Disappearance of Trevaline Evans

The disappearance of Trevaline Evans is a missing persons case from 1990, concerning a 52-year-old woman who vanished without trace from her antiques shop in Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom.

Background into disappearance

On Saturday, 16 June 1990 at about 12:40pm, Trevaline Evans left a note on the front door of her shop, Attic Antiques on Church Street, saying she would be "back in two minutes". It is known that she bought an apple and a banana and was seen crossing nearby Castle Street. As a banana skin was found in a dustbin in the shop after this time, it is thought she must have returned there.[1] However, this has never been confirmed. Evans' handbag was left behind in the shop, and her car remained parked just a few yards away. In January 2001, the case was reopened by police in the hope new forensic techniques would suggest fresh evidence.[2] Evans' husband Richard, who was away renovating the couple's holiday bungalow in Rhyl at the time of his wife's disappearance, was arrested in June 2001 but later released without charge.[3] Police also ruled out an artist's impression of a man allegedly seen with Trevaline Evans shortly before her disappearance as no longer accurate.

Recent developments

In 1999, Evans's only child, her son Richard, died of a heart attack. On the 20th anniversary of Evans's disappearance, the case was re-examined yet no new evidence emerged. However, in September 2011 it was reported that police were looking into a possible connection between Evans's disappearance and a convicted serial killer named Robin Ligus.[4] Ligus is serving a life sentence for the murders of three men in 1994. In January 2012, however, police ruled out any possible connection.[5]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Natalie Chalk. "20 years ago she put up a note: Back in two minutes". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "BBC News - WALES - Antique shop mystery re-examined". Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "BBC News - WALES - Missing shopkeeper's husband released". Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  4. ↑ mirror Administrator (10 September 2011). "Serial killer linked to 21-year-old case of missing antiques dealer". mirror. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Police rule out serial killer link to Trevaline". Denbighshire Free Press. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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