Police Renew Appeal in Cold Case: Missing Cambridgeshire Dad

Authorities are urging the public to assist in the 18-year-old disappearance. Terry McSpadden went missing in 2007.

Police Renew Appeal in Cold Case: Missing Cambridgeshire Dad
Police Renew Appeal in Cold Case: Missing Cambridgeshire Dad

Police are asking for help in a very old case. A dad named Terry McSpadden vanished eighteen years ago. He was from Elm, near Wisbech, in Cambridgeshire. Detectives hope someone will come forward.

Terry was twenty-four. He lived and worked around Wisbech. He had friends and liked local pubs. People knew him as reliable and he was devoted to his young kids, who were only three and one.

He was last seen early on March 2, 2007. Terry took out cash at a Tesco, and that night he was at the Locomotive pub. An electronic tag placed him at Outwell Road in Elm at a friend’s house around 8:43 AM.

Nobody’s seen or heard from Terry since that day. Police first treated it as just a missing person case, but later, the police started investigating it as a murder.

They never found Terry’s body. A man was charged in 2012, but the case was dropped. The judge said there wasn’t enough evidence.

A reward was offered in 2014, but it didn’t help much. They got some calls, but police said none led to any new clues.

A police manager named Andy Guy spoke about the case. He says Terry’s family still suffers and they only know about his disappearance. He thinks someone knows what happened.

People who didn’t talk then might now. It could help Terry’s mother and kids. Sharing that information could bring them peace.

Every small bit of information might be useful. The police want to know about Terry’s bike, a black “Giant” mountain bike. Terry painted it with Hammerite paint and used the bike to get around locally.

They do not know what happened to his mountain bike. Knowing might reveal clues about the case. Terry was a great dad, and it is unlikely he left on his own, as there were no signs of life after March 2, 2007.

Police believe someone hurt Terry. They want justice for Terry and his family. Contact Norfolk Police using crime reference 36/39431/16, call 01953 423819, or email unsolvedcasereviews@norfolk.police.uk. The website is also an option.

You can also call Crimestoppers privately at 0800 555 111.

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