UK Woman Missing for 52 Years Found Alive After Police Share Old Photo

Sheila Fox, who disappeared at age 16 in 1972, was located safe and well following a renewed appeal by West Midlands Police.

Sheila Fox, now 68, vanished from Coventry in 1972, making her case one of the UK's longest-running missing person investigations.
West Midlands Police reopened the cold case in late December 2024, sharing a grainy black-and-white photo of Fox from the time of her disappearance on social media and their website.
Public tips in response to the photo led investigators to locate Fox living in another part of the country, where she was confirmed to be alive and in good health.
Detective Sergeant Jenna Shaw credited advances in forensic technology and the persistence of the small cold case team for resolving the decades-old mystery.
Fox’s reasons for disappearing remain unclear, and police have not disclosed her current location or further details about her life since 1972.