When Did Genette Tate Go Missing?

John Tate's 13-year-old daughter Genette went missing while riding her bike in a Devon village in August 1978. Although it was one of the most high-profile police investigations of its time, no body was ever found and no-one was charged with her murder.

What happened to Janet Tate?

The father of Genette Tate, the Devon schoolgirl who disappeared without trace almost 42 years ago, has died. Genette vanished while delivering newspapers near her home in Aylesbeare on August 19, 1978. Her disappearance sparked one of the largest missing person hunts the county had ever seen.

How many missing persons are never found?

According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons (NamUS) database, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, more than 600,000 persons of all ages go missing every year, and approximately 4,400 unidentified bodies are recovered every year.

Maya Lin-Takahashi

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