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It is estimated that around 170,000 people are reported missing each year in the United Kingdom. Of that number, approximately 98,000 are adults, and more than 70,000 are children. The average age for a first-time runaway is 13, and one out of four missing children will have been the victims of physical or sexual abuse. Children living in residential care are three times more likely to run away than peers living with their families. Those in care are also more vulnerable to abduction and grooming. While most of these missing people do eventually return home, a small percentage turn up dead, and an even smaller number still remain missing…
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This episode was researched and written by Emily G. Thompson.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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Woven by Alice In Winter
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Fable by Stephen Keech
First Snow by Shimmer
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REFERENCES:
NEWSBANK
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), December 1, 2000
Express, The (London, England), December 13, 2001
Daily Record, The (Glasgow, Scotland), April 6, 2002
Guardian, The (London, England), April 6, 2002
Northern Echo, The (Middlesborough, England), April 25, 2002
Times, The (London, England), April 25, 2002
Express, The (London, England), June 29, 2002
Observer, The (London, England), December 15, 2002
Guardian, The (London, England), June 29, 2003
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), June 29, 2003
South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), July 4, 2003
South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), July 10, 2003
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), July 4, 2003
Birmingham Post, The (England), July 24, 2003
South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), July 24, 2003
Daily Post (Liverpool, England), September 23, 2003
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), October 26, 2003
UPI (USA), October 25, 2003
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), December 2, 2003
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), December 11, 2003
Express, The (London, England), February 19, 2004
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), February 20, 2004
Birmingham Post, The (England), July 1, 2004
Independent on Sunday, The (London, England), March 9, 2008
Independent, The (London, England), December 10, 2008
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), March 15, 2016
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), March 24, 2016
MailOnline (London, England), April 6, 2020
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), April 6, 2020
Chester Chronicle: Web Edition Articles (England), November 15, 2021
MailOnline (London, England), November 19, 2021
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), November 30, 2021
DIGITAL ARTICLES
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-59477864
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/sarah-benford-northamptonshire-kettering-maesteg-22346799
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/sarah-benford-northamptonshire-kettering-maesteg-22346799
https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/crime/kettering-detectives-pursuing-dozens-of-lines-of-inquiry-in-sarah-benford-probe-3551046
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2021-11-30/kettering-cold-case-search-for-missing-sarah-benford-fails-to-find-her
https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/crime/dozens-of-new-leads-in-hunt-for-clues-over-teen-who-disappeared-22-years-ago-3551764
FURTHER RESOURCES
https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/key-facts-about-missing
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/nrt-welford-house?utm_term=DWeRd7Wzz