UK UK - Isabella (Isabel/Izzy) Skelton, 35, Manchester, (may be in US), 6 June 1969

[Kitkat28]

It’s a big jump from “police believe Izzy is still alive, here are pictures of what she could look like now” in October 2020 to “specialist teams are searching Izzy’s house” six months later.

I wonder what information they’ve found in that time.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Whatever gave them the idea that she was still alive.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Maybe she never left.

There is no record of her after she left Manchester

 

[Kitkat28]

Maybe she never left.

We’d have thought that was fairly obvious, yet something made police release those pictures and the bizarre idea that Izzy is now a little old lady happily living her life elsewhere. Very odd.

MOO

 

[dalsglen]

Well, occams razor is certainly feeling very sharp in terms of what happened here.

I'm a bit confused on what happened to the kids, it's stated that they were sent up here to Scotland and yet that they were pretty much used as the new housewifes.

I wonder where the husband drive lorries? She could be anywhere.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Daughter of Scots mum who went missing half a century ago vows she will never stop looking for her

A woman whose mother went missing half a century ago says she will never stop looking for her after police finished searching their former family home.

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

She's been missing for more than 50 years... a 12-week search of her family home is over - and the agony for her daughter continues

Isabella Skelton went missing from her home in Crumpsall on June 6, 1969 - her daughter says she will never stop looking for her

10 August 2021

Police who spent three months searching the former family home of a woman who disappeared 50 years ago say they have 'exhausted' all conventional lines of enquiry.

Isabella Skelton, nee McDowall, left her home on Lidiard Street, in Crumpsall, on June 6, 1969. She has not been seen since. Her daughter Linda Chapman has made numerous attempts to find her mum - known as Izzy - over the years.

She has placed newspaper adverts, worked with the Salvation Army and the charity Missing People and placed Isabella’s details on the Doe Network in America. Linda even sought the help of the Preston branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, who have a huge family history library and archive at their base in Utah. But it wasn’t until Linda officially reported Isabella missing in August 2019 that police began investigating the case fully.

In April this year, detectives began a large-scale search of the family’s former home on Lidiard Street, in Crumpsall.

Continue reading and view the photos Police have ‘exhausted’ conventional lines of enquiry in search for missing mum

 

[dotr]

She's been missing for more than 50 years... a 12-week search of her family home is over - and the agony for her daughter continues

Isabella Skelton went missing from her home in Crumpsall on June 6, 1969 - her daughter says she will never stop looking for her

10 August 2021

Police who spent three months searching the former family home of a woman who disappeared 50 years ago say they have 'exhausted' all conventional lines of enquiry.

Isabella Skelton, nee McDowall, left her home on Lidiard Street, in Crumpsall, on June 6, 1969. She has not been seen since. Her daughter Linda Chapman has made numerous attempts to find her mum - known as Izzy - over the years.

She has placed newspaper adverts, worked with the Salvation Army and the charity Missing People and placed Isabella’s details on the Doe Network in America. Linda even sought the help of the Preston branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, who have a huge family history library and archive at their base in Utah. But it wasn’t until Linda officially reported Isabella missing in August 2019 that police began investigating the case fully.

In April this year, detectives began a large-scale search of the family’s former home on Lidiard Street, in Crumpsall.

Continue reading and view the photos Police have ‘exhausted’ conventional lines of enquiry in search for missing mum

Thank you for the link!

''The mum-of-three was 35 when she left her home in north Manchester back in 1969.

She disappeared just a few days before Linda’s 15th birthday, telling her teenage daughter she was going to work away.

Linda describes her mum as petite, neat and proudly presented, with curly hair.

Born in Glasgow on January 21, 1934, Isabella married Lewis Skelton in July 1952.

Police have released an age progression image to show how Isabella might look today (Image: GMP)''

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

Her granddaughter posted on Facebook yesterday "This lady is my grandma she went missing 50 years ago...." Bumping.

 

[Richard]

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Isabella Skelton, age 35
Missing since 6 June 1969

 

[elframo]

Isabella is featured in this week's The Missing Podcast, including an interview with her daughter.

‎The Missing: Isabella Skelton on Apple Podcasts

‎Show The Missing, Ep Isabella Skelton - 5 Dec 2023

podcasts.apple.com

 

[dotr]

Jan 25 2023

Family's heartbroken plea to find Glasgow mum missing for 50 years

ISABELLA Skelton’s family still think of her every January when they should be celebrating her birthday.

www.glasgowtimes.co.uk

''The trained typist worked at Atlas Express and spent her free time devoted to her children, often taking part in “girly” activities with her only daughter, Linda''

''At the time of her disappearance, Isabella was 35 years old and it was thought she may have travelled back to her home in Anderston.
Now, Linda is hoping Glaswegians may hold the key to the decades-long mystery.
“She never really wanted to move down here,” Linda explained.
“She always loved it in Glasgow and she loved when her family came down here to visit.''

''Greater Manchester Police is continuing its search for the mother of three but, with little information to go on, officers are in desperate need of public assistance.

It’s understood Isabella attended school in Anderston Cross and had a good friend named Anna Owen''

 

[dotr]

Added: 1/16/20; Last Updated: 08-13-2022 - By: Admin

3965DFUK - Isabella Skelton

3965DFUK - Isabella Skelton​

''Name: Isabella Skelton
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: June 6, 1969
Location Last Seen: Crumpsall, Manchester, England

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: January 21, 1934
Age: 35 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2"-5'4"
Weight: 98-112 lbs.
Hair Color: Dark Brown, Short, Curly
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Isabel/Izzy
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Small frame

Identifiers​

Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Isabella Skelton (Maiden name McDowall) , also known as Isabel/Izzy was last seen in the morning of the 6th June 1969 by her daughter at her residence in Crumpsall, Manchester, England. (exact time unknown). Isabella worked for a Courier service in Manchester and there was a rumour that she may have travelled to the USA to work.''

 

[chimpface]

Only reported missing in 2019?!

 

[elframo]

Only reported missing in 2019?!

Yeah,another one in the "husband did it " collection.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Glaswegian Isabella Skelton, nee McDowall, was living in Manchester when she disappeared from her family home on June 6, 1969. Her children grew up thinking that the 35-year-old - who was known as Izzy - had left to go and work away for a period, but they never saw her again.

Now her eldest child Lynda, who always believed her mum may have returned to her beloved hometown, finally wants answers as the family prepare for another milestone birthday, the Record reports.

The 59-year-old said: “When I was told she was missing I always assumed she had gone home to Scotland. The police here say they’ve done everything they can but we’re left with so many unanswered questions.

“I hate to say it, but I fear mum may have died by now. Still, I’ve got to keep hope. Even if she has now died, I still need to know what happened to her. It’s been such a long time but it’s still raw. The same questions keep coming up again and again and it’s gut-wrenching.”

Family of Glasgow woman who vanished 50 years ago call for help

Isabella Skelton, nee McDowall, was living in Manchester when she disappeared on June 6, 1969. Her children grew up thinking that she had left to go and work away - but she never returned home.

www.glasgowlive.co.uk

 

[AcbMurders]

Disappearance of Glasgow mum not seen for 54 years now being treated as murder

Isabella Skelton vanished in an area of Manchester called Crumpsall on June 5, 1969.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

One man has been interviewed under caution on suspicion of her murder, but no one has been charged.
(…)
Lynda was 14 when her mum vanished and said her dad never spoke about it, regarding its a "taboo subject". She and her father have been estranged for 10 years.

(Isabella’s husband must be in his 90s…)

 

[Dotta]

"Scottish mother-of-three who vanished aged 35 more than half a century ago was murdered, say cops."​

Scottish woman who vanished more than half a century ago was murdered

Isabella Skelton, originally from Glasgow , was last seen in the Crumpsall area of Manchester on June 5, 1969. She had moved south with her family in the 1960s before her disappearance aged 35.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[chimpface]

"Scottish mother-of-three who vanished aged 35 more than half a century ago was murdered, say cops."​

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Scottish woman who vanished more than half a century ago was murdered

Isabella Skelton, originally from Glasgow , was last seen in the Crumpsall area of Manchester on June 5, 1969. She had moved south with her family in the 1960s before her disappearance aged 35.

www.dailymail.co.uk

It took them 50 years to work that one out? Sheesh.

 

[Googlebutts]

It took them 50 years to work that one out? Sheesh.

To be fair, she wasn’t reported missing until 2019.