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{{Short description|Unsolved 2018 disappearance of a teenager from Croydon}} |
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'''Kevin Hicks''' was a teenager who vanished from [[Croydon]], [[London]] on 2 March, 1986. |
'''Kevin Hicks''' was a teenager who vanished from [[Croydon]], [[London]] on 2 March, 1986..<ref>{{cite news|url=|title= Missing People|website=https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/help-us-find/kevin-hicks-92-000027#/date=06/04/2024}}</ref> |
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==Disappearance== |
==Disappearance== |
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On 02 Mar 1986, Kevin and his family settled down for an evening meal. During the course of the evening, Kevin recalled that he needed eggs for an O level home economics exam and told his Mother that he was going to Sperrings Community shop on a place called Lower Addiscombe Road. He left his home with £1 at around 08.30pm and it had been expected that he would return imminently. However, he failed to return that evening. |
On 02 Mar 1986, Kevin and his family settled down for an evening meal. During the course of the evening, Kevin recalled that he needed eggs for an O level home economics exam and told his Mother that he was going to Sperrings Community shop on a place called Lower Addiscombe Road. He left his home with £1 at around 08.30pm and it had been expected that he would return imminently. However, he failed to return that evening.<ref>{{cite news|url=|title= My London|website=https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/croydon-teenager-missing-over-30-25857672/date=06/04/2024}}</ref> |
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==Aftermath== |
==Aftermath== |
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Despite a lengthy police investigation and numerous appeals for information, Kevin has never been found. Police attended the community shop for potential CCTV footage but no footage was ever recovered. It is therefore not certain that Kevin ever arrived there.<ref>{{cite news|url=|title= News Shopper|website=https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/8880351.fresh-appeal-for-information-about-croydon-schoolboy-who-went-missing-25-years-ago//date=06/04/2024}}</ref> |
Despite a lengthy police investigation and numerous appeals for information, Kevin has never been found. Police attended the community shop for potential CCTV footage but no footage was ever recovered. It is therefore not certain that Kevin ever arrived there.<ref>{{cite news|url=|title= News Shopper|website=https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/8880351.fresh-appeal-for-information-about-croydon-schoolboy-who-went-missing-25-years-ago//date=06/04/2024}}</ref> |
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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. |
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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Kevin's Parents have both since died. However fresh appeal for information was put out by his sister Alexandra in 2021 |
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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Revision as of 14:36, 6 April 2024
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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 16 days |
Kevin Hicks was a teenager who vanished from Croydon, London on 2 March, 1986..[1]
Disappearance
On 02 Mar 1986, Kevin and his family settled down for an evening meal. During the course of the evening, Kevin recalled that he needed eggs for an O level home economics exam and told his Mother that he was going to Sperrings Community shop on a place called Lower Addiscombe Road. He left his home with £1 at around 08.30pm and it had been expected that he would return imminently. However, he failed to return that evening.[2]
Aftermath
Despite a lengthy police investigation and numerous appeals for information, Kevin has never been found. Police attended the community shop for potential CCTV footage but no footage was ever recovered. It is therefore not certain that Kevin ever arrived there.[3]
A witness recalled that they may have seen Kevin at around 10pm on Shirley Road (a short distance from his home). [4]. However, this sighting is unconfirmed.
Kevin's Parents have both since died. However fresh appeal for information was put out by his sister Alexandra in 2021[5]. 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. [6]
- ^ "Missing People". https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/help-us-find/kevin-hicks-92-000027#/date=06/04/2024.
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- ^ "My London". https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/croydon-teenager-missing-over-30-25857672/date=06/04/2024.
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- ^ "News Shopper". https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/8880351.fresh-appeal-for-information-about-croydon-schoolboy-who-went-missing-25-years-ago//date=06/04/2024.
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- ^ "BBC News". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38376671/date=06/04/2024.
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- ^ "My London". https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/sister-calls-help-finding-missing-19943151/date=06/04/2024.
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- ^ "ITV". https://www.itv.com/news/london/2016-12-20/schoolboy-who-vanished-30-years-ago-was-murdered-say-police/date=06/04/2024.
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