"It's not too late to come forward...": The mystery of a missing 14-year-old girl
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDetectives have launched a major new appeal 20 years on from the disappearance in Blackpool of 14-year-old Charlene Downes. The teenager was last seen by her mum when she went out with friends on the last night of the 2003 Blackpool Illuminations.
The schoolgirl is believed to have been murdered but with no body recovered and no-one held accountable, the search for answers goes on.
Charlene's disappearance sparked one of the largest investigations in Lancashire Police's history. Today, one of the force's most senior officers issued a fresh appeal, saying: "We are still listening.
We've never stopped looking for Charlene, we've never stopped investigating her disappearance and we've never stopped trying to find those responsible for her disappearance." READ MORE: Monsters who plied teen girls with drink and drugs before sexually abusing them READ MORE: Neighbours' shock as murder probe sparked after woman found dead in tower block A £100,000 reward for information about what happened to Charlene remains on offer and renewed pleas for answers were issued on the anniversary.
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