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Police have finally located a woman who vanished over 50 years ago after releasing a single, grainy photo of her 52 years after her disappearance.
One of West Midlands Police's longest-running missing person cases was resolved when they located Sheila Fox after she disappeared from Coventry in 1972.
The force released a new request for assistance in finding Ms. Fox at the end of December, along with a grainy photo of her that officers had recently discovered from around the time she disappeared.
Within hours of its release, members of the public got in touch with information that led to finding Ms Fox.
Officers who spoke with her confirmed Ms Fox is alive, safe and well, and now living in another part of the country.
The announcement on Wednesday marks the resolution of one of the longest running missing person cases that the force has investigated.
Detective Sergeant Jenna Shaw, from the Cold Case Investigation Team, said: “We're absolutely delighted to have found Sheila after more than five decades.
“We searched through every piece of evidence we could find and managed to locate a photo of Sheila.
“We are a small team of officers and I’d like to recognise the work of DC Shaun Reeve, who managed to resolve this case with help from the public.
“Every missing person has a story, and their families and friends deserve to know what happened to them and, hopefully, be reunited with them.”
Police added that forensic and technological advances enable the team to pursue fresh leads on cases that have remained unresolved for a long time.
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