Overview

• Investigators say the boys, aged 11 and 14, vanished from their east Belfast homes in September 1969 and may have boarded a train to Bangor.
• Police stress the case remains an open missing-persons investigation and will pursue all lines of inquiry, including potential criminal offences.
• Detectives ask anyone with information to contact the Legacy Investigation Branch on 101 or [email protected].police.uk quoting reference RM14009442.
• Reports can also be submitted via the PSNI online non-emergency form, with anonymous tips accepted by Crimestoppers at 0800 555 111 or crimestoppers-uk.org.
• KRW Law, representing both families, welcomes the appeal and says it is working with PSNI while urging a centralised approach to linked historical cases highlighted by the 2023 Lost Boys documentary.