Genette Tate | |
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 A photograph of Tate distributed at the time of her disappearance in August 1978 | |
| Born | Genette Louise Tate 5 May 1965 |
| Disappeared | 19 August 1978 (age 13) Aylesbeare, Devon, England |
| Status | Missing for 46 years, 3 months and 8 days |
| Nationality | British |
| Height | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) |
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The disappearance of Genette Tate is a missing person case in which a 13-year-old girl disappeared while delivering newspapers in Aylesbeare, Devon, England, on 19 August 1978. Despite extensive searches, Tate's body has not been found and the cause of her disappearance remains unknown.
The case is one of Britain's longest missing person inquiries and has been described as a murder investigation by Devon and Cornwall Police.[1][2] Tate's disappearance remains one of Britain's best known missing person cases.[3]
- ^ "Scores Contact Genette Tate Hotline". Herald Scotland. 1 March 1997. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Full Report: The Mystery of Genette Tate, 35 Years On". ITV News. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "The Disappearance of Genette Tate: The Full Story of the Missing Girl That Has Baffled Devon for 40 Years". Devon Live. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2018.