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Mysterious letter names 'killer' of man who vanished without trace 28 years ago
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Police investigating the disappearance of Steven Clark hope the distinctive handwriting will identify the sender as the letter is published for the first time today
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Police investigating the disappearance of Steven Clark hope the distinctive handwriting will identify the sender.
They say the writer may be well educated and seems to have exact details about Steven, who vanished, aged 23, on December 28, 1992, in Saltburn, North Yorks.
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Police believe the anonymous letter writer giving information about what may have happened to Steven could prove to be a key witness.
Det Chief Insp Shaun Page said: “I believe the person who wrote the letter knew Steven was dead, and claims to know the person responsible. It is very precise so is one of the key lines of inquiry in this investigation.
“We don’t know if the writer is a man or a woman.”
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He said: “If anyone recognises the handwriting, we would urge them to get in touch.
“The terms used and style of writing could suggest this was a well-educated person. They were trying to help.”
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Steven had just won an Apprentice of the Year Award from the Rathbone Society, which supports young people with physical and learning difficulties. But
he had not collected the £1,000 cash prize which went with it.
Mr Page said: “We know that he was at a good stage in his life socially.
He was in a new relationship, and happy.
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He said: “The family had lived in South Africa for many years, he
[Steven] returned when he was around 20.
“Due to the political situation in South Africa at that time. Steven was enjoying a lot more freedom in his new life here – he was going to the pub and had a good social life.”
Mysterious letter names 'killer' of man who vanished without trace 28 years ago
