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{{Short description|Unsolved disappearence of a teenager from Croydon}} |
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'''Kevin Hicks''' |
On 2 March, 1986, 16-year-old '''Kevin Hicks''' vanished from [[Croydon]], [[London]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last=Davenport |first=Justin |date=2016-12-21 |title=Kevin Hicks: £20,000 reward to solve mystery of boy who vanished in Croydon |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/kevin-hicks-ps20-000-reward-to-solve-mystery-of-boy-who-vanished-after-going-to-buy-eggs-in-croydon-a3424541.html |publisher=London Evening Standard |access-date=2024-04-09}}</ref> |
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==Disappearance== |
==Disappearance== |
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On the evening of 2 Mar 1986, Hicks told his family that he needed eggs for an O level home economics exam, and told his mother that he was going to Sperrings Community shop on nearby Lower Addiscombe Road. He was last seen when he left his home with £1 at around 08.30pm.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Claudia |date=2023-07-24 |title=Sister of boy missing for 37 years believes he left flowers at their mother's funeral |url=https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/news/sister-of-boy-missing-for-37-years-believes-he-left-flowers-at-their-mothers-funeral/ |publisher=South London News |access-date=2024-04-09}}</ref> |
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==Aftermath== |
==Aftermath== |
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Despite a lengthy police investigation and numerous appeals for information, Hicks has never been found. Police attended the community shop for potential CCTV footage, but no footage was ever recovered. It is therefore unknown whether Kevin ever arrived there.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Missing Schoolboy: Kevin Hicks |url=https://www.murdermap.co.uk/unsolved-murders/kevin-hicks-croydon-unsolved-murder/ |website=MurderMap |date=2021-06-25 |access-date=2024-04-09}}</ref> A witness recalled that they may have seen Hicks at around 10pm on Shirley Road, a short distance from his home,<ref>{{cite news |title=Kevin Hicks: Boy who vanished 30 years ago was murdered, say police |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-38376671 |work=BBC News |date=2016-12-20 |access-date=2024-04-09}}</ref> but the sighting is unconfirmed. |
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Hicks parents have both since died. A fresh appeal for information was put out by his sister Alexandra in 2021.<ref name="auto"/> |
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A witness recalled that they may have seen Kevin at around 10pm on Shirley Road (a short distance from his home). <ref>{{cite news|url=|title= BBC News|website=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38376671/date=06/04/2024}}</ref>. However, this sighting is unconfirmed. |
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Police believe that Kevin was murdered and have since offered a £20,000 reward for any information which may help discover what happened to Kevin.<ref name="auto"/> |
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== References == |
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Kevin's Parents have both since died. However fresh appeal for information was put out by his sister Alexandra in 2021<ref>{{cite news|url=|title= My London|website=https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/sister-calls-help-finding-missing-19943151/date=06/04/2024}}</ref>. Police believe that Kevin was murdered and have since offered a £20,000 reward for any information which may help discover what happened to Kevin. <ref>{{cite news|url=|title= ITV|website=https://www.itv.com/news/london/2016-12-20/schoolboy-who-vanished-30-years-ago-was-murdered-say-police/date=06/04/2024}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 05:53, 24 April 2024
- Comment: Resubmitted revised links. Huwwilson651 (talk) 20:35, 08 April 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: Most of the sources are dead links and do not confirm the content. Theroadislong (talk) 14:36, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
Kevin Hicks | |
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Born | 9 February 1970 |
Disappeared | 2 March 1986 (aged 16) Croydon, London, England |
Status | Missing for 38 years, 2 months and 11 days |
On 2 March, 1986, 16-year-old Kevin Hicks vanished from Croydon, London.[1]
Disappearance
On the evening of 2 Mar 1986, Hicks told his family that he needed eggs for an O level home economics exam, and told his mother that he was going to Sperrings Community shop on nearby Lower Addiscombe Road. He was last seen when he left his home with £1 at around 08.30pm.[2]
Aftermath
Despite a lengthy police investigation and numerous appeals for information, Hicks has never been found. Police attended the community shop for potential CCTV footage, but no footage was ever recovered. It is therefore unknown whether Kevin ever arrived there.[3] A witness recalled that they may have seen Hicks at around 10pm on Shirley Road, a short distance from his home,[4] but the sighting is unconfirmed.
Hicks parents have both since died. A fresh appeal for information was put out by his sister Alexandra in 2021.[1] Police believe that Kevin was murdered and have since offered a £20,000 reward for any information which may help discover what happened to Kevin.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Davenport, Justin (21 December 2016). "Kevin Hicks: £20,000 reward to solve mystery of boy who vanished in Croydon". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Lee, Claudia (24 July 2023). "Sister of boy missing for 37 years believes he left flowers at their mother's funeral". South London News. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "The Missing Schoolboy: Kevin Hicks". MurderMap. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Kevin Hicks: Boy who vanished 30 years ago was murdered, say police". BBC News. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2024.