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Charlotte Hadfield

17 men and women missing from Merseyside for up to 35 years

These are the faces of seventeen men and women who have been missing from Merseyside for up to 35 years.

Around 180,000 people are reported missing in the UK each year - that is one person every 90 minutes, according to the independent charity Missing People. Although in the vast majority of cases a missing person is found or return within 24 hours - sadly this is not the case for all.

The details of every individual that remains missing in the UK is listed by Missing People on their website, along with their picture, date of birth and last known location. This list includes everyone who is registered as missing in Merseyside by Missing People as of April 2022. The last date these individuals were seen ranges from 2021 to as far back as 1987.

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If you have any information regarding any of those listed below contact Missing Persons or Merseyside Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800555111.

Carol Mighall

Carol Mighall, 51, has been missing from her home in Birkenhead since Monday, January 4 (Kayleigh Doyle)

Carol Mighall, 51, disappeared from her home in Birkenhead on January 4 2021 and hasn't been seen since.

The mum-of-five was last seen on CCTV in a convenience store on Rodney Street in the Wirral town centre that day.

Speaking to the ECHO in March, the family said Carol's disappearance is completely out of character and they have been out looking for her daily.

Tasha Price, Carol's niece, said at the time: "It feels like she's just fallen off the face of the earth. We've got no leads, we've had no sightings that are confirmed, we have no idea where she is.

"We're such a big family, we cover the area of Birkenhead. We just want to know she's okay and she's safe. If she doesn't want to come home that's her own choice, she's an adult.

"We're not angry, she's not in trouble, we just want to know that she's okay."

Carol is described as a white female, 5ft 4in tall, of slim build and with a pale complexion. She has brown shoulder length hair, often worn in a ponytail.

Anyone who has seen Carol or knows of her whereabouts is asked to DM @MerPolCC or @missingpeople on 116 000.

Thinh Ho

Thinh Ho has been missing from his home in Aigburth since April 29, 2020 (Missing People)

Thinh Ho from Aigburth, was last seen on Wednesday, April 29 2020.

The teenager was 17 at the time of his disappearance and is described as Asian, 5ft 10in tall, of slim build, with short dark brown hair and a moustache.

When last seen, he was wearing black tracksuit pants and a black long sleeved top.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact Missing People by call or text for free on 116000, using the reference 20-002320.

Vuong Duy Vo

Vuong Duy Vo, 16, was also reported missing from Aigburth on April 29 2020 (Missing People)

Vuong Duy Vo was also reported missing from Aigburth on the same day - April 29 2020.

The teenager was 16 years old at the time of his disappearance and is described as Asian, 5ft 2in tall, of medium build, with short black straight hair.

When last seen, he was wearing black tracksuit pants and a black t-shirt. He has a dragon tattoo on his left shoulder/bicep.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact Missing People by call or text for free on 116000, using the reference 20-002370.

Tu The Nguyen

Tu The Nguyen has been missing from his home in Knowsley since Saturday, February 8, 2020. (Missing People)

Tu The Nguyen has been missing from his home in Knowsley for two years.

The schoolboy, who was 14 at the time, was last seen in the Huyton area at 2.15pm on February 8 2020.

He is a Vietnamese male, 4ft 10in tall, of medium build with short/shaven black hair and brown eyes. He also has a small scar in the middle of his forehead.

When last seen he was wearing a black Under Armour tracksuit with a black coat and black trainers and was wearing a large silver chain around his neck.

Anyone who has seen him or knows of his whereabouts is asked to DM @MerPolCC, call 101 or contact @missingpeople on 116 000, using the reference 20-001653.

Ibrahim Alfadoon

Ibrahim Alfadoon was reported missing from his home in Liverpool on October 30, 2019. (Missing People)

Ibrahim Alfadoon was reported missing from his home in Liverpool on October 30, 2019.

Ibrahim, who was 17 at the time of his disappearance, was last seen in Balmoral Road, Fairfield that day.

He is described as a Middle Eastern male, around 5ft 10in tall, of slim build with brown hair and brown eyes.

Ibrahim is known to frequent areas of Toxteth and Manchester.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact Missing People by call or text for free on 116000, using the reference 19-005459.

Ann Ocampo

Ann Ocampo was 42 at the time of her disappearance on August 30, 2019. (Missing People)

Ann Ocampo was 42 at the time of her disappearance on August 30, 2019.

Ann, who is originally from the Philippines, was last seen in Mann Island.

She is described as 4ft 10in tall and of medium build, with brown shoulder-length hair.

When last seen she was wearing a grey cardigan, a t-shirt and dark blue jeans.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact Missing People by call or text for free on 116000, using the reference 19-004452.

Trevor Farthing

If you know where Trevor is please contact Merseyside Police or the Missing People charity (Geoff Davies)

Trevor Farthing was 52 when he disappeared in 2017 and was never heard from again.

On the day of his disappearance Trevor called his long term partner Marie Comber, who he had three children with, to tell her he was "going away."

He was last seen on Marshalls Cross Road in St Helens, at around 9.30am on June 21, and Merseyside Police have repeatedly appealed for information about his whereabouts.

Speaking to the ECHO in December, his devastated family said the ordeal of losing him "is a nightmare" that is just as tough now as it was three years ago.

Marie said: "It's a nightmare. Living without him is never something I thought I would have to do.

"We were together 30 years and we did everything as a pair. We decorated together and did crafts, went out on our bikes and I just don't know how to do any of those thing without him. I'm just a bit lost without him."

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact Missing People by call or text for free on 116000, using the reference 17-003451.

Alessandro Severitano

Alessandro Severitano went missing from his home in Liverpool on Wednesday, October 22, 2014.

On the day of his disappearance Alessandro turned 40-years-old and was last seen by friends at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital at around 9pm.

His relatives released an appeal around a week after he went missing, that said: 'Alessandro, mother is worried and anxious about you. She is waiting for you and cries every day.

"Your sisters and your nieces are desperate, they want you home. Give us a sign, let us understand that you are alive and well. Don’t be afraid of anybody, we are here to help and protect you.

"Please Alessandro, get in touch with us, we really need to hug you again."

Brendan Taaffe

Brendan Taaffe, from Birkenhead, was 39-years-old when he went missing.

Brendan was last seen on January 26, 2010, and is described as 6ft 1in, with brown hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact Missing People by call or text for free on 116000, using the reference 10-002273

Helen Montgomery

Helen Montgomery was 45 when she went missing from Wirral in August 2008

Helen is originally from South Africa and has family there and in the UK. Helen is described as white, 5ft 5ins tall, of a slim build, with shoulder length wavy dark brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact Missing People by call or text for free on 116000, using the reference 08-019008.

Lindsay Claro

Claro has been missing from home since June 6, 2008.

He was last seen by a neighbour that day on Stillington Road in Toxteth.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact Missing People by call or text for free on 116000, using the reference 08-013107.

Paul Fahy

Paul Fahy was 33 when he vanished after a hospital visit at the Royal on February 18, 2002.

Mum Sandra Howarth has never given up hope that one day her son will pick up the phone to say he is okay.

Speaking to the ECHO in 2015, Sandra said: “It’s the wondering and the waiting that is so very hard.

"You’re in limbo. Every knock on the door could be him. Every time the phone rings, I think it might be Paul.

“Every time I leave the house I am looking for Paul and I worry I might not recognise him.”

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact Missing People by call or text for free on 116000, using the reference 04-000767

Julie Melton

Julie Melton has been missing from Liverpool for 17 years since July 23, 2004.

On the day she disappeared, Julie, then 41, had lunch at her parents home on Somerville Road, in Waterloo.

That night, she phoned them to say she was on her way home but has not been seen since.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact Missing People by call or text for free on 116000, using the reference 04-001031

Kevin Fasting

Kevin Fasting has not been seen in 16 years since he left his parents' home in Aigburth on November 21, 2003, to go to work.

The 49-year-old Liverpool fan, who has tattoos of LFC and a Liver Bird on his right forearm, has not made contact with his devastated family since.

Speaking to the ECHO in 2019, his son Kevin Jr who was 21 when his dad disappeared, said: "You just assume you’re going to find a body after all this time.

“He never said he was going to kill himself, he just said we would be better off without him.”

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact Missing People by call or text for free on 116000, using the reference 03-001677

Philip Fudge

Philip was 21 when he went missing after a Christmas party in Liverpool in 1995.

Philip, a qualified baker and chef who was working as a lorry driver, was a member of the Territorial Army.

He had driven to Liverpool from his home in Hull for a party at HMS Eaglet, the Royal Naval Reserves unit near the city centre, on December 10.

He was seen leaving in a taxi with two girls, and has never been heard from since.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact Missing People by call or text for free on 116000, using the reference 95-001285

Brian Hesketh

Brian Hesketh was 34 when he told colleagues he was taking an early lunch on January 4, 1994.

He never returned and has not been seen since.

Brian, from Gateacre, worked as a civil engineer for the council but had recently been unhappy at work before he went missing.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact Missing People by call or text for free on 116000, using the reference 94-000065

Mark Garvey

Rose Garvey from Norris Green promised her dying dad that she would keep searching for her brother, Mark, who vanished in 1987 (Rose Garvey)

Mark Garvey was 15 when he went missing from West Derby in 1987 after an argument with his girlfriend.

He has never been seen since that day over 30 years ago, but his family haven't given up hope of finding him.

Rose Garvey, from Norris Green, made the promise to her dad as he lay on his deathbed in hospital in February 2019, that she would never stop looking for Mark, who vanished two years before she was born.

Rose told the ECHO at the time: “I know now, why my dad was so protective of me as a child. If I was supposed to be home at 10pm and I came home five minutes late he'd be standing at the gate waiting for me.

“It's heart breaking. Every birthday, every anniversary, when it came up you would see the sadness in my dad's eyes.

“My dad's always been lost, it was never the same for my dad.”

Anyone with information on Mark's whereabouts is asked to contact Missing People by call or text for free on 116000, using the reference 93-000064.

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