credible tip off that this was

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<v Speaker 1>the case. Twenty fifteen was twenty five years after Andrew disappeared,

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<v Speaker 1>and just five years later, in twenty twenty, the police

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<v Speaker 1>had another update in the case. They announced that, thirty

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<v Speaker 1>years after his disappearance, they would be closing down the

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<v Speaker 1>cold case investigation started in twenty fifteen. Andrew's family were

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<v Speaker 1>devastated by the news that the cold case murder investigation

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<v Speaker 1>would be closing down and Andrew's younger sister, Linda, spoke

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<v Speaker 1>to the press about it. She said, we got a

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<v Speaker 1>phone call on Friday where they said they wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>come and speak to us, but they wouldn't tell us why.

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<v Speaker 1>With it being so close to the thirtieth anniversary, we

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<v Speaker 1>thought they might be doing an appeal, but they said

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<v Speaker 1>because there was no evidence that they would be closing

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<v Speaker 1>the case and passing it to the coroner. We were devastated.

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<v Speaker 1>I sat crying when they had left. I was angry

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<v Speaker 1>and upset. Emotions were running very high. We asked if

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<v Speaker 1>it could be classed as a missing person or murder inquiry,

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<v Speaker 1>and they have said that they will think about changing it.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't want a death certificate to be issued because

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<v Speaker 1>it seems final. We've not given up hope that he

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<v Speaker 1>is alive. It seems the police just want justice, but

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<v Speaker 1>what we want is answers. We think Andrew, his family,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Ramsey community have been let down. It's so

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<v Speaker 1>difficult not knowing what's happened to him. Someone must know

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<v Speaker 1>something about what has happened to him. I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>keep the appeal going. He was always there for me

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<v Speaker 1>when I needed him. Now I need to be there

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<v Speaker 1>for him. I've done so much. I want to carry

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<v Speaker 1>it on. I need to carry it on. Our mom

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<v Speaker 1>died eleven years ago and she did not know what

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<v Speaker 1>happened to her son. I just want someone to tell

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<v Speaker 1>us what happened to him, or Andrew, to let us

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<v Speaker 1>know he is alive and happy. Linda and her husband

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<v Speaker 1>Paul have set up a geo cash location where he

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<v Speaker 1>was last seen, and Paul explained to the Peterborough Telegraph,

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<v Speaker 1>lots of people go and visit it, and some people

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<v Speaker 1>go on the anniversary he disappeared. They leave lovely messages,

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<v Speaker 1>which really gives you a lump in the throat. We

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't put flowers there because it would seem final. Linda

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<v Speaker 1>discussed hope that they would see Andrew again and explained,

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<v Speaker 1>I can still see him and hear him whenever the

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<v Speaker 1>police get in touch. I have dreams that Andrew turns

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<v Speaker 1>up and knocks on the back door. We still live

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<v Speaker 1>in the same house where we grew up. Until recently,

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<v Speaker 1>I still bought Christmas presents for him. I believe he

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<v Speaker 1>was given money to go and live abroad. Thirty years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>It was easy to buy a new ID. There was

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<v Speaker 1>not as much CCTV as there is now no mobile phones,

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<v Speaker 1>it would be easy to slip out of society. Everywhere

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<v Speaker 1>we go. I look out for him and listen for

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<v Speaker 1>his voice. He had a very distinctive voice, and I

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<v Speaker 1>would still recognize it. Cambridgeshire Police have confirmed that the

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<v Speaker 1>case has been closed as they had as did all

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<v Speaker 1>lines of inquiry. However, have said that they would continue

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<v Speaker 1>to investigate if new evidence came to light or new

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<v Speaker 1>tips were sent in. Andrew's case is a sad one

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<v Speaker 1>as it appears that while police have very strong suspicions

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<v Speaker 1>about what happened to him, they simply do not have

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<v Speaker 1>enough evidence to prove it, and therefore his case is

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<v Speaker 1>stuck in limbo and therefore sore his family. His family

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<v Speaker 1>believed that Andrew could still be out there somewhere, and

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<v Speaker 1>this is of course still completely possible. Someone out there

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<v Speaker 1>does know what happened, and they know where he is

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<v Speaker 1>and they could help to locate him. If anyone does

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<v Speaker 1>know about the disappearance or murder of Andrew Bedford in

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<v Speaker 1>September nineteen ninety, then they should contact police on one

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<v Speaker 1>oh one and explain what they know. Thank you for

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